What would you say?

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I don't have any tattoos. The thought of getting one freaks me out - not so much getting the actual tattoo but being 'that girl' - 'that girl' being the sooky one that curled into the foetal position before the needle came anywhere near her.

The Mr , on the other hand, has many and has plans for more. I think I mentioned when we went away there was a tattoo convention - it is incredible to watch people get tattoos. I had seen the Mr and some other people get some in Australia but in Thailand I finally saw what people were talking about when they said their body is a canvas and the person with the needle is an artist. It got me to thinking - if I could one day leave my fear and neurosis behind - what would I get? I have always loved books and quotes from my favourite books, as well as songs, are all over my home.........so maybe I would get a quote from my all time favourite, read it 300 times, book..........To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. But then again maybe I'll just write them on paper and stick them on my wall......

"They're certainly entitled to think that, and they're entitled to full respect for their opinions... but before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience."

"Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mocking bird."

What happens when life takes over.......

Oh I must be a slack tart - I have been de followed by one..............understandable due to my recent lack of interesting, let alone any, posts. I can only offer the
need to declutter and remotely organise my life, getting the madam back into life with us, starting the Mr's new business oh and the madam starting at Montessori school as my lame excuses for being a bad blogger. oh and that I find reading everyone else's blogs much more interesting at the moment.

Yes, I am now the parent of a child that attends school.....well kinda......the madam has started at the local Montessori School two days a week. I only had a mild breakdown on the first day whereas she didn't have a care in the world.

I am still editing my current photos so I thought I would leave you with some of the glory I have found in my travels around the world of all things in www land....


I am thinking this may be a brilliant birthday idea for the madam
or.......maybe me????

If I could win the lotto - or come into some money I was thinking that maybe, just maybe, if I purchased all of this website I would be really organised.

I am still vicariously living through this blog.......what a wonderful experience .....and I always learn something new.

Maggie yet again writes words that I am sure applies to many of us but she can only write with such a beautiful sense of self that I can't wait to buy her novel.

I hope you like these links as much as I do......and so you all know.... I thoroughly appreciate & value all who read my little ol' blog.

Back with bells on!

Hello lovelies! I'm back! Returned from Thailand in one piece ...... it took a few days to start functioning again again we are still getting the Madam back into the flow of our house but all is good. I am desperately trying to catch up on all the blog news so that is keeping me busy, amongst other things, but I have definitely come back with the creative vision and determination I was hoping for.

Thailand was great. Better than what I thought.....my thought may have been clouded by a few Mai Tai cocktails but I just went with it. I have included a few photo's and there are more to come....

I hope you are all fabulous and I'll see you soon



Yes we ended up on the back of scooters to get to the Phuket Tattoo convention....timing is everything.... I will take a photo of what the Mr ended up with. The most stunning tattoo I have ever seen - the artist, Mr Dong, was truly a wonderfully talented, patient and inspiring artist. A privilege to watch this man at work and now I get to admire his art everyday. Yes....I thought about it but chickened out.....

Peace my lovelies

I’m proud of that more than anything else
– John Butler

A new view.........

I'm not very comfortable with myself in photos.....apart from the usual body image issues (that the feminist in me trys to deny) I always think I am so pale....oh well...this is me......kinda



Gotta love a kid who when you take her out for lunch goes and grabs a cloth and cleans all the tales for the waitress.



I love her....more than anything......I just wish I knew how I loved someone who can be the light of my life but also make me want to pull my hair out.....it is what it is.



Timba the teddy.......oh to be that peaceful

Do we follow one road or use the whole map?

I have always admired people that knew what they wanted to do.....you know the people that say 'oh yes I have wanted to be an artist since I was an embryo'.....they know what they want, they follow their dream and achieve their goals. I never really stood on that side of the garden. I think I have mentioned before about my complete ability to be stunningly indecisive, completely disorganised and change my mind on average every five minutes. Yes, it makes for an interesting life but sometimes I wish I could narrow things down.....don't get me wrong I have dreams, goals, ambitions and a the work ethic of a mule (and the stubbornness to boot) but I would love to do everything, go everywhere, meet everyone and achieve it all.

Can I do it? Can I do it all? Do I need to narrow it down or is it possible to just accept who I am and go for everything. Is it ethically, morally and physically possible to do it all? How do you balance it? Can I turn my entire being of chaotic ambition into an organised life?

We leave for Thailand in ten days and apart from stressing because it will be the longest I have been away from her (not that she will actually care) and possibly consuming a fair amount of wine/cocktails (remember my in laws will be there) I am hoping to use it as a bit of a re-start. An opportunity to decide really , apart from obviously the Mr & the Madam, in what areas I will direct my energies. Hopefully Thailand lends my overactive mind some clarity.

So what about you all....did you always know what you wanted to do? Do you follow your head or your heart with how you live your life?

Do we have to be defined by one thing or are we able to have many,many stories in our book?

Happiness

Inspired by this I thought I would do a bit of a happiness/positive/good vibe post. The thing that I love most about blogging is - not only meeting all of the fabulous people that I do - but the fact that if you are in a bit of a funk all you have to do is grab 10 minutes and have a look around the blogosphere and there is a whole world of inspiration............

I so want to do this soon......maybe after the Thailand trip....... I am hoping to get some material and other arty/inspirational supplies whilst I'm over there.

A green family, doing a beautiful trip together and they eat some amazing food....check this out for some foodie inspiration.

This school looks beautiful.....I wish there was one like this for the madam....and as always Sundari's photo's are ethereally beautiful.

If you haven't yet, grab a smoothie or a cuppa , sit down and immerse yourself in a stunning, wonderful blog of beautiful, funny, entertaining things.....such is the world of Tralalère !

I hope this happiness/linky post is entertaining if not inspiring - as always thank you all for your beautiful comments - I love them more than you know!


Happiness depends upon ourselves.
Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC)




My happy song of the day!