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

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

{no ordinary moments} - Photos capturing moments from the week. Simple, special, extraordinary moments.

 -  using Daily Gratitude to see the world as anything but ordinary. -

Served 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 to share with the world.

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This year has been filled with so many amazing “no ordinary moments”. While my lack of blogging has left holes in the fun and adventure of my life the last few months, I felt it appropriate to end the year with a little post to add to some of these amazing moments I left out. 

So… here’s my “no ordinary moments” and my “Smile-Up” combined for the last couple of months! ;) 

{no ordinary moments} 

{my week of photos - 365 Grateful Project}

{Smile Up}:

☺ Having the Best Birthday Ever ♥

☺ Harvesting Greens and making Kale Chips!  

☺ Good times and late nights with friends   

☺ Fall and Winter walks 

☺ Cute “Sandpaper” black kitty who has made my boyfriend’s place her new home 

☺ Kitties, kitties, kitties! ;)

☺ How everything is so perfect and romantic with the boyfriend ♥ 

☺ The Most amazing Oregon and California trip ever! (this is a different post in itself! ;)) 

☺ Fun and ridiculous Halloween the night we got back from our 3 week trip! 

☺ Oracle Card readings, and I-Ching consulting.     

☺ Watching movies and shows with the boyfriend, all cozy on winter nights ^_^

☺ Painting!     

☺ Making Christmas Presents

☺ Late night walks in the snow, and searching for twinkle lights.  

☺ All my amazing customers and readers, and the super sweet messages I get ♥   

☺ An amazing Christmas with my family and boyfriend’s family ^_^ 

Loving: Fluffy snow • Twinkle Lights • Tall Socks and leg warmers • Painting and Crafting • Green hair • Walks • Chakras • Gemstones • Life-Reflecting • 

Interests for the week:

✯ Reading: online articles 

✯  Current Anime/Manga: Hiiro no Kakera (anime)

✯  TV Shows/Movies: Adventure Time! Spirit Science (youtube videos)

♫ Music Playlist: Death From Above, Blood Red Shoes, Elliot Smith, Kylesa, Jack off Jill, Draconian, so many more!  ♫

✯ Food Faves: Homemade Truffles ♥ Daiya Pizza ♥ Birthday PB CheeseCake ♥  Crepes ♥ Tofu Scrambles ♥ Vegan Nog ♥ Tofurkey everything ♥

Lessons of the week: 

 Self-worth issues: learn to work through them, it’s a really important issue that immensely affects your life! ☀ Balance out listening and talking; good communication is key! ☀ Patience: for yourself and others. ☀  Make sure your Chakras are balanced — more on this topic to come. ☀ Love Yourself, love yourself, love yourself! ☀ 

Wishing you all an amazing end to 2014 and a fantabulous 2015!  

So much Love and Hugs! 

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

. . . . . . . . . . 

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

{no ordinary moments} - Photos capturing moments from the week. Simple, special, extraordinary moments.

 -  using Daily Gratitude to see the world as anything but ordinary. -

Served 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 to share with the world.

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{no ordinary moments} 

{my week of photos - 365 Grateful Project}

{Smile Up}:

☺ Having my twin flame back home again ♥

☺ Jumping into my boyfriend's arms after two weeks of being apart ♥ 

☺ Phone calls with my bestie ^_^  

☺ Being productive! 

☺ Hiking! New hikes! Finally doing the Kokanee Glacier hike!

☺ How everything is so perfect and romantic with the boyfriend ♥ 

☺ Catching pretty sunsets up mountains   

☺ Exercise and getting super duper healthy!    

☺ More planning for the fun coastal trip with le boyfriend! ^_^

☺ Gratitude Lists    

☺ Getting outside in this pretty fall weather 

☺ Drawing on my cintiq 

☺ All my amazing customers and readers, and the super sweet messages I get ♥   

☺ Sewing and creating!

☺ Mini trips across the border 

☺ Fall drives -- and staring at my boyfriend instead of the scenery haha ♥ 

Loving: Fall • Steampunk Sunglasses • Fun Fall Layers • My New Boots • Braids • Fall drives • Cintiq • Kitty Drives • Trip Planning • Lunalight Vegan Ring •

Interests for the week:

✯ Reading: too busy for reading this week! :o 

✯  Current Anime/Manga: Hiiro no Kakera (anime)

✯  TV Shows/Movies:  none

♫ Music Playlist: Norma Jean, Deftones, Manson, In Flames ♫

✯ Food Faves: Homemade Chocolate ♥ Layered Smoothie Bowls ♥ Sourdough Grilled Cheese ♥  New Smoothie Recipes ♥ Daiya Cream Cheese ♥ Roasted Potatoes ♥

Lessons of the week: 

 Keep Smiling. ☀ Deal with issues as they arise--Immediately! Start figuring it out, writing it out, and feeling good about life again so you can move forwards. ☀ Always focus on Self Worth; you Are Worthy, you Are Awesome! ☀  Practice Actively Participating in Your Own Happiness! Do it, do it!! ☀ Stick up for yourself, standing in the shadows of life gets you nowhere! ☀ 

Wishing you all an amazing day and plenty of magical moments! 

