well.  officially home from london and settled (except sleep – why does sleep hate me?!) anyway it was an AMAZING trip all around.  i knew i loved london from my previous visit (8 YEARS AGO!!) but there is something about london at christmas time.  so, how to sum up our 12 day vacation?  here are some GEMS of london (photo diary edition – be sure to click the arrows to see more pics!):   this definitely wasn’t a GEM but… Read more »

i think i mentioned that i plan to read 52 books again this year.  BUT, in order to step up my game a bit, i’ve decided to create a ‘bucket list for books’.  so among the 52 books i will read this year, i will try to check off the things on this list to sort of broaden my reading horizons.  i spent some time browsing and compiling and brainstorming and i came up with the following list:   if… Read more »

looking back on my #goals post from last year at this time, i did so-so i guess.  i feel like i did really well in the ‘good deed’ department – with spreading kindness around elementary school and writing 30 thank you cards in november with linds for ‘thankful november’.  i also am really happy with how my reading goal has changed my life this year…though i didn’t do as well with the blogging as i would have liked.  the other… Read more »