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Being Brave
A couple of weeks ago my daughter broke up with her fiance, two weeks before their wedding. It was her choice. It was a brave thing to do. A shocking thing to do. Definitely a brave decision though. As I pondered on the situation, giving reassuring cuddles to her, I felt inspired by her actions. Comforting her over the past week or so, dealing with all the necessary admin associated with a formal wedding, it struck me that sometimes making a decision to change your life requires bravery. A step into the unknown. Facing fears. What Jenni did was big. There’s no doubt. But even making small changes to your life requires bravery. To step...
Read MoreLive * Laugh * Love 2012
Happy New Year, friends! 2012 here already! Wow! Every New Year, I say the same thing… I love the hope and promise of the New Year. Yes, I have goals. Personal goals. Business goals. I don’t do resolutions. I have an ongoing goals list. Somehow, it just feels fresh and new at the beginning of a New Year. Many are achieved and new ones made. Yes, very much ongoing. This year however, I decided to have a “theme” for 2012. I’ve still got my goals. Always working on my goals but something happened at Christmas that really made me think about the upcoming New Year. First of all, I’d bought one of my friends a...
Read MoreDear 2011
As I sit here and reflect on the past year, my immediate thoughts are “yet another rotten year”. More grief. More loss. More sadness. You hit me hard. I thought I was done in 2010. Yes, my instinct is to think of you as a horrible year. As if it wasn’t bad enough losing my Dad in 2010, I had to lose my Mum in 2011? Really? Too cruel. I had so much hope in you – 2011. And yet, once again, as much as I look back and remember all the heartache, challenges and all out grief, I can’t help but also think about the good things you brought me. January 2011 started with new goals, aspirations and celebrating my 47th birthday. ...
Read MoreWinter Break
I want to wish all my customers & blog followers a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. After an exhausting 18mths, losing both my parents, I’ve decided to take a well earned holdiay/break for the next 5 weeks. Thank you for your continued support and well wishes. It’s so very much appreciated. I look forward to being back in early January 2012!
Read MoreHappy To Create
Oh how time moves by so fast. It’s nearly 9wks since my Mum died. Yes, I’m still at that stage of counting the weeks. Hey ho! Grief is still a big part of my life. It’s not paralysing like it has been. It comes in waves and it’s unforgiving. It’s healing. I go with it now. Tears are healing. It’s not every day. I miss her so much. I will, forever. Slowly, I’m working through new changes in my life. Embracing my every day. Making the most of moments. I love the promise of new opportunities. Moving forward. It would be so easy to lie down, curl up in a ball and just stay grief stricken and...
Read MoreAutumn Whispers
It’s almost exactly 3 weeks since my Mum died. I’m still numb. I don’t feel anything. Apparently, it’s the shock stage of grief. I don’t know. All I know is that I feel nothing. Empty. It’s actually a very strange feeling. I think about her every day and I want to cry but no tears come. It is what it is and I’ve decided to just go with it. I’ve been able to lose myself in my work. It’s a good thing. Being creative. Doing what I love. And I think of Mum more during those times. She was a creative soul herself. I remember all the little things she loved making for us when we were kids. ...
Read MoreAbout Me
I'm a UK based digital & surface pattern designer. Living life to the full in the Garden of England.
