wordless wednesday (well...maybe a couple of words)

June 1, 2016 Arlene Giddings

every day i write 3 things that i really really want...these are usually things like "to enjoy the day" "to not stress over things" "to focus" but sometimes includes "to be debt free forever" and "knee socks" (cause you can never have too many pairs of knee socks)

and then on the next page, i write at least 3 things i am grateful for from the day before...i love love love this...they can be as big as "stirling survived a motorcycle accident" to as small as "perfectly slightly stale marshmallow strawberries for breakfast".

weekly layout...including what book i'm reading and the series i'm watching (right now:: game of thrones, gray's, nashville and scandal)

and i had to include one photo that wasn't horrible...the other ones were all done in low light with my phone...blech.

Bullet-journal-obsession

March 7, 2016 Arlene Giddings

the March grateful list...i try to list at least 3 things every day...

second month of the bullet journal
and i still feel obsessed with it...
i work on it a little bit
every day...
it makes me happy to color in a square
or cross off a to-do...

my march tracker (inspired by boho berry)...as you can see, i am not hitting them all right now but i think the play had a lot to do with that...crazy busy...(but really...not an excuse to not drink water, heh)....

when i am not actually
able to write/draw/doodle/scribble in it,
i am scouring pinterest for
ideas of icons i can draw,
for additional lists,
for hints and tricks and tips...

or
i am drooling and ooooohing and ahhhhhing
over
someone else's bullet journal...

there must be a support group for people like me.
:)

why can't it always be the weekend... {& pinterest plans}

February 21, 2016 Arlene Giddings

i'm so not ready for tomorrow to be monday...

but this weekend was an A+ weekend really with
lots of editing
a trip to the farmers market for crepes and fresh berries
studied lines for the play (which is coming VERY fast)
hit 10 000 steps at least one day
brand new pajamas (with feet! & a hood! & ears!) for 5 dollars

two calendars (1 a coloring calendar) for a total of 85 cents!!!!
a bubble bath with candles, music and face/hair mask
and
we tried a recipe from Pinterest and
it turned out dee-lic-ious!

part of the reason that i love the bullet journal
is because i think it is really going to help me
keep track of the progress i make on
certain goals that i have set...

every day, i pin TONS of stuff
including recipes...
but then,
i get overwhelmed the enormity
of what i have pinned
and i don't do ANY of them....
but now, I will pick out 10-15 a month
and mark them in my bullet journal
and then
i will actually make them that month...
and THEN
i can tick it off in my habit tracker... :)
(i am such a positive reinforcement addict...it's sad).

oh...the salad dressing was from pinterest, too...
and sooooooo yummy....