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: 

- Halloween! I love Halloween, it's my second favourite time of year. My sister's having a party tonight, and I can't wait! I didn't get time to join in some of the Halloween blogfests I wanted to (which I'm gutted about) but here are my entries for last year for anyone who wants to read some spooky stories:


- It's my weekend off this weekend, and I'm so excited about that! I've been working a lot of hours lately, so it'll be nice to have a couple of days off together. 

- Once Upon a Time. I just bought myself season 2, and I'm loving it! 

- Writing! I haven't done as much as I wanted to this week, but I've done more than I have in a long time, and I've missed it! It feels great to actually be writing regularly again. 

Comments

  1. Cathrina Constantine31 October 2014 at 10:55

    Hi, Laura, Happy Halloween!! Enjoy!!

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  2. Alex J. Cavanaugh31 October 2014 at 11:52

    Enjoy the party tonight!

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  3. Tonja Drecker31 October 2014 at 14:04

    Having this weekend off is definitely worth celebrating. Have fun at the party! Are you dressing up?

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  4. Crystal Collier31 October 2014 at 14:06

    Happy Halloween! I hope you have a super awesome time at the party tonight. We used to go to Halloween parties (or host them), but it's been really hard since the kids started trick-or-treating. And let's face it, what's better than watching kids excitement as they race from door to door getting candy?

    ENJOY your weekend off!

    Unleashing the Dreamworld

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  5. Tyrean Martinson31 October 2014 at 14:49

    Enjoy the party tonight!!!
    Way to go with your writing!!!

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  6. Susan Gourley/Kelley31 October 2014 at 16:59

    Have fun at the party and enjoy your weekend off. I love Once Upon a Time. It gets better every season.

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  7. Dixie@dcrelief31 October 2014 at 18:40

    Nothing like a weekend off with a party! Congrats on back to writing more!

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  8. Roland D. Yeomans1 November 2014 at 20:26

    I am working solo this weekend after surgery on my forehead Monday. Whew! I could use a party. Enjoy yourself. Stay safe.

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  9. Denise Covey 2 November 2014 at 00:24

    Happy Halloween!

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  10. N. R. Williams2 November 2014 at 09:59

    Ditto Denise. I'm not working anymore, but remember many times when working robbed me of fun things. Enjoy the weekend.
    Nancy

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  11. Click2 November 2014 at 12:35

    Well done on the writing. I'm doing NaNo this year and I'm loving how easily the words are coming at the moment.

    I also like Halloween though I sort of see it as the start of the countdown to Christmas. We always watch The Nightmare Before Christmas on the 31st and then through November we watch all those films that have got Christmas mentions in without being about Christmas, like Love Actually and When Harry Met Sally. :-)

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  12. L.G. Keltner2 November 2014 at 17:10

    I love Halloween! I hope yours was amazing!

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  13. Mina Lobo2 November 2014 at 23:06

    I've been so out of touch with the Blogosphere of late, I missed out on all the fun October hops as well. alas. :-(

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  14. Sara C. Snider3 November 2014 at 06:50

    Hope you had a great Halloween! Good luck with your writing. :)

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