Life is Good

Relax.

Play with dolls.

Life is good.

This is Anna, my Curly blue Babe Blythe doll. (And no, her hair is not curly, only slightly wavy!)

Make Today Great

"I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it."
                                                                
                                                                           --Groucho Marx

This bright trio of Blythe dolls are Simply Thumpty Thump, Simply Bubble Boom, and Simply Sparkly Spark.

Smile

Bridget wants to remind you that smiling is good for you. Studies suggest that smiling (even fake smiling) lowers stress and anxiety, strengthens your immune system, and releases endorphins. 

Come on now, everybody, SMILE!

This Blythe doll is Allegra Champagne, wearing her lovely stock outfit.

Cat Questions

Cats often seem to be asking a question when they meow as us.
If only we could understand what they are saying. 

If you can guess which Blythe doll this is, you are amazing!

I love this pink kitty I found recently at a toy store. She looks extremely realistic, except for her color (which I WISH was real!)

In The City, at Night

Becoming lost in thought as she gazes at the city lights, 

Ann realizes that she has many beautiful reasons to be happy.

Ann is my UFO A Go Go Blythe doll.

Read Everywhere

One of the best things about reading is that 

you can do it almost any time, any place. 

For example, you can read in the downstairs hallway 

while waiting for your slowpoke sisters 

to get ready to go in the morning. Like Tess.

Prima Dolly Peony

Read a Book

Never put off until tomorrow

the book you can read today. 

In a book I once read, a father and daughter ran a book store. Every afternoon they would close the store for an hour, make tea, and choose books from the shelves to read. I think the world would be a happier place if everyone took a reading break every day!

You can easily make little books for your dolls, like the ones I made in this photo. Just google "book covers" and choose what you like. Save the images to your computer, then reduce them to dolly size using a photo editing site or Microsoft Word (which I used). Print them onto card stock and cut out. I filled the book with pages that I cut from an old dictionary. A little glue along the binding edge holds them in place. 

These Blythes are Bow Wow Trad (left) and Petit Dejeuner (right).