Today’s happiness is brought to you by an odd little (well, not REALLY so little) something that’s actually on my gratitude list as well: my home office scanner. Weird, right? But hang on – I can explain…
100 Happy Days – Day 65
Yesterday I started working on a holiday-themed tangle design, and was enjoying myself so much that I couldn’t stop drawing until I’d finished (which ended up being in the wee hours of this morning). I’d originally intended to turn the piece into a Christmas card for Peter and I to give to friends and family, but was so pleased with the end result that I decided it would be a good candidate for Ten Thousand Tangles… and because this particular design was smaller than usual (i.e., 6″ x 6″) I was actually able to scan it at home instead of waiting for and paying the printer to do it. After some tweaking, I ended up with a really high-quality digital image, and have been adding products to my shop like crazy all day. It’s SO rewarding to be able to get on with things and see immediate results… so thank you, dear home office scanner, for bringing me such happiness today!
(P.S. – It can take up to 24 hours for the products I add to show up to the general public, although it does look as though a few of them have already been posted. You can visit Ten Thousand Tangles to see the design now if you’d like, but I’ll also share the link and a photo on my next Tangled Tuesday post, as by then all of the products should have shown up.)
→ The 100 Happy Days web site
→ My 100 Happy Days posts
Hope you’ll join me in this week’s Gratitude Linkup!
(If you’d like a bit of background on why I started the Gratitude Linkup, check out this post.)
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My Gratitude List
In no particular order, here is my own gratitude list for this moment in time. I hope that after reading it you’ll go on to write and share your own!
- Well-attended and safe Remembrance Day ceremonies across the country.
- Living in Canada, “the True North strong and free” – and all the people who have sacrificed something of themselves so that it could be (and stay) this way.
- Celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary, and receiving some lovely gifts and wishes from family and friends.
- The oil-filled space heater in our attic bedroom. We don’t need to turn it on very often, but it’s awfully nice to have it available when we do!
- The roadwork and beautifying that was done on our street this past summer, and more recently the same sort of work that was finished on the main street in our neighbourhood. Not only does everything look so much nicer, but also driving on it is SO smooth – what a welcome change! I’m grateful to live in a vibrant, character-filled neighbourhood.
- Less than a week to go until Peter’s hip replacement surgery! So grateful that he will soon be out of pain and on the mend.
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November 16, 2014
Hi Laurel,
Thank you for sharing and spreading your focus on gratitude. Being thankful is not just a one day affair. Good luck with your creations too!
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November 17, 2014
I agree, Donovan – it’s important to make thankfulness happen always! Thanks so much. 🙂
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Hello… Just stopping by to read and say hello. Have a great week upcoming.
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November 17, 2014
Thanks, Myke – you as well! 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… #MicroblogMondays 12 – Motivated + 100 Happy Days – Day 66
Great list.
Happy Anniversary!
Wishing Peter a speedy recovery with his hip replacement.
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November 17, 2014
Thank you so much, Kathy!
Laurel Regan recently posted… #MicroblogMondays 12 – Motivated + 100 Happy Days – Day 66
I love my scanner, Laurel, and cross my fingers each time that it won’t conk out … Yet! Keep us posted on Peter’s surgery – here’s hoping for a smooth surgery day and normal recovery.
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November 17, 2014
I will do that – thank you very much for your good wishes. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… #MicroblogMondays 12 – Motivated + 100 Happy Days – Day 66
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November 17, 2014
Laurel, it doesn’t sound weird at all that you love your office scanner, especially with all the Zentangled art you do and what you do with it! Love your Zentangled designs: you sure have lots! Good luck on them and also to Peter’s hip surgery. A great list of gratitudes! 🙂 <3
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November 17, 2014
Thank you so much, Elly – I appreciate it. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… #MicroblogMondays 12 – Motivated + 100 Happy Days – Day 66
It’s indeed rewarding to have things done immediately rather than waiting. You never know what could bring you happiness 🙂
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November 17, 2014
I totally agree!
Laurel Regan recently posted… #MicroblogMondays 12 – Motivated + 100 Happy Days – Day 66
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November 17, 2014
I just want to say that your tangles are the most beautiful I’ve seen. Just wanted to tell you that. Even though I see a lot of them, I’m always taken with the ones you do.
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November 17, 2014
Thank you so much, Carol – that means a lot to me! Much appreciated. 🙂
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November 17, 2014
It is good you found the tangle scanned at home. True happiness. 🙂
Looking forward to seeing it on Tuesday.
All the best to Peter for his surgery.
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November 17, 2014
Thank you so much. 🙂
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November 17, 2014
All the best for Peter’s surgery Laurel…Keep us posted…Wish you all the luck and best wishes
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November 17, 2014
Thank you very much. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… #MicroblogMondays 12 – Motivated + 100 Happy Days – Day 66
Personally I love my scanner/printer and don’t really know where I would be without it. ♥
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November 17, 2014
It’s a very handy device, isn’t it?!
Laurel Regan recently posted… #MicroblogMondays 12 – Motivated + 100 Happy Days – Day 66
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