Well, this has been an interesting post, to say the very least. It was meant to be a Christmas post, then a pre-2012 post, then a New Year's post, then I finally got round to writing it last night only to lose it for some obscure reason known only to Firefox on my brand new Mac... What can I say? If this post gets published today, then today was the day it was meant to be.
First off, let me just start by wishing everyone [had] a very merry Christmas. Personally, the last couple of weeks felt like a huge build up of energy. For me it ended with an enormous amount of preparation for what I want my life to be in 2012, onward, as well as just a general "getting things done and off the to-do-list" type of energy. Here's the shortlist of what we accomplished (and I say we, because without Sparky things would have taken forever to move and Guppy also did her share, although sometimes it was a bit hard to fathom what that part was going to accomplish, but we trusted that all things have their purpose):
We split my (then) current study set up into 2 different parts: Moving all the arts and crafts into the very empty guest room, along with our personal and business files. Our guest room is now officially the art room (or the room for unpacking every single mosaic tile every other hour so that mommy has done more sorting in one day than in her whole life... almost, anyway). And this is such an amazing experience: I get to craft, then leave it until I have a chance to continue. It also utilizes time much more efficiently, because there is no need to pack or unpack, I can stop and start a million times a day and not have to worry because tomorrow morning I want to do yoga and my mosaic project is taking up half the room. And that brings us to the other split: In the room that stayed behind, I put in only my rocking chair. And after everything had been removed, all that remained is this chair, my books, the piano and the stock from Gentle Trader, which I neatly covered. I now have a reading/meditation/yoga room. Awesomest!
Other than that, we also [finally] put up our Wall of Fame. Which sounds very impressive, but in actual fact it is only a box filled with framed photographs from our [mainly my] life, but which has been tripped over in our hallway for 4 years now. That was one huge FINALLY in our life.We even put up the photos in Sparky's bar. All in one day. This is the hallway Wall of fame.
It looks ok. Ish. But I am just happy it is done. It has never been perfect in any one of my homes, anyway.
I started the mosaic for our guest bathroom that I had been meaning to get to for ages now. It would have been finished, but for the fact that I measured incorrectly, bought the wrong amount of tiles for the background and couldn't find the same colour anywhere. But being creative has its perks, so after much footstomping and despairing, I realised that nothing was actually against me, I found ample gifts that day, even if they did not include the correct tile, and that I am smart enough to come up with another solution. And I did. Watch Talking to Trees for future updates on this project.
Some of the gifts that I found while looking for this turquoise tile, are: The most beautiful table cloth; Throws for our couches at a huge bargain; The perfect knick knack for our guest bathroom. So as you can see, I really can't complain.
I implemented the routine that I would like my life to fall into, reasoning that if I started on holiday, it would be much easier to keep to once I started working again. I have shifted a few things in order to help myself and my family this year, and prevent this general feeling of burnout. There should be no need for it, although it does entail doing bits of work constantly, as opposed to trying to get it all in one go. Generally I am quite good with doing the work and keeping to the routine, but in between a toddler and life, the routine sometimes has its own time frame. So I have made space for this as well
We did loads of other stuff as well, this is just the list of the big stuff, but by far the best thing ever, was the amount of time we got to spend with Guppy. We saw the Nutcracker on Ice with her (at 3 years old, we have no problem taking her to a concert, as long as there is dancing and music); We went to the park with her; We tried to keep her clothed much of the time (she has learned to both dress and undress herself - fun!); We ate breakfast together every morning; We made food; We played and everyone got to go to music school on one fine day.
And that was my holiday.
As for the new year: Those that have followed me for a while now, know that I am not one for Resolutions, but prefer to look back on my accomplishments. This year though, I feel like getting through 2011 without a nervous break down, was accomplishment enough. 2012 for me is all about simplicity, and looking back, 2011 was all about learning how to get there. I also feel that there is an enormous energy spike for 2012. Does anyone else share this feeling? I think 2012 is going to bring a lot of clarity. I think it is going to be brilliant. Watch this space for my personal expectations for 2012.
So in conclusion of this exceptionally long post, I would like to say thank you for a few things from 2011:
For my father: his unexpected change of mind and support of my personal desire to change a few things.
For my mother, sister and brother, just for being there.
For Sparky, for handling me and my dilemmas this year like pro.
For Guppy for love and growth.
For every single person that affected my life, whether visibly or not: Relations give us opportunities to express who we are, and I would like to thank and send out a blessing to every single soul, truly and sincerely, for being teachers to my life this past year (and my whole life).
