winter-wonder-land
I really wanted to go on a
friday adventure
yesterday
but, sadly, was without a car.
I'll admit...I felt a little pouty about it
when I first got out of bed
and saw that the sun was shining.
I looked out my bedroom window
and could see the sun shining bright through
the ice covered trees.
Ice covered trees?
That I could see from my window?
I jammed on a pair of jeans over my leggings,
threw on some fuzzy socks and purple docs
grabbed my camera and headed out the door
down to the park at the end of my street
and no word of lie...
it was like walking into another dimension...
like something out of a fairy tale.
Twinkly tiny fairy lights EVERYWHERE....
as far as the eye could see
against yellow, reds and greens...
with black branch silhouettes.
I stayed there til my hands were too cold
to shoot anymore and I'm pretty sure
tears were freezing in my eyelashes...
the park was empty...
just me and my camera.
The only sound was the shutter clicking
and the crunching of my boots
through snow that has no footsteps yet.
What a great way to start my weekend.
wordless wednesday...
friday i'm in love...
♥ with the Pocket feature. It's an easy way to bookmark/save things that interest you and it recommends other items for you based on your activity which I know creeps some people out but I kinda like. Plus I have the Pocket app on my phone so I can easily save things for my blog when I am out and about. :)
♥ this article on journalling...which I was totally going to do more of this year. And started off strong! But have faltered a little. I blame winter. And dark mornings. And cold that sucks the ever loving energy out of me. (Please see this same reason in relation to why I have not been going to the gym).
♥ i have been rewatching friends from the beginning. And I have been loving it. I will never get tired of that show. And it was exciting to realize that I might have been watching an episode that I HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
♥ and speaking of high quality tv shows...have you seen this??? oh my little 80's heart.
♥ did you ever read an article and wonder how the author wrote about your life...the title alone says it all in this case... A Case for Trying (Really) Hard to Make Friends as an Adult ...
♥ life goals...what i want to be when i grow up
♥ oh my heart. Can i grow this in my backyard this year? I did manage to make sunflowers last year.
♥ and since i am gushing about beautiful things that i wish that i had created....
and not really part of friday i'm in love
but i did something today that i was
pretty proud of
and in all honesty
terrified the everloving hell out of me
as well.
i wrote a short story
and submitted it to an annual contest
that our local writer's guild holds
called Battle Tales.
they give you 3 prompts and an allowance
of 2500 words or less
and a week to write a short story and submit
and
for once in my life
i said i was going to do something
AND I DID IT.
i submitted the story tonight
and promptly felt like vomiting as soon as i hit
submit.
but i did it. no matter what happens, i followed through
and finished something for once
when it comes to writing...
i sent it to a friend whose opinion i take very seriously.
we tend to like the same writers and although she is my best friend
she is also brutally honest....
she sent me a message the next morning that said
"this is fucking dynamite. submit it."
:) :) :) :) :)
i literally wanted to print that out & wear it on a tshirt, it made me so happy.
so...keep your fingers crossed for me...
but no matter what happens, i'm happy that i made it
as far as the submit button...
it's good to put yourself out there sometimes
and see what happens,
even if it does make you feel like vomiting momentarily.
(that actually might be a sign that you are
moving in the right direction).
crazy weird weather...
it was like 15 degrees today.
i took the dog out and
it was so nice out that
i walked took my camera
and walked over to the park
by my house...
in a hoodie...
a thin hoodie...
in January...
IN CANADA.
i took some pictures
and jumped in a few puddles
(what is the point of rubber boots
if you are NOT going to jump in the puddles?)
and then the weather changed...
like instantly.
in about a second, it felt like it dropped 3 degrees...
i turned around to see this
wall of mist and fog rolling in...
it was bizarre
and a little creepy.
but it was nice to get out of the house...
i don't usually leave the house until april...
sometimes may, to be honest.