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So, how are you?

Busy holiday season, I know. Seems I can’t catch up with my feet. Still have some trees to undecorate {travelling hindered that}, some thank-you’s to write-for sure, some household business to take care of… And then there are all the new projects for the new year. *sigh*

I’ve had another project on my heart… a photo-link up party. I hope to ‘launch’ it within the next week or two {still trying to figure out my button!}, so keep an eye open for it! No theme, no die-hard commitment required from you, just another time and place to link up a photo from a favorite moment from the week. I’m thinking Fridays will be best… What do you think?

Speaking of linky parties, my sweet friend Cate from Moments of Whimsy, a New Zealand blogger, has launched a weekly link-up that might just be what you need! First, let me tell you that I’ve been following Cate since the beginning of my blogging career {snicker, snicker!}, and she is amazing. Each year, she sets some pretty lofty goals, and then accomplishes them. This year, she’s hosting a weekly link-up for you to share something you’ve done for you. She’s encouraging you to set aside time each week to do something that you enjoy, something that you want to do, and then post about it and share with others. Isn’t that awesome?

I also found recently Suzanne’s weekly link-up on Mondays, Monday Moments. I love Suzanne’s way of writing… it’s almost like she’s singing, or whispering her words to you. Her photos are fabulous, and her spirit seems joyful. {I’m so drawn to joyful!}

And just this week, I realized a fabulous photographer who’s blog I enjoy, hosts a Thursday photo link-up, This and That. Deb Duty’s website is all awesome photos, plus a bit about her beautiful family, too. I love photo link-ups because they are usually easy to visit other’s blogs {posts are usually brief}, and of course, there’s all that eye candy!

I know! I almost never include photos of me in my posts! I usually don’t have any, and those I have don’t usually pass my critical eye. But this one is one of my favorites, evah! This is Ruth {left} and Jess {right} {yup! me in the middle!}. I met both of these ladies serendipitously at last year’s Blissdom conference. I roomed with Jess, having never met her!, though I had visited her blog. I love the honest-to-goodness joy on our faces… {It was just before we saw Matt Nathanson perform in a very, very small and intimate venue-you could feel the electricity in the air!}

I can’t wait to see Ruth again, and to meet new friends… It’s the most unreal experience… All these wonderfully amazing women, opportunities for more friendship, more learning… And Opryland Hotel in Nashville is GoRgeOUS. Seriously. Are you going? Would you consider?

Jess was going to room with me again this year, and had to cancel at the last minute… I’m pretty bummed about that… I was SO looking forward to seeing her again! She has a ticket {they are getting low in availability} she can transfer to you. If you are interested, shoot me an email. Um, and shall I tempt you with the pre-conference goody package? One of my favorite parts! Blissdom gets awesome sponsors who donate gifts for each of us, and a box full arrives in the mail about a week before the conference… Freebies are fabulous!

Well, love to chat, but crossfit and book-club are calling me. We read Julius Caesar this time, and I read it all the way through! I cheated, though, with this fantastically easy-to-read version:

{And I only mention that because tomorrow is my blogiversary, and I named my first blog from a line in another Shakespearean play.}

I hope you have a wonderful weekend filled with peace and progress toward things you love to do; that you are able to capture some of that love and wonder in photos or words to share; and that you consider stepping out of your comfort zone and doing something that tugs gently on your heart, like attending a conference where you ‘know’ no one, even though you really do.