Every morning I wake up to this. Yes, it’s fog but I think it’s rather beautiful. I love going out with the dogs in the morning and smelling the fresh, cold air. The fog is so majestic and peaceful.
Silent mornings like this make me want to wake up earlier and enjoy a cup of coffee cuddled up in a blanket on our back patio. What do you see when you wake up? Please share a pic if you would!
As a little girl I used to write in a journal all the time. I even had one on my old Packard Bell computer {the beginning of my blog obsession obviously}. After junior high, my entries really died down. I bought another journal during my first year of marriage and maybe wrote in it 5 times {and I’ve been married for over 4 years now}. I then turned it into a gratitude journal, jotting down a few things I was thankful for each day, here and there.
I’ve been thinking a lot about my friend Dee from Toastmasters, who started a business of bringing to life someone’s story through their journals and life experiences {a.k.a. the Life Story Lady}. She meets with you and helps you go back through your journals, interviews you, revisits pictures with you – then helps you write a story for future generations to read. She keeps your same dialogue throughout most but ensures it flows. I so wish I could read the life story of my great grandmother, or even my mother – in her own words.
This makes me want to write in my journal more often – and not just use it as a gratitude journal. I want to leave behind documentation of the life I lived and give my children something to peruse at a {WAY} later time. Plus, it’s fun to look back to see how I was feeling during a particular time or date.
Kristin gave me a travel journal last year before our trip to Europe and I’m so glad she did. I love to look back and read what I was feeling after a day in Venice or afternoon on the beach in Santorini. I will DEFINITELY be saving this travel journal for my future trips to Ireland, Kauai and St. Bart’s {always visualizing}.
Heather also recently bought me a creative writing journal which I’m really excited to start writing in! 642 Things to Write About is by the San Francisco Writer’s Grotto and challenges you to open up your creative side. The questions are so interesting!
Lately I’ve been daydreaming about becoming a writer and working for a publication like Good Magazine {he.he.} I really want to improve my writing skills by practicing more every day. This journal, along with my regular journal and Cher Joy will be my landscape to do so!
Happy writing to those who journal, too!
What to do with so little time you ask? Here is what you do!
Next time, I’ll make sure I stay longer to do the following:
Hope to return to Chicago someday soon! Note to self: buy the new iPhone ASAP!
Now that we’ve been here a few weeks, I’ve quickly adapted to life living on the central coast, where there is weather, trees and endless ocean air.
Here are just a few things I’ve recently learned:
Happy weekend!
Sunday is officially church and beach day. First we like to grab a coffee at The Abbey, then go to the 11:00 a.m. service at Vintage Faith, our new church. After, we head home, pick up the dogs and go straight to the beach for the afternoon. It’s been our “thing” since we moved here and the beach by our cottage is absolutely beautiful. I read Harry Potter, Lucy rolls around in the sand and Rob and Tacoma play.
Tacoma just keeps going and going. I don’t think I’ve seen him sit down ONCE at the beach.
My favorite part is letting the dogs run towards the beach once they get down the stairs and off their leashes. It’s hilarious how fast they book it to the water. Lucy especially.
On a side note, look how kind our new church is! They sent us a little welcome note and coupon for a free drink at The Abbey.
We’re really enjoying the series on Smart Love right now. What do you like to do on Sundays?