Teddy Radiator

So natrually, I'm colouring. I was given that gorgeous Game of Thrones Coloring book by helenarickman for my birthday, and I've been itching to give it a go! Take that and the amazing Prismacolor pencils (a very generous gift from mywitch), and I just couldn't stop myself once I'd gotten started.

( Cersei Lannister )

I'm still learning how to blend, but these colors - man, they are like coloring with velvet. I don't do them justice, but damn, they're so fun. Unfortunately, my scanner cut off the right side of the piece, but I just wanted you to see what I've done so far. Still a little more work on the owl, I think...

We had a lovely evening last night with friends - six guests, including two we hadn't planned on, yet I'm so glad they came. One especially has been really down in the dumps, and it was lovely seeing him laughing and playing Cards Against Humanity. We had a great time, the chili turned out great (and I even had a dab left over to have for tea today) and our friend Tony gave us a delicious bottle of sparkling wine to  imbibe at New Years. It was lovely having everyone over, and I hope they enjoyed themselves as much as I enjoyed having them. We had Christmas crackers and spent most of the evening wearing our paper hats.

Today, I promised myself I was going to do nothing but eat and drink and watch telly or whatever, and that is precisely what I've done. I pulled out my new colouring books, and spent most of the day just coloring and enjoying myself. I ate a bit too much junk, but that's okay. TheHubs™ has zoned out watching vids and the cats are snoozing. I was looking forward to colouring, and I was not disappointed. It was so relaxing. And I was rather happy that I understood the basics of shading, so that things looked a little less one-dimensional. Anyway, I've been at it most of the day, and the day has flown by.

In the next couple of days I want to put together my list of WIN for 2015 - I had a lot of it. I am dead proud of the things we got to do this year, the friends I made, and the things we created or made a part of our lives. I REFUSE to dwell on the things I didn't get done, or didn't exactly go our way. I can do nothing about them, but I can bask in the glow of friendship and the accomplishments without feeling indequate and that is what I'm going to do.

Tomorrow I'm going over to Mom's to help her take down her tree. Like us, she's a believer in decorating early and taking down around New Year, and tomorrow is the only time I have to do that.