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Being happy isn’t so much about the big, extraordinary events in our lives, it happens when we recognize all of the little ordinary things that make us smile. The thank you notes category is all about appreciating the little things that make us smile every day and expressing gratitude for them.

Friday favorites: more hiking & a surprise visit

July 13, 2018 by Christie Hawkes 16 Comments
Larry, Christie, and Blake

Happy Friday friends! I hope this week brought many smiles to your face. Mine brought more hiking (two in one week!) and a surprise visit from a friend. What could be better than that? Let’s start with the hikes. The first one was Lake Catherine via Brighton Lakes Trail with two of my lovely sisters. Spending … [Read more…]

Posted in: Health and wellness, Thank you notes Tagged: food, Friday Favorites, hiking

Friday favorites: thank you notes

July 6, 2018 by Christie Hawkes 16 Comments
The view from Wild Rose Trail

Happy Friday! It’s been a while since I’ve done thank you notes, so I think it’s time. Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” ~William Arthur Ward Thank you Cindy for inviting me to go on a hike. Thank you Mother Nature for providing this grandeur (Wild … [Read more…]

Posted in: Thank you notes Tagged: Friday Favorites

Friday favorites: one busy week!

June 29, 2018 by Christie Hawkes 10 Comments
Two women hiking

Happy Friday my friends! I hope all is well with you. It has been an unusually eventful week for me. As always, I have much for which to be grateful. This week marked the long-awaited moving day from our old office to a brand new beautiful building. To be honest, it was bittersweet. I’ve worked … [Read more…]

Posted in: Thank you notes Tagged: family, Friday Favorites

Friday favorites: a word game

June 15, 2018 by Christie Hawkes 11 Comments
Friday favorites: favorite yoga pose

Happy Friday friends! When you were a child (or even more recently), did you ever play that word game where you take the letters in your name and choose a word beginning with each letter that describes you. Well, today I’m going to use the word F-R-I-D-A-Y to share someone of my favorite things. F … [Read more…]

Posted in: Thank you notes Tagged: food, Friday Favorites, song, yoga

Friday favorites: my week in pictures

June 8, 2018 by Christie Hawkes 12 Comments
Friday favorites: my week in pictures

Happy Friday! They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so in the interest of space, for today’s Friday Favorites, I share the highlights of my week in pictures. Friday, I got my nails done by the lovely Meghan. How she paints these tiny designs freehand is a wonder to me. I am grateful … [Read more…]

Posted in: Running, Thank you notes Tagged: family, Friday Favorites, nail art

Friday favorites: thanks for the participation

June 1, 2018 by Christie Hawkes 20 Comments
Friday favorites: thanks for your participation

Happy Friday! Today I want to use Friday Favorites to express my gratitude for you, my faithful readers, and your active participation with my blog. Comments, shares, subscriptions, links, and guest posts are the lifeblood of most blogs. It’s definitely true for mine. It’s ridiculous the amount of joy I get from an email saying … [Read more…]

Posted in: Health and wellness, Thank you notes Tagged: blogging, gratitude

Friday favorites: facing fear

May 25, 2018 by Christie Hawkes 10 Comments
Friday favorites: facing fears

This week’s Friday Favorites is a little different. Instead of listing a bunch of the things for which I am grateful, I’m going to focus on one particular feat – facing fear and coming out victorious. Today I rode a bike for the first time in literally decades. Earlier in the week, my boss announced … [Read more…]

Posted in: Health and wellness, Thank you notes Tagged: biking, fear, Friday Favorites

Friday favorites: family fun time

May 18, 2018 by Christie Hawkes 6 Comments
Friday favorites: family fun time

May means Mother’s Day and year-end activities at the grandchildren’s schools, which equals lots of opportunities for family fun time. Keaton played his final high school soccer game and was honored, along with his teammates, during Senior Night. I could not be more proud of this young man. He graduates with honors and very nearly … [Read more…]

Posted in: Health and wellness, Thank you notes Tagged: family, Friday Favorites

Friday favorites: warm weather at last!

May 11, 2018 by Christie Hawkes 8 Comments
Friday favorites: warm weather at last

Finally a full week of warm weather! It’s so much easier to feel grateful when the sun is shining. And it didn’t hurt that we had several family events this week. First was a barbecue at the elementary school, where I got to see three of my granddaughters.       Then, of course, another … [Read more…]

Posted in: Running, Thank you notes Tagged: family, food

Friday favorites: home away from home

May 4, 2018 by Christie Hawkes 14 Comments
Friday favorites: home away from home - flying the flag

Happy Friday! Looking back over my week, it was clear today’s Friday Favorites would be all about our home away from home. Hawkes Landing is open for the season! This is the view that greeted us. It never gets old! I am so grateful for our cabin in this quaint little city, for Mother Nature’s … [Read more…]

Posted in: Running, Thank you notes Tagged: gratitude, Hawkes Landing
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