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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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a discovery...

December 10, 2017 Arlene Giddings

(that has nothing to do with the photo above...
i just always have to start my blog posts with a photo so...)

it has been a long time
since i have found a blog
that has me so enamored...
i spent at least 4 hours last night
reading this woman's blog.
but, i mean, really...how could i not?
she writes about books
and mainly about kid's books (which i love)
and movies
and food blogs
and crafts...
and has links upon links to other cool blogs...
i felt like a total stalker
reading her blog
for hours
and checking out her instagram & facebook
and sending her messages...
(hmmmm...it sounds even worse when i type it all out).

anyway...check out this blog...
it's adorable....
even the name...Julia's Bookbag...sigh.

oh...and when i wasn't stalking,
i mean, reading her blog
i was working on a new christmas card...
i'm kind of happy with how it turned out!
:)

In 2017, whatcha doin', slow down for december! Tags julias bookbag, new blog, blog love, pei blogger, christmas, christmas cards
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