December Daily 7th - 10th

The Christmas crunch is crunching more and more everyday.  Here is my December Daily pages from the 7th through the 10th.

I'm not sure you can read the journaling but the 7th is a day I'll never forget as long as I live.  That's the day in 2007 that I lost my Mother.  That Christmas was full of emotion as you can imagine.  I explained a little about that day here as well as sharing the yearly newsletter we get from my cousin Kay.

The 8th through the 10th were all about shopping, baking, and decorating.  Of course the decorating included playing with my camera too.

More to come in a few days.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hugs, Cheryl

December Daily Catch Up

Here are my pages from December 3rd through the 6th.  Sometimes I don't have the right light in the house to take photos of my pages, depending on what time of day I get them done, so I cheated tonight and used my flash.  Ahhhhhh! 

December 3rd - I spent the day doing a little more decorating and playing with my camera and capturing bokeh.  I just love the photo with the angel and the tree lights creating the bokeh in the background.

December 4th - As I work on my decorating, I try to do some de-cluttering and organizing as I go.  I ran across Christmas books from my own childhood.  They are quite worn now but it brought back memories of how my great grandmother used to buy me a Little Golden Book from the corner store every month.

December 5th  ended up being mainly about the weather as we're getting snow, a little more every day.  So I bundled up and braved the elements to capture some of our wintry weather.

December 6th was all about beginning the gift wrapping process.  I get bored very quickly wrapping, so if I start early and do some off and on throughout the day, it's not as bad.  Same with deciding and getting the supplies to make all the goodies.  So I spent the morning going through old magazines and making a list of ingredients for all the yummy things I'd like to make this year.

That's it for today.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  Hugs, Cheryl

#Reverb10 - December 5th

Prompt: Let Go. What (or whom) did you let go of this year? Why?

I finally let go of the need to be on my computer every single day!  I let go in order to enjoy life outside of this room, to go outdoors, to concentrate on my photography and have fun with my grandchildren.

#Reverb10 - Wonder

This was the prompt for December 4th.
Prompt: Wonder. How did you cultivate a sense of wonder in your life this year?
I believe my sense of wonder came from using my camera on an almost daily basis.  With each passing day or week, I was learning new techniques and seeing things differently and now I truly look at things through different eyes.

3 Days of JYC

I've been keeping up with all my online classes so far, just not blogging them.  So I'll start by posting my last 3 days of Journal Your Christmas with Shimelle for December 3rd, 4th, and 5th.

I try following all Shimelle's prompts but it's not a requirement if it doesn't fit for us.  The most important part is to journal, whether it follows the prompts or not.  That I can do!  I'm loving the fact that I'm writing everyday and hopefully it'll make me a better journaler in my scrapping as well.

Thanks for stopping by.  Hugs, Cheryl

#Reverb10 - Moment

December 3 – Moment. Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail (texture, smells, voices, noises, colors).

Grandchildren
I was fortunate enough to have spent alot of time with my grandchildren this past summer, the youngest being 1 year old at this time.  But what I remember most and what made me feel most alive is holding that sweet baby in my arms.  Babies are just naturally so soft and have that baby smell, so heavenly!  He has his own distinctive laugh and just having him with me along with the other grandchildren is what life is all about, full circle!

Thanks for stopping by.  Hugs, Cheryl

#Reverb10 - Writing

"What do you do each day that doesn't contribute to your writing and can you eliminate it?

My one word is "busyness".  Now Dictionary.com says "busyness" is:
-noun
1. the quality or condition of being busy.
2. lively but meaningless activity

I can hear my husband laughing now with #2.  That's what HE says.  I am busy all the time but to me, it's never meaningless.  You see, I'm a digital scrapper, a digital designer for The Nifty Boutique, and this month, I'm only involved in 6 different online projects, let alone having to do all the decorating for Christmas, all the shopping, and the every day housework chores too.  So, yes, I'm busy and I guess where I'm going with this is the fact that I'm busy keeps me from writing.  Can I eliminate something?

Well that depends on whether you ask ME or my husband.   I SURE won't be eliminating any of my Holiday projects!  Looks like leftovers or take out a couple nights  a week at least!


Thanks for stopping by!  Hugs, Cheryl