{this moment} - and the weekly {Smile-Up}

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"There are no ordinary moments." ~Way of the Peaceful Warrior

{this moment} - a Friday ritual. A photo (or few) capturing moments from the week. Simple, special, extraordinary moments. Moments I want to pause, savor and remember.

Served up with the weekly {Smile-Up} - gratitude practices to love and appreciate your life. 

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' and 'smile up' in the comments for all to find and see.

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{this moment}

{Smile Up}:

☺ Every time the Sun comes out to play I go lie in it!! (we've been having sooo much rain and cold weather!) 

☺ Getting cozy for Fall

☺ Lots of Drawing on my Cintiq, and sketching and writing Everwake

☺ Mornings Drawing with kitty cuddles and smoothies. Best ever!  

☺ Tea Dates ♥

☺ Walking, wandering, getting outside for fresh air

☺ Cuddling up on the couch with kitties and blankets

☺ Yoga!

☺ Video Blogging

☺ Dinner with the hubby at Thai restaurant and Snowboard movie premier 

☺ Diving more into my book (Everwake), getting good copies ready, setting up the Facebook page and blog, etc. ^_^

☺ When the sun heats up our sunroom… ah heaven!   

☺ Hearing from people you haven't seen or heard from in forever!

☺ Harvesting lots of food from the Garden, and clearing out garden beds before it gets even colder.    

☺ Being Lazy

☺ Learning more and more about health and nutrition with Cory doing his Holistic Nutrition Schooling! 

Loving: My Cintiq • Writing • Drawing • Garden Harvesting • Grounding feet in the grass • Pink Hair • Music •  Yoga • Lazy Mornings •  

Interests for the week:

✯ Reading: mmmm, lots of articles and random tidbits but no books this week (cept I am stilllll on Neverwhere!! Whyyyyy is it taking me so long to finish this book?! It's soooo good!!)

✯  Current Anime shows: Guilty Crown! Adding Escaflowne (along with D. Gray Man last week) to the "Abridged" series on youtube… heehee, so much laughing! 

✯  TV: How I met Your Mother. Sons of Anarchy. SNL. 

♫ Music Playlist: The Birthday Massacre. Poets of the Fall. Evanescence. Hollywood Undead. Dream Theater (Octavarium). Seether. Chevelle. Killswitch Engage.   ♫

✯ Food Faves: Raw Chocolate ♥ Protein Bars ♥ Buckwheat Oatmeal ♥ Tofu Scramble ♥ Avocado Pudding ♥ Squash and root veggie, Garlic Roast  ♥ 

Lessons of the week: 

Trying to Love and Respect my mental state and body! ☀ Learning not to feel guilty for needing/wanting space. Personal growth and space are important! ☀ It's hard being in relationships when you are dealing with your own stuff as well as another persons. It's also nice to have someone there. Tricky things! ☀ Respect!!! Still a hard lesson to learn, to say no, to say yes, to give yourself space, to speak your mind, to not feel guilty for your own personal needs. ☀ Getting outside, grounding your feet to the earth, are soooo good for you! Do it as often as you can before the snow comes! ☀ Positive Affirmations should be a part of your daily practice! Makes time for them! ☀ 

Hope you're all having a beautiful wonderful blissful week! Get out in the sun every chance you get! We've had so much rain and cloud and it's been really rather dismal out, so make the most of it and make the most of the sunny days! Happy Fall!!! ;)  

What are you grateful for this week? :)

Tell me about your lovely weeks! Tell me about your 'Smile Up' and 'this moment!' :) Pretty please! ♥

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{this moment} - and the weekly {Smile-Up}

. . . . . . . . . . 

"There are no ordinary moments." ~Way of the Peaceful Warrior

{this moment} - a Friday ritual. A photo (or few) capturing moments from the week. Simple, special, extraordinary moments. Moments I want to pause, savor and remember.

Served up with the weekly {Smile-Up} - gratitude practices to love and appreciate your life. 

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' and 'smile up' in the comments for all to find and see.

. . . . . . . . . . 

{this moment}

{Smile Up}:

☺ Day off with the hubby :)… 

☺ Exploring new hiking spots nearby

☺ Sitting on sketchy bridges above a creek, talking about life ♥

☺ (Accidental) Mushroom picking for the first time!  

