Things I Am Grateful For

Even the small things like sunshine and sandals are something to be grateful for. Especially when Fall has arrived and Winter is just around the corner. Before long, we'll be bundled up in woolies and wearing puffy jackets, so yeah, flip flops are definitely on my list of gratitudes this week.

I used a travelers notebook Gratitude Journal in the Field Notes size, you can find it here.

The leader of our tribe, our hero, our favorite guy in all the world...had a birthday. Another trip around the sun with him will be a year full of grins, giggles and corny Dad jokes. Even though I'm still 8 years older than him, he has grey hair and I don't. Bwahahahaha. 

Even though they are small, shipping tags are mighty. Here's just a sample showing how even the smallest of journaling spots can still pack a punch with words and a teeny bit of embellishment. I  used my flagship Gratitude Journal for my journaling.

2020 GRATITUDE JOURNALS

The new 2020 journal selections are available and have been listed, I can't wait to see which one you'll pick.

Boho Berry Challenge | September 2019

Along with my usual September 30 Days of Lists challenge activity, I've also been journaling some of a few prompts from the Boho Berry challenge. I'm a sucker for journaling my story in short bursts. And listing is a great way for me to stop, reflect and journal in just a few minutes a day.

Plus, it gives me an excuse to choose another cute journal to play with. This is the one I'm using, with the musical notes card.

LISTIG IN MY JUNK JOURNAL

I undertook this project with the intention of keeping it simple. The last time I did a Boho Berry challenge, I'm pretty sure that I used a travelers notebook. Well, I just checked and I did, you can really about it here.

Take a peek at my journal pages and you'll see just how minimal, at least for me, I've kept my journal.

This Is Me
You can't not love a listing challenge that begins with a "This Is Me" prompt. Because, really, we change from day to day and who we are changes, too. And it's nice to have record of all the me's that we are.

Sometimes I get tired of answering these type of prompts, but I try to come up with something different when I do answer them.

Red Stickers

I used some scrap vellum to tear off paper strips to hold my journaling so the patterned paper would show through.

My Favorite Things

I'm a sucker for vintage style papers and this retro manuscript paper is so fun. I include them in almost all of my journals, I love them that much.

I'm Inspired By

Still keeping it simple with word strips. This time, I am using the bottom of patterned cardstock. You know, that strip we cut off to make a perfect 12x12? So many times, the back side those strips has a lovely pattern...and that's what I'm using. Fun, right.

joy word round 

When I Was Young

Sometimes, it's just better to not know what's in store for us. Because, then we might alter our universe and mess with God's master plan for us.

I'm Really Good At

I am most proud that I was even able to help to co-create three of the most amazing kids. Who knew I would be good at that?

Bucket List

Number one on my list would make me the happiest of all. If that was all I ever got the rest of my life, it would be complete.

My Happy Place

My favorite place just happens to be any place we are together. As much as I love a little alone time, a little quiet time, the best things in my life happen we we are together as a family.

I hope that I might have inspired you to add a few simple journals from the shop to your cart. They're great to have on hand for journaling...making up your own journal prompts like I did in #mysummertimeproject or in this mixed paper ring bound journal, here are a few more pages and I loved making this page in my journal, too.

The Love Of Our Lost Ones

See you next week for another The Sunday Quote.

Play in Your Junk Journal

Buy It Now

There's a new kid in town and it's in a new size, too. This 5x7 junk journal has two heavyweight chipboard covers, think three times the thickness of the Gratitude Journal, and the front cover has the word play cut out. 

This charming new journal also includes a fun and "playful" embellishment kit which includes 18 pieces, that label collection has alone 30 awesome stickers. I love the yellow pom pom ball ribbon, the camera flair button and, well, I really l just love this whole kit.

With ring bound journals, you are able to rearrange pages, add pages and even tuck in other ephemera.

I love this journal so much, I'm holding one back for myself. I'll be sure to share pages with you as I work in this playful mini book.

Are you thinking that you might need bigger rings for your journal as it gets chunky as you fill it with memories and stories? My Etsy shop also has 2” and 3” rings, because sometimes we journal girls just add too much stuff, amiright? 

9 1/2 Months of Gratitude Journaling

That's what 9 1/2 months of gratitude journaling looks like and isn't it a gorgeous sight? So many thankful thoughts and grateful moments captured between these covers. You guys, I cannot even adequately share with you in words what rereading these little snippets of my life at those particular moments means to me.

This journal is truly a blessing to me. A reminder that in every single day there is some good, some goodness, some bright spot to be joyful for.

THIS WEEK IN MY GRATITUDE JOURNAL

I love, love, love plain old everday notebook paper and in my opinion, wide ruled is best of all.

My Mom {Oma - German for Granny} always makes a point of keeping the connection going between her and our girls. It's tough sometimes to get us all together, these girls have sports, homework, youth group, clubs, golf lessons and choir. It's like trying to herd elephants to find an open spot.

And yesterday was our day. During bowling practice, but still, we got to visit and chat and Oma got to see Isabella in action.

This page was already stamped with the Rate The Day and all I had to do was to color in my stars, because it was a 5-Star kind of day.

I searched through my embellishments and found this "sweet" word round and attached it, leaving part of the design off the page as a sort of tab.

You can get this same "sweet" word round, too, by subscribing to my newsletter and getting that whole page of cute printables below.

WHAT I'M USING

This is the Gratitude Journal I'm using this week. And I've been using this journal for the past 9 1/2 months, opening it up at least once a week, sometimes twice. I might have used it more but, you see, this isn't the only journal I use to document my thankful thoughts and grateful moments. 

So, yeah, this journal has held up well to being handled, used, watercolored in, stamped in, written in and carried around a few times. You should not at all be worried about the durability of this gorgeous journal. I think you'll love it!

The 2020 Gratitude Journals will be in the shop on Monday, September 16th!