It's the first day of a brand new year and I feel great.

I had some ups and downs in 2013 but for the most part, it was a great year.

I stepped outside my comfort zone and did some things I'd never done before.

I stretched myself both physically and mentally and I am better for it.

I signed up for all kinds of classes and workshops and I have learned a lot.

I'm still evolving and growing into the person I was meant to be and I am having fun getting there.

2013 was a practice round for what lies ahead.

There is no doubt in my mind that I will manifest so much more in 2014.

I am ready to embrace the challenges that will make me a better person.

My connection to my higher self is growing stronger which is opening my heart wider than ever.

I have so many things I wish to accomplish but mostly I want to be true to myself.

This blog is mainly about the mail I send and receive, but it means so much more than that.

It's about spirtual connection, human connection and nourishing my soul.

I hope to bring more authenticity to my posts. 

And mostly, I hope to bring a little bit of joy to you, whoever you are and wherever you may be.

Happy New Year My Friends.

I love you all, and I wish every single one of you success, prosperity, peace and happiness.

~JarieLyn~

My last pieces of mail in 2012

First, I want to say Happy New Year to all my fellow bloggers, and all the looky-loos who land on my page.

 

 

May you be as goofy as my husband and me.

 

 

And be blessed to have someone to love in your life.

 

On with the mail..............

 

On the last day of 2012, I had a very happy mailbox indeed.

 

 

Not one, but two pieces of mail from Angie.

I was so looking forward to reading her mail.

 

 

A beautifully written letter on beautiful stationery.

And she enclosed these very lovely postcards.

Thanks, Angie for your wonderful letter.

 

 

A really cute New Year's card from Angie.

It's just adorable.

 

 

A nice letter from my pen pal, Ally who also used really nice stationery.

I love all the different papers that people write letters on and send to me.

It keeps me inspired.

 

 

This is a letter I received for a swap I joined.

45 + snailmail.

It's for us old folks 45 yrs old and older.

This was a great letter and she sent me her family newsletter as well, and enclosed a couple of postcards from my favorite U.S. State, Tennessee.

Thank you.

I very much enjoyed receiving this piece of mail.

 

I had two pieces of mail that went out yesterday.

 

 

This letter is going to my swap partner for six weeks of snail mail.

This is week number 3.

 

 

The other side of the envelope.

Yep, I got lazy after doodling all the other stuff on the front of the envie.

 

 

This one is on its way to my cousin in Katy, Texas.

 

Enjoy this day!

A Ten Year Love Affair.

I love Sundays.

Sunday is the day I sneak off to meet with my endermologist. 

I cannot keep it a secret any longer.

I want to shout to the world how good I feel every time I leave.

This love affair has been going on for about ten years now and I think I will never put an end to it.

Some people get pedicures, acrylic nails, massages, etc. 

I on the other hand, have a tete a tete' with my endermologist once a week and I love it.

My husband doesn't mind at all that I look forward to seeing Shelley each week.

In fact, I think he likes it.

Are you surprised that my endermologist is a female or that my husband doesn't mind?

I know by now that your imagination has conjured up all kinds of lurid scenarios, hasn't it?

Well rest assured, that it is all innocent and that if you had an experience with Shelley, you'd be hooked too.

Now, get your mind out of the gutter and go google endermologie.

 

Here's some mail to get your thoughts back on track.

 

 

A pretty package and nice gift from my penpal Rachael.

 

Here's what was inside:

 

 

A really nice note card set.

I really like the designs.

They are very pretty.

 

 

 

She enclosed this cute card with a nice note written inside.

 

 

A nice multi view post card of Yosemit National Park.

This is from a swap I joined, "A Postcard in The USA"

 

 

Another postcard form a different person, same swap.

I really fell in love with this card.

It's a photo of Zane Grey, the author of numerous western novels.

The weird thing is that I was just talking about him a couple of weeks ago.

I think it's Synchronicity that I got this card in a swap.

I love these type of cards because they capture a mood, a personality and evoke feeling.

 

That's it for Saturday's incoming mail, but it definitely made my day.

 

I sent out two letters yesterday.

 

One to a penpal and a thank you to my nephew's in-laws.

 

 

I got the beatnik stationery for Christmas and I used every peice of paper in this one letter.

Now, I have these cute envelopes with no matching paper.

I did however, get two sets of this stationery so I suppose I could make copies of the paper in the 2nd set so I can have more paper to go with the left over envelopes in the first set.

 

The second envelope in the photo is handmade by me.

 

I hope everyone has a safe and Happy New Year's Eve.