☺ Making the best cream sauce with (said) lobster mushrooms for supper!

☺ Dancing and taking in the rain

☺ Laying on the lawn while watching the moon and clouds (all the above in that lovely day off ^_^)

☺ My Wacom Cintiq arriving (early!)!!! And getting to draw and play with it eeeeeee love it so much! ^_^

☺ Writing my third book while soaking up the last bit of summer sun on the lawn.

☺ Getting outside as much as possible when the sun has been out (we're in for a lot of rain) 

☺ Relaxing with the hubby at Ainsworth Hotsprings, watching the full moon. 

☺ Seeing Customer photos of them sporting ReLove & Alter-Eco goods ^_^

☺ Tea Dates (as always, duh! ;))   

☺ Accomplishing my "to-do" list 

☺ Getting pounds and pounds of tomatoes (from our garden) to freeze for the winter (yay!)    

☺ Brunch with my sister and brother :)

☺ Kitty cuddles while drawing on my cintiq in my underwear in the mornings (joys of being self-employed) ;)

☺ Making the most epic chili with more lobster mushrooms (been a good week for food ^_^) 

Loving: My Cintiq • Writing • Drawing • Mushroom Picking • Adventures up Mountains • Creeks (the sound of water is so peaceful) • My Rose Pedals Earrings •  IronFist Boots • Lazy Mornings • the Full Moon • 

Interests for the week:

✯ Reading: "The Complete Natural Medicine Guide to Women's Health" (every woman needs to own and read this book!!)

✯  Current Anime shows: Guilty Crown! I just discovered the D. Gray Man "Abridged" series on youtube… omg I couldn't stop laughing. Anyone who has watched the show will (hopefully) find it hilarious. Good laughs! 

✯  Dexterrrrr!!! Ray Donovan. Sons of Anarchy.

♫ Music Playlist: The Birthday Massacre. In This Moment. Poets of the Fall. Evanescence. Dream Theater (Octavarium). Marilyn Manson.   ♫

✯ Food Faves: Lobster Mushrooms ♥ Vegan Chili ♥ Chocolate ♥ Smoothies ♥ Pasta ♥ Squash and Garlic from Garlic Fest ♥ 

Lessons of the week: 

Women's bodies are sooooo complex! So much learning to do and things you can do to regain balance in our physical and mental bodies. ☀ Speak only words of kindness about others--when we speak negatively about someone, they can feel it across the strands of the Universe. ☀ Patience. ☀ Respect yourself to say "no" when you don't want to do something. Respect yourself in general. ☀ Wanting time for yourself shouldn't make you feel badly or guilty! ☀ Stop procrastinating! ☀ Remember everyone is going through something! ☀

Hope you're all having a beautiful wonderful blissful week! Hope you enjoyed your last day of summer and are welcoming fall with an open mind and heart!  

What are you grateful for this week? :)

Tell me about your lovely weeks! Tell me about your 'Smile Up' and 'this moment!' :) Pretty please! ♥

If you found this article to be helpful, please consider a small donation or visit the shop. Thank you for your love and support.

{this moment} - and the weekly {Smile-Up}

. . . . . . . . . . 

"There are no ordinary moments." ~Way of the Peaceful Warrior

{this moment} - a Friday ritual. A photo (or few) capturing moments from the week. Simple, special, extraordinary moments. Moments I want to pause, savor and remember.

Served up with the weekly {Smile-Up} - gratitude practices to love and appreciate your life. 

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' and 'smile up' in the comments for all to find and see.

. . . . . . . . . . 

{this moment}

[Hike at the top of Idaho Peak! It was soooo foggy and clouded!]

["West View" ... what we were supposed to be able to see]

{Smile Up}:

☺ Hiking to the top of mountains! (or just a mountain ~_^)

☺ Garlic Fest in New Denver with 3 rad boys

☺ Sitting on the lawn soaking up all the warm weather I can this September! 

☺ Writing my third book while soaking up that sun on the lawn.

☺ Tea Dates and Hugs 

☺ Listening to the rain drum on the roof (we've had quite the weather these past two weeks!)

☺ The smell of fresh dew on the grass in the mornings 

☺ Cuddling up with my kitties and watching anime

☺ Playfulness    

☺ Receiving postcards in the mail

☺ Feeling good about money again!    

