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I’ve been working so hard, I almost forgot about September’s Doe Deere’s Box of Delights!
DDBD is a monthly thing we do which allows one lucky reader to win a mystery box full of hand-picked goodies from me. It’s usually girly stuffed wrapped in pretty paper, signed with a note and sealed with a kiss! To enter, all you need to do is answer one question:
What is your biggest GLEE of the moment? What makes you heart do that happy dance?
My answer: Right now I’m really into the thrill of mailing a box to someone I’ve never met! It’s a great way to share GLEE and maybe even lift someone’s spirit when they need it.
You have one week to submit your answer – be sure to post it in comments, not by email – those won’t count! Winner will be picked at random and announced on Monday, September 21. Now go and show me some GLEEeeeeee! :D
This is kind of hard for me. There are so many things going on right now in my life that make me incredibly gleeful! My birthday is coming up (the day the winner will be announced!) and I’m really excited because I’m 98% sure my dad is getting me a digital SLR camera. My dad’s birthday is tomorrow and this Friday we’re having a dinner for him and we’re exchanging presents.
Of course as always my son makes me so happy! He walks great on his own and we’re just waiting for the day he starts talking in sentences!
I’ve also been getting back into video games a little more. It seems silly for somebody who works at a video game store, but I barely have time anymore. Lately I’ve been playing Rockband Beatles and I started playing a game called Mini Ninjas. I also started a blog that’s mostly about gaming.
I guess overall the thing that makes me the most gleeful is the fact that so many exciting things are happening in my life right now!
“What is your biggest GLEE of the moment? What makes you heart do that little happy dance?”
My biggest Glee of the moment, is, I finally get to redo my room, the way I want it to be.
It will be white, but my furniture will add bright splashes of color to it. :]
I am getting new flooring, then I will get to add a very bright rug to :]
I also get a new light, track lighting, and I will get to make it my own, by making it different shapes.
So excited :D
My biggest GLEE of the moment is watching my almost 1 year old daughter Madeline learn to walk and talk. The way her little face lights up when she sees me makes my heart feel all bubbly :)
Right now my heart goes pitter-pat and WHEEEE! when I look at my new pink, Harajuku Lovers heels: http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7569394/c/559.html. Sorry, my html skills are rusty-rusty. I found them on clearance and wore them Saturday with aqua tights and my pink anime girl skirt.
Most glee, huh? Thats easy.
Corsets. I love making them, I love wearing them, I love seeing them on other people, or in art, or in stores, or wherever. As long as its steel boned, my heart does a little flip every time I see one. Any material, any person, any time of day for any occasion. I want to spread the word that they’re wonderful, and sometimes, people make it so *easy* Its terribly grand.
Mine is that really really soon I will be moving to another country to be with the man I love :)
Only one thing comes to mind: The new series of Dr. Who with David Tennant. Now that guy knows how to portray glee!
My newest glee is pretty easy – I left a business card on the table after my last dinner at Olive Garden, with a note on the back for my super-cute waitress to give me a call and I would love to take her picture.
And she called!
I think that means I finally took a step up on the photography ladder!
There are a lot of things that make me happy but right now, I’m trying to focus on starting a community garden. I live in a low income neighborhood with a lot of apartments and I want to bring the gift of gardening to my neighbors. Ruby, juicy, fruit and crisp vegetables grown organically by our community freely shared with those that need it. That really makes me happy. If anyone else in the states is interested check out http://communitygarden.org/about-acga/ for great info.
but I digress, I get my dose of GLEE from helping people and doing something good for the environment and for myself.
What makes me GLEEful Right now?
That’s easy: Having a new washing machine that works properly.
(^– May sound stupid, but… ever been without a washing machine? It’s a cruel experience xD)
Right now? Let’s see if I can turn my happy mood into words!
I rolled out of bed this morning to a lovely sunrise outside of my roomie’s window, then found a ten dollar bill in the back pocket of the jeans I pulled on! While walking to class, I saw that the rain we’ve been having has made a bunch of mushrooms pop up all over the place in fairy circles!
I’m also filled with glee and warm fuzzies as I work on two pieces of art for my friends and try to put together a list of little goodies I would like to buy for my best friend’s “Nifty Nineteenth.”
My birthday quickly approaching and the hope for new makeup!
