Start the Week Right

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. 

So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. 

Catch the trade winds in your sails. 

Explore. 

Dream. 

Discover.

Mark Twain

And the winner is

 Sorry about the delay in announcing the winner of my giveway on my Great British Blog Hop post.

I asked Mr Random Generator (ie my Husband) to choose a number between 1 and 19.  I know this isn't a very scientific way of doing it but nevertheless he chose 15. (I wonder if that had anything to do with his birthday being on a 15th?)

Anyway, #15 was the lovely Judy with the comment:

"LOVE THIS! It's such a great album to celebrate the year! - Judy in huntsville-al"

I'll be sending Anita your email address Judy so expect the prize in your inbox sometime soon.  And enjoy using the wonderful digi papers.  For those that didn't win, Anita's designs can be found on Etsy.

Thanks for all the lovely comments.

Bernice

Journey across the northern Hemisphere

Welcome to the Journey blog hop around the UK, Canada and the United States.  We are a group of ladies who met through an online business course and other creative courses.

We have chosen Journey as the theme for this blog hop.  It’s a word that can be interpreted spiritually, physically, literally and creatively and we hope you will enjoy your journey as you hop around our blogs.

Here’s your itinerary

Bernice  (you are here)

Carolyn

Marjolaine

Paula

Anita

Susan

Nana

Who knows what you may find as you travel across the northern hemisphere today!

My Journey

Journey can be a very over-used word especially if you watch reality shows. I only watch Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing on Ice and it certainly was totally over-used in early series. However the whole point of these programmes is to get the celebrities from point A (no ability) to point B (ability) which is the definition of journey - moving from one place to another.

Throughout our lives we make many journeys of different types - physical, spiritual, literal.  My journeys have taken me from childhood to adulthood, singleness to married, non-believer to believer. I've put on weight, lost weight and put it back on. Currently I'm attempting to lose it again. I've managed to lose 15 of the 35 pounds I'm aiming to lose.

In work terms I've trained and worked as a teacher, spent 13 years a church administrator and currently I'm enjoying being retired as well as making mini books for my Etsy shop, WhollyCreative.  I have a Wholly Creative blog too.

My creative journey has been up and down. I was really good at needlework at school and hopeless at art.  At my school you either did Physics and Chemistry or Art and Domestic Science (which was Cookery and Needlework) and I was told to give up Art!

I didn't do any kind of art or sewing until in my middle 40s when I did City & Guilds Creative Embroidery. Then I stopped again.

In the last couple of years I discovered Scrapbooking and then Art Journaling which has lead to a new creative journey.  

And alongside all these journeys I have travelled too.  I've taken journeys within the UK, Europe, America, Australia and New Zealand.  This year my journeys have included a weekly walk along paths all over the middle of England.

If you are a regular reader of my blog you will know that I do lots of online creative courses and have 'met' lots of lovely people in Facebook groups. Some of these lovelies are taking part in today's blog hop. Do journey round their blogs.  The next stop on your route is

Carolyn