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embrace winter...

December 1, 2019 Arlene Giddings

the first day of december…

I have been thinking
that this year
I might try something different.

Every year, I fight winter tooth and nail.
I hate the cold.
I hate bundling up. I hate shovelling.
I hate worrying if there is oil in the tank.
I hate, I hate and I hate.

But this year, I am going to turn that around.

I am going to embrace winter.
(ok. Let me re-phrase that. I am going to try my hardest to embrace winter).

I made a list (cause….you know…I love a good list…)
(plus…added bonus…some of these are also on my fifty before fifty…
so DOUBLE WHAMMY…wait…is a double whammy a good thing? haha)

EMBRACE WINTER

  • hot drink recipes

  • ice skating

  • sledding

  • cross country skiing

  • downhill skiing (which i should leave til the last cause I will probably break a bone)

  • snow shoes complete! ♥

  • marvel movie marathon

  • bake cookies complete! ♥

  • make a snowman army

  • make a puzzle

  • cut out snowflakes

  • go bowling

  • winter bonfire

  • board game night

  • pj party

  • walks outside…get sunlight/vitamin d when you can

  • try curling complete! ♥

  • make a winter playlist

  • make snow angels

  • get a new candle

  • sauna/hot tub nights

  • tubing

  • make a snow fort

  • have a snowball fight

  • nap by a fireplace

  • bubble bath

  • blanket fort pj popcorn cartoon nights

  • read SOOO many books

  • go look at Christmas lights complete! ♥

I think that should cover this winter. :)
but it occurred to me that A LOT of these would be much more fun
if done with other people soooo…I may be
looking for willing (or slightly unwilling) volunteers…heehee.

I actually took pugsley out for a wintry walk on the trails today
as an attempt to get a good start on this list right away…
and honestly…it was by far the best choice I could have made today.

and see…in the spirit of “embracing” winter,
I bought myself a pretty red shovel.
……………………………………………………….

oh…and unrelated-but-must-be-said…
the response to this story about my geek girl ink cards
in one of our local papers has blown my mind…
in a very good way. :) I was completely surprised
and sooooo incredibly happy with all the comments, likes,
emails, orders and support.

My heart is full. ♥ Thank you!!!!

In doodles, i might be losing my mind, list-me-up, she's so weird, words Tags embrace winter, winterblues, winter insanity, listmaker, i love a good list, geek girl ink, christmas cards
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tuesday truths in bullet form...

September 17, 2019 Arlene Giddings
  • walking home after Dorian hurt my heart a little bit…all those trees :(

  • ice cream with a mix of warm caramel sauce & warm strawberry sauce in a waffle bowl has been my new obsession

  • my feet are cold

  • i am feeling a little burnt out. and maybe a little sad. i know i am usually go, go, go but lately…i just feel like i want to sleep, sleep, sleep. maybe it’s the change in season. maybe it’s too much ice cream.

  • great lake swimmers are playing at kings playhouse and i can’t wait!

  • i need a haircut

  • i literally just found my photos from my trip to fundy park…i wanna go back!

  • the fact that it’s 7:30 and almost dark out makes me wanna cry a teeny tiny bit. i am not ready! i want more summer.

  • and ice cream. i want more ice cream. sigh.

In i might be losing my mind, words, tuesday truths Tags tuesday truth, truth on a tuesday, it is tuesday, ice cream
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things that run through my head on a rainy thursday night...

June 27, 2019 Arlene Giddings
  • mermaids

  • you better start reading that book club book!

  • could i drive a taxi?

  • damn it…i forgot about the #100dayproject

  • ack! patreon

  • i bet i totally could drive a taxi.

  • robots

  • do i have enough yarn to knit a blanket?

  • where did i put the knitting needles…

  • july bujo

  • oh! july…where am i going to watch the fireworks

  • do i remember how to knit

  • oh yeah, i was totally going to knit a robot!

  • ballet workouts

  • tea

  • i should watch marie kondo

  • or maybe some clint eastwood movies

  • goats

  • a make your own sundae party would be fun

  • art classes for kids? would anyone come?

  • can i rent the shop out to someone as a workspace

  • oh! i bet i could build a robot in the shop if i knew how to weld!

  • note to self - google how to drywall

  • sunflowers

  • i wish i had a camper van…just a little one…

  • tomato plants

  • i want to kayak

  • i should really learn how to swim

  • poetry books

  • i should get my bike fixed…

  • i need a new raincoat

  • oh! i should paint my toenails

  • paint…i need to get the watercolors out again….

  • mermaids

In i might be losing my mind, list-me-up, she's so weird, summer, words Tags living in my head, running through my head, thinking out loud, list
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so...this is how the conversation went...

June 20, 2018 Arlene Giddings

which...led to...

And
really and truly...
all I heard was
DON'T LET YOUR DREAM DIE.

heh.

In 2018, embrace2018, i might be losing my mind, she's so weird Tags airshow atlantic, for the love of pete, 820 kms an hour
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the best way to cure winterblues is...

February 15, 2018 Arlene Giddings

to put on your best googly eyed monster hat
so no one knows it's you
and go out to the play-doh garden
and pick some fresh lemondrop flowers.

Works like a charm for me EVERY friggin' time.

In i might be losing my mind, she's so weird, embrace2018 Tags illustration, storystarters, doodles, childrens illustration, pei blogger, play-doh
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