50 Sun - 17/50

 

Taken on 1/9/22. We still have a lot of lingering snow. Our snow is quite icy from our on going snow events.  Hopefully we will get a full melt soon.

Wordy Wednesday

 

Saw this at Hobby Lobby and it fits my current mood.

Weekly Roll - Unbreakable Heart

Linky Love

Venison For Diner - French Toast Bake - Had this on January 1st. It is legit good

Loveland Valentine Program -It isn't too early to start talking valentine's. You can purchase specific Loveland cards here

 Inappropriate Thoughts

I am a extremely low maintenance person. I don't wear make-up.  But over the holidays I painted my nails.  I painted them a very bold red color. I got so many comments on them even from strangers. The guy at ACE Hardware told me he loved my nails. I think he might of been flirting.  It was awkward. I loved it. The color is sally Hansen  #470 Unbreakable Heart. Somehow that fits me. BUT who comes up with nail color names. It is probably the same people who come up with paint colors.

Deep Thoughts (Yeah I have those sometimes) aka Things that I needed to hear this week

We Need to Stop 

Just Pulling People

Out of the River.

We need to go 

Upstream and Find

Out Why They're 

Falling In.

-Desmond Tutu

Ogre Adventures

 Recently I have been taking pictures with a Shrek miniature that is my husband's.  My husband's nickname is Shrek. I don't know why. Sometimes I get these wild crazy ideas

Going for a Ride - Got to be Safe

Got Sanitizer?

At the Marina for the Employee Lunch

First Big Snow

Stuck in a Snowbank

Ringing in the New Year in a Snowbank

Eating Breakfast of Overnight French Toast Bake

Wordy Wednesday

 

Weekly Roll - The Deep Freeze

 Inappropriate Thoughts

I have a confession, "I don't ever want a white Christmas."  The kind of snow we receive up here in the Pacific Northwest just barely south of the Canadian  Border,  the upper left, is not hallmark snow. We have what is called the Frasier Outflow.  We got the white Christmas with wind chill, drifting snow, and frozen pipes and more ill timed snow  Spent most of the week in negative numbers due to wind chill. When I am that cold, I have seriously inappropriate thoughts. I actually sent a text to my friend that says - finally flushes.  If that isn't inappropriate and a testament to my friend who actually understood that, I don't know what is.

50 Sun Project

Well I had quite the driving morning on 12/30/21.  This is 15/50. I had my son take this sunrise picture. We had 6 inches of snow and I drove in 4 x 4 for the first time. The picture is deceptive because this was the clearest part of the road at 9 am .  Maybe this isn't really a sunrise picture but going to count it as one.

This was taken on the last day of the year - 12/31/2021. This is 16/50 in the sun project. My husband pointed out to me this clearly shows hallmark snow.  I have to say that 12/30 and 12/31 were actual days with sun and no wind so I guess maybe hallmark worthy.

linky love

 

How to care for Vintage Ornaments - I packed my shiny brites up this past week. 

Deep Thoughts - Things I needed to hear this week

This was a screen shot but it is from Nedra Tawwab a therapist and author.

one little word for 2022

 I generally like one little word for New Year's instead of a resolution. I have been doing this for a lot of years. Ali Edwards started this on her blog years ago.  

Have you ever had a little chat with yourself and said these things/thoughts/ideas don't serve me well as a person?  I am there.  

I was originally going to choose transform as my one little word but I have decided PURSUE is more accurate.  I was inspired by the quote below.

I even put it on my 2022 dollar store planner.  It was a pain to cut the vinyl for this. I picked this because of the sunset vibe.  

I put a few quotes in my planner as well. My husband should of never left the label maker unattended. I also made a similar version for a friend.

I am done with pursing the hard life. Not that I won't encounter the hardness of life but I won't go out of my way to make it harder than it needs to be. I will chase my creative ideas. I will pursue the life that I want to live not the life that others chose for me. This is my one precious life.