I sometimes have these random things I want to share that aren't really about my family per se, but are of interest. Usually these go in my "five on friday" posts full of random favorites. It has been awhile since I've done one of those and have a few things I want to share that are somewhat time limited. Take a look!
1. Scary Mommy Thanksgiving Project -- You probably know that food insecurity is one of our ongoing chairities. We donate monthly to the OK Regional Food Bank, but do try to make an extra effort near the holidays. This year, we sponsored a family through the Scary Mommy Thanksgiving Project. They then sent me the background of the family we sponsored. So heartbreaking, sweet, and I feel so blessed to be able to help. I hope that some of you can join me or find a similar charity near you. Yes $50 might be a stretch so give $5 and feed one person.
2. Week in the Life - I've been doing Week in the Life for several years. This is an annual memory keeping exercise with Ali Edwards. For one week, we closely document the days of our life in all their ordinary every day nature. This year it is Oct. 27-Nov. 2. I think it will be extra fun to have it cover our week of Halloween as we're always very busy during this season. I will be using Ali's kit to make a physical book of our week in words and photos, but many people just play along by blogging it as we go. I invite you to join me in either approach and I'll be sharing here too!
3. We love Pumpkinville at the Myriad Children's Garden. It is so beautifully done and so very much fun. I encourage you to check it out now through Oct. 31! There will be more about our recent visit on the blog soon, but in the meantime, week days are a great time as it is a little less crowded. They also have pumpkins for sale this year, which we happily took advantage of.
4. Storybook Village - In other Halloween fun, we are thinking of trying out Arcadia Lake's Storybook Forrest this year. Have any of you tried it/liked it? Let me know!
5. 30 Days of Thankful - Cathy Z has an annual 30 days of Thankful project to keep gratitude at the forefront of November. I have sometimes participated and may again this year. Unlike Week in the Life and December Daily, I don't usually do the minibook, but do find different ways to keep daily gratitude in my family's days for November and hopefully make a habit of it. My plan is just a Scrapbook page with 30 lines to list one thing every day and maybe a facing page with some images. Who knows, I may just do a blog list or set of impressions, but I do hope to use this or something similar to keep our gratitude project going. How do you focus on gratitude throughout the year and especially in November?
2. Week in the Life - I've been doing Week in the Life for several years. This is an annual memory keeping exercise with Ali Edwards. For one week, we closely document the days of our life in all their ordinary every day nature. This year it is Oct. 27-Nov. 2. I think it will be extra fun to have it cover our week of Halloween as we're always very busy during this season. I will be using Ali's kit to make a physical book of our week in words and photos, but many people just play along by blogging it as we go. I invite you to join me in either approach and I'll be sharing here too!
3. We love Pumpkinville at the Myriad Children's Garden. It is so beautifully done and so very much fun. I encourage you to check it out now through Oct. 31! There will be more about our recent visit on the blog soon, but in the meantime, week days are a great time as it is a little less crowded. They also have pumpkins for sale this year, which we happily took advantage of.
4. Storybook Village - In other Halloween fun, we are thinking of trying out Arcadia Lake's Storybook Forrest this year. Have any of you tried it/liked it? Let me know!
5. 30 Days of Thankful - Cathy Z has an annual 30 days of Thankful project to keep gratitude at the forefront of November. I have sometimes participated and may again this year. Unlike Week in the Life and December Daily, I don't usually do the minibook, but do find different ways to keep daily gratitude in my family's days for November and hopefully make a habit of it. My plan is just a Scrapbook page with 30 lines to list one thing every day and maybe a facing page with some images. Who knows, I may just do a blog list or set of impressions, but I do hope to use this or something similar to keep our gratitude project going. How do you focus on gratitude throughout the year and especially in November?
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