So much Love and Hugs! 

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

. . . . . . . . . . 

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

{no ordinary moments} - Photos capturing moments from the week. Simple, special, extraordinary moments.

 -  using Daily Gratitude to see the world as anything but ordinary. -

Served 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 to share with the world.

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{no ordinary moments} 

{my week of photos - 365 Grateful Project}

{Smile Up}:

☺ Decorating and settling into my New place! ^_^

☺ My new bed frame 

☺ "Helping" my boyfriend finish up the bed frame at my place ♥  

☺ Seeing family, seeing my Grandma before she headed back to England 

☺ Nights with Lyla back on my bed and waking up to her cute lil face :3

☺ Getting to workout again and getting super healthy again!   

☺ Skype dates cuz I miss my man ♥ 

☺ Having someone I love so much that I miss him when he's gone--feeling very fortunate.   

☺ Planning our fun coastal trip with le boyfriend! Excited! 

☺ Filling my soul with gratitude    

☺ Blogging and grounding outside ^_^ 

☺ Drawing lots on my cintiq again 

☺ Independence; the joy of having my own place and doing my own thing  

☺ My new bed, canopy, and twinkle lights 

☺ Sewing again! Woo! 

☺ Dying my hair again. haha

☺ Walking everywhere! 

Loving: Fall Leaves and Colours • Fall in general • Fun Fall Layers • Cozy bed space • Braids • Fun Hair • Skype • Cintiq • Kitty Cuddles • Pinterest Inspiration • 

Interests for the week:

✯ Reading: "Black Spring"  

✯  Current Anime/Manga: Noragami (anime)

✯  TV Shows/Movies:  none

♫ Music Playlist: Random mixes on youtube ♫

✯ Food Faves: Waffles and PB Ice Cream ♥ Mangos ♥ Healthy Paradise Smoothie ♥  Veggies ♥ Daiya Cream Cheese ♥ Black Bean Brownies ♥

Lessons of the week: 

 Everything happens for a reason. ☀ Not overreacting/freaking out; maintaining a calm in any situation and making the most of it. ☀ Remember: whatever you are grateful you receive more of; whatever you complain about you also receive more of. ☀  The power of Daily Gratitude! ☀ Insecurities come and go, pay attention to how you feel in your heart and trust everything is amazing--because it is! ☀ 

Wishing you all an amazing day and plenty of magical moments! 

So much Love and Hugs! 

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

. . . . . . . . . . 

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

{no ordinary moments} - Photos capturing moments from the week. Simple, special, extraordinary moments.

 -  using Daily Gratitude to see the world as anything but ordinary. -

Served 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 to share with the world.

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{no ordinary moments} 

{my week of photos - 365 Grateful Project}

{Smile Up}:

☺ My New place!!! Wooo!!!  

☺ Setting up my new place and getting my creative space back! Super happy about this! 

☺ Having my lil Lyla back living with me! Yay kitty cuddles!  

☺ Finally finishing a new art piece! 

☺ My lil sister's 7th birthday -- having all the siblings together ^_^

☺ Playing on the playground with my sister and niece, getting to be a big kid ;)

☺ Mornings getting to wake up next to the most amazing man ♥ Feeling so incredibly in love and lucky  

☺ Meeting each other's families--lots of family dinners with my man ♥  

☺ Seeing my Grandma (first time in 6 years) and Aunt (first time in 18 years) from England 

☺ Fixing broken relationships--feeling very blessed about this.    

☺ Surprise visit from one of my best friends! Super happy about that! ^_^ 

 ☺ Random beach evenings and moments with my handsome 

☺ New opportunities! 

☺ Learning to stick up for myself and no longer being submissive

☺ That my boyfriend is building me a bed frame! Yay! 

☺ Small local shows -- live music for the win! 

☺ Tea dates -- as always ♥   

Loving: Sunshine • Stripey shirts • Thigh-high Socks • Twinkle lights • Layers • Family • Nutribullet • Luna Light • Free furniture • Pinterest Inspiration • 

Interests for the week:

✯ Reading: blogs  

✯  Current Anime/Manga: None. :o

✯  TV Shows/Movies:  clearly not much media going on lately!

♫ Music Playlist: In Flames. sMAshEArth. Puscifer. Sia. The Birthday Massacre. Plumb. The Invasives. ♫

✯ Food Faves: Daiya Pizza ♥ Coconut Ice Cream ♥ Apple Plum Crumble ♥  Squash ♥ Vega Protein bars ♥ 

Lessons of the week: 

 Learning to stick up for myself and not be so submissive. ☀ Fully stepping into the fullest version of myself and not "filtering" myself (blog post from Thursday on this topic!). ☀ Healing broken relationships when the time is right. Everything can come full circle. ☀  The power of gratitude is always a good reminder. ☀ Loving number synchronicity and paying attention to signs from our "guardian angels". ☀ 

Wishing you all an amazing day and plenty of magical moments! 

So much Love and Hugs! 

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