Thankful Friday

Thank goodness it’s Friday. That means it’s time to take a moment to appreciate the big things and the small things I’m thankful for from the past week.

more tulips in a bucket

1. I am thankful for new opportunities happening this summer!

2. I am thankful I don’t have homework anymore. Now I can spend that free time experimenting in my sketchbook. Yay!

3. I am thankful for the chance to refresh my web design skills.

4. I am thankful for a cloudy, cool day to mow the lawn.

5. I am thankful for rainy days when I don’t have to water my new plants.

6. I am thankful for time to get back to my workout schedule.

7. I am thankful for the chance to try sushi for the first time in 10 years. It was better this time.

8. I am thankful for my bicycle.

9. I am thankful for glitter nail polish called “Disco Ball.”

10. I am thankful for my husband Dave. We will be celebrating our 12-year wedding anniversary this weekend!

Hope you had a good week, and enjoy a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

Terri

Thankful Friday, Summer Break Begins

Thank goodness it’s Friday. That means it’s time to take a moment to appreciate the big things and the small things I’m thankful for from the past week.

Crabapple Tree in Bloom

1. I am thankful my final semester of classes is done. It’s amazing to think about how much I learned and accomplished in the past 4 months.

2. I am thankful for a spontaneous trip to the ice cream shop to celebrate.

3. I am thankful I don’t have any homework projects to work on right now.

4. I am thankful my fellow classmates and teachers liked my final projects, which I will share with you soon.

5. I am thankful our grill still works after 12 years. It’s fun to grill out again.

6. I am thankful our beautiful crabapple trees are blooming.

7. I am thankful to see so much green outside.

8. I am thankful for the beautiful weather we’ve been having lately so we can have all the windows open in the house.

9. I am thankful for an open bag of chocolate chips to snack on when the mood strikes. 😉

10. I am so thankful for new opportunities happening this summer! New chapters are beginning…

Hope you had a good week, and enjoy a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

Terri

Thankful Friday

Thank goodness it’s Friday. That means it’s time to take a moment to appreciate the big things and the small things I’m thankful for from the past week.

maple tree buds

1. I am thankful there’s only 2 days left in the semester.

2. I am thankful I ran into a few old friends at the Portfolio show earlier this week.

3. I am thankful I got to try a little letterpress printing twice this week.

4. I am thankful for the free pizza from the art club at school.

5. I am thankful to the graduating portfolio students for their advice on how to get ready for it and get through it.

6. I am thankful for the new and improved garden we have. I converted our former raised vegetable garden to a butterfly garden with new plants that will hopefully attract butterflies.

7. I am thankful for the new blackberry bushes I found at the garden center. I planted them right next to my existing raspberry patch.

8. I am thankful to see buds on all our trees.

9. I am thankful for Sunday night movies and  popcorn.

10. I am thankful for my Mom! Happy Mother’s Day to all my family and friends.

Hope you had a good week, and enjoy a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

Terri

Thankful Friday, Yay for May

Thank goodness it’s Friday. That means it’s time to take a moment to appreciate the big things and the small things I’m thankful for from the past week.

spring pansies

1. I am thankful there’s only 1.2 weeks left in the semester.

2. I am thankful for advice from a design professional on getting my design portfolio work ready.

3. I am thankful for the 2-3 warm and sunny days we had this week. There’s hope in our forecast for more warm and sunny days.

4. I am thankful to see buds on the trees, finally.

5. I am thankful for a shopping excursion to the thrift store, where I found a cute skirt and top for $6 each.

6. I am thankful for stationery orders.

7. I am thankful for the new issue of one of my favorite magazines, chock full of stationery inspiration, business tips, typography and illustration.

8. I am thankful for a new book full of more inspiration.

9. I am thankful for carrots and hummus for an afternoon snack.

10. I am thankful for monster cookies from the Amish farmers at the market.

Hope you had a good week, and enjoy a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

Terri

Thankful Friday, Last One In April

Thank goodness it’s Friday. That means it’s time to take a moment to appreciate the big things and the small things I’m thankful for from the past week.

spring in the yard

It was another good week for me, which makes this post more fun to write.

1. I am thankful there’s only 2 weeks left in my semester.

2. I am thankful to my teacher and classmates for suggestions and ideas on a logo I’m designing for another identity project.

3. I am thankful to another teacher for helping me master a hand-lettered, illustrated project.

4. I am thankful for new issues of design magazines and new design books about hand lettering and illustration for my reference library at home.

