And the winners are!!!!!!

WoweeewoweeeeeeeeeWOW!  I celebrate you.  All of you who romped along beside me, in this quest escapade - those of you who bravely solved the riddles and those who were the silent yet potent observers.  You are all magnificent.  I celebrate us!  One way I like to celebrate is to give creative, magical gifts to others.  Before I announce the three fellow explorers, who will receive mystery magical packages, I want to give you the answers to each daily riddle.

1. Self-Worth, Self-Confidence, belief in oneself
2. Heart - Our heart as our guide in this grand adventure of life.  
3. Receive - Remembering to receive from life.  Gifts, feedback, love and so much more
4. Key - There was a key hidden in an enigmatic portal picture.  Keys to life are all around us. 
5. Imagination - Many guessed other amazing answers such as intuition, inspiration and intention.
6. Leap, Stretch, Play were hidden words.  A few ways to grow outside of comfort zones.
7. Sparky - A spunky, playful Prairie Dog showed up in the Harry Potter World pic.
8. The magic starts in your thoughts - Everything begins as a thought!
9. "Sister Tree, you teach me...to let go, to let my colors show and I am beautiful" lyrics in a song by Ash Wahl
10. Compass - our inner guidance system - our heart, our feelings, our intuition

There are MANY wonderful themes within this quest we went on together, that pertain to an amazing adventurous life, in my opinion.  These themes will be pondered in the next week of blog posts, including a post tomorrow revealing "extra credit" answers in depth.

Without further adieu!!!!!!  The winners of the magical, mystery treasure quest are...

• D Rose Jones - Not only did she answer every riddle but she was the first to solve the final riddle!  
• Katie Gavin - Katie also solved every riddle, was the second to solve the final riddle AND the only one to attempt the extra credit!
• Lisa Brisson - Lisa solved four riddles with answers that related the the quest to things in her life.  

Congratulations Adventuresses!!!!  Soon, you will receive a "treasure chest" of ✨ten magical items✨.  I will let you know when it is on it's way to you.  It will be just a few days from now.  

I also decided a few other trailblazers deserved a treasure sent to them.  Each of these explorers, listed in bold, will receive an honorable mention treasure in the mail (send me a message of what address you would like your mystery treasure to be sent).  

• Erin Nourie - Erin answered three of the riddles and she gave great insight in her answers.
• Aeryn North - Aeryn responded to three of the riddles(answered two and attempted the third) AND she's the only international quester (in a magical place called, the United Kingdom)!
• Deborah Swann - Answered with her own creative flair three of the riddles.  
• Ash Wahl - Ash answered three of the riddles, she was a muse of one of the riddles AND her birthday was our last quest day!
• Beckie Baxter-Calvert - Beckie answered four riddles, was the muse of one of the riddles AND her birthday was the same day she was a muse.  
• Phyllis Owens - Phyllis jumped in on the last few quest days as an amazing cheerleader.  She inspired me through her support on many of my magical journeys AND her birthday was the last day of our quest!

Alicia Inshiradu, Tristen Patriz and Debbie Garrett Hyde, I salute you in joining in with one or two of the riddles!!!  You rock!

Thank you for being a part of my treasure quest team.  I honor and celebrate you all!  Those who played and those who followed along.  Mwwwwwaaaaahhhhhhhhh!

Magical Jackpot Day!

The last day of our treasure quest is here!!!  What a trip!  As I mentioned in previous posts, this ten day adventure has been such a delight and has offered many jewels of wisdom for me, along the way.  I hope that my fellow explorers have enjoyed themselves as well.  Thank you for coming along!  💖

There has been three consistent themes in each day of our ten day treasure hunt.  One of the themes has been an object, sometimes in plain view and sometimes hidden.

⭐The riddle to solve the entire quest is to discover what essential object has been present throughout our journey. ⭐

Find the object (sometimes in plain view, sometimes hidden) that is in all 10 days of the treasure quest posts - Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9 and today's picture.

In the picture above, I've hidden many images but only one of them will you find in all ten treasure quest posts.  Good luck Wayfarers!!!