The things that fill me with GLEE at the moment are bracelets. I’m not sure why. I’ve never been a bracelet person before, but now I’m obsesseed with them! All types and colors. :)
Lately, it’s been knitting. I’ve been knitting non-stop since the first breeze of cool weather. I’m so excited for fall!
my biggest GLEE right now… starting up wrestling again with the club at university. this means spending time with my best girlfriend in spandex shorts, pushing ourselves to our sweaty limits, and rolling around with my hugest darling mancrush of all time. i never feel better than after a good meet.
My biggest glee right now is that fact that it’s fall! I absolutely love fall.. The feel, the smell, the vibe.. I don’t know what it is, I feel so much more at peace, more comforted, and the best part of all, more motivated to do things that inspire more glee :)
My Glee at the moment is my writing. School starts on the 24th for me so I’m really working hard to finish the final edit on a manuscript I’ve written. If I can just finish editing my manuscript before school starts I can resume my search for a literary agent (because I’m trying to get published). At first this process was very difficult. The hardest part is just getting started, but now I’m 2/3 done and I’m soooooo happy (or should I say gleeful?) because its all coming together in such a wonderful way and even though its hard work at the end of a long day of editing I am so proud of what I have accomplished. I’m never happier than when I’m creating something and my writing is my life – the most important thing in the world to me and it definitely fills my life with glee. As long as I can work on my manuscripts I’m happy. And if I can finish this final edit in time before school starts I think I just might explode for joy ~_^
-ThePinkLadyJ
OOh! My Glee is finding new, deliciously girly blogs to follow!
Also, finding adorable fashion blogs like this:
http://yaplog.jp/damare_kozou/
I enjoy walking to my job every day. It’s about a mile, each way, and I put on my precious Ipod and just lose myself in whatever cheesy guilty-pleasure song it shuffles to. I looked for this job for 7 months, and the walk is hard, but the music makes it easier and I know I’m going to a job I like and people I enjoy spending time with and it’s my little 30 minutes of glee every day
I always become most GLEE-ful when I am look forward to something really fantastic. Three things are coming up that are filled with equal GLEE:
1) My interview with Ava Garter, a burlesque performer I saw in July!
2) September 26th: A friend is getting married (weddings are non-stop GLEE!) and The Sound of Music sing-along is that evening (OK, I cheated a bit!)
3) The lipstick line by Lime Crime! No, seriously, I have been holding off on buying lipstick since you told me about this line back in May. I already know which colors I’m going to buy and I can’t wait for October 1st!
What is your biggest GLEE of the moment? What makes you heart do that little happy dance?
My biggest glee of the momement is having my Master’s thesis finished and bound in bright red cloth! I’ve worked on it for an entire year and to see the fruits of my labor finshed and professionally printed, bound, and ready to hand in makes me giddy!
My glee: The plans that await when my latest paycheck arrives: cupcakes, chocolate, lingerie, and music; all a girl’s basic needs!
My biggest GLEE right now is receiving makeup in the mail.
I’ve been wearing makeup since I was about 15 (I’m turning 27 on the 23rd), but only recently have I discovered the world of HE brands and independent co’s like yours, so for the past year I’ve been going nuts over swapping for makeup on MakeUpAlley.com
-I look forward to getting makeup in the mail more than I’ve looked forward to Christmas for years now.:) Sad, I know.;D
Even though I know what’s coming, it’s still always a big surprise and so much fun for me.:D
My greatest GLEE is that I turned 30 almost a month ago and opened a new chapter in my life. I’ve closed a lot of doors and opened lots of others. I’m doing a job where I help people every day, I have a chosen family of my best friends, I’m working toward a brighter future for myself and the ones I love with every step forward and I feel pretty good about life. It hasn’t always been this way and it’s been hard going to get here, but I think that’s why I’m just that much more GLEEful about it.
What makes my heart do a happy dance is FALL. I get that little rush through my body when I walk outside in the AM and its cool and crisp. I love sweaters and sweatshirts and warm jackets and SCARVES! I have a major scarf addiction lol
What is your biggest GLEE of the moment? What makes you heart do that little happy dance?
My biggest GLEE moment of the minute is the thought of my best friend coming home from Korea. She’s been over there teaching English for an entire year, and we’ve only managed to keep in contact via letters (which we love doing) instead of via phone or email; she’s not even been able to come home to visit for the entire year – and she’s had such a rotten year over there on her own that I’ve planned her the perfect surprised when she gets back! (And if you’re reading this, Li, don’t read any further. You’ll ruin your own surprise!)