For yoga, my teacher Charene; my fellow teachers in training, my fellow teachers and my students.
For financial stability.
For the profit of Gentle Trader (only a little, but FINALLY).
For every opportunity, for every window and every step that I was gifted.
My wish for everyone for 2012, and beyond, is abundant blessings, perfect peace and showers of love for their life.
First off, let me just start by wishing everyone [had] a very merry Christmas. Personally, the last couple of weeks felt like a huge build up of energy. For me it ended with an enormous amount of preparation for what I want my life to be in 2012, onward, as well as just a general "getting things done and off the to-do-list" type of energy. Here's the shortlist of what we accomplished (and I say we, because without Sparky things would have taken forever to move and Guppy also did her share, although sometimes it was a bit hard to fathom what that part was going to accomplish, but we trusted that all things have their purpose):
We split my (then) current study set up into 2 different parts: Moving all the arts and crafts into the very empty guest room, along with our personal and business files. Our guest room is now officially the art room (or the room for unpacking every single mosaic tile every other hour so that mommy has done more sorting in one day than in her whole life... almost, anyway). And this is such an amazing experience: I get to craft, then leave it until I have a chance to continue. It also utilizes time much more efficiently, because there is no need to pack or unpack, I can stop and start a million times a day and not have to worry because tomorrow morning I want to do yoga and my mosaic project is taking up half the room. And that brings us to the other split: In the room that stayed behind, I put in only my rocking chair. And after everything had been removed, all that remained is this chair, my books, the piano and the stock from Gentle Trader, which I neatly covered. I now have a reading/meditation/yoga room. Awesomest!
Other than that, we also [finally] put up our Wall of Fame. Which sounds very impressive, but in actual fact it is only a box filled with framed photographs from our [mainly my] life, but which has been tripped over in our hallway for 4 years now. That was one huge FINALLY in our life.We even put up the photos in Sparky's bar. All in one day. This is the hallway Wall of fame.
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I started the mosaic for our guest bathroom that I had been meaning to get to for ages now. It would have been finished, but for the fact that I measured incorrectly, bought the wrong amount of tiles for the background and couldn't find the same colour anywhere. But being creative has its perks, so after much footstomping and despairing, I realised that nothing was actually against me, I found ample gifts that day, even if they did not include the correct tile, and that I am smart enough to come up with another solution. And I did. Watch Talking to Trees for future updates on this project.
Some of the gifts that I found while looking for this turquoise tile, are: The most beautiful table cloth; Throws for our couches at a huge bargain; The perfect knick knack for our guest bathroom. So as you can see, I really can't complain.
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We did loads of other stuff as well, this is just the list of the big stuff, but by far the best thing ever, was the amount of time we got to spend with Guppy. We saw the Nutcracker on Ice with her (at 3 years old, we have no problem taking her to a concert, as long as there is dancing and music); We went to the park with her; We tried to keep her clothed much of the time (she has learned to both dress and undress herself - fun!); We ate breakfast together every morning; We made food; We played and everyone got to go to music school on one fine day.
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| music school: everyone had to be there, even the purple rabbit which you can't see ... |
And that was my holiday.
As for the new year: Those that have followed me for a while now, know that I am not one for Resolutions, but prefer to look back on my accomplishments. This year though, I feel like getting through 2011 without a nervous break down, was accomplishment enough. 2012 for me is all about simplicity, and looking back, 2011 was all about learning how to get there. I also feel that there is an enormous energy spike for 2012. Does anyone else share this feeling? I think 2012 is going to bring a lot of clarity. I think it is going to be brilliant. Watch this space for my personal expectations for 2012.
So in conclusion of this exceptionally long post, I would like to say thank you for a few things from 2011:
For my father: his unexpected change of mind and support of my personal desire to change a few things.
For my mother, sister and brother, just for being there.
For Sparky, for handling me and my dilemmas this year like pro.
For Guppy for love and growth.
For every single person that affected my life, whether visibly or not: Relations give us opportunities to express who we are, and I would like to thank and send out a blessing to every single soul, truly and sincerely, for being teachers to my life this past year (and my whole life).
For yoga, my teacher Charene; my fellow teachers in training, my fellow teachers and my students.
For financial stability.
For the profit of Gentle Trader (only a little, but FINALLY).
For every opportunity, for every window and every step that I was gifted.
My wish for everyone for 2012, and beyond, is abundant blessings, perfect peace and showers of love for their life.
~ namaste ~
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