The Countdown Begins #365

Hoy es un dia regular.
Es verdad.
Me levante temprano y leo el Biblia.
Yo bebo el cafe con leche y azucar.

Es mi dia normal.

El tiempo "was rainy."
Voy a Starbucks y tengo desayuno gratis.
Enseno la escuela verano en el computador.
Solamente uno estudiante pero esta bien.
Yo practico espanol porque es en mi lista de cincuenta.

Feliz cumpleanos a mi.
Esta es cuarenta y nueve.

Hoy es un dia regular.

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Why Not?

Blog: n. (short for Weblog) 

-- a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style; a personal, online journal.

Blogger: n. --One who blogs

Blogging: v. -- adding new material to or regularly update a blog.

Source: Google

I started my

...online journal...

about

...10 years ago...

My

...blog...

 was

all about

my

picture of the day

which usually

centered around

...my kids...

and our daily lives

(If you're interested

in reading

my older stuff...

the links are

along the side

and

at the bottom

of this post)

After my youngest graduated,

I put the blog away

...for awhile...

but

I've decided to

...resurrect it...

in order to

document my

...Countdown to 50...

If you were around

10 years ago

then you know

when I turned

...40...

I made a big deal of it

by creating a 

40 before 40

list

(found here: 40 Before 40 )

It made that

...milestone birthday...

fun for me

so

I decided to do it again.

I've been adding to my list

and also

subtracting from it

for a year or so

...but...

the whole

...pandemic

and

quarantine...

caused me to

really focus on

wanting to set new goals

have fun in life

make memories

and

better myself

so

I really worked on

getting this list written out

because when

Forty - Nine

gets here

...in a few short days...

I want to be ready!

Last night

some of my people

helped me

ring in my

next year

by creating

vision boards

which was

 ...something...

I'd heard of

...people creating them...

to set goals

and

mindsets

for themselves

for a set amount of time

and

I had it on my

50 before 50

list

so what better way to

kick off

a

"Countdown to 50"

than to have a

vision - board - making - party

Here is the

completely

editable

revisable

fluid

and

soon to be

...infamous...

50 Before 50

list

...

Well, there you have it.

I've already started on

a few of these

...and...

as you can see

there aren't many

...big ticket items...

but

a lot of

easily

accomplish-able

things

You are

...welcome...

to join me

either by

following along in my blogging

...or...

accompanying me

in some of my

...quests...

I would love to have you

either way!

Here's to

the big

FIVE-O!

#365/365--Another Year in the Books

I have been doing

this

Photo-a-Day Blog

for

...9 years...

It used to be

fun

to keep up with

finding

my picture of the day

posting it

blogging about it

or

letting the picture speak for itself

but

...like all good things...

this, too, must find its end

I think

the time has come

for me

to lay it to rest

(at least in the format of

"a pic a day")

2019

has other things in store for me

...although...

I'm not quite sure yet

what those

"things"

are

I may try to blog

occasionally

since

writing

is something

I truly find enjoyment in

If you have consistently

kept up with

my

ranting

raving

repetitive

raucous

ramblings

about

my

kids

pets

friends

family

clouds

sunrise

sunset

life

then

I want to thank you for hanging in there

and encouraging

the writer in me

to keep it up

If you've ever thought about

journaling

be it in

written form

or

photographic form

I highly recommend doing it

...you will not regret it...

it is

...at times...

difficult

but

always

cathartic

and

leaves you feeling

thankful

gratified

accomplished

...in addition...

you've documented your life

in some way

Looking back

over the last 9 years

of

my photoblog

I see

hard times

good times

laughter

tears

memories

change

growth

love

Happy New Year, Everyone!

May you all be blessed

with

good health

prosperity

and

lots of laughter

May you be surrounded by

family

friends

and

make many memories!

***You can find the links to
past posts
to the right of this post
(Blog Archives)
and also
by
scrolling down to the bottom
and clicking one of the two links
under
"My Older Stuff"

#364/365--Bowling

...with my mom

and brother

and nephew...

and then

more games

later on 

#363/365--Family Games

#362/365--Gifts

Michael's girlfriend

got him

an awesome

driving experience gift

for birthday/Christmas

#361/365--Eating Right

Got in a workout that counts

for CG Fit

even though

it doesn't start

until January!