boxed thanks

so, i was hemming and hawing over the gratitude collector that i was going to use for the entire year in '08. i wanted to be creative, and make something ... i was so inspired by the creative geniuses and their webpages, and blogs that i drool over. but the inspiration was .... well ..... my fingers never did the walking on that inspiration, sadly.


so, as the days inched closer to the beginning of the new year, and the beginning of the new "book" of gratitude i was hoping to begin, i was fretting over the actual vehicle i'd use. last year (since october 12, when i had started) i was using a simple bound notebook to record my gratitudes. while i loved the simplicity of said notebook, i wanted .... more.


fast forward to the night before christmas. i received a lovely box-o-magic (aka: lotions, soap, salts, scrubs, pampering goodies) from my uncle's wife. it looks like this:



it is padded, covered with this terrific print canvas, and sturdy. oh, and on the rather large side. not enormous, but sizable. i emptied the goodies into my bathroom, and used them of course (fabulous as always! new scent for me - goatmilk, yum!) and then found myself with this large, empty, pretty, box.


empty. box.

so, i took my little treasure, and masterminded my "vehicle" for gratitude. i found several small pieces of scrapbooking scrap papers and cut them into 2x2, 3x3 and 4x4 ish size, and on them i write my gratitudes for the day. some days are longer than others, and because i have different sized papers, i just choose which size that day, and then i place them into the box, and have been since the 1st of jan.

it will not be organized at the end of 365 days of 2x2s and 3x3s and 4x4s for sure ... and that is just so very cool. i honestly think that is the best part about it. i will be able to reach in at any time and grab any one of the pages, and read what made me happy on any old ordinary day during the year 2008.

way, way cool. i love it!

i have been gathering all my thoughts on this idea/project, and the other suggestions i have for myself for the year. i have a partial list, and these are really only a segment of what i want to accomplish. there are other, more personal things that i have here staring me in the face day in and day out. but they don't need to be blared all over the internet. :o)

- be patient. period.

- blog / write more often. and project 365

- start and finish 4 books that have been patiently waiting for my warm hands to hold them

- take a digital photo class

- take a crafting class of my choice (i am leaning towards glass blowing, pottery, or painting)

- be adventurous, find more time to play

- be grateful. write it, everyday. tell it, everyday.