Thankful Thursday- October 4th + Unexpected Blessing

My heart is just overflowing with joy and happiness today. Yesterday I launched the fourth 10 Minute Craft Dash challenge and my heart is just giddy from all the excitement. On top of that, tomorrow I have a giveaway post in honor of my 4th blog birthday. But that’s not all, as you may have noticed, I recently did a re-design of my blog and Pretty Pink Posh Facebook page and well, it just makes my heart happy. :)

This week hasn’t been the best in regards to pain {my back and neck have decided to flare up big time}  and migraines. However, in the midst of all of this, I’ve had some unexpected joys and great things come recently from the blog. Also, I received a big blessing, which I’ll share below.

  • Up to this point, all of my chiropractor visits have been covered by insurance.
  • My sister made it to Germany (for the International Culinary Olympics) safely. Now we just wait for the competition….hoping for gold!
  • Homemade cooking. Lately my mom has been making lots of delicious goodness and we have had many family dinners together. Oh how I enjoy family time!
  • Found out that I qualify for my iPhone upgrade in a month and with the buy back program, I’ll be able to get a new phone for very little out of pocket. Yay!

Okay, now onto my unexpected blessing…..Quite a few months back, I got a new craft studio area in the house. With the passing of my grandfather, the busyness of Summer and then the accident, organizing and arranging everything was put on hold. I needed a larger storage unit for my new area (to fit my expanding collection),  but it was a lot more pricey than I could afford at the moment.

On Tuesday, while I was at work, my dad text me a photo of this white unit and asked if I would want it. I wasn’t too sure, since it looked like a great quality and didn’t know how much it would cost. I responded that I would need better pictures and wanted more details. A few moments later he sent over a better picture and then said it was waiting for me in my craft studio. While my mom was heading out to do errands, she saw it at the end of our street (which is in the country and pretty much in the middle of nowhere) and it had a free sign on it. How awesome and amazing is that?!

My unspoken hearts desire was fulfilled and it was WHITE and beautiful, just like I had envisioned in my head! God knew exactly what I wanted and I know it was a blessing sent from Him. With all the craziness of the physical pain and migraines, and then these doctors bills, it was truly the thing I needed right now.

I am loving the different drawers and shelves- I can’t wait to figure out how I’ll organize everything! I’m going to see if I can find some different knobs and am thinking about possibly painting the wood on the top. When I get it all finished with my crafty items on it, I’ll take a picture. :)

Thank you for bearing with me in this long post and for sharing in my joy! What are YOU all thankful for this week? I can’t wait to see your lists!

See you tomorrow, blog friends, for the giveaways!

11 Comments

  1. Paulina, this is a beautiful find!!! I see vintagey glass knobs on it…like these…
    http://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware/page.aspx?p=41693&cat=3,43520,43572&ap=1, or natural looking ones like these…
    http://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware/page.aspx?p=57960&cat=3,43520,43572&ap=1

    I’m hoping your pain is resolved SOON!!! I hate reading that it’s still being…a pain :( I don’t know if it helps to think of it as the body’s way of knitting you back together…healing you cell by cell…it takes time, but it will be worth the effort (and cost sadly) you’re taking to do it right.
    As I sit home today I’m thankful for vacation!!! And, the handsome guy who’s keeping me company via MSN chat ;) Be well!

    1. I’d be thankful to have a handsome guy on msn chat… don’t have too much fun there, Barb!!

  2. love the new color story of your blog by the way…always a beautiful place to visit…hugs!

  3. Ok now I’m just a wee bit jealous cuz this is dreamy indeed!!! SO HAPPY for you Paulina. God is spectacular isn’t he ;) Have a splendid day sweetie!

  4. Oh wow, I love your new craft space! The fact that the top is not white is perfect for crafting! My craft desks and hutch are all white and believe me when I say it is ultra high maintenance! I have found that white scuffs easily, even with normal crafting and stamping and so on (I even think I am a bit on the delicate side when using my craft supplies but I still find little scuffs).

    I think Barb is right, time will heal you!

    And I am thankful for the 1 hour and 45 minutes I have to myself during the day. It isn’t a lot but it’s something!

  5. I love that unit! i would totally be able to use something like that in my space. Mine is just a mix and match of old items from around the home right now but hey, it’s my own space! That is my thankful moment today… moving to a new state was hard but a new house brought an extra room which became ALL MINE!

  6. Wow, now that is a FIND!! It’s beautiful and looks new, enjoy. I hope your pain is under control soon. Shari (cricutrookie)

  7. Good job on the find Gary!! God knew you were in need of this beauty. Excited to see more pics as you fill it up with goodies.

  8. This is an amazing find! Love the color as well, enjoy putting your room together and I can’t wait to see pics of the finished room. Hope you feel better soon. :)

  9. I’m so glad I found you on Twitter! I started to see the 10 min dash challenge and keep wanting to play! Huge *fist bump* on the free score! Go dad! I never saw your old blog design but I LOVE how you have it now :) So pretty! Sorry about your pain too. I fight the migraine monster too :( Can’t WAIT to see what you have in store for your birthday celebrations tomorrow!

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