When you read the title of this post, who came to mind? Was it your best friend since kindergarten, a new acquaintance you met this past week in the coffee shop, a long time fan of your life who you…
Extraordinary Everyday: Watching Football
When I admit I enjoy watching football, other people’s reactions (usually other women’s) always amuse me. It didn’t always elicit that emotion — I used to feel embarrassed or not “girly” enough or something when the eyes widened and the incredulous “You…
Word of the Year: 2016
Can you feel it? That fluttering in your stomach, the anticipation swirling with nervousness like an actress waiting in the wings for her pivotal scene? This is a New Year. A New Start. A Fresh Beginning. 366 Days (Yay Leap Year!)…
Extraordinary Everyday: Exercise
I should probably start out and say I’m writing this on a endorphin inspired high from exercising — I probably will reflect differently tomorrow when I can’t sit down…haha 🙂 Oh, exercise and staying fit — such a popular topic in…
Extraordinary Everyday: Fireplaces
‘Tis the (winter) season and there’s just something about a fireplace this time of year, right? Or maybe it’s just something about the fire itself with its burning and crackling, various shades of oranges, yellows, purples, and blues, luminescent when just…
{EE} Reads: The Martian
The Martian is another bestseller that has been made into a movie, similar to The Book Thief. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from this book as I heard mixed reviews about the movie from various people. However, I haven’t seen…
{EE} Reads: The Glass Castle
{Image Via} I haven’t read many memoirs, but I love reading stories of all kinds and it’s especially riveting, I think, to read someone’s life story. Jeanette Walls’ memoir, The Glass Castle, came highly recommended, and it definitely did not disappoint….
Fridays are for Favorites #7
Happy Friday! Hope each of you had a wonderful week! I feel like I’m repeating myself, but the weeks seem to continue to fly by…we have an exciting weekend ahead: my youngest sister is coming to stay with us for her…
In Honor
The members of the United States Military are one reason we can celebrate and embrace our extraordinary, everyday moments. Therefore, I wish to pause today and honor them and their life’s work. *** To the members of our military – my…
When Life Doesn’t Feel Extraordinary — or even Good…
If you’ve read some of the posts on this blog, I may seem like a very optimistic person with my many references to embracing your everyday moments — I even have the audacity to say that everyday moments can be extraordinary, which…
Fridays are for Favorites #3
Another week complete! Yay for Friday!! We are planning to day trip up to Boone, North Carolina this weekend to enjoy the Blue Ridge Parkway and the amazing color show that is autumn in the mountains. How are you spending the weekend? Here…
Extraordinary Everyday: Mail
As I try more and more to notice the little things that make everyday life special – I realized how much I enjoy getting mail 🙂 Small cards, magazines, packages, even sometimes the advertisements! There’s just something about going out to…
