Well today, I am deflated. Exhausted and weary. A lousy night of sleep has left me feeling unable to cope with the smallest things and today there have been a few small things. Certainly not a horror day, but I am not at my finest. It is always the days like these when I lose my temper a little too easily and I feel like I have let my small person down.
It must be the culmination of weeks of being unsettled, on the road and unpacking. With the final box unpacked late last night, we now have the opportunity to adjust and settle. My studio looks ok, but everything appeared to be packed without rhyme or reason. I have simply unloaded boxes onto shelves as I opened them. It will take me some time to reacquaint myself with my fabric and get them into order. I am thinking about starting from square one and redoing my entire fabric library.
I can't wait to get back to work. My plan, however, is to ease into it slowly and definitely only take limited orders until I find my groove again. The day-care up here re-opens on the 16th of January, so I will get the shop going around that time I suppose. I also plan to indulge in some personal sewing and a few projects for Zavian and the house before before the virtual doors are open... I might even have a surprise in store for you...
I have #32 to add to the list - Once a week I want to cook a meal from a recipe I have never tried before. I used to love cooking, but since cooking meals became part of my job description I have lost that joy. I am hoping to recapture the fun and sense of pride gained from making something delicious. And I will make lots of it so that we have leftovers. Left overs are my speciality.
Tonight we are having San Choy Bow and for dessert I have mango pannacotta setting in the fridge... Both easy recipes, but yummy! I will be sure to let you know how they turn out.
Bec x
Last night I tried to write a blog saying farewell to 2011 and looking back over the year that was. I can honestly say that last year was one of the best of my life and it was full of happiness and achievements. However I was too hungover to get my head around the wording. So I scrapped that idea. Instead I thought I would share with you the plans I have for the future.
While I was on the road, without internet and with plenty of time to think, I started compiling a list of the things I want to achieve in my life. This is like a bucket list, a goal list and a to do list - all rolled into one. So that I did not stifle the flow of thoughts, I tried not to think too much about categorising or splitting up my thoughts. Many of these things I may not achieve until I am much older, and I might knock a few of these things of the list tomorrow. I plan to record my progress here! I will surely borrow a few of the fabulous ideas that I have seen floating around on other amazing ladies lists, and I hope you will feel most welcome to adopt any of my list items into your own - if they take your fancy!! This list will be constantly evolving!
Without further ado - here is my list!
- live overseas with my family for a year - maybe in Amsterdam or Berlin...
- improve my dressmaking skills - learn more - from a skilled proffesional maybe....
- take my baby on safari
- go glamping in the Kimberly
- learn how to use my computer properly for the purpose of graphic design and photoshop...
- live in a studio apartment (all by myself!)
- write my own crafty book
- make zavian a tee-pee
- get some chickens
- and a vege patch...
- renovate a home to sell
- A proper op-shopping adventure with a like minded comrade
- expand my business
- build my dream house in Bali without having to gain any council approval for any of my creative/crazy ideas
- live in bali for a year working with a village to create fair trade opportunities and learn local crafts
- explore a trade show
- spend a little more time with pen and paper and a little less time tapping away on my keyboard
- put beautiful hooks on my walls
- make zavian a cape for dress ups
- and an art smock
- and an apron for playing with her new kitchen...
- and perhaps a doctors coat...
- make my own rustic bed frame from recycled timber...
- Stencil a hardwood floor
- Create a bed head for our new room and a bed skirt to hide the ugly ensemble base...
- Make some awesome playdoh
- live in an apartment with a roof-top courtyard (preferably with views of the Paris skyline)
- Go shopping in New York sans baby and husband
- Eat Churros in Spain
- dedicate more time to making for myself and my family...
- have a regular date night with my love...
And that is about it right now....
If you have a list please leave a link in the comments - I would love to come and visit you!!
Hope your new year is off to a sensational start!!
Love bec x
