photodiary

This week's #photodiary
- A cart full of groceries with a 15% off coupon
- My youngest has a new lunch box that fits the content perfectly (I find that very satisfying😅)
- Shiba wanting some soft scratchies behind the ears
- Being able to nurse my oldest when he had the flu and make sure he had what he needed
- Finished cross stitch piece (Four Peas in a Pod) for my niece's baptism (made Two Peas in a Pod for my brother and sis in law's wedding and Three Peas in a Pod when their firstborn was baptized)
- A little pocket cross for my pencil case
- The chocolate chip cookies I made for the baptism party
- An absolute highlight of my day; quiet time with my books, Bibles, and notebooks
- Was able to get my kids a special treat. My oldest had gotten some great grades for two projects and my youngest had a straining day. So it was time for a treat for both.
Thank you all for letting me share.
I really needed to make this collage today since I'm depressed.

This week's #photodiary
- A cup of delicious hazelnut coffee with my childhood BFF
- New bedtime devotional book
- Got the baptism gift for my niece, Rosa, and it was so beautifully wrapped
- I was lucky and tucked Rosa in for her afternoon nap. Such a blessing to walk her and hear her baby-talk herself to sleep. All safe and sound - and loved
- I saw the first ladybug of 2026
- Budding branches. It's so lovely when the green returns
- I love stickers! And I am making a sticker page on the first page in my One Year Bible for Women
- New nails; pink French. For spring and the baptism on Saturday
- Beautiful morning light in the kitchen🌄
Thank you all for being here. And for letting me share.

My mood has dipped quite a bit.
I find spring very triggering mixed with all the lovely things... so I am pretty much all over the place.
But a grounding practice of mine is looking in my #photodiary
This week's picks:
- Spring flowers. We call them "announcers of Spring"
- My mom's senior dog, Shiba, doing her morning groom; gotta look your best for the day ahead
- It's still cold during the night. So I appreciate my warm and soft cherry socks
- My haul from the drugstore; they had an amazing sale. And my skin is so happy
- A beautiful full moon. It lit up the entire night
- Baked buns for the entire family
- My oldest son asked me when I could make pancakes. The answer was next morning
- Front page collage for March in my Faith Journal
- One of my favorite scenes in one of my favorite movies; Hunger Games 4. The last scene. Where Katniss Everdeen finally finds peace and can feel safe.
Thank you all for letting me share - you're so kind and great.

My life has become quite restricted since I've been on sickleave and I am more homebound.
It's a blessing for me that I am an introvert, have good daily routines, and love books/journals and being creative.
So you can't tell by my #photodiary that I am more home:
- A lovely sunrise from the kitchen window
- Coffee and prayer time using my newly made Prayer Bible
- Reading, study, and creative time
- Relaxing after the kids were sent off to school and the morning house work was done
- My mom's dog Shiba waiting for me to come home after grocery shopping
- Saturday night takeout treat (it's my "day off" cooking) and a great movie
- Babysitting my 11 month old niece and 4 year old nephew. And James; the four legged family member
- Seeing the silhouettes of the trees in the puddles
- My youngest tucking his teddies in for the day.

This week's #photodiary
- My kids got me a Dr Pepper while they were on a holiday with their grandparents
- Baking buns for the family
- Valentines treats for my sons before I gift wrapped the goodies
- Valentines with my favorite takeout and a favorite movie (Hunger Games 2)
- Using my Prayer Bible before I do my daily Bible reading. It really deepens the reading to pray about God and His Word first
- Two new ball pens with black ink. They are really pretty and look great in my pencil case. Plus they write great - which of course is the main thing;)
- Splurged and got myself a magazine I can use for making the front page collage for March in my Faith Journal
- Homemade Everything Bagel seasoning. It's so expensive to buy online where I live. So I found a recipe to make it myself
- A safe place of mine; in my books, Bibles, and journals.
Thank you all for being here and for letting me share.
It's a lifeline for me to focus on the good.

As I work through grief and acceptance about my sickleave, change in circumstances AGAIN, and new lows in energy - plus new highs in fatigue, I am beyond grateful for my #photodiary

I still take at least one picture a day (not counting the pictures I download or screenshots;) of something good.

My habit tracker app reminds me to keep an eye out for good moments and glimmers.

This week's pick:

- Dog sitting my mom's senior dog Shiba

- Ordering my favorite pizza sandwich and re-watching a favorite movie (The Hunger Games)

- My sister got me M&M's when she went grocery shopping because she knows it's a favorite of mine and I'm going through a crisis

- A treat; my favorite - a scone with chocolate. And the waiter heated it for me; so delicious

- Cozy and warm socks to sleep in

- New stickers and a new folder for a project that helps me to keep going

- The earrings my friend got for me because she felt bad I'm on yet other sickleave

- Re-found my fitbit watch to watch my calorie intake now I'm even less active than before

- A Moleskine with extra pages (specially ordered) for another project; started a 5 year diary.

Thank you all for being here and for letting me share.

You help me to keep going!

I am going through a rough time.
And my #photodiary is a comfort to me.
- I finally got a real Corrector pen. And it works really well
- A cup of perfect morning coffee
- Sunrise and beautiful colors
- The moon setting and a test of the camera in my new phone; it's so good!
- A tulip displaying it's colors
- Finished page with a sentence a day about God's Grace and Provision
- Played a card game with my youngest
- A treat for my youngest son; including a cup of hot chocolate with mini marshmallows
- Got some new stickers (and washi tape, just not in the picture).
Thank you all for letting me share.

I found a place I can make my usual layout for my #photodiary - yay!
This week's pick of glimmers and gratitude:
- My mom's senior dog, Shiba, being all happy and cute after I gave her a treat
- I am thankful to be able to afford vitamins and medication and that I can arrange them in this dispenser
- My book stack; my books are a happy and safe place for me
- Quiet time with Lofi Girl
- My shadow on a blanket of fresh snow early in the morning
- Tea time with some Oreos
- My brother got me a big bag of M&M's for my treat night
- A new set of pj's. From a label called LOVED - I really like that since it reminds me of my Faith Focus for 2026; Identity in Christ
- Creative time making a collage.
Thank you all for letting me share.

Searching for a new layout app.
So this will have to do for now;)
This week's #photodiary
- Ever so cozy and wonderful quiet time
- Got myself two more advent tea calendars because they were on big sale
- My new phone!!!
- Sunset view
- Made my own Everything Bagel seasoning and it's delicious
- Dr. Pepper Zero as an afternoon treat.
Thank you all for letting me share and keeping me focused on the good.

This week's #photodiary
- Some of the last sunlight of the day, shining on a tree
- Found a forgotten stash of cards and cardstock
- The first sunlight of the day; also the only sunlight that day
- Afternoon snack time
- A perfect cup of slow morning coffee
- My new bag all packed with my daily stuff
- A new book recommended by a Mighty friend; "The Bible in 52 Weeks. A Yearlong Bible Study for Women"
- Fully stocked fridge!! Such a blessing. I also have money for vegetables and some fruit
- Also found a forgotten stash of stickers = happy day.
Thank you all for helping me to stay focused on the good.
Helps me with my Word of the Year; deliberate.
I want to use my energy and focus deliberately.