For years and years she’s wanted to see Phantom of The Opera, live, and everytime she nearly gets to see it something happens and she never gets to go. It breaks my heart to see her want something so badly and have it taken away, and with everything that’s happened over the last year or two, I decided that if there was one thing I could do for her, it would be this! As a surprise, I’ve booked her the best seats in the house – four rows from the front, dead central, and am planning on surprising her with this gift when she comes back. I’ve made her a little card with roses and bows on that formally invites her to the show, in London, and whenever I think about the look on her face, what I imagine it’ll be, when she opens the card and realization dawns on her, I get so excited because I just know how much she’ll appreciate it. That’s what makes me GLEEful at the moment; everytime I play the soundtrack or think about her coming home, I just think about how happy she’ll be when she gets to see the show! It makes the wait for her to come home seem both incredibly far away and yet short at the same time, and it just makes me look forward to her being home so much that my heart starts to rise up and I smile without even meaning to!
My GLEE is DANCING!
I am a Tribal Style Belly Dancer, and every time I get together with my girls and dance it puts all of the ick at bay. The combination of the physical activity, the ability to express myself creatively, and joking around and talking with others who share the same passion lifts my spirits every time.
I have so much GLEE in me right now that my heart is almost full to bursting! But the main cause of it all is simple: college!
I got into the college of my dreams and here I am in beautiful Vermont, and I’ve never felt more at home in my whole life. The city of Burlington is so alive and vibrant and I keep discovering all these cool shops and restaurants that never fail to brighten my day!
And things just get better. I’m majoring in Electronic Game Design [one of two women in the whole program!] and every class I go to fills me with GLEE! I get to prepare for a whole career of doing what I love – making video games! I can’t wait until I get to get my hands dirty and start really making games. I just hope that what I make will give other people as much GLEE as I get from designing it! I’m also turning 18 on the 22nd of this month!
So many awesome things are happening to me, and it’s definitely making my heart do little happy dances all the time :]
My biggest GLEE is cross-stitching! I feel like an old maid when I do it, but it’s so relaxing and lets me focus on serenity for a little bit. I also love that I have something to show for my hard work at the end of the day. It’s also super fun to cross-stitch curse words and various naughty parts, because people never expect bad words on linen :)
This week my glee is that I started home schooling. I started a week late and it feels good to get started. I love my children and they are my permanent Glee. :)
My biggest glee moment would have to be the first day of art college. Growing up in a ridiculasly small town and having no friends who are into artsie things it was an insane feeling to go to college on the first day and to not only discover that every single person was there because they loved art, but that most of them also the exact same weird and crazy things as me. A close second would have to be the other night watching movies with my new roommate, she’s my red haired clone, I could say the most random thing that would usually get me the “you have lobsters crawling out of your ears” look, but she instantly got what I was talking about. It’s always such a glee filled moment anytime you find someone who thinks exactly like you do :)
Absolutely GLEE at the moment is refinding my inner strength. I had misplaced it for a bit and hadn’t realised just how much it changed until things just snapped back into place.
That it makes my girl smile and be proud is a double added bonus of GLEE.
My glee. Probably when I see my dog being extra cute. My sister does agility with her, because i’m no good. When she brings home rosettes i’m so proud, i’m full of GLEE! I love her so much, it’s almost like a parent and child :)
My latest glee is wearing my hair differently! I’ve spent so many years straightening it, but lately I’m loving the look of my natural curls all tousled and sprayed and huge! It makes me happy and reminds me of the 80s haha!
It may sound strange, but it makes me so happy autumn is coming. I spent ten months on exchange in Australia and loved it, but ever since coming back I haven’t felt this much at home since the weather’s gotten worse, the leaves have started falling and the rain has come back. There’s so much wind and blue skies, rain and clouds, it just makes me feel that I’m, even four months after my return, I’m only now really back where I belong.
That, and the two dresses that just arrived today! I spent all evening bouncing around in front of the mirror, annoying everyone and posing full of GLEE!
instant GLEE? leaving interesting things in public places at random–nice poetry, for instance, which cheers people up no end. *pleased* currently some friends and i are doing a project where we keep journals, and then, when the journal-keeper is tired of writing, leave the journal somewhere like a supermarket or sidewalk or something for others to find it, with instructions for it not to be returned.
it is MADE OF GLEE, dude.