There are treasures in every day of our life if we are open to them.  It's been a pleasure to play around with this idea and even more fun that I'll be sending a magical jackpot to three of you!!!  xoxo

As a reminder, here are who the winner's will be:

the person who solved the most individual post riddles 

the first person to solve the final riddle on February 11th

and a mystery champion - how they are selected will be revealed at the end.

Extra credit:  I mentioned there are three themes in every single treasure quest post.  If you really want a challenge, discover what three I am referring to.  This task is much more difficult.

Sparkling Sister

My amazing sister! 💖

Ahhhhh...only two more days in our treasure quest adventure.  I've learned so much and plan to write in-depth blog posts about these jewels of wisdom in the coming days.  The next few days will be all about celebration.  It's the weekend AND today is my sister's birthday!  Joyful, bright and beautiful with a spirit full of immense love, she is a magnificent force in this world.  I'm honored to have her as my sister and close friend.  

A day she took me on a breathtaking and beautiful adventure in the wilds of West Virginia.

The quest challenge today will be a treat!  Below is a song written and performed by my enchanted faerie friend, Ash Wahl (who's birthday is tomorrow!!!).  In her magical song, what lyric pertains to the blog theme today?  

To know more about this singing ethereal sprite, you can find her here:  

🌟   Ash Tree Faery   🌟

Tomorrow will be the last day of our treasure quest voyage together.  Thanks to all who have played along.  Soon, treasure care packages will be finding their way to three fellow explorers.  I wanted to give you a head's up that tomorrow's post will be earlier in the day, like today's entry.  Good luck, questers!

Signs, Signs, Everywhere are Signs

A sign when you enter into the magical forest of Sequoia.  It was a delight every time I saw that sign.  Plus, it's fun to imagine you are entering a realm of giant mythical creatures (which the trees were very much that).

Have you had those days where you feel like there are hidden messages in the most ordinary things.  It's been like that for me lately.  It doesn't hurt to view your daily life with a sense of humor, a sense of wonder, finding intrigue in the mystery and a healthy juicy portion of imagination.

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Today's riddle in our treasure quest is to find the hidden message in the next two pictures.

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Good luck on day eight's challenge!

Unicorns, Groundhogs and Prairie Dogs, oh my!

 I'm feeling fairy playful and spritely today!  A surge of creative energy is shimmering within me.  There may be some quirky, delicious excursions happening in the near future due to this spectacular feeling.  My unicorn decided not to come to Vegas, but I'm sure whatever whimsical adventures I get into will be equally as fabulous.

I can't believe it is day seven of our treasure quest together.  This jolly quest began on Groundhogs day and what more spunky, playful day is there in American holiday traditions?  Seriously, we celebrate a groundhog who hopefully doesn't see his shadow!  Gosh, I love this stuff.  This picture shows Prairie Dogs near Devil's Tower Monument in Wyoming.  They may not be Groundhogs but they're just as adorable AND they make me think of playfulness.

I believe the cutie standing tall in the middle is Sparky.  I'm not the best interpreter of the Prairie Dog language, but that seemed to be his name.    

Today's quest challenge is to find what is out of place in the frolicsome collage below.

Comfort Zones, Smofort Zones

Of all the fabulous facets of adventures, one that comes to mind for many, is the act of stepping outside of our comfort zones.  Taking a risk.  Most of the time, when I think of taking a risk, it does not involve something that is potentially life threatening.  The kind of risk-taking my mind likes to contemplate are actions that could catapult my life in the direction of my hopes and dreams.  I try to remember to ask myself, what comfort zone am I staying in that is possibly limiting my growth?

In the action images of Greg and I, are three hidden words that either have to do with stepping out of comfort zones or have to do with my kind of adventure.  Find at least one of the words to solve today's treasure quest challenge.

This day was all about jumping onto the inspirations that came to mind. 

I have a fear of heights, unfortunately.  This is one of the times I stepped out of my comfort zone to climb Angel's Landing in Zion National Park.  

Halfway to the Gold

We are halfway through our treasure quest adventure!  Thanks for playing along with me.  Today's riddle is:

"What starts with an i, ends with an n and in between holds all your hopes and dreams?"