Made My Day

So, I've recently had a few very awesome things happen to me, and I thought I'd share them with you because they've made my days. They haven't all happened in one day, but I'm just really thinking about them right now (because two of them actually did happen today) and I'm just really thankful for them all.

1) A couple weeks ago I got an email telling me I was a winner of a contest on one of my favorite blogs, Green Wedding Shoes. They had a contest to win a free box of Crest Whitestrips and a $50 Target gift card and I was one of the winners; how exciting! It's funny too, because I had just mentioned how I never win anything, ever. Low and behold, I've won something, and I can't say that anymore... but I'm not complaining. ;) I'm really excited, especially because I love Target.

2) Yesterday, while grocery shopping, a random lady came up to me and just said "You look really pretty." I was so taken aback. It was such a lovely thing to hear, especially from a stranger. It made me feel really good inside and made me thankful for the kind people who are still in this world, who are nice, and who are able to really make someone's day better with a kind gesture or just a few simple words.

3) I got an email today from iVillage telling me I was one of the winners of a contest to win a three month at-home membership from The Biggest Loser. Another contest that I won, you say? This can't be true! Well, they'll be contacting me next week for more information and to fill out some paperwork, so hopefully it all works out, but this is just crazy awesome anyway!

4) I was looking through blogs today, as I do almost every morning, and came across something that made my jaw drop. As I was scrolling through a "favorite pins" post on one of my favorite blogs, All Sorts of Pretty, I came across my most recent hand lettering! My jaw honestly dropped, I couldn't believe my eyes! What an amazing thing to come across. It was featured as her "favorite words pin" and I'm just really thankful. You can check out the post here. I'm so happy so many other people, including someone whose blog I really admire, enjoy that lettering of mine. I'm really glad people are liking what I'm creating. It's great to be able to connect with people in such a way. It's a truly amazing feeling.

So, these are just a few things that have happened in my life recently that have really made me smile, made me thankful, and have made my day. I hope you are all experiencing wonderful things, as well.

//Edit: Another thing that has made me happier today!

5) Just found out my lettering was posted on another blog! You can check it out here. It really has made me so happy to see people post and share that lettering or anything else I've created and shared myself. It's a very good feeling, as mentioned above, to know that there are people out there who like what you like and enjoy what you make, especially when that's what you want to do with your life. It's very reassuring.