Celebrate the Small Things!

Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly bloghop hosted by Viklit over at Scribblings of an Aspiring Author. The idea is to post anything you want to celebrate from the last week.


This week I am celebrating:
- I've managed to fill my first ever writer's notebook (yay!) and have got myself another one, and it's so pretty! I even took some pictures, which I never do (but hopefully I'll start; my posts look boring when I don't use pictures!)
The blue notebook is the one I've just filled, and the one with birds is my brand new one :)
I wanted to include a picture of the pages, because of the pattern at the top; my old one just had blank pages, so it was  a nice surprise when I opened it up. 
 - I signed up for the A to Z challenge; I really enjoyed it last year, so I can't wait for it to begin.
- Some of you may know that I recently handed in a couple of assignments, and that I was really worried about them. I haven't got the marks back yet, but we were told yesterday that everyone has achieved a 60 or over, which is brilliant! I won't fully rest until I can see the mark for myself, but it's lifted a weight from my shoulders.

I hope you've all got plenty to celebrate, too!

Comments

  1. S.P. Bowers1 February 2013 at 10:55

    your notebooks are pretty! And congrats on the assignments. I'm sure you did great.

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    1. Laura Clipson1 February 2013 at 15:35

      Thanks! I was really worried, I thought I'd done terribly :)

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  2. Anonymous1 February 2013 at 10:58

    Congrats on your assignments and I thought your notebooks brilliant. Well done.

    Yvonne.

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  3. Dani1 February 2013 at 13:05

    Good job on your assignments and filling your notebook. I can't wait what you bring for A to Z!

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    1. Laura Clipson1 February 2013 at 15:36

      Thanks! I have a couple of topics in mind, it should be fun!

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  4. Al Diaz1 February 2013 at 13:45

    I used to collect notebooks for writing but never filled them. They looked too good new. Will be reading you on the A to Z challenge!

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  5. Anonymous1 February 2013 at 14:58

    I love the notebooks, I'm a notebook addict. What do you write in them? I'm curious because when I buy a pretty notebook I want to use it for so many things that I end up not using it at all.

    And congrats on the assignments!

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    1. Laura Clipson1 February 2013 at 15:37

      Thanks! I write all sorts in them, they're not very organised! Ideas for blog posts, stories or poetry I want to write, to do lists, quotes that I come across...everything!

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  6. Tyrean Martinson1 February 2013 at 16:02

    Those are beautiful notebooks! Congrats on getting the first one filled, and starting the next! I love writing in journals, with lists, poems, story starts, diary entries, descriptions, and free-writes . . .it's all fun.

    A to Z is going to be great this year!

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    1. Laura Clipson1 February 2013 at 16:10

      Thanks! I've only had a notebook to write in for about a year, but I wouldn't be without one now! I need something to write in at all times!

      It should, I'm really looking forward to it :)

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  7. Tara Tyler1 February 2013 at 16:10

    sweet accomplishments!
    a full notebook & apretty new one full of potential! and a passing grade on top!
    have a wonderful weekend!

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  8. Julia Thorley1 February 2013 at 17:27

    You sound really upbeat. What are you going to do with all the words in your notebook?

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  9. Rob Z Tobor1 February 2013 at 17:40

    I suspect you will get about 90% . . . . . and I am now all signed up for the A to Z and have a plan.....

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  10. SK Anthony1 February 2013 at 18:26

    Goodness... I have to check out this AZ challenge, I'm seeing the link everywhere!

    Congrats on filling out that first note book! Mine is halfway there but I do keep lots of notes on my phone sooo... I'm not exactly making good use of mine :D

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    1. Laura Clipson1 February 2013 at 19:29

      It's well worth doing, and a lot of fun!
      I take my notebook everywhere with me, so it gets written in a lot!

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  11. VikLit1 February 2013 at 19:37

    Your notebooks are SO PRETTY! Worth celebrating! And signing up for the A-Z is great! Thanks for joining in *twirls you*

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    1. Laura Clipson1 February 2013 at 19:38

      You're welcome!
      They are really pretty, I get really excited when it's time to pick the next one :D

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  12. Unknown1 February 2013 at 19:43

    Congrats for filling up the notebook! I thought the inside of the new one was especially cute :) ...and good luck on your marks!

    PS: I am nominating you for the Liebster Award! I will posting more details on my blog tomorrow morning so be sure to check it out! (www.jawardwrites.com)

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    1. Laura Clipson1 February 2013 at 19:50

      Thanks!
      I love the inside, it surprised me when I opened it up, I thought it would just be plain.

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  13. Tamara1 February 2013 at 20:15

    oooh...I love the pretty notebooks. The new one with the birdies is really cute!! I need to start writing in my notebook more. :)

    Congrats on the papers! Glad you don't have to worry about it as much now!

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  14. Outcast1 February 2013 at 20:49

    I love the idea of the notebook Laura and can't wait to see how well you do in the A to Z Challenge. Congratulations on the papers too!

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  15. Anonymous1 February 2013 at 21:05

    Yay! Writing notebooks are the best, and yours are awesome! Congratulations on your writing assignments too! Always neat to land a few of those...best of Friday and the weekend to you!

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  16. Alex J. Cavanaugh1 February 2013 at 22:21

    You filled your first notebook - that's awesome!
    Glad you are on board for the A to Z Challenge. The first one changed my blog forever, so I will always be a big supporter.

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  17. M Pax1 February 2013 at 22:26

    Awesome. That is a pretty journal. Whenever I see one on sale, I snap it up.

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  18. Chancelet2 February 2013 at 01:29

    Journaling is so amazing. Great for you for jumping into it. Wishing you wonderful stories to come out of it. Save them forever!

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  19. Michelle Wallace2 February 2013 at 07:01

    PRETTY notebooks filled with long-hand writing... nothing beats that! It's something to cherish forever...
    Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

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  20. Unknown2 February 2013 at 17:12

    Love the notebooks. New notebooks are always so inpsiring... Nice to meet you and thanks for following my little nut-tree...
    ~Just Jill

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  21. Unknown4 February 2013 at 07:55

    I love journals. Those are worth celebrating. Whenever I can I pick one up for me and to give as gifts.

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  22. Anonymous4 February 2013 at 18:46

    I've nearly finished filling out my writing notebook which I use for blog post ideas, random lists etc but I don't know what to do with it once I've filled it. Are you dumping yours? Or keeping it somewhere?

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    1. Laura Clipson4 February 2013 at 18:52

      I'm keeping it, at least for a while, because I have a lot of unused ideas in there!

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