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5 things for Friday (vol. 12)

Last night, Friday night, I grabbed my laptop with the intention of writing this post. And instead, I put it back down, went to bed, and had a much-needed 8-hour sleep.

Let’s take a look at the randomness of this week.

I started making a shadowbox

I’ll write about this more in a 52 wrap-up, but this week I started making my shadowbox. I downloaded a design on Etsy and started cutting it out.

Unfortunately, my Cameo cutter didn’t cut all the way through on some more intricate cuts, so I’m tracing those with my craft knife.

But I started putting the layers together; here’s a sneak preview.

Partially assembled layered paper shadowbox

One watery eye

Does this ever happen to anyone else? I was working out this week on the bike, and only one eye started watering.…

Five Things for Friday (vol. 10)

The last few nights I’ve found myself getting to bed, and realising yet another day has gone by. It feels like from the moment I wake up, to the moment I go to bed, things just zoom by.

I only pause when it’s time to go to sleep, and really, I’m only pausing because I have to. I want to keep doing things, and getting stuff done, and sometimes sleep just feels like a waste of time.

No points for guessing that I had bad sleep this week because I kept going to bed late, whoops.

New mission for next week: slow down, pay attention, and appreciate what time I have.

Anyway, here’s what happened in the last blink-and-you’ll-miss-it week.

1: Still “Running down under”

I renewed my subscription to Run the World this week, a virtual run around Australia.…

Five Things for Friday (vol. 7)

It’s Friday, and here’s five things.

1: I’m having a bath

I could electrocute myself at any time but I’m living on the edge. Kidding.

Anyway, I’m still feeling yuk, so after sitting out by the fire with my husband for a bit, he kindly ran a bath for me to soak in. He even added scented Epsom salts, he’s so sweet.

I still feel blah tho. Thank god for cold and flu meds.

2: I started a puzzle this week

Whenever we go places and I see puzzles, I want to stop everything I’m doing just to get a piece in. It’s just so dang enticing!

When I visited a friend last weekend I took a puzzle with me but we didn’t end up doing it.…

August Gratitude Day 9: Something to thank myself for

In my last gratitude post, I talked about feeling most content when, amongst other things, I’ve done a few things on a Sunday night to make myself feel “on top of it”. Doing my weekly plan every Sunday night is a fundamental part of that. It’s nice to know what’s coming up and make sure I’m prepared!

Luckily for me, today’s gratitude prompt lined up with my Sunday night planning, so I decided to share my weekly planning process.

Do one small thing that will make your life easier tomorrow.

Planner Layout

To be specific, I use a Saint Belford Curate Daily Planner. It sold out for 2026, and the 2027 versions are being released later this month. So, here’s the link to the 2026 version if you want to take a look.…

Five Things for Friday (vol. 6)

This week has been a screwy week. Yesterday, I woke up thinking it was Wednesday, then told myself I was lying and that it was actually Friday, and then realised it was Thursday. Quite the rollercoaster, and very disappointing to not be at the end of the week yet.

But here we are, it’s Friday, and here are five things for the week.

Cranky Picasso Paintings

One thing I love, like really, really love, is my son’s artwork. I have a frame on my wall that showcases the latest picture, and the inside is filled with many more. The more abstract it is, the better. It brings me so much joy. One of my most favourite ones is a portrait he painted of me for Mother’s Day, where the image resembles a duck more than me.…