little while ago I started keeping a gratitude journal and it’s done wonders to improve my daily mood. I think as we get older it’s harder to hang on to optimism so we need to work at it a little bit. So this week I decided to list some things that are making me go ‘yay!’ and a few ‘boo!’ things too for balance…
Crocheting – I can not get enough of it and I’ve become a total post office brat when I go to pick up my parcels and none of them contain my precious balls of baby alpaca yarn. I’ve just taken four orders for man beanies and I’m about to tackle my first full-sized blanket. I need to start a crochet blog. For reals.
Going to the gym – My bestie and I joined our local gym and I’m loving it. We both work from home so we pop out at lunch time for the 45 minute speed classes. They’re awesome. My butt is getting all firm and high again. Loving it.
Almost Dry July – I set myself a rule that I’m only allowed to drink with people I don’t normally drink with in July which means I’ve had like four G&Ts the whole month plus a few glasses of wine with a mate last night. It’s an excellent way to cut back on habitual drinking but not miss out on having a few drinks with a mate who’s visiting from out of town.
Organising weddings – I’m a maid of honour and a bridesmaid in the next few months and I’m stoked. I adore planning other people’s weddings. Give me a giant stack of envelopes to stick labels on and a glass of sav blanc and I’m a happy camper.
Being invited to speak at events – I’ve been invited to speak at three awesome events in the next few months, mainly about blogging but I generally manage to squeeze in a few poo jokes anytime I speak in public.
Envato – Melbourne July 2015
Problogger – Gold Coast August 2015
Eat Drink Blog – Canberra October 2015
Winter – I love hot chocolate, blankets, heaters, snuggling, coats, red wine, gloves and beanies. Also sleeping next to Mr Smaggle in summer is highly unpleasant because he is made of lava but it’s delicious in winter.
And just for balance here are a few things that make me go boo…
Working on the weekends – I am so incredibly blessed to be able to do what I love for a living and I’m even more blessed that I have lots of work coming in at the moment but when you’re shooting food photography for 16 hours straight on a Sunday it can make you wonder why you do it. So flashy. Blurgh.
Getting packages that aren’t yarn – I’m so crochet obsessed right now that if I get a package and it’s not yarn, I will pout all the way home.
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What about you? What things are making you go yay and boo this week?
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