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good morning friends!  happy friday!
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so how are you?  how was your week?  staying warm i hope!

around here, all is well.  going back to work on monday was not as brutal as i had expected.

around here, it feels good getting back into a routine actually.  feels good to detox from my holiday …shall we say…. indulgences.  and as much as i hate the dreadmill, it feels good to run.

around here, i know it might sound weird…how a regular routine is so comforting to me. to some i suppose it might feel like a ball and chain.  but to me it’s like a favorite sweater.

around here, i am back to focusing on ordinary moments.

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around here, i am insanely grateful for my coffee pot’s auto-timer feature.  totally putting it on my list of top ten greatest inventions of the 20th century. probably after penicillin, but before amazon.com.

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around here, i am completely smitten with my new calligraphy brush pen.  a soft, tombow fudenosuke.

say that ten times fast….

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note to self…probably best not to practice calligraphy after three cups of coffee.

around here, it was a completely ordinary week.

around here, i feel like i’m getting my groove back.

hope you all have a wonderful weekend! love, kelly

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  1. Kelly says

    January 9, 2015 at 9:09 am

    I’m getting ready to go back to work Monday. I’m kinda ready and kinda not!! Yeah for ordinary moments-that become extraordinary

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  2. Phyllis says

    January 9, 2015 at 11:02 am

    I look forward to your post and beautiful photos; your lighting and subject matter is the “BEST!” In my world, my life is more, “Are We There Yet?” Or, I am always looking “around here.” Thank you for making this Friday brighter!

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  3. Dotti says

    January 9, 2015 at 11:09 am

    Sounds like the best kind of week to me! I do get the need for routine, I do better with routine, too. And that is one of the biggest challenges of being retired.

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  4. beth lehman says

    January 9, 2015 at 11:53 am

    these images are all so beautiful, kelly. warm, lovely, darkish and cozy. the older i get the more i find comfort in routine… i used to buck the idea like crazy. and yes to the coffee pot starting before i get up… it’s the best thing evah!!

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  5. Ida P. Krause says

    January 10, 2015 at 12:19 pm

    Getting back into a “normal” routine after the holidays is always nice. It’s been that kind of a week here too. – I enjoyed your photos. The sunset was gorgeous, we’ve had some beautiful ones here lately two. I posted a couple in Friday’s post.
    Your dog is such a cutie pie.
    Have a lovely weekend.

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    • kelly says

      January 10, 2015 at 2:45 pm

      thank you so much ida!

      Reply

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