My latest glee is finally getting somewhere with myself. I’m in school for cosmetology and I actually feel like I’m making progress as a person and potentially in the work force. It’s a good feeling and I can’t wait to graduate and be a fancy hair dresser!
My best friend fenna :)
she’s the absolutle best thing to ever happen to me, when i went away to camp she made me a little emergency box which letters, books, a rape whistle (haha) drawings and pictures of everyone i loved, emergency chocolate and a map of london,
she always makes me cards just saying thanks for being my best friend and thing, whenever i’m with her everything is awesome.
she’s the kindest person i’ve ever come across and shes that kind which restores your faith in humanity! :) she’s lovely to absoltuley everyone and gives everyone a chance, no matter who they are.
no matter what mood i’m in she completley goes out of her way to cheer me up, by maybe buying me something i’d said i wanted in a shop, or ringing me to show me something funny on the internet.
She’s completley on my wavelength and i just friggin love her :)
definitley my source of glee at the moment!
My biggest glee moment currently is every Tuesday and Thursday when I’m back in the dance studio. I haven’t taken dance in over two years. I’m getting back in the studio to hopefully pursue a professional dance career next year.
My latest glee is getting creative again. Creativity comes and goes and right now I feel in my entire body an itch that can only be scratched by producing and producing and producing. It’s wonderful.
My biggest glee right now is NEONS! I’ve got fabulous long plastic nails I painted myself in neon colours. Kryolan uv aquacolours set I use every day. Some kandi bracelets, and a great splatter belt :) Also a ton of earrings!
my biggest glee moment is being home with my boyfriend, my 2 dogs and 3 cats! they are my world and it doesn’t matter if iv had the worst day, i can always come home to a bunch of furry love! ( my boyfriends pretty furry himself! ) hehehehe! and they make me feel like a princes! yay!
my biggest glee moment, the one thing that makes my heart smile and sing is hearing my little sister’s voice on the other end of the phone when i call. i have missed her terribly since i moved out, and nothing brings me more happiness (even a few tears every once in a while!) than to hear that she’s had a great day and that she misses me as much as i miss her. :)
I spent one year in an University I hated… I went for the scholarship and didnt fit. I always loved studying until then. Now I have switch University and looooove my new prgm. I just bought my books and my current glee is that I feel the love I used to have for school and learning coming back. It makes me happy and confident that I did find the right path :)
My mother. But the thing is that she has always been my source of GLEE. She is everything and anything for me and she is so joyful. She spreads joy but she never ever wants anything back. Except my love…
Other shallow things that bring me Glee are:
My Rock band Beatles that’s arriving at my door tomorrow.
My new bow i made today!
& the fact that I have alot of money left on my bank account!
My biggest Glee moment right now is being able to teach my 1 year old niece so many different things. Like how to dance, stick out her tongue, blow kisses and spin around in circles. It’s not important stuff but it really makes me happy to know that I can teach her something that makes her laugh.
My biggest glees at the moment are Kate Bush and Miyavi’s gig next week.
I discovered Kate Bush again couple of days back when my mum was listening to her old cds and having nostalgic flash backs from the 80s. Absolutely one of the best artist from that era!
Miyavi’s gig is also getting closer. It’s great to see him again now when there has been a lot of changes in his life, he becoming a dad and such.
My biggest GLEE right now…hmm…
I would have to say my getting back into rock climbing! My school has a climbing wall and ever since I started using it this spring, I’ve been addicted. It’s such a positive thing for me, to climb without a harness (bouldering) and know that my body is the only thing I can rely on to get me through a route.
My biggest GLEE for the moment is my job. Like you, I am trying to start a business from nothing, in an area where I don’t see the things I like. So, I’m making them. I sold my first item on etsy recently, one of my best creations yet, and I was so thrilled. It made me feel great to be able to contribute something to the household (crafters ain’t makin’ money unless they’re selling stuff!). My boyfriend has been so understanding with me trying to do this, and now that I’m over the first hump, I feel like I can actually do this.
GLEE!
My one moment of GLEE! is finishing a garment of my own design.
After the hard fought battle of draping, fit testing, carefully making a pattern from the muslin, and then sewing up the final article of clothing in real fashion fabric, with all the fancy topstitching and details.
:3 Most recently, I made a pencil skirt that’s short in the front, and long in the back. It comes to a point in the back and has jumbo hook and eye tape in the centerback seam. It also has a lovely flipped self-finishing yoke. I love it! I can’t wait to wear it! Teeehee!