5. I am thankful my husband is feeling better. He was SO sick last week, the third time this year.

6. I am thankful we can go to the farmers market this weekend, since we missed it last weekend.

7. I am thankful for our weekend forecast full of sunshine. You will find me outside as much as possible.

8. I am thankful for green grass.

9. I am thankful for the salad ingredients we had on hand this week so I could have salads for lunch.

10. I am thankful you stopped by today, since I’ve been rather quiet around here this week. Just keeping busy and having a ball with some fun design projects lately.

Hope you had a good week, and enjoy a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

Terri

Thankful Friday

Thank goodness it’s Friday. That means it’s time to take a moment to appreciate the big things and the small things I’m thankful for from the past week.

early purple crocus

I had a good week, so I didn’t have to look too far for things to be thankful for.

1. I am thankful there’s only 3 weeks left in my semester.

2. I am thankful to be working on the final round of projects, which are all nature-based, my favorite imagery to be inspired by.

3. I am thankful most of my homework this weekend involves sketching.

4. I am thankful to be able to go on the Art Club field trip to tour a famous screenprinting shop and the famous Milwaukee Art Museum.

5. I am thankful for all the information-sharing and tips-sharing among my classmates.

6. I am thankful for small breaks in the rain we’ve had non-stop for the past two weeks.

7. I am so thankful for my rain jacket and big umbrella.

8. I am thankful our Farmer’s Market opens this weekend.

9. I am thankful to my sister for her advice.

10. I am thankful for rice krispie squares made with rice and cocoa krispies.

Hope you had a good week, and enjoy a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

Terri

 

Thankful Friday, No. 12

Thank goodness it’s Friday. That means it’s time to take a moment to capture the things I’m thankful for from the past week, to appreciate the big and the small things.

spring day blue skies

Here’s my random list of things I’m thankful for this past week:

1. I am thankful it’s Spring Break! I’m not going anywhere, but I’m ready for a break from the daily grindstone.

2. I am thankful for the interesting meetings, lectures and discussions our design group has been offering lately.

3. I am thankful for a streak of sunny days, even though our temps are still about 15 degrees colder than normal.

4. I am thankful to see more robins and grackles out and about in our yard on daily basis these days.

5. I am thankful my husband doesn’t like sports because I really don’t like basketball or March Madness.

6. I am thankful my husband likes to help cook meals.

7. I am thankful for stationery orders. It’s always fun to put together a package of goodies for someone. And it’s a thrill when someone likes what I created enough to buy it.

8. I am thankful for double-sided tape.

9. I am thankful for painted toenails.

10. I am thankful for new music.

Hope you had a good week, and enjoy a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

Terri

Thankful Friday, No. 11

Thank goodness it’s Friday. That means it’s time to take a moment to capture the things I’m thankful for from the past week, to appreciate the big and the small things.

crocus early 2012

 

(crocus in bloom this time last year)

Here’s my random list of things I’m thankful for this past week:

1. I am thankful for a boring meeting, which sparked a streak of productive doodling, motivating me to get back to doodling and sketching.

2. I am thankful for a helpful, inspiring meeting full of design tips and ideas.

3. I am thankful to my husband for continuing to take good care of our cars with regular maintenance.

4. I am thankful for packages from Spoonflower.

5. I am thankful for texting conversations with faraway friends.

6. I am thankful for my own movie night when I got to pick the movie.

7. I am thankful for a rare day off.

8. I am thankful to my sister for being so diligent at continuing to send me a postcard each week.

9. I am thankful for a long streak of crappy weather, keeping me indoors and focused on homework projects.

10. I am thankful for green grapes. They have been so tasty lately!

Hope you had a good week, and enjoy a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

 Terri

Thankful Friday, No. 10

Thank goodness it’s Friday. That means it’s time to take a moment to capture the things I’m thankful for from the past week, to appreciate the big and the small things.

shadows on snow

Here’s a random list of things I’m thankful for this past week:

1. I am thankful this weekend is Daylight Savings, when we can turn our clocks ahead one hour and capture more daylight.

2. I am thankful for new projects that feel fresh and exciting.

3. I am thankful for afternoon coffee and cookie breaks.

4. I am thankful for sunshine after another big snow storm earlier in the week. Sunshine always makes me happy.

5. I am thankful for friendship and idea-sharing with a fellow classmate.

6. I am thankful for a repaired zipper on my favorite jeans. I have missed them these past few weeks.

7. I am thankful for altered dress pants at-the-ready for a dressing-up kind of occasion.

8. I am thankful I finally found an old design project that was lost in our house.

9. I am thankful for open computer labs on campus. It’s nice to work on a computer with 8G of RAM.

10. I am thankful for the friendship I have with my sister. She gives a good pep-talk and boost of confidence when I need it. And she’s a good listener. and funny. and thoughtful. and patient.

Hope you had a good week, and enjoy a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

Terri