So far, so good.

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This week has really been looking up, especially since I couldn’t wait for last week to be over.

Good things from this week: productive driving lessons and cello classes, hanging out with friends, talking/catching up over donuts, laughing and being silly, doing nothing together, being encouraged, depending on Him and praying for strength, believing that I can do this.

All this in between telling myself to trust and not to stress out over what’s ahead.

Ah, it’s all good, really.
I’m quite looking forward to the weekend (:

xo.

Back to Project 52

So I actually almost forgot I had this Project going, ha! I can’t believe that I did either.

But okie dokie, drumroll please for Project #24!

Project #24: Pua, Thailand

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And a couple of shots of my favorite pages (:

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I’ll confess that I’ve been hoarding this mini album since I bought it, which was like forever ago. But I finally found an event with enough photos to fill up this book! (:

I used a random mix of whatever I had in my supplies – Amy Tangerine’s latest Sketchbook collection, Maya Road, Studio Calico… And I added washi tape, baker’s twine and stamps to tie everything together.

I LOVE this mini-album and how quickly it all came together. Add to that fond reminiscing of our fun trip to Pua. Double bonus!

I hope your week’s been off to a fabulous start! (:
xo.

Stop and remember

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…despite frustrations, disappointments, discouragements, bad days, stressing out.

This week, I’m thankful for friends, family, Romans 8:28, homemade gnocchi, lessons learned, Jeremiah 29:11, laughing, Lamentations 3:23, garden festival-ing, how good God is, pretty paper, Proverbs 19:21, Isaiah 55:8-9, God’s sovereignty, people who believe in me, sleep, running, who God is.

What are you thankful for this week? (:

Have a smashing weekend! <3

20 recipes / fettuccine + soured raisin cookies

This pretty much wraps up trying 20 new food recipes. And truth be told, I wouldn’t mind it lasting a bit longer. I had so much fun doing this – I’m totally putting it on my upcoming 21 list (:

Presenting recipe #19 and #20!

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I made this quite awhile back when we were having pasta almost every day. And while my love for pasta is no secret, I was totally ready to get back to my rice at that time (: haha.

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This was one interesting cookie – chewy and crumbly and not didn’t taste at all sour cream-ish like I’d expected.

Honestly, I can’t believe that I’ve already tried twenty new food recipes. I think, somewhere along the way, I lost track and miscounted, making me think that I still had one more to go.

But I’m DONE!
Now I’m off to check this one of the list! (:

Welcome to the busy life.

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(True that.)

Life’s been busy and I apologize for the lack of posts this week.

While this week hasn’t been as productive as I would’ve liked for it to be, I try not to let the lack of ticks on my to-do list bug me too much. Hard work and busyness are good things, for sure (:

So I guess you could say it’s all good, really.

I hope your week was super and that your weekend is even better!
xo.

Hello July

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Why, hello July, you’re here too soon.

Your arrival signals the almost unbelievable, but true, fact that we’re already *officially* into the second-half of 2012. Which is pretty much crazy just thinking about it.

You aren’t usually exceptionally exciting.

But hello, hard work. Hello more cello practices, driving lessons, string rehearsals, and sewing classes. Hello busy schedules and (seemingly) endless to-do lists. Hello making new friends and experiencing new things. Hello proper running routines and two more months to complete the twenty list.

Hello, July. I think you just might be the start of a really productive month.

Collections / bucket list

This past week, for no reason whatsoever, I randomly put together a bucket list on Pinterest.

This list is by no means exhaustive or realistic. Some things are fun, some crazy, some absolutely silly and trivial, some possibilities in the future, some already done (or in the process of getting done), some just dreams that probably won’t happen.

But that’s what makes bucket lists so cool (:

It would take too long to show you everything on my bucket list so I’ll try and pick out some of my favorites – most of which are yet to be done!

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Right now: Thursday

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Pleased that I (finally) went running after two weeks.

Drooling over new arrivals at my local scrapbook store.

Telling myself that I really don’t need any more scrapbook supplies than I already have.

Reminding myself of the pact to SAVE MONEY.

Enjoying driving lessons.

Choosing to make God more than enough and to remember His goodness every day.

Needing to fully utilize every single waking moment.

Looking forward to the weekend! (:

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Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.
– Wayne Dyer

Start counting down to the weekend! (:
xo.

Checking in.

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Oh, how I wish my to-do list were that simple.

Alas, it isn’t.

Because, while to-do lists help me stay sane and manage the stress of everything that needs to get done, it sometimes actually becomes the source of my stress instead because I have so much to do, so little time.

So, my to-do list has been keeping me from this space lately, hence the silence/lack of posts.

But time to stop, relax, BREATHE. Be awesome (:

I hope your week is smashingly good.
xo.