Around here, I have been:
celebrating the completion of an entire year’s worth of Around Here entries! I’m shocked that I kept it up and am so thankful for all of the memories documented. I can’t wait to compile it altogether. I’m also thinking about continuing on for another year – as I look back through the entries, the little details recorded are so priceless.
enjoying such a simple, peaceful Christmas week. The past few years have been a bit stressful and exhausting, but I have loved every minute of this one. We hit the jackpot with the kids’ gifts (three gifts for each: one from Mom & Dad, one from Santa and a big group gift) and they all were really pleased. We also loved spending the day with family. Being in my parent’s house always transports me back to being a little girl…it just feels like Christmas.
reading The Magic of Ordinary Days and I also started Big Magic for the book club.
listening to Sophia say her bedtime prayers. I love hearing that sweet little three-year-old voice and her random lists of gratitude: “Thank you for my dresses…and my guys…and protein bars..”
playing cards. Our current favorite is Queen of Spades and woo! In case I didn’t already know, we are a bunch of competitive people!
getting the bug to declutter (again!), organize and change things around. I’m planning to follow along with the 91 Day Declutter Challenge, with the hope that the bite-sized chunks will be easier to include in my busy schedule.
planning for 2016, but trying to leave room for possibility and unexpected change. I’m excited to see where this new year takes us!