Hello Monday ... Hello Gratitude

 

I have been putting in more effort with my

Gratitude 

lately.

I have been starting my days with

Gratitude Lists 

for years now.

A personal ritual of 

morning coffee, goals and gratitudes

written down.

This last week

I have spent more time during my day

looking for 

Micro Moments of Beauty and Joy

And there are really so many

as I slow down enough to 

intentionally look.

When I find them 

I push them into my heart

and 

the more I collect

the happier and more hopeful I become.

Small moments like a beautiful sunrise

bringing the possibilities in a brand new day.

Literally shopping my closet

to put together a morning in the garden

loungewear set.

It makes me enjoy my mornings even more

because I get much happiness from wearing clothes I love.

This beautiful blue and white robe has been hanging in my closet

a couple of years unworn.

It is a sentimental souvenir from a fabulous hotel

Jeff and I stayed at in Austin Texas.

I paired it with a couple of pieces from Anthropologie 

and 

voila

more morning happiness

and

I had it all the time.

I just had to slow down enough 

to play in my own closets!

The morning light coming in

can just stop me in my tracks

with the beauty.

I use the same flowers throughout my living/ dining room area.

I love the visual continuity it provides.

I keep it simple with small vases in several places

that just drop into vignettes.

This week instead of flowers

I used trimmings from my dwarf olive tree.

On the dining table 

I used one single  olive branch to freshen my 

summer centerpiece.

I also added in a pair of my shell earrings

in a stone bowl

to round out the  tablescape vignette.

I also added dainty olive trimmings 

to my candle holder

that I have on wall shelves.

I also just dropped in a couple of 

summer art

to round out my 

Summer Blue and White Decor.

I really get a lot of use of

the front courtyard 

in the summer mornings

because it cool and shaded.

This week I have been refining my 

Sea Glass Designs

for my upcoming

Collection

I love all of my designs so much

I end up in overwhelm

more often than not.

So I am trying a new process

of refining each part of 

My Collection

one concept at a time.

Fingers crossed this helps my creative blocks.

I combined our getting our miles in

with a 

Design Photo Shoot

at the beach this weekend.

It was  a surprisingly foggy morning

which ended up to be

magical lighting!

Well that concludes this week's 

Hello Monday ... Hello Gratitude.

I will happily be working in my studio this new week!

I feel like I am beginning to have some clarity

on getting my website closer to a launch date.

Thank you so much for visiting here!

I would love to hear what 

you are 

Grateful For

this week!

As always my friends

I wish you love and joy

as you style your life