☺ Drawing every single day (there's enough time for everything!)  

☺ Getting excited over animes (bah, I'm a dork! ;))

☺ Lyla cuddling up to me for bellyrubs in the evenings 

☺ Getting surprise gifts ♥

Loving: Writing • Drawing • Hiking / Exploring • Festivals • my new Rabbit & Empee Shorts! •People Watching / Admiring •  the Law of Attraction • Smiling • Workouts • 

Interests for the week:

✯ Reading: I have done no book reading :( Lots of articles though. Still haven't finished "Neverwhere" (by Neil Gaiman). I need new whimsical books like this -- suggestions? 

✯  Current Anime shows: Guilty Crown!!! Loving this show! And oh, look, perfect timing as the english version has been released! ^_^ 

✯  Dexterrrrr!!! and Ray Donovan. SOA is back but haven't gotten around to watching the first episode yet! 

♫ Music Playlist: The Birthday Massacre (my new obsession!). Brand New. Hollywood Undead (songs: Sell Your Soul, Black Dahlia, Pain, Scava). The song "Broken Inside" by Broken Iris is so eerily awesome. Chevelle. Red.  ♫

✯ Food Faves: Pan-fried Potatoes ♥ Protein Bliss Balls ♥ Juice! ♥ Smoothies ♥ Homemade Raw Veggie Burgers ♥ Squash and Garlic from Garlic Fest = the best!! ♥ 

Lessons of the week: 

Law of Attraction works great, when it's working. It spirals very easily in either direction! ☀ Gratitude Practices help immensely to switch your mood around. ☀ Patience with my health and mind. ☀ Dreams can be super confusing… don't take them too literally, but do reflect on them. ☀ The heart is a very complex thing. ☀ Always tell the people you love that you love them. ☀

Hope you're all having a beautiful wonderful blissful week! 

What are you grateful for this week? :)

Tell me about your lovely weeks! Tell me about your 'Smile Up' and 'this moment!' :) 

If you found this article to be helpful, please consider a small donation or visit the shop. Thank you for your love and support.

{this moment} - and the weekly {Smile-Up}

. . . . . . . . . . 

"There are no ordinary moments." ~Way of the Peaceful Warrior

{this moment} - a Friday ritual. A photo (or few) capturing moments from the week. Simple, special, extraordinary moments. Moments I want to pause, savor and remember.

Served up with the weekly {Smile-Up} - gratitude practices to love and appreciate your life. 

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' and 'smile up' in the comments for all to find and see.

. . . . . . . . . . 

{this moment}

{Smile Up}:

☺ Portland Adventures! (take two!)

☺ Discovering new places, just having good wanders

☺ Eating Vegan Food in Vegan Restaurants! ^_^ 

☺ Quality time with friends!

☺ Thunderstorms (such a crazy one here the other night!) 

☺ Tea Dates, Tea Dates ♥

☺ Friday Night Market Fest in Nelson! 

☺ Cuddling up with my kitties and watching anime

☺ Quality time with my hubby   

☺ Hearing from old friends :)

☺ Planning trips!    

☺ Ordering my Cintiq!! (can't wait for it to arrive!!)   

☺ Getting excited over geeky things ;)

☺ Kitty cuddles (can never have too much)

☺ Drawing a photo a day! ^_^ 

☺ Hugging Trees! 

☺ Being a big kid! ^_^

Loving: Lots of Drawing, planning out my book • Simplicity of pencil and paper • Adventures • Summer Markets • Lazy evenings •  Self Work • Happy Diary Entries • Dancing • 

Interests for the week:

✯ Reading: On the last chapter (finally) of "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman. I don't want to finish it haha. Time for a new book!

✯  Current Anime shows: Finished "D. Gray Man" (onto the Manga now! ^_^). Started "Guilty Crown" (soooo good!!). Episodes of "Say I Love You" (such an adorable story, love it so much).

✯  True Blood is over, I'm sad. :( New Dexter and Ray Donovan episodes. Stand-up Comedy! 

