Opening my Good Things Jar 2013

It's that time of the year!

New Years Eve 2013....

It's time to open and reveal 

all the good things that 

have happened this year.

I have to say... I was surprised by how many bis of paper I had added..... although I was even more surprised that I added more at the back end of the year than the front. Surprised especially because the Winter is a particularly bad time for me as I suffer with Seasonal Affective Disorder.... I've told Steve that moving to Australia would help.... but I'm not sure he heard :-)

Even Pudding came to help.....

I have to say here.... that there were far more 'Good Things' happen in 2013... like the business taking off beyond my wildest dreams, and after many years of hard graft and struggle, but I suppose I was so busy, especially during the Summer months, I didn't have time to add every little thing... which added to be bigger 'thing'.

xoxox

So.... what's in my Good things jar 2013?

1. Starting Zumba!
2. Starting a new Website to help other create their own websites and market their work.
3. Started online course On marketing with book more brides 
4. Daisies joy when grandad fixed her chair
5. Bulbs for my birthday in September
6. Finally got my bulbs planted in December
7. A surprise bottle of mead from Steve
8. Painted the kitchen lime green
9. Fantastic Christmas day spent with the grandkids Paul and Sarah
10. Fantastic, tasty Christmas Dinner cooked by my son
11. Blues lab results coming back negative
12. So happy we got all our Christmas shopping finished
13. Valentines day my gorgeous Steve took me to my favourite restaurant
14. 14 August painted the shed wacky colours including hot pink lime green and turquoise
15. End of January for an busy month with lots of wedding orders
16. My new Runrig CD and DVD from Steve's mum and sister for my birthday
17.  taking Daisy for her third birthday present
18. Steve's moms successful operation
19. Hearing a friends cancer have not spread to her lymph nodes
20. Receiving flowers from a happy customer
21. Bonfire night with the grandkids
22. Taking the grandkids to Darlington Park. Riding on the bikes with Daisy
23. The little love notes Steve leaves for me
24. Darlington Sunday People's market for meeting such wonderful people
25. Watching Daisy for the first time on her scooter, Racing up and down the shop
26. Enough eyesight left to at least continue my work and draw doodles
27. Being presented with a Handmade wooden heart-shaped box containing a wedding ring
28. 20th of September taking daisy on her first camping experience
29. The best trading year ever
30. Taking friends and their kids to their first camp
31. Landmass camp 2013
32. Watching pudding cat mesmerised by the singing Santer
33. Finally getting round to painting the bathroom cupboard
34. A friend Garys all clear results 10th of December the day after he moved into his new home
35. Grateful that my friends and family survive the storms October
36. Finally finished Christmas shopping thanks to Steve going to go outdoors 18th of December
37. Every November I am reminded of the kindness shown by my calligraphy friends around the world in my hour of need
38. The lovely long hot summer we've had and the mild winter
39. Seeing Mylo riding daisys electric scooter
40. Relieved that Paul's car didn't cost as much to get fixed as we thought it might
41. My Kirk lettering newsletter that keeps me in touch with North Yorkshire calligraphers
42. Being with friends on a campsite. It's the simple things of life
43. The cute Santa that Steve bought me with the wibbly wobbly legs that made me laugh so much
44. February rescued an abandoned cat.... We named her pudding
45. Having a wonderful supportive man for when times get tough
46. The successful making of Turkish delight
47. Taking our friends on their first camping experience
48. Steve bought tickets to Runrig five rows back
49. Grateful that I have such a forgiving partner
50. Spent a wonderful day creating with Katie Jen's daughter
51. Steve painted the living room ceiling to help me See better
52. Glorious sunrises and sunsets that nature brains
53. Great start to the New Year work comes in before I even start back
54. November blues continued improvement
55. December refund from my Hermes For damaged parcel
56. Hot chocolate in Nero's on Boxing Day with Steve
57. A much-needed break a cup of tea and a chat with Sandra at brides and Belles
58. Sarah J calling round with two Steve Norton CDs despite the howling wind And her poorly back
59. Kind and thoughtful Christmas presents from Steve's family
60. Can't wait to see Daisy's face when she opens her leap pad
61. The excitement on the Grandkids faces on Christmas Day
62. And of course... the many, many, Brides and Grooms that have passed through the doors of Inspired by Script this year... Thank you... it's been a great year! 

xoxox

So... the above may not seem like much to most people... but the smallest of blessings can bring the deepest of joy. As you can see, out 2 wonderful Grand kids, Daisy and Mylo, make up a large part of this list. 

For the most part, 2013 was taken up with work and business matters and getting my act together! It was hard work and many things were sacrificed... but we wouldn't change it for the world.

I've known from the start... way back in 1999, that I am doing the job I was born to do..... in fact, it's not a job at all.... it's a pleasure.

This coming year I plan to be a bit more attentive and add more things as they happen. The jar works for me as I keep it in the kitchen with a pad and pen near it. It's easy to scribble a note and drop it inside.

I have tried Gratitude journals in the past, but for some reason I never really get past a couple of weeks with them. Perhaps it's because I can see the stack of paper building up in the jar that makes me more likely to keep things up.

It's definitely been worthwhile... and I've met some great people on the Facebook list too :-)

Well then.... have I persuaded you

 to make a Good Things Jar?

I really hope I have.