Let me moon you.......

I captured this the other night on New Years Eve - I thought it was a good indication for 2010 - a unique moon for a unique year..........

The list....oh the list!

I am a list maker, resolution maker as well as....and here is the irony.....a compulsive justifier of why I didn't cross off the items on my list or make good on my resolutions. So to fix my little red wagon this year I am going to begin this new decade with the first of many lists....I am calling this my challenge list....I am challenging myself to the following.....

* To live in the moment and stop questioning....to be

* To work everyday to parent peacefully.....to try and remember that the madam is just a small person trying to experience the world and I am the guide (sometimes!)

* To stop justifying why I (or we) do or do not do particular things, live particular ways.......if I am am happy and we are happy then it is all good.

* Follow and create my dreams and ambitions and stop talking about it.

* Say yes more than I say no.

* To be a more committed and present partner, mother, daughter, sister, friend, community member.

* To be more committed to my community and environment both locally and globally.

* Laugh everyday.

* Blog everyday.....to both keep my creativity flowing and embrace the magical people I meet and am inspired by in 'blog world')

* Be healthy - physically, spiritually, mentally - as a whole being.


Oh there are so many more things I could list but I will save that for another day - I am working on some aromatherapy, a photo project and a magazine submission ( I will be published one day!) I hope you all have a wonderful new year and I would love to hear if anyone has some resolutions or challenges xxxx

Bring it on......

May you all have a wonderful New Year whatever you choose to do......thank you for reading, commenting and advising.....I appreciate and love my ' blog world' more than you know.........I hope to see you all in the new 2010......... a big year....I can feel it....

Cheers

Just a little bit.....

The Madam cooking Christmas cakes for Santa's snack.....



Opening presents with the Mr.......



Seafood and wine....I'm a happy girl!


A few photos from a beautiful Christmas day......still trying to get throught the 'wierd week' between Christmas and New Years....it's a bit of a vortex really....

Happy Day

Well the madam has finally been talked into bed, the Mr is asleep (no issue there), presents are wrapped, food is made and only a slight feeling of chaos!

Merry Christmas my lovely bloggers! Enjoy whatever you do tomorrow, whatever you choose to celebrate (or not) and know that if I could I would get you all a fabulous gift for becoming such an important part of my life.

The above is the most brilliant song! I know it is a big hit amongst some of my blog lovelies so I thought I would jump on the bandwagon...... I'm thinking maybe our wedding song?

Merry Christmas xx

Summer is........

Cost of pressies for early Christmas parties ...... (who cares!)

Cost of wine and food...........(bloody worth it!)

Cost of getting a great photo of your daughter on the knee of Father Christmas - especially when it was actually my dad, her pa, and her not guessing like we all thought she would!).....................PRICELESS!

Good Karma

This is our new baby oops sorry dog - Karma - she is pure English Staffordshire. She was the runt of the litter so she might take a little strength building but so far so cute ..................







We spent a lot of time researching, talking, more researching and getting many, many opinions! This is not a decision we have gone into lightly and we are looking forward to many years of happiness with our new and beloved Karma!

(and yes you can all watch me eat my words when she starts chewing everything!!!!)