It is a few months since I did a ‘Taking Stock’ post, so here is the first one for 2017.

Inspired by Pip Lincolne of Meet Me at Mikes fame, let’s see where we are and what we are making.

I will include a blank list for you to copy at the end, so you can have a stock take too!

Making : Prints from old 127 film negatives.

Cooking : Roast cauliflower curry for dinner.

Drinking : Frothy coffee.

Reading: One in a Million Boy by Monica Wood.

Wanting: These boots so badly!

Looking: For ideas to join in with The 100 Day Project which starts in April.

Playing: Around with colours in my art journals is the best therapy ever!

Deciding: Which song lyrics or poem to use for today’s sketch for my oracle deck which I am working on along with @otmoraclecards over on Instagram.

Wishing: The weather would make up it’s mind, we have had almost every season in the space of a couple of weeks!

Enjoying: The unseasonably warm weather if I am honest.

Waiting: For my new leggings to come so I can wear them for pilates.

Liking: My new job at the library.

Wondering: If I will ever get organized!

Loving: Collecting lots of things to use in my art journals like vintage stamps and photographs.

Pondering: What to do with the aforementioned stamps and photos.

Considering: Checking out some estate sales this weekend.

Buying: New sunglasses which is always a chore because I never like any!!

Watching: ‘Abstract’ on Netflix.

Hoping: To watch ‘A Man called Ove’ on DVD this week.

Marvelling: At how fast the days go by.

Cringing: At the news (I am sure this is my cringe every time!)

Needing: A hair cut, just a trim.

Questioning: My kids on how much homework they have to do.

Smelling: My neighbor’s Magnolia tree.

Wearing: Trousers and an argyle jumper.

Following: The Jealous Curator and loving the podcasts.

Noticing: The daffodils are flowering in neighborhood gardens.

Knowing: I have a pilates class tonight.

Thinking: About what I am doing in my art journal for this week’s ‘Get Messy Art Journal‘ pages.

Admiring: Everyone who gets up and gets on with it!

Sorting: The stamps I mentioned earlier into colours.

Getting: Ready for potential snow at the weekend.

Bookmarking: All the magazines I am halfway through reading.

Coveting: New Birkenstocks.

Disliking: My lack of dinner planning for the rest of the week.

Opening: Guidebooks for Cape Cod and planning for our summer holiday.

Giggling: At the confession on Simon Mayo’s Drivetime radio show.

Feeling: Full after a coffee, why does coffee make you feel full?

Snacking: On a half price Walnut Whip.

Helping: With books at the library!

Hearing: The dog whining to go outside…

That’s what is happening with me, if you want to take stock with what’s happening with you, here’s a blank list –

Making :

Cooking :

Drinking :

Reading:

Wanting:

Looking:

Playing:

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