{"id":6804,"date":"2011-05-01T01:00:17","date_gmt":"2011-05-01T05:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/?p=6804"},"modified":"2011-12-15T06:03:59","modified_gmt":"2011-12-15T11:03:59","slug":"365-days-of-bliss-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/2011\/05\/365-days-of-bliss-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"365 Days of Bliss – Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi there Sweet Shoppers!<\/p>\n

Libby here, and I’m super stoked about the new direction we’re taking for the Sweet Shoppe blog.\u00a0 For more than a year, we’ve brought you regular features like Penny Candy playdates and Take Out Tuesdays, but starting today, we’re bringing you 365 days of Bliss on the Sweet Shoppe Blog. Digital Scrapbooking is about life, it’s about memories, and it’s about people. We have an amazing team of brilliant women behind the scenes here at SSD, and all of them have incredible stories to tell. We want to share those stories and memories with you so that we become closer as a family here at the sweetest spot on the net, so tune in every day to read something new from one of our staffers! They’ll be sharing everything from recipes and craft projects to tutorials and pics from their latest family vacation, and every day will bring you something blissfully sweet to reflect on so don’t miss it.<\/p>\n

You know, when I first signed up for this first post in the 365 Days of Bliss, I didn’t have a clue what I’d write about. Heck, if we’re being honest, as I sat down and logged into the blog here this evening, I still wasn’t sure what little bit of my life I wanted to share with you. I had thoughts ranging from the silly (ie my love for coffee!) to the more serious and reflective (2 very dear family members were diagnosed with serious illnesses this week). I settled on the fact that I’m so blessed, and I’d like to share with you one of the many reasons why.<\/p>\n

I had a minor surgical procedure yesterday morning. It really was no big deal, but I have always been very sensitive to medications. As a result, the anesthesia has left me feeling very weak and nauseous even a full day later. My husband Jeff has been such an amazing helper to me while I’ve recovered.\u00a0 I had teased before the surgery that I’d planned to “milk it” afterward, but I haven’t been given the opportunity as he’s constantly one step ahead of me. He insisted<\/em> that I take a nap this afternoon, and while I slept he cooked an amazing dinner and cleaned the kitchen. Now this may seem like a great thing in and of itself, but the fact of the matter is that this isn’t out of the ordinary for him. He often cooks, frequently does the dishes and cleans the kitchen, and is always there for me to help make my life easier. While I often thank him and let him know how much I appreciate him, I felt the need to share with the world what an incredible gift he is to me. I am truly blessed.<\/p>\n

Just because I’m so proud of him, and I hate blog posts without photos, here’s a picture from our wedding in November.<\/p>\n

\"Jeff<\/p>\n

Think about your own life today. Even in our darkest hours, we always have something we can be thankful for.\u00a0 What is your blessing today? Leave a comment below with something you are thankful for, and I’ll come back on Monday to choose a random winner to receive a free kit from my shoppe.\u00a0 Be sure to include your SSD community username or email address with your post so that I can contact the winner with your prize.<\/p>\n

ETA:\u00a0 Thanks to all of you who commented!\u00a0 With the help of Random.org the winner of a free kit from my store is the 12th post by Kassy!\u00a0 Kassy, check your email for a coupon code!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi there Sweet Shoppers! Libby here, and I’m super stoked about the new direction we’re taking for the Sweet Shoppe blog.\u00a0 For more than a year, we’ve brought you regular features like Penny Candy playdates and Take Out Tuesdays, but starting today, we’re bringing you 365 days of Bliss on the Sweet Shoppe Blog. Digital […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[127],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6804"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6804"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9926,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6804\/revisions\/9926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}