Thank goodness it’s Friday! Another week, another day, another class, another project, more new ideas and inspiration. At the end of each week, I have been forcing myself to stop and take a moment to capture the things I’m thankful for from the past week, to appreciate the big and the small things.

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

1. I am thankful I get to walk on such a pretty trail (above) to get to class.

2. I am thankful to be starting new projects in class this week: greeting cards, a logo and label for a product or event, and a painterly product illustration. So fun!

3. I am thankful for the goodies I received from my friend Michelle for our exchange. That mini quilt looks great as a centerpiece on our kitchen table. And those “scraps” she shared are large pieces. She definitely did her research to pick out just the right things I like, including MnMs, cute butterfly buttons and new drawing tools.

4. I am thankful my friend Stephanie liked the goodies I sent her for our exchange. (I only took a picture of the wristlet I made for her.)

5. I am thankful for pumpkin-flavored ice cream with pieces of gingersnap cookies mixed in.

6. I am thankful for the best spicy BBQ pizza for dinner on Friday night.

7. I am thankful the leaves in our yard are raked… for now.

8. I am thankful for my dishwasher.

9. I am thankful for coupons.

10. I am thankful for sunshine on a day off.

Inspired by this ongoing series of posts.

Hope you have a few things to be thankful for this week. Thank you for stopping by.

Thank goodness it’s Friday! It’s been another whirlwind of a week, consumed with classes and design projects. At the end of each week, it’s nice to stop and take a moment to capture the things I’m thankful for from the past week, to appreciate the big and the small things.

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

1. I am thankful to the design professional I was lucky enough to interview this week for a design project. She is an amazing artist!

2. I am thankful for the progress I’ve made on my illustration project. It’s been a 4-week project, so I’m excited to be putting on the finishing touches this weekend.

3. I am thankful to my classmate / friend who purposefully didn’t sit by me in class this week because she was sick with a cold and didn’t want me to catch her germs. (she sat by someone else – ha!)

4. I am thankful to my classmates for the positive feedback on how to improve the editorial illustration I did for my Electronic Illustration class.

5. I am thankful to my husband for doing more chores around the house lately when I’m swamped with classes and design projects.

6. I am thankful for the postcard I receive every single week from my sister.

7. I am thankful for texting, which has been such a great way to keep in touch with my sister, my brother, my sister-in-law and my brother-in-law, none of whom live near me.

8. I am thankful for this last day of summer. It was a good summer.

9. I am thankful to you for still coming back to read my blog, even though I haven’t been blogging as much lately.

Inspired by this ongoing series of posts.

Hope you have a few things to be thankful for this week. As always, thank you for stopping by!

Thank goodness it’s Friday! At the end of the week, it’s nice to stop and take a moment to share the things I’m thankful for from the past week, to appreciate the big and the small things.

1. I am thankful I happened to look out the window and notice this tiger swallowtail butterfly fluttering around our phlox flowers. I am thankful it posed long enough for me to take a few photos.

2. I am thankful to have completed my first week of classes for the Fall semester. I have so many fun projects going on already and so many fun things to learn.

3. I am thankful to see my school friends again.

4. I am thankful I finally got a locker at school so I don’t have to carry around all my art supplies like a pack-mule.

5. I am thankful for scraps of paper. I really like to make lists.

6. I am thankful to have Fridays off again this semester.

7. I am thankful we have a long holiday weekend ahead of us.

8. I am thankful fall is in the air. I can’t wait to go hiking again.

Inspired by this ongoing series of posts.

Hope you have a few things to be thankful for this week. And, as always, thank you for stopping by!

Thank goodness it’s Friday! At the end of the week, it’s nice to stop and take a moment to share the things I’m thankful for from the past week. It’s a great way for me to appreciate the big things and the small things.

1. I am thankful to all of you who entered my Back to School Giveaway! Since I’m giving away TWO sketchbook sets, that means TWO winners!

Jennie, you won the sketchbook set made with the Meet the Gang fabrics! (don’t worry, I will ship Internationally.)

Cris, you won the sketchbook set made with the Castle Peeps fabric!

I definitely need to make more of those sketchbook sets to offer in my shop, so stay tuned for more updates on that. (BTW, would anyone be interested in a sewing pattern to make your own sketchbook set?)

2. I am thankful for a rare day to sleep in.

3. I am thankful for the cool new walking paths we now have in our yard.

4. I am thankful our street is finally paved and the construction season in our neighborhood is over.

5. I am thankful for my bike. I love to go bike riding on the trails, almost as much as hiking.

6. I am thankful to have naturally curly hair on humid days.

7. I am thankful for the sound of the crickets at night.

8. I am thankful for the green leaves that fill out our trees. I also love the Fall colors, but I sure do miss leaves in winter.

9. I am very thankful for the fabulous summer I’ve had.

10. I am thankful to be starting my fall semester of four more graphic design classes next week.

Inspired by this ongoing series of posts.

Hope you have a few things to be thankful for this week.

Thank goodness it’s Friday! At the end of the week, it’s nice to stop and take a moment to share the things I’m thankful for from the past week. It’s a great way for me to appreciate the big things and the small things.

1. I am thankful for eyebrow pencils. My eyebrows are blonde so it looks like I don’t have any if I don’t darken them.

2. I am thankful for my favorite local radio station, which keeps me entertained throughout the day when I’m home.

3. I am thankful for a mellow Internet radio station, which relaxes me when I’m working on the computer.

4. I am thankful for my color printer in my home office. I have been working it hard lately.

5. I am thankful for a girls’ night out with my mom and her friends to share goals and ideas. They are a great group of ladies.

6. I am thankful for my car, which comfortably gets me where I want to go.

7. I am thankful for my bike, which is fun to ride, gives me a great source of exercise, and also gets me where I want to go.

8. I am thankful for tote bags so I can carry around too much stuff when I travel.

9. I am thankful I get to spend a little time with my family at my parent’s house on the beach.

10. I am thankful for my pillow.

Inspired by this ongoing series of posts.

Hope you have a few things to be thankful for this week.