Monday, November 28, 2022

My 2022/2023 Winter and Christmas Bucket List

Well, it's the holiday season again, and that means Christmas/winter activities!

Winter is my least favorite season, with the cold, snow, and ice, but I do like the activities that come with the season.

As usual, I have decided to make a bucket list for Christmas and winter. I don't expect to do everything on this list, but I would like to do as many of them as possible.

In no particular order, here is my winter/Christmas bucket list for 2022/2023:

  • Watch Christmas movies
  • Make snowmen
  • Go sledding
  • Make hot chocolate
  • Decorate my bedroom for Christmas/winter
  • Bake Christmas cookies
  • Go ice skating
  • Take pictures with Santa
  • Create a winter playlist
  • Have a snowball fight
  • Make paper snowflakes
  • Bake a loaf of bread
  • Complete a jigsaw puzzle
  • Have a game night
  • Have eggnog
  • Do an Advent calendar
  • Try snowboarding
  • Decorate a gingerbread house
  • Have a few spa days
  • Make a winter/Christmas themed junk journal
  • Make a winter/Christmas themed sensory bottle
  • Send Christmas cards to friends
  • Make a winter wreath
  • Buy a new pair of pajamas
  • Build a fort
  • Make paper snowflakes
  • Make ornaments
  • Paint canvases
  • Knit or crochet a blanket
  • Listen to Christmas music
  • Relearn how to play the violin
  • Learn how to play the ukulele
  • Relearn how to play the guitar
  • Learn how to apply makeup
  • Make snow ice cream
  • Sign up for Joni and Friends retreat (the one I go to has registration that opens in January)
  • Journal/write on a regular basis 
  • Have regular self care days
  • Binge watch a TV show
  • Make a blanket fort
  • Make a gift for someone
  • Make a Christmas stocking
  • Make a snow globe
  • Spend a day in the city
  • Make peppermint bark
  • Paint my nails
  • Scrapbook
  • Try craft ideas from Pinterest
  • Make a vision board
I am looking forward to the holidays, and hopefully I can do as many things on this list as possible.

If you celebrate Christmas, merry Christmas! If you celebrate another holiday, happy holidays! If you don't celebrate anything, I hope you have a wonderful winter season!!


What is on your winter/holiday bucket list?

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

30 Things I Am Thankful For This Year

I can't believe the holiday season is upon us once again. 

For a few years now, I have been making a list of things I am thankful for, and am doing so again this year. 

It definitely does help, making a list of things you are grateful for, to see how much you have in life, and how blessed you are.

Here is what I am thankful for this year:
  1. Family and friends
  2. My cats
  3. Music
  4. Joni and Friends retreats
  5. Photography
  6. Baking
  7. Audiobooks
  8. Painting
  9. Knitting
  10. Crochet
  11. My bike
  12. Bullet journaling
  13. Junk journaling
  14. A new job that I love
  15. My Microsoft tablet
  16. Warm baths and showers
  17. Trying new things
  18. Making new memories
  19. Fidget toys
  20. My home
  21. Text messages from friends
  22. Composition notebooks (I have quite the collection of these notebooks!)
  23. Prayer
  24. Stickers (I LOVE stickers!!)
  25. Board, card, and video games
  26. Swimming 
  27. My violin, guitar, and ukulele
  28. Puzzles
  29. Self care
  30. My health

What are you thankful for this year? If you celebrate, happy Thanksgiving!