Day 42 - My 365, How do you measure a year?

Day 42:
Saturday, November 26, 2011

I love long weekends.  Love them.  We should implement four day work weeks always.  How amazing would that be?

Another beautiful fall day.

Day 40 - My 365, How do you measure a year?

Day 40:
Thursday, November 24, 2011

Today we celebrate.  We eat and we laugh.  We eat some more.  We watch football.  And play with the cat.  And eat some more.  We take naps.  We laugh.  We enjoy the moment.

We appreciate the moment.

Today I am thankful.  I hope you are too.

Happy Thanksgiving (belated!) everyone!  :)

Yummmmmy.  :)

Day 39 - My 365, How do you measure a year?

Day 39:
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

You are a masterpiece.  Just the way that you are.  Embrace it.  The good, the bad, all of it.

Today was a beautiful sunny fall day!  Love it.  Nice way to start a long holiday weekend!  

I'm grateful for today, for this moment...

Day 37 - My 365, How do you measure a year?

Day 37:
Monday, November 21, 2011

Ahhh, Monday...  Did you enjoy it?

I took full advantage of the day.  Productive at work.  Engaged in yoga.  Early to bed.

And this photo turned out better than I thought it might.

Not so bad for a Monday!  :)

Day 36 - My 365, How do you measure a year?

Day 36:

Sunday, November 20, 2011

When I was younger, even in high school and college, I think I did a decent job at living in the moment.  Like really enjoying and being in the moment.  Not worrying about the future or what was to come.  I was passionate about taking full advantage of every moment of my life!

These days I'm not so good at it.  Sometimes I'm thinking about the past and how things have changed.  But I'm often thinking about the next step - what is going to happen?  What does the future bring?  Where will I end up?  How does it all end?  The list of questions is long.

But what about this exact moment?  This moment is all that I have.  It is all that any of us have.  

I'm working really hard to get back to that attitude... the almost childlike amazement with the present moment... living each moment to its absolute fullest... living fully present.  

So during this season as the days get shorter and colder, it is my impulse to countdown until spring gets here.  Until life sprouts up where there has been death.  Spring - I long for it and I love it!  And it represents new possibilities, new life!   

But... this is where I am.  I know that the outside world shows me a season that I do not enjoy.  Fall is fully here and winter is just around the corner.  The truth is, fall is beautiful.  And you have to have fall and winter to enable the new life of spring.  In my own season of life, I am in a state of uncertainty.  I am tired and worn out from a busy time.  I am not sure what the future brings.  I'm not sure what I long for.

My hope for this 365 project is that it helps to ground me in the moment.

This moment is all that I have.  And I will embrace it!  

(It all sounds very 'yoga-speak' as I like to call it... these days, I LOVE 'yoga speak'!)  :)

Day 33 - My 365, How do you measure a year?

Day 33:

Thursday, November 17, 2011

It is starting to feel like winter but I'm still clinging to fall.  I'll keep clinging as long as possible or at least until after Thanksgiving.  

Day 14 and Day 15 - My 365, How do you measure a year?

Day 14:
Saturday, October 29, 2011

Ahhhh Saturdays.  I love them.  Who doesn't?  Today was pretty good really - a nice balance between a little laziness and productivity.  I'm always trying to find balance in everything.  That's one of my ambitions - balance in life.

Anyways... another visit to the wonderful farmers market today!  I got there late so a lot of the booths were already packing up.  Lesson learned I suppose - next week I'll have to get there earlier.  I still got some goodies though!  Look for them in a post when I cook them.  :)

Today is a double post day since yesterday I opted out of posting!  :)


Day 15:
Sunday, October 30, 2011

I'm sad to see the weekend come to an end.  I don't feel like I got everything done that I wanted.  I got a lot done, but still, I have a lot to get done.

Fall continues to be in the air...  I love the contrast of fall colored leaves against green grass.

Day 10 - My 365, How do you measure a year?

Day 10:
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Today was a pretty typical cloudy, dreary fall day... I missed the sun.  We talked about it at work - how this is the beginning of it, the beginning of a cloudy season.

So Sarah drew me a sun!  :)  And I put it on the fridge so that I will remember to bring my own sunshine on these cloudy days.  It's all about attitude after all.

Bring it people!  ;)

In other news, I keep rearranging the title of the post... can't seem to decide which way I want it to be.

My 365, day 8 - How do you measure a year?

Day 8:

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Yesterday I bought some mums.  It's fall after all and mums are one beautiful thing about fall.  I used a Groupon that I had purchased awhile ago so it was a pretty fun little purchase.  

These mums, and their vivid colors, brightened up my day today...

My 365, day 7 - how do you measure a year

Day 7:
Saturday, October 22, 2011

Today I went to the Fulton Street Farmers Market.  I have lived in Grand Rapids for three years and have never gone.  It was amazing, I loved it! I have always loved farmers markets!  Maybe it will become a new Saturday thing for me.

So why haven't I ever gone before?  Laziness I guess.  I'm such a sucker for sitting on the couch on Saturday morning and drinking obnoxious amounts of coffee.  I love that.  I did that today too but forced myself to get out and enjoy some fresh air.

I made several great purchases - peppers (green and red), garlic, potatoes, cilantro, and apple cider.  And a super great pumpkin spice cupcake!  Yummmm...  I also got some great 'Michigan Holly' for decoration.

So here is to fresh locally grown produce!  And to new experiences and fresh fall air.

My 365, day 6 - How do you measure a year?

Day 6:

Friday, October 21, 2011

It's not the prettiest picture.  I don't even like it really.  But it is what it is... Fall is quickly passing by.  Some leaves have turned and some have completely fallen away already.  I can't believe that it is nearly the end of October.

Today was not a pretty day.  Kind of blah, cloudy and dreary.  Matches my mood, I suppose.  

There is the chance that tomorrow will bring sunshine... here's hoping.  

How do you measure a year? - My 365, day 3 -

Day 3:

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Sure, I'm a day behind posting my pics...  Right now that is the best I can do.  And my best is always going to be good enough for me.  I will always be proud of myself if I just give things in life my best effort.  

It really feels like fall now.  As much as I go on about not liking cold weather, I love fall.  I love the colors and the texture of nature during this time of the year.  More about fall later... this is about the 365.