{january photo-a-day challenge}

I love this idea of taking one photo each day.

Ordinary little memories captured, and it's fun!

So I joined in on Fat Mum Slim's challenge for January...

you . breakfast . something you adore

letter box . something you wore . makes you smile

favorite . your sky . daily routine

childhood . where you sleep . close-up

in your bag . something you're reading . happiness

morning . water . something you bought

sweet . someone you love . reflection

your shoes . something old . guilty pleasure

something you made . color . lunch

light . inside your fridge

nature . you again

Did you do this challenge in January?

If you've posted about it on your blog,

leave me a link so I can check it out!

Will you be joining me in February?

couch to 5k {weeks 5-7}

I can hardly believe that I'm starting

week 8 of the couch to 5k today.

It's been hard.

The farther you get in the program,

the longer you have to jog,

the less walking breaks you get {if you get any!},

the more you have to push.

But I've been trying.

I push myself to at least finish each workout,

even if it's super slow.

Friday was an encouragement to me.

I jogged the full 25 minutes,

went 2.70 miles, 12:56 min/mile.

Best distance & time yet!

It's still slow, I know, but so much better!

I'm excited to finish these last 2 weeks of the program,

and hopefully improve on my speed as I go.

If you've just started C25k, I encourage you to stick with it,

even when it gets tough. Now it feels good to actually jog for that long.

When I started, I could barely jog for a minute without being super worn out!

I can be proud of what I've accomplished so far. :)

Happy Monday!

an afternoon of projects!

Last week, my dear friend Elisabeth {check out her blog!}

& I got together for an afternoon to do some projects.

We tried 2 different things, tile coasters & stenciled mugs.

It was great to have an afternoon specifically set aside for crafting.

We had a lot of fun working on our designs & chatting about life. ;)

We definitely plan on doing this again!

What projects have you been working on lately?

Have a wonderful weekend!

something to say.

I have to confess...

I love blogging. I really, really do.
But with the blog world, it becomes easy for me to compare.
To become discontent with who I am.
With my life, my shop, my clothes, etc.

But, there are a few things I'm sure of.

No one in this world can be a better me.


Even if I don't blog about the "right" trends,
the latest DIY projects,
don't have the cutest clothes out there,
am not a great photographer.
I get discouraged & distracted,
and I waste more time than I care to admit.

There's so much I'm not,
but there's also so much that I am.

I am a child of the Most High.
His love & grace carry me through
everything I do, even the failures.

I am married to the sweetest husband.
I am a wife, and I make that a priority,
even if it means that I spend most of my day
doing dishes & laundry.

I am a lover of color, of creativity,
of good coffee and good books.
I stitch & snip & take out stitches
when I get it wrong.
I love music & song & melody.

I'm silly & kinda strange.
Unique & curious.
Shy & insecure.

I am just me.
& I'm thankful that I'm me.

*****

Thank you for taking the time to read this.
It's something that's been on my heart to share.


Also, just so you know,
I'm trying to make it okay if I don't blog every single day.
I don't want my blog to get in the way of living life.
I will definitely still be posting, but if I feel like I have nothing to say,
I'm choosing to be okay with that. ;)


Have a lovely day!

currently...

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listening...

to my Hayley Westenra station on Pandora.

eating...

toast with peanut butter; my favorite breakfast.

drinking...

coffee, of course. ;)

wearing...

still in my pajamas.

feeling...

very tired. It's Monday morning.

weather...

sunny!

wanting...

more hours in the day.

needing...

to make a grocery list.

And clean the bathrooms. And fold the laundry.

thinking...

about all the things I have to get done today, apparently.

enjoying...

my slow morning routine before the crazy begins.

Happy Monday to you.