{taken on my iphone @ a local kite festival on 11.03.12}
A fav from Cancun
While briefly going through vacation photos I came across this one and I knew it was a keeper. I love this shot of my husband and baby girl!
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My Easter Inspiration
Source 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
After much deliberation, this Easter I have decided to go for a colour scheme of mint, peach and gold. So this past weekend I started covering my polystyrene eggs in a variety of sequins, and gathering up my embroidery threads, ribbons and beads that match my colour scheme ready to decorate my other eggs. Next up is to dig out my mint coloured felt birds I made for Christmas to use on this year's Easter Tree, that I have yet to make! Please join me on my journey to this year's Easter decorations...
Have a sweet day!
Turning a new Corner
There is so much I want to talk about on here. But I cant. I have not written in 2 weeks, TWO WEEKS! What a huge 2 weeks it has been. So many feelings, emotions and ups and downs have occurred. I have had to blog them all in my head, hit publish post, and push them to the back of my mind for a later day. It's funny how this blog is a reflection and record of my journey, yet I am not ready or brave enough to write it all out. I talk it out with a few special people in my life, but not here, not yet. Ive said it before...I'm on a journey. A journey of self love and appreciation. A journey of happiness and gratitude. Unless I can speak positively about a topic I want to keep it on the down low. When I can work through it in my heart, soul and mind, find the positive and beautiful silver lining, then I can share it with you :-) Promise :-)
Sooooooo remember how I said that I wasn't a gym girl and I loved my running outside and I could never go to a gym because it would be boring and I couldn't be locked up inside????
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Sooooooo remember how I said that I wasn't a gym girl and I loved my running outside and I could never go to a gym because it would be boring and I couldn't be locked up inside????
I am totally a gym girl
Miss "i love running outdoors and will never sign up to gym again' in fact signed up to a gym 2 weeks ago. Call me crazy but I love it just as much as I love running! When I signed up they asked me what my goals were. I simply said I needed a safe place to run! I was running by myself at 7.30 at night and as the seasons changed it was getting darker and darker and was just not safe for me. So I made the decision to sign up to a gym. I would finish work, go straight to the gym, do my 45 minute 5K training then go home and get started on my nightly routine. Well well well hasn't THAT all changed. I now wake up at 5am every morning. Feed all the animals, have my breakfast, watch the sun rise and then head to the gym at 6 for a 6.10 class. Family and friends pick that jaw up off the ground - Yes this is me, Sarah, talking here! I am NOT a morning person! I hate the mornings. In all of the 5 years of mine and Robs relationship Ive got up about twice to see him in the morning. Now look at me! I love it! It is completely awesome and has totally changed my outlook on life. This has been a HUGE corner I have turned on my journey and I am loving it! I never thought I would be doing this and loving it so much! Yes I'm tired. I go straight from the gym to work and don't get home til 7.30pm but ladies and gentlemen SARAH IS SLEEPING!!!! Yes for the first time in 4 years I am sleeping through the night! I have tears as I am writing this as those close to me know how much I have struggled with my insomnia. Night after night only sleeping for 3 hours. I am now in bed and ASLEEP by 10.30pm! I feel like I'm living in a dream! Everything is turning out perfectly! I am so much happier and calmer. Last week I was sick a couple of days and could not go to my early morning class! Gosh I missed it! Even after a week, I noticed how much my body relied on that early morning class to start my day. My days were miserable and I was irritable! Now, today, after being at the gym since 6am this morning, I feel more alive than I ever have!
I am happy. I am confident. I feel beautiful. I feel at peace.
Who would have thought smashing it out at the gym at 6 in the morning could do this!
Thank You GYM ~ You are my lifesaver
x S.K.K x
I'd rather schedule a lobotomy than 'me time'
Why is everyone talking about 'me time' all the time? Everywhere I look there's a new article, blog post, billboard shouting at me to go and get me some 'me time'. There's a faintly patronising sniff to them all too. Like, poor dear, you're so completely busy and so unselfish and disciplined that you put every thing about yourself on hold just to look after your newly-formed kids. Dear god, you've lost the ability to soak in a hot bath while sipping herbal tea and reading a magazine.
Luckily these articles are here to remind us what a bubble bath looks like.
What the hell is 'me time' anyway? Though it sounds faintly mastabatory (is that even a word... it's a good word), I'm sure that's not the intention behind it... Do you have to be by yourself? Could you go out for coffee with friends and consider that 'me time'? Could you go with your husband? What if you wanted to bring the kids along on your 'me time'? Is that allowed?
Does spending an hour collapsed on the couch at the end of the day qualify?
Well, if you read the stories right, it would appear you can't have random 'me time'. It needs to be scheduled into your busy, busy day in order to qualify. Most reports would indicate that you're spending way too much time looking after the needs of others, whatever that means, and not enough time doing 'me time' things, whatever they are. You need to love yourself first before you can love your family and that involves some pretty comprehensive time management. Schedule in time for yourself to... be yourself... and all manner of lovely things are going to happen to you, no doubt about it.
Time spent in or quaffing bubbles is definitely 'me time', but only the former is allowed when solo. Reading a book is great if it's not from the 'parenting' section of the bookstore. Enjoying time on your favourite hobby is ideal, but not if you open an Etsy store. Getting that much needed aromatherapy massage or hydrating facial qualifies, but a leg or moustache wax might not be acceptable and remedial massage from your physio for lower back pain caused by your pelvis shifting during pregnancy is definitely out. Meeting 'the girls' for a chit-chat is in for sure, but not if it involves a park and pushing kids on swings.
Basically, anywhere you're getting pampered, not paid, and the children and husband are off limits is absolute top-quality 'me time'.
But then, what would I know? I don't even know what this 'me time' business is... all I know is that life is sometimes overwhelming and there's lots of stuff you've gotta do and some stuff you just don't. And when it all comes down to it, I'm just ever so grateful that I'm not American because over there they call it 'mommy time', which makes me dry-retch even more.
Do you schedule 'me time'?
I won't bite, I promise.
[Image via weheartit]
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