~ 2014 ...

Happy New Year everyone!

Whoa!  Where did the time go?

The holidays came and went.

They were crazy and hectic and a little stressful but we survived.
We spent the 20th with Tom's family celebrating.
We spent Christmas Eve day with my family celebrating.
And Christmas day was just the two of us ... quiet and wonderful.

And now on to a new year.
I was so wrapped up in the holidays that I didn't have time to visit blogs
and/or make comments. 
Sorry!
I will be better at it this year.
 

And now on to Random 5 Friday.

 

1.  Between Christmas and New Year I had a birthday.

Yup!  This ole' gal is 62.

We just got a teeny little cake this year ... enough for two slices each.

It was chocolate cake with chocolate fudge frosting

with chunks of chocolate sprinkled on top

and .... oh yeah .... a cherry!

 

2.  I wasn't sure if I was going to choose a "word" for 2014.

I thought about it long and hard and just couldn't come up with anything.

I went through the whole alphabet thinking of a word

that would ... well ... grab me.

Nothing.

 

3.  And then ... it happened!

A word.  Jumped out.  At me.

Challenge.

 

4.  This will be the year when I challenge myself.

In every way possible.

 

5.  I have so many ideas swirling around in my head.

I really want to run with my blog ... grow with it.

I want to challenge myself to blog more often.

I will be introducing you to Gumby soon.

He has been pestering me to blog about him and his friends.

I may even have a "Gumby Tuesday" or something like that!

I want to take my camera with me when I'm out and about as much as possible.

Tired of seeing things and saying "Dang, if only I had my camera."

I want to open an Etsy shop.

I have so many craft projects just screaming at me to be accomplished.

From knitting to crocheting to sewing to jewelry making to tags to notecards ...

well, you get the idea!

I am actually excited ... YES! EXCITED ... about all of this!

 Oh yeah!

 

I want 2014 to be fun and productive and challenging!

I've been "blah" for too long.

So come along for the ride.

 

Now, which project should I work on first?

♥