Journal Jar Prompt Number 008

Now I'm on simple pleasure number 4 out of 14. After this one is complete, I will have 10 more to go. You never really know how much 14 is until you post 14 simple pleasures, one at a time! It is fun though, so I don't mind that much. So here we go.

Simple Pleasure #4: Another one of my great pleasures is spending time with my family - just hanging out, having a good time, playing games with my brothers, simply having a talk with my mom... they all make me feel good. Something me and my brothers do together a lot is to just go outside and do something together; ride our bikes, have foot races, play our version of capture the flag (we call it Stealth Master), jump and flip on the trampoline or even just going down to our basement to exercise. We like to pretend that we are different characters from shows we like to watch, especially ninja turtles - that is one of our favorite shows! Another thing that I like to do is to help my little sister Sage (she's 3 years old) do crafts. I like encouraging her to make things like I do, helping her along in her development. Playing with her is another thing that always makes me smile - she is just adorable and, once you're done, she always gives you a big hug and a "thank you!" It puts a smile on my face!

Journal Jar Prompt Number 007

I'm back with another post. Today I want to talk about my 3rd simple pleasure in life. I'm really having a great time posting about this stuff because I feel like I can just let what I'm thinking go on the page, and that makes me feel good. Also, I feel like I am capturing a moment in time, but instead of a visual of the memory, what I'm capturing is a feeling that I have at that particular time, a couple minutes worth of thoughts caught in a net, captured in mid - air.

Simple Pleasure #3: I love to craft. I find any type of craft enjoyable, and I'm willing to try anything. Some of the crafts I've already tried and am currently working on include: card making, scrapbooking, quilting, sewing, quilling (a work of art made from rolled strips of paper), crocheting, knitting, art journaling, making ATCs (artist trading cards) or inchies (1"x1" works of art), cross stitch, jewelry making, and many, many more! I normally go in spurts; for example, right now I've been working on cards and ATCs a ton, while I used to be scrapbooking all the time. Since the right season for quilting is starting to come around (fall and winter), I'm starting to get this weird urge to quilt and to cross stitch, as well as to knit and crochet. This muggy, humid, hot weather, is not right for those types of crafts, so a lot of times I work on paper crafts during the summer. Jewelry making I really work on year round because I love to do it, and it literally never gets old to me.