As a part of this year’s Yearly Bucket List, I decided to challenge myself to do some sort of a photo project. I ended up deciding to do a monthly photo project (maybe someday I’ll be able to push myself to actually stick to a daily project…), and I also decided to make the photos […]

Well I made it through the first year of the Yearly Bucket List project, and I just loved it. May not have hit all the items on the list, but I got most of them and it was a great way to create intentional memories and life moments in the midst of the crazy day-to-day […]

Well a year has come and gone, and another birthday is here! I didn’t cross every item off the list (missed it by 3 1/2), but I’m happy with how the first round of this personal project turned out! Some of the items that didn’t get done will probably make an appearance on future Yearly […]

I’m getting down to the wire on the first installment of the Yearly Bucket List, but I’m still crossing things off the list! (Better late than never, right?!?) I have to thank Max for getting me motivated to get going on this particular item: take a self portrait. He surprised me the other morning with […]

One of the recent items I’ve crossed off of the inaugural Yearly To Do List is trying out a sewing project other than pillows or burp cloths. I’m excited about this one, but I do have to give a full disclaimer that I had a little guidance from my mom on this one.  Overall though […]

It’s been a while since I’ve checked up on my Yearly Bucket List progress, so hopefully this will keep me motivated to cross a few more things off my list in the next couple busy months!   Go camping. Write & mail hand-written “love letters” to important people in my life. Read at least 4 […]

We are almost to the 6 month mark of the timeframe for my first Yearly Bucket List, so I figured it would be a great time to check in on the list for an update (and a little accountability)! So here we have it… the original post will be getting updated too as I go […]

I crossed another item off of the Yearly Bucket List this weekend! We had some friends over for a wine tasting party, and it turned out great!!! I could have just let this be a super-simple low-key thing, but it was fun to “dress it up” a little bit with nice hors d’oeuvres and a […]

As a part of my Yearly Bucket List, I’ve been keeping a Happiness Journal in the month of October. It’s not in a cute notebook, or a classy leather-bound journal. It’s on my iPhone. It doesn’t have pictures to accompany each day’s entry. In fact, there really aren’t many photos to go along at all […]

So after one of those days where I felt like I just couldn’t quite catch up to the pace my day decided to go, I ended up making a point to just be a little kid. As Peanut and I pulled up to the house, I noticed that Max had the sprinklers running in the […]