Friday, 18 December 2015

Nearly there: time to celebrate

Next Friday will, of course, be Christmas Day, but for now I have more practical matters to celebrate.
First off, did you get a fabulous sunrise today? As part of my drive to power through my to-do list, I have been getting up early this week, that is to say, before the sun, so I was at my desk for the view shown in this pic.
Second, I've wrangled a lot of words this week. As well as teaching five yoga classes and two one-to-one sessions, I've written 2,000 words on llamas and started a follow-up article, and finished the subbing/proofing of my two monthly magazine jobs.
Third, it's girls' night tonight. All round to Elaine's house for food and gossip.
Fourth - and this is actually the biggest celebration - Tim Peake is safely installed on the ISS.
Have a good weekend, folks.
Celebrate the Small Things  is a blog hop. Visit Lexa's Blog for the rules, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful  for that week. Originated by VikLit) and co-hosted by L.G. Keltner @ Writing Off The Edge and Tonja Drecker @ Kidbits Blog.

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16 comments:

  1. Deanie Humphrys-Dunne18 December 2015 at 20:15

    Sunsets and lots of writing are good things to cheer about! So is girl's night! Have fun and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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  2. Unknown19 December 2015 at 06:04

    You've done great this week and accomplished so much! Have a wonderful time at girl's night - I love those! :)

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    1. Julia Thorley22 December 2015 at 07:35

      Thanks, Lexa. Friday night was great fun. We had a lovely meal and put the world to rights.

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  3. Rosemary Gemmell19 December 2015 at 15:12

    I'm impressed at the work you've dine this week and the early rising! Great photo. Have a wonderful Christmas.

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    1. Julia Thorley22 December 2015 at 07:36

      Thanks, Rosemary. I'm still sticking with the early rising, but when (if) the weather turns cold it might not be so easy.

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  4. Anonymous19 December 2015 at 21:24

    That's a beautiful sunrise! Congrats on all your writing progress! I had to look up Tim Peake. You learn something new every day, as they say. Enjoy your night out and your weekend! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you!

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    1. Julia Thorley22 December 2015 at 07:38

      Launches to the ISS are commonplace, I suppose, but with Tim Peake being the first British man up there it was a Big Thing here. My husband has a app on his phone that tells us when Tim is flying over head, so we can go out in to the garden and wave!

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  5. Wendy's Writing20 December 2015 at 19:30

    I had to chuckle when I read you write 2000 words on llamas!

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    1. Julia Thorley22 December 2015 at 07:38

      There's a follow-up article on alpacas to do, too, Wendy.

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  6. joanne fox23 December 2015 at 15:30

    The Space Station is fascinating. We were discussing at work whether we would go up there if we could. I was amazed that most people said no! I'd go - but I think maybe a weekend would be enough! Have a happy Christmas.

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    1. Julia Thorley23 December 2015 at 15:52

      I think it's amazing that they're bobbing about up there in ordinary clothes! Thanks for stopping by.

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  7. Anonymous31 December 2015 at 16:08

    Magnificent photo and I'd love to read about the Llama's. Happy New Year, Julia, and thanks for supporting my blog as well.

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    1. Julia Thorley3 January 2016 at 11:24

      Likewise, Susan. The llamas article should be in Smallholder magazine in February.

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  8. Stephanie Faris1 January 2016 at 15:25

    I'm rarely up early enough to enjoy the sunrise anymore...I need to make a point to enjoy a few of them in 2016!

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    1. Julia Thorley3 January 2016 at 11:25

      The downside of early rising, Stephanie, is that I go to bed quite early - and I used to be such a party animal!

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