9th January, 2011.

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~ If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. ~ Anne Bradstreet

A New Day

When I wake up the day is spread out in front of me like a blank page. Slowly at first and then faster and faster, the page starts to fill with little drawings of all the things I have planned, my to-do list and other things I want to find the time for on this day. Before I know it, I´m up and heading for the shower - I want to begin so I have time for all the things that I can see on my mind´s page for the day - this day´s patchwork...I can see it in black and white within a few minutes of getting up and during the day, I get to colour it in.

Granny Square

It´s been getting pretty cold around here lately and after being inspired here and here, I tackled the basket of wool left-overs and made a snuggly granny square blanket to use on top of my quilt to keep us warm during these cold nights. Click HERE for a granny square tutorial.

OUR PLACE

I Love...

making useful things.

I love having a vegetable garden and getting my hands dirty.
grow your own vegetables
What I can´t grow myself, I buy locally.
10 reasons to buy local
I cook for my family from scratch every day.
cooking inspiration

Favourite Things

a film
a song
a book
an essay
an inspiration board
a website

My Bathroom

~ Enjoying a wonderful E-course
~ Blog post on de-cluttering
~ Article on pepping up bathrooms
~ Peak at other people´s bathroom counters HERE
~ Fabulous floor mat tutorials HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE
~ Ideas for creating a day spa at home
~ Earth friendly clothes washing tips
~ Bathroom cleaning tips

Excited!

Moo cards for my small business called

kreARTiv

On Monday I will be officially registered as

"Graphic artist and maker/designer of fabric articles"

Secret 10 Living in Abundance with Positive Priorities

(print by Leonie)

Prosperity = "the experience of having plenty of what we truly need and want in life, material and otherwise" (Shakti Gawain)

I haven´t had much to say here these past few weeks. At 42, I have had my share of rejection but that´s not something I want to concentrate on because I have learnt to move on immediately when it happens, sort of like on auto-pilot, because it´s the best way for me. Brush it off and move forward. As for alliances, there seems to be a wave of woman´s networks popping up in my area and I have been meeting lots of lovely women which is something I have been missing in real life...here in the blogging world it´s a different story. I have realised that I am so much more myself here than I am with strangers so I´m working on being more "myself" when I go out into the real world.

My own network here in my area is growing and it is definately bringing more prosperity into my life. I have my bags selling in a book shop and an organic grocery store and there are some business ideas to do with collage also developing. I have a lot of work within our group of language trainers and translation work coming in.

I know what I truly need - love, harmony, challenges, acceptance, adventure - in the past I have made the mistake of putting things off, waiting for a better time, more cash, a slimmer me...no more of this. I want to experience life not just read about it or watch it in a film. Now, here, I am taking time to do the things I love, I am putting myself and my work out there and inviting abundance into my life to come and play.

March Morning

I find myself feeling a little blue this time of year. My fingers are itching to get into garden work but it´s still too cold out. A good breakfast should lift my mood - a latté with honey, a roll with gorgonzola and roasted capsicum and a nice magazine of-course!