The final stock take of the year, as always, inspired by the wonderful Pip at Meet Me at Mikes. 

Making : Journals with gorgeous paper.

Cooking : Pizza.

Drinking : Egg nog frothy coffee.

Reading: I am about to start ‘The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles‘ by Katherine Pancol

Wanting: To stop running about getting Christmas stuff ready.  Nearly done!

Looking: Through the ‘Flow Book for Paper Lovers‘.

Playing: Christmas songs, I like the ‘This is Christmas’ album by Emmy the Great and Tim Wheeler the best.

Deciding: Whether to order dinner or make it!

Wishing: I didn’t have to go food shopping for Christmas, I don’t have to get much, but I wish it would just arrive in my fridge!

Enjoying: Planning Christmas and what we will make and eat.

Waiting: For school to finish tomorrow.  It seems so late that the kids finish school on the 22nd December.

Liking: Christmas/holiday art journaling, with Get Messy Art Journal and Creative Bug.

Wondering: Whether I can squeeze in some ‘art’ time today, I am sure I can get a few minutes somewhere, even if I just squash some colour onto a page.

Loving: Home made ‘Baileys’.

Pondering: Making honeycomb toffee, any recipe involving highly heated sugar makes me nervous!

Considering: Pilates tomorrow.

Buying: Art supplies and magazines.

Watching: ‘People of Earth’ which has just finished but it was funny!

Hoping: 2017 is a little more settled that 2016. Personally the year has been fine, but in the big wide world, it has been a little bonkers.

Marvelling: At the art and journal pages I see on Instagram.

Cringing: At a rude notice posted in my neighbourhood.

Needing: Better sleep.

Questioning: What I need to make for Christmas sweets?  Cheesecake? Fridge cake? Trifle? Pavlova?

Smelling: Verbena perfume, it is my favorite.

Wearing: My new warm sweater from Marks and Spencer.

Following: My dog through the snow and trying not to fall down!

Noticing: Warmer days, yay!

Knowing: I can’t make all of those sweet treats for Christmas!!

Thinking: How I can be more productive next year.

Admiring: People with a plan.

Sorting: Charity for pick up tomorrow.

Getting: All the presents wrapped.

Bookmarking: Jamie magazines with all the recipes I imagine I am going to make.

Coveting: Top quality acrylic paints.

Disliking: Thin paper in sketchbooks, now I obsessively check the paper weight.

Opening: Christmas cards from family and friends, we don’t get so many now, but it is always lovely to get cards in the mail.

Giggling: At the latest ‘This American Life’ podcast about ‘Kid Logic’.

Feeling: Organized but like I have forgotten something.

Snacking: On mince pies.

Helping: Where I can.

Hearing: My teen chatting on his Xbox to friends near and far.

Happy Wednesday x

Here is a blank list if you fancy taking stock too.

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Reading:

Wanting:

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Deciding:

Wishing:

Enjoying:

Waiting:

Liking:

Wondering:

Loving:

Pondering:

Considering:

Buying:

Watching:

Hoping:

Marvelling:

Cringing:

Needing:

Questioning:

Smelling:

Wearing:

Following:

Noticing:

Knowing:

Thinking:

Admiring:

Sorting:

Getting:

Bookmarking:

Coveting:

Disliking:

Opening:

Giggling:

Feeling:

Snacking:

Helping:

Hearing:

Happy Wednesday x