10 Things That Made Me Happy This Week

Happy Saturday! Today, I'm linking up with Charlotte, Lindsay, and Beth for their weekly happy and grateful list link-up.

1. I finally changed my dining room centerpiece and absolutely love how it turned out. I bought the cutest little ceramic house figurines and paired them with some small bottle brush Christmas trees. The ceramic houses even light up.

2. I've enjoyed reading Brittany's newsletter and her newest series, Stackmas. This holiday-themed series features various holiday book lists, songs, movies, recipes, and more for the first 12 days of December.

3. Amy Turn Sharp has been sharing some writing prompts in her newsletter, Warm Hands. I love the idea of a Creative Writing advent calendar. 

4. This poem by Jennae Cecelia. Side note: I love seeing everyone's Spotify and Apple Music year-end recap. I've found some new-to-me artists and songs that I love from these lists.

5. We went to our city's Christmas Tree Lighting and had a good time. It was absolutely cold, but seeing the lights on the tree made up for it. When we got home and settled in for the night, I made everyone some hot chocolate. It was the perfect way to end the night.

6. I just started reading Banned Together, a YA anthology about book banning, the power of books, and the fight for the freedom to read. The collection includes poetry, essays, memoirs, fiction, and other genres. So far, I'm really enjoying this book and will share a full review soon.

7. I ordered a couple of photos on Persnickety Prints and can't wait to get them. It's part of a Christmas gift for Mami. Now, I'm on the hunt for some pretty picture frames.

8. I bought this Festive Feast Breakfast Gift Set and plan to use it one of the days that we're home from school and work break. I'm really looking forward to trying the Runamok's Sparkle Syrup.

9. We took pictures with Santa; it was so much fun. We haven't done this in a couple of years due to Covid. We got an adorable and festive picture frame along with several prints. I can't wait to display our photo. I just need to figure out the best place to put the photo. 

10. It's finally the weekend. I've been looking forward to Friday and the rest of the weekend all week long. 

What made you happy this week?

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Until next time...