Tuesday, March 1, 2011

OLW Blog Hop

YEAH!  My first blog hop!!  I am SO EXCITED!


I joined One Little Word on a whim. I missed the Picture Winter workshop community so much that I needed more.  Little did I know what I was missing!  I came across Big Picture Classes a few years ago.  I would check out their site and check out their classes, but would never sign up.  I don't even know what brought me back again, but I am so glad I did.

For the month of February we were tasked with cultivating our word and bringing it into our life.  I will say that I struggled a little.  Not because I couldn't bring joy into my life, but because I know what brings me joy.  I know what makes me happy.  I do.  I really do.  I just don't celebrate it.  I don't feel it in the deepest part of my heart.  I know it.  I just don't feel it. 

I am looking forward to continuing this journey.  I look forward to changing the way I experience things.  I want to feel the joy and share it.  When I became a mother, my wish was for my children to smile easy and to be enthusiastic about life.  How will they do that if I don't model it for them?  Don't get me wrong, we have fun.  We do things as a family.  We enjoy each other.  I just don't get overly enthusiastic and I wish I did.  Not overly - just enthusiastic.

So, this year I will work on it.  I will try to smile easy so that my kids will.  I will try to be enthusiastic, because there are so many things to be enthusiastic about.  I can't wait for this life changing year.  I can't.

Now you should "hop" on over to Beth's blog at http://justbebeth.wordpress.com/ and check out her post for the blog hop.  Have fun!  If you get lost you can come back here and go right down the list below.

I hope you check back here again sometime and leave a comment, if you have a minute!

1.    Margie                          http://xnomads.typepad.com/
2.    Monica B                              http://scraplifters.blogspot.com/
3.    Jill                        http://jillconyers.typepad.com/
4.    Miranda                 http://mirandasscrapsite.blogspot.com/
5.    Donna                        http://www.donnabryantdurand.blogspot.com
6.    Lynn                                          www.crafty-creativity.blogspot.com           
7.    Stacey                        http://www.TheAcornGarden.com/blog
8.    Lisa                                    http://backtoallen.com/writers_blog
9.    Cassie                        http://craftycassiescorner.blogspot.com/
10. Abbey                                    http://athomewiththerichardsfamily.blogspot.com/
11. Nicky                                    http://seejanebake.blogspot.com
12. Holly                                    http://lovingrobots.blogspot.com/
13. Karen                                    http://breathenowsmile.blogspot.com/
14. Claudia                        http://creative-moms.com/
15. Rebekah                        http://istampscrapcraft.blogspot.com/
16. Kimberly                        http://foreverdaisies.blogspot.com/
17. Kat                                    http://www.katswonderings.blogspot.com/
18. Kristina                        http://ciqis.blogspot.com/
19. Jan                                    http://mysimplelittlelife.typepad.com/
20. Nikki                                    http://www.inkyart.com.au/
21. Amanda                        http://www.scrappnbee.blogspot.com/
22. Lisa                                    http://luluoz.typepad.com/
23. Sam                                    http://learncreatedo.wordpress.com/
24. Maureen                        http://cookingmylife.blogspot.com/
25. Kristi                                      http://theprojectofme.wordpress.com/
26. Tere                                    http://terecontodomicorazon.blogspot.com/
27. Karen                                    http://womenontractors.blogspot.com/
28. Katrina                          http://k84mansramblings.blogspot.com
29. Monica Bergler            http://questtoperfectimperfection.blogspot.com/
30. Mandy                        http://captureandcreate.wordpress.com/
31. Lisa                                    http://makeyourownescape.blogspot.com/
32. Chrissy                        http://getcraftywithchrissy.blogspot.com/
33. Lee                                     http://linarstudio.typepad.com/embracelife
34. Jen                                    http://www.byjen.com/
35. Sylvia                                    http://baxtersmom1.blogspot.com/
36. Christianne                        http://christiannemarra.blogspot.com/
37. Cheri                                    http://cheriandrews.blogspot.com/
38.  Joy                                    http://www.undiscoveredjoy.blogspot.com/
39.  Beth                                    http://justbebeth.wordpress.com/
40.  Jennifer L                        http://www.studiojenn.blogspot.com/
41.  Kathryn                        http://www.katlodesigns.com/
42.  Heather                        http://www.scrappyhare.blogspot.com/
43.  Cindy                                    http://seriousplay.typepad.com/    
44. Cynthiau                        http://paperpapereverywhere.blogspot.com/

19 comments:

  1. I love that you're celebrating Joy. My word is clear and with my mental clarity I have been led to the concept of happiness. And apparently I'm not alone. I can relate to your wishes for your children and your level of enthusiasm. I am striving for similar things because I've just realized that I can choose to be happy. I'm so glad I stopped by. Have a wonderful blog hop!! (I'm stop #34)

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  2. I love the photo of the sleeping dog...so cute! Best wishes bring your word Joy into your life this year!

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  3. So glad you could join our blog hop! Welcome!

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  4. Sometime whims can really make a difference! Great photos! EnJOY March :)

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  5. Beautiful journalling. Perhaps everyone feels joy in different ways, some in a more calm way, others in a more open excited way. Good luck!

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  6. Funny how much I learned about you from viewing your nine photos :)

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  7. Thank you so much for the comments and your kind words. I am so excited to be joining you every month! Thanks :-)

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  8. so glad you've joined us. great photos. enjoy march

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  9. Great photos, especially all the painted nails. :) Kids (my kids, anyway) seem to have no trouble at all getting overly excited about anything... perhaps you can find some inspiration in them. :) Good luck on your journey!

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  10. These are beautiful photos. I think they capture your word. enJOY :)

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  11. oh that dog is the cutest!!! and mmm love that RED kitchen mixer!!! very cool!!!

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  12. teaching your kids to embrace their own joy is a great goal. And your photos do capture your word!

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  13. great photos and enjoy your JOY journey

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  14. Love your OLW:Joy! Hope that you fing it! It is an amzing journey that we are on this year! Love your photos! Is that a cup of coffee I spy? Thanks for sharing!!!-Amanda (#21)

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  15. Yes Amanda - cup of pipping hot coffee, because what brings more joy on a morning after your husband and 6 yr old son snored in the "big bed" all night. Little guy has a cold and keeps crawling in! Mandy our dog's birthday was today and he is the cutest little thing. He is a Shorkie (Yorkie and Shih Tzu mix). Sweetest temperment and he is smiling in the picture! Thank you everyone for the comments. I can't wait to see where this journey brings me.

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  16. welcome to the blog hop! and here's to a great year!

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  17. Hi - I found my way here via the Picture Inspiration class. Your thoughts on "joy" mirror mine. It's something that I don't celebrate enough and it's not for lack of joy in my home, either. Funny enough, my recent blog post is exactly about this topic. Glad I stopped in.

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  18. So sorry I am late your part of the hop! I have been having some big internet issues so the last part of the list I wasn't able to get to until now. There is a conference in Beijing and the government cracks down on the internet and this makes blogs very hard to access and the internet in general SLOW! Anyway, I was so touched by your determination to bring joy into your life more. What a wonderful goal. I loved your photos especially the RED kitchenaid mixer - a woman after my own heart. Thanks so much for participating.

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