♫ Music Playlist: Hollywood Undead (looooove them--although not all their songs), Chevelle "SciFi Crimes", Florence and the Machine, Breaking Benjamin, Dub FX, The Sounds.  ♫

✯ Food Faves: Chocolate Vega Smoothies with Spinach ♥ Vegan Pizza ♥ Cake (Petunia's in Portland) ♥ Sundaes (Back to Eden Bakery in Portland) ♥ Daiya and cream cheese grilled sandwiches ♥ 

Lessons of the week: 

Think Positive, Think Positive, Think Positive! ☀ Happy Diary entries every day are a Must when feeling insecure and/or down! ☀ Dancing and prancing are the best medicine . ☀ Realizing who in your life makes you feel good or badly about yourself and dealing with such appropriately. ☀ Don't over think, and go with the flow! Things happen much smoother this way. ☀ You control your mood = you control your life. ☀

Hope you're all having a beautiful wonderful blissful week! 

What are you grateful for this week? :)

Tell me about your lovely weeks! Tell me about your 'Smile Up' and 'this moment!' :) 

If you found this article to be helpful, please consider a small donation or visit the shop. Thank you for your love and support.

{this moment} - and the weekly {Smile-Up}

. . . . . . . . . . 

"There are no ordinary moments." ~Way of the Peaceful Warrior

{this moment} - a Friday ritual. A photo (or few) capturing moments from the week. Simple, special, extraordinary moments. Moments I want to pause, savor and remember.

Served up with the weekly {Smile-Up} - gratitude practices to love and appreciate your life. 

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' and 'smile up' in the comments for all to find and see.

. . . . . . . . . . 

{this moment}

 [hiking with two of my favourite guys ^_^]

{Smile Up}:

☺ Random hiking adventures 

☺ Discovering new places / exploring the wonders of where I live!

☺ First time in a little natural cave 

☺ Huckleberry picking!

☺ Thunderstorms 

☺ Tea Dates (as always ^_^) 

☺ Spontaneous afternoon swims (even when it's cold out! sep!) 

☺ My new pink wig -- and that no one so far has known it was a wig!

☺ My bestie helping me at the markets ♥   

☺ All my friends who collect bottlecaps for me haha

☺ Exercise!    

☺ Me Time -- getting to draw and write and work on my book ^_^   

☺ Planning our next Portland trip! (so soooooon!!)

☺ The ridiculously cute and silly things our cats do.

☺ Texting! Thank god for texting and being able to keep in touch with faraway friends ^_^ 

☺ Friends that give the best ever hugs! ♥♥

☺ Random acts of kindness. 

Loving: Me time • Smiling over old photos • Adventures • Creating • Kootenay Lake •  Thunderstorms • My job • Dancing • Mountains • Tea Dates •

Interests for the week:

✯  New Dexter, True Blood, and Ray Donovan episodes. (only three things I've been watching on TV lately… aside from…) Anime shows. ^_^

♫ Music Playlist: Hollywood Undead (SCAVA is just too awesome a song!!), Rabbit Junk, Brand New "Daisy", Chevelle "SciFi Crimes", Hurt "Vol. II"  ♫

✯ Food Faves: Chocolate Vega Smoothies with a ton of kale ♥ Stuffed Zucchini ♥ Mountain Magic Cookies ♥ Hazelnut Butter ♥ Homemade Icecream ♥ Daiya grilled sandwiches ♥ Wild Huckleberries ♥ 

Lessons of the week: 

I'm probably The Worst procrastinator! ☀ Patience! ☀ Remember to repeat Positive Affirmations in the morning and set your intentions for the day (every day!) . ☀ There's enough time for everything! Don't fall into the habit of saying "there's not enough time" or you will attract not enough time! ☀ Gratitude gratitude gratitude! ☀ Accepting that I'm (half) an introvert -- and that's okay. ;) ☀

Hope you're all having a beautiful wonderful blissful week! 

What are you grateful for this week? :)

Tell me about your lovely weeks! Tell me about your 'Smile Up' and 'this moment!' :) 

If you found this article to be helpful, please consider a small donation or visit the shop. Thank you for your love and support.

{this moment}

. . . . . . . . . . 

"There are no ordinary moments." ~Way of the Peaceful Warrior

{this moment} - a Friday ritual. A photo (few) capturing moments from the week. Simple, special, extraordinary moments. Moments I want to pause, savor and remember. 

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

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[hotsprings/lunch date with my hubby]

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