Officially Lovely
January 10, 2011 at 9:23 am 4 comments
So, it’s official! I am participating in the Year Of Lovely Things 2011.
And here, in no particular order, … (drum roll please) … is my very own Lovely List:
- make handmade cards and mail to friends
- send someone flowers
- try a new crochet pattern
- go on a retreat
- pray
- go to church
- light a candle at church
- learn how to meditate
- volunteer my time
- organize my home office/creative space
- make hot chocolate from scratch
- plan a sleepover with my nieces
- try a new recipe
- make the bed
- scan old pictures
- restore my parent’s wedding album
- hang pictures in the bedroom
- organize my shoes
- take a Zumba class
- do yoga
- run a mile
- go kayaking
- go hiking
- ride my bike (that’s been sitting in the shed)
- dance (in public, not alone at home)
- drink lots of water
- enjoy a spa day
- plan a girls’ weekend
- put laundry away (as soon as I fold it)
- put up a clothesline
- make curtains
- start a garden
- read books I’ve bought that are collecting dust on the shelf
- read & discuss a book with a book club
- donate to charity
- start a recipe book of family traditional favorites
- cook a turkey and all the fixins for no reason
- go to an art show
- see a new musician in concert
- see a show on broadway
- wander around NYC
- Skype with far away family
- scrapbook with friends
- make new professional connections
- write a poem
- write a love letter
- put together Adirondack chairs that have been sitting in shed (and paint them fun colors!)
- go to a professional football game
- clean out the attic
- play scrabble
- do crossword puzzles
- read the New York Times (hard copy not online)
Who knows if I’ll accomplish all of these lovely things, but it would be great if I did! What’s on your list? Visit Year Of Lovely Things 2011 to see what other participants are doing and perhaps sign up yourself.
Thanks to perches in the soul for the inspiration!
Here’s to a lovely year!
Entry filed under: Random Adventures of a Single Woman, Year of Lovely Things 2011. Tags: biking, Crossword, Games, hiking, meditate, New York Times, postaday2011, pray, Puzzle, recipe, scrabble, scrapbook, Year of Lovely Things, zumba.
1. Work it! « Cupcakes & Cat Food | January 11, 2011 at 10:06 am
[...] by completing two posts today (does that count?), but I am on track with checking off items on my Lovely List for a Year of Lovely Things [...]
2.
perches | January 12, 2011 at 12:09 pm
Such a great list!! The kayaking sounds so fun
3. mid-january roundup « Year of Lovely Things | January 13, 2011 at 4:22 pm
[...] GO kayaking : cupcakes & catfood BUILD a sand castle : life’s moments MAKE lemon sorbet : mental dustbunnies WATCH the sunrise in the desert : mistress VISIT a bee keeper : perches in the soul [...]
4. Candles and Prayers « Cupcakes & Cat Food | January 19, 2011 at 11:19 pm
[...] But the most productive part of the day really was going to church. I accomplished three things on my Lovely List: [...]