Easter Sunday. Quality family time. Good conversation with my momma. A friends’ baptism. A trip to the coast.
A good day, indeed.
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April 5
An empty tomb; He is risen!!
Category Archives: 101 Bucket
Photo Journal 4/4: cloudy French naps
Today was a great day. Breakfast with my MOTO peeps, and a luxurious, three-hour nap. Three hours! I knew I was tired… That’s the extent of my productiveness today. 🙂
Hungarian French toast with blueberry compote and whipped cream. Yum.
Happy little clouds, post-nap.
The #hairybeasts are fabulous #nappingchaperones.
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April 4
Breakfast with friends; delicious, indulgent napping!
Photo Journal 4/3: observation
So, this happened this morning. I’ve seen a little steam on the windows in the morning before, but until today, never really noticed it.
Later in the morning I stopped at Freddie’s to pick up a few seedling geraniums. And saw white bleeding hearts–something I haven’t seen before.
And, I’ve not seen this color of orchid yet. 
So apparently today was notice.all.the.flowers. day, because I did. Notice them, I mean. These beauty’s were on my desk. 
And then #babybeast decided to be photogenic tonight. 
April 3
So much to pay attention to.
Photo Journal 4/2: Self-imposed time-out
Today was a … frenetic day. Lots of action items, lots of meetings, lots of travel.
But in the middle of all of it, I was able to carve out ten minutes to just “be” with myself. It was a lovely 10 minutes.
April 2
Three thrilling things: blooms, sunshine, clouds.
Photo Journal 4/1: Blooming Memories
Chasing squirrels. You’ve heard the expression before. It’s meant as a polite way of saying, “your attention span is craptastic.” And most of the time, I think it’s a pretty accurate and appropriate descriptor. Although, I must say I think we can learn from the Hairy Beasts: sometimes chasing squirrels is just…fun.
But that’s not my point here. Last year I was chasing internet squirrels (the worst kind of squirrel-chasing ADHD) and stumbled across the concept of a photo journal. A photo a day for some defined (or not) period of time. Somewhere in that same squirrel pack (herd, pod, gaggle?) I also discovered the brevity journal: a recap of the day in six words. Somewhere near the end of the chase, I lost the links for properly crediting the concepts.
At any rate, in 2014 I kept a photo journal during April and a brevity journal in December. Both were powerful exercises in that each forced me to view my world, in that moment (day), from a different perspective. The photo journal made me pay attention to the things I always see but forget to observe beyond daily routine. The brevity journal pushed me to practice concisely articulating context. Both were fabulous in shaking up how I perceive and interact with my world.
And that’s worth replicating. This time, I plan to do both. So here’s to another month of journaling.
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April 1
Gramma Littlejohn’s azaleas; fond childhood memories.