While I'm much more concerned with quality as opposed to quantity, sometimes it's just fun to look back and reflect on what you've done in a specific window of time. Taking a look at what you've done often might be telling . . . here's to hoping that we engage in joyous activities regularly, and perhaps we can learn something from reflecting on how we've spent some of our time, and make changes if need be accordingly. The overall hope here is to celebrate the smaller joys in life, enjoying a measure of gratitude for the everyday and commonplace, as well as the rare and extraordinary.
November 2016 by the numbers:
- Seventy bulbs planted. I'm excited to see what blooms in our gardens in the spring!
- One of my favourite author's most recent book in my hot little hands!
- One birthday luncheon at a quaint cafe celebrated with my dear friend S. And, borrowing the bucket list item from another friend, we've committed to "be in the pictures".
- One amazing evening at a session of the Wild Writers Literary Festival where I was able to hear and meet my long-time favourite author, Guy Gavriel Kay, (he's even more brilliant than I'd imagined!), as well as listen to a wonderful interview between him, author Rosemary Sullivan, and host Craig Norris. A fantastic event!
- Four of us took shelter from the blinding sunlight by deeking into a theatre to see 'Trolls', a fun and colourful movie about optimism, positivity and working together.
- Two enjoyed a morning coffee date (my first coffee beverage since returning from my retreat last month!) after a lovely date night the eve before out at 'Berlin' (how spoiled we are, and how thankful to Gramma for having our girls over!).
- Five of us shared a gorgeous Autumn day, walking through the woods and getting 'that chickadee feeling' together.
- First signs of the festive season appear on my chai latte!
- Nineteen years for which I'm so grateful Kieran, my cousin's son, was here on this Earth, making it a better place. How sad we are to have lost him this month, and how our family misses him.
- Countless letters, notes and lists written and left with love - and of course with the need to pass along my need to organize - before heading off to San Francisco.
- Seven wonderful days shared with Mom in San Francisco and the surrounding areas!
- Two pals share a day of favourite things and places. My heart sang being in their happy presence.
- Four of us were both moved and inspired by 'Queen of Katwe'.
- Eight years of E, our amazing, joyful, spirited, kind, determined and talented mighty mite were celebrated! And it may be at 25 years of service that you get a gold watch, but apparently 8 years is when the digital sport watch is most happily and proudly received!
- One plate of egg salad sandwiches, cut into squares, with no crusts, and toothpicks, specifically requested and made with love for the birthday girl's after-school snack.
- Two fantastic swim meets for H this month, and one for E, too!! How I love to watch them swim!
- Weekly visits over tea with friends, some near, some further; some with old friends, and some with newer. Feeling so fortunate to have this time :)
- First snow of the season arrived this month.
- 500 new tree lights bought and strung, and two little elves got busy decorating our Christmas tree!
- Oodles of noodles at our fave kitschy restaurant in London, 'Spageddy Eddy's' - E's choice for birthday-dinner-out :)
- Second field trip of the school year that I've had the good fortune to attend as a parent volunteer! E and I had a fantastic day with her classmates at Crawford Lake, where we explored the Wendat village and its longhouses and learned about the native Iroquois people who lived there 600 years ago.
- Over 25 years of friendship shared with my dear friend J and we celebrated her special day with sangria.
- Only seven more days until H and I take off for New York City!! We're celebrating our birthdays together in the city that never sleeps, excited to soak up the sights and the festive spirit that will surely be in the air.
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