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NoelleApril 4, 2019

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One article I love to write each year is a word of

One article I love to write each year is a word of encouragement to finish the year well.

Too often we get sidetracked by life and lost momentum or just forget about the plans we hoped to see happen.

I’m no exception and this article is often a way to move myself into action the final quarter of the year.

This year I wrote about the need for grace + gumption to finish well. 2020 has provided challenges we’ve all experienced together. We need something besides our own effort.

While the temptation (at least for me) might be to bury myself in Pinterest and baking the rest of the year, I need the reminder there is much in my power to do and there is grace available to finish a few things well.

Link in the bio if you’d like to read my musings.

I’d love to hear what you want to finish this year.

Doesn’t have to be big. All that is required is for the task/ goal/ project to be meaningful to you.

#2020finishwell #goals #graceandgumption

Last year I found myself looking for elegant thank

Last year I found myself looking for elegant thank you cards- ones I could send to colleagues as well as friends and family.

I wanted color but not over-the-top, elegant but not gaudy, straight forward, but not dull. (Maybe I’m a little picky? 😅)

These sunflower ‘thank you’ cards hit all those check marks for me: colorful, elegant, simple but refined.

Do you have a certain aesthetic you look for when you buy thank you cards?

🌻 If you like these cards, you can find the links to purchase on the bio page. $15 for 10 thank you cards. Available on my Etsy shop and website.

#thecreativeseason #sunflowercards #thankyoucards #sunflower

Finally, fall comes 🍁🍂🍂 Love all the scen

Finally, fall comes 🍁🍂🍂 Love all the scents, sights, and gifts of this luscious season. It is such a good time of year.

#pumpkinseason #harvest #pumpkinwatercolor

Th leaves are finally turning. Loving simple water

Th leaves are finally turning. Loving simple watercolor sketches of leaves.

These sketches will turn into a collage, my favorite messy, beautiful art project...coming soon! 🍂🍁🍂

#autumnishere #fallleaves

I love this quote, but I always think it leaves so

I love this quote, but I always think it leaves something big out.

Starting is great, but the middle of working on your dreams is tough.

The messy middle kills so many dreams (notice that there aren’t any quotes like that....welcome to the messy middle where your dream will be challenged in every way 😂).

Both my mom and I were hitting obstacles this week. She had a hip replaced.

I was battling problem after problem with getting Christmas card designs finalized.

We both had similar thoughts: “If I’d known how hard this was going to be, I might not have done it...or at least delayed a bit!!!”

Both of us pressed through the problems and I’m grateful.

I got the proofs back from the printer for the Christmas card collection and they’re lovely. I’m a bit behind schedule and I’m okay with that.

My mom realized if she’d had surgery earlier it probably wouldn’t have been so hard. But she’s okay with that.

She’s in recovery mode, on her way to getting her mobility back. That’s what counts.

Today IS a beautiful day to start living our dreams. It’s also a beautiful time to keep going, in the middle of the mess and tough stuff.

It’s the start of the final quarter of the year. This is the perfect time to look over how you want to finish the year. Finishing a few things well in spite of the external chaos going on, in spite of ALL the messy middles going on!!!

#finish2020well #messymiddle #quarter4goals

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