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'm celebrating:

- My new hours at work. My manager told me yesterday that I'll be doing them permanently at least two days a week, so that's great. I'm really enjoying the later shifts. 

- Making progress on my A to Z theme - I have a subject for every letter apart from Y, and I should be getting started on research in a couple of days. 

- My mum bought me the Thor boxset yesterday - I've been asking for it for ages, so I'm super happy about that. I can't wait for us to watch it.

- I bought my mum Grey's Anatomy season 9 for Christmas, and we finally started watching it this week. I forgot how much I loved it!

Comments

  1. Alex J. Cavanaugh28 February 2014 at 12:35

    Glad you have your Challenge posts planned. Enjoy Thor - great movie!

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  2. Rob Z Tobor28 February 2014 at 13:01

    I am OK on words for the A to Z I just need to draw a load of pictures now . . . . . . I am silly like that, creating too much work for myself.

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  3. Deanie Humphrys-Dunne28 February 2014 at 14:13

    You have very nice things to celebrate this week, Laura. So happy you like the new work schedule. Happy weekend.

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  4. Kate Larkindale28 February 2014 at 17:24

    Those all sound like great things to celebrate! I know what my A-Z theme is, but I have no idea if I'm going to have time to actually write the posts. We shall see....

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  5. LuAnn @ BackPorchervations28 February 2014 at 18:38

    Sister minion from another mother (AJ's Hooligans).

    I'm just a wee bit jealous that you are so prepped and ready to go (just about) for #AtoZ. Congrats on the new day job (so to speak) hours. Working at the right time of day for you can make a LOT of difference.

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  6. Suzanne Furness28 February 2014 at 20:30

    It's good the shift change at work is going to be permanent. Enjoy your box sets!

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  7. Frankie Miller1 March 2014 at 00:16

    I've just joined the A-Z and I've thought of something for each letter apart from 'x'. There's loads of work I need to do now. It's my first time so I haven't a clue how much we're supposed to post.
    Pleased your hours are better at work.

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  8. Julie Flanders1 March 2014 at 01:23

    Glad the later shifts are going to be permanent. Enjoy the boxsets! :)

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  9. VikLit1 March 2014 at 18:22

    Glad the later shifts are permanent ;) and THOR great!

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  10. Rhonda Albom2 March 2014 at 10:12

    Wow, you are so far on the way to AtoZ.

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  11. DWei3 March 2014 at 07:38

    This week I'm celebrating potentially another 5 pounds gained. Yeah.

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