Seven Things I Love

My very talented friend Gina has given me my first blog award!

When you get this you must list 7 things you love and pass it on to other bloggers.

Some random things I love:

1. being outdoors - especially the luxury of being able to spend long periods of time outdoors preferably doing something active.
   
2. having a dog who gets me outdoors in all kinds of weather.
   
3. the colors of spring (the landscape, that is)
   
4. the spring season - yay! it's almost here!!
   
5. the smell of lemons, tea, cut grass, the ocean.
6. having a meal with my husband and children all together---a rare thing lately. I like it best when it's a healthy, homemade meal, but I will take going out, too!
   
7. reading, watching, listening, to or looking at things that make me laugh.
   

Now I tag the following bloggers:
Kathleen, Mark, Michelle, and Nina

Happy New Year

Happy 2009!

Yes, I am a bit late with this. I have been removed from the blog world for a while. Sorry to say that my new year did not start out so happy. It started with a death in our family--and other difficult things happening simultaneously.

Even so, I do not believe in "bad" years or even "bad" days. It's all about moments; even in grief there are moments of happiness.

So, today I am embracing 2009. I'm looking forward to to working on the resolutions and goals I've set. I have 21. They are listed under three categories:

1. Health/Wellness/Spiritual
2. Professional
3. Home/Family

Here's one from each:

Health/Wellness/Spiritual - Improve fitness level. Exercise at least 3-4 times/week for 1.5 hours. (I've been letting other things get in the way.)
Professional - Have a website up and running by the end of May. (That's when my web design class ends.)
Home/Family - Be greener. (Made some changes in past couple of years, but could do better.)

About the last one, I am playing around with ideas for recycling plastic bags as art/craft. I made plastic bag yarn to be used for crochet or weaving. Today I am going to try fusing plastic bags. If you are interested, here is a great link at craftzine.

The idea of doing this is suddenly making resolutions feel like fun. The beginning of the year made me forget about fun. I remember now! Creative exploration equals: f-u-n!

Here's to more fun in 2009!