{3} three Things Thursday: What are you grateful for?

Time to dust off my camera. It's been sitting too much this year.
Time to remember to play.

Back when I started this blog, before aubreyplays was even a thought. I took pictures. Lots and lots of pictures. I was like a little kid. I did superhero challenges. I went on random photo field trips. I was told by the hubs and my monsters that I'd gone crazy, but you know what? I started to PLAY. Taking pictures was my version of taking the time to smell the roses.

I have spent the week thinking about this and am trying to remember what made me stop?

Life. But you know that's when we should reach for the things that make us US the most.

Today instead of posting 3 things I am grateful for I am posting 3 shots from a 10 minute walk.


ok, yep, I lied. I am grateful for the sound of the rain dancing on the roof top. The comfort in knowing that I have a roof over my head (and more importantly my kiddos heads).  The melody it plays for me- its sort of magic you know?

I am grateful for the power of determination. Not only in myself but in the people around me. It makes me feel so proud.

With the 4th of July being this weekend- I am grateful that I have the freedom to make choices. I am grateful that our ancestors traveled to this land and had the courage to become independent.  I wish they had been a bit more fair to the American Indians...but well, I am still glad.

Ok, so its your turn. Be grateful too.

{3} three Things Thursday: What are you grateful for?

around here, this light does more than hang around when I need to air dry some fabric ;)

And yes, these two fabrics are for one project. I like the feminine punk it gives.

1}I am so beyond excited to have a  night off from a kids and a day on a jetski this weekend!!!!

2} I have a four year old sleeping in her own bed.  Yes, it took about this long for this kiddo. But you can not imagine how nice it is to FINALLY be sleeping through most the night now!!

3} a lotta love from you people out there!  This is a new venture for me, and there are days I think..."why am I doing this???"  I have to give a big shout out to you peeps that send me a compliment our a word of encouragement. It keeps me going.

Have a great weekend!

What made you feel grateful this week?

p.s.................................................Did you see what hit the shop today??

{3} three Things Thursday: What are you grateful for?

A big shout out to my groopdealz peeps! 

We had sort of a bet about which one would sell more.

Would it be the Buzz. Bee. Cozy??

Or

The

Rock your stache one?? 

AND the winner was:

{3} things I am feeling grateful for today:

1}That my family and I have never experienced a Tornado.

It's easy to get caught up in the day to day and feel frustrated.

This week it seemed that the day to day could have easily sent me to the crazy house too.

It doesn't mean I'm a bad person. It happens.

I just got finished watching a video that someone took showing the aftermath in Joplin, MO

And where they huddled during the tornado, and what they walked out to.

Wow.  I think I am having an awesome week now.

REALITY CHECK.

2}I am grateful to each and every one of you who purchased one of my cozies on groopdealz this week. 

I would have felt really, really silly otherwise.

3}That a 3 day weekend is coming up, and we have the opportunity to do something other than the everyday ho-humness. 

(Not that my ho-humness isn't awesome. But everyone needs to get away from it sometimes right?)

Now if I could just think of something insanely awesome at a decent price...

Throw me some love.

What are you feeling happy about?

{3} three Things Thursday: What are you grateful for?

OK Dudes. (sorry, I call everyone that)

It's another Thursday and here are 

{3} things that I am feeling grateful for:

1}pickles. Sometimes they are PERFECT.  They make me feel like a kid, and I swear I'm not pregnant ;)

2}Do you see that lusciousness up there?  Today the moment this arrived was a good happy dance sort of moment when I opened up that package.  Can you say LOVE?  I Love, love this collection.  It has delicious colors.  An awesome Alice In Wonderland sort of vibe.  My favorite color is orange, and it is the FIRST orange fabric that I have found that I like.  It's only fat quarters so it's going to be fun to mix them up!

3} Fate: circumstance, destiny, doom, fortune, kismet, lot, portion

I wasn't sure what I was trying to say here, so I looked up the word fate in the thesaurus to see if it was even close. It is.  Sort-of.

Do you ever feel like the Universe is trying to tell you something?? It can be frustrating, because as clear as it thinks it's being it is still not completely clear TO YOU?  In some ways it's sort of magic is it not?  I am opening myself up and trying to figure out what it's been saying lately because I feel like it's yelling at me but in a different language or something. I guess in some ways I am saying I am thankful for fate. Because in some ways it takes the pressure off of me.  It reminds me that I don't decide EVERYTHING.  But I guess I am still in the process ;)

{3} three Things Thursday: Be grateful.

Hello peeps.

It's Thursday and it's {3} things time.

Have you noticed that you are feeling more grateful now that you know you may want to tell me 3 things you're grateful for?  That in those moments of "serenity NOW!!" you can somehow get back to the things you feel grateful for?

I think today I am going to be a little sappy.  Because I am feeling the love.

{3} things I am grateful for today.

1} Girl power.  Isn't it amazing?  When us girls encourage and support each other.  It is just so NICE!!!

I am feeling the love from bunches of you and we have not ever even met.  Know that I really appreciate it.  Know that it made a difference in my day. You rock my world. 

2} My hubs.  Yep we have the moments that we'd like to bury each other in the back yard, and don't hesitate to tell each other so. But, This week I am feeling the love.  The other night we were watching back episodes of Modern Family.  I was dying with laughter.  Out loud cracking up. Maybe because secretly I know I am just a little like the mom, Claire.  Neurotic. Just a little. I'm getting better with age.  Anyway, there was something that was trying to show husbands what they should do when their wives go to them with complaints.  It got me thinking.  My guy has been really putting in the efforts recently.  To make me feel like what I do is important.  And that feels good. Really good. And you know we've been married almost 17 years now?? Crazy. Crazy good.

3}The rain this week.  I know, weird huh?  I love the excuse to wear super cute rain boots. I spent a bunch of my younger years in Oregon and have always dreamed of moving to Ireland.  So I don't really mind it.

It's just that the past couple days of rain have kept us inside.  I'm not chasing monsters down the street.  I got to play in the studio a little.  Make myself this journal cover. It makes me happy.

Do you want one?  Maybe if you ask really nice I will put them in the shop too.

What are you feeling grateful for?

Tell me.  It makes me glad.