Wings and Pockets

Here.

2011-04-01T21:21:00.002+13:00

There has been a lot of pondering about this blog, and life.. however we have also been so busy that the most delicious thing we can manage each day is climbing, exhausted, into bed! How truly grateful I am that my bed is still in my cozy home, with warm insulation above and below - and that my cozy home is filled to the brim with people, animals, and things I love. Many people have not been so lucky over the last 6 weeks - in our country, and abroad. This has reminded me of the value of 'here'. Funny how life does that...

Happy 2011 to you!

2011-01-18T14:05:00.005+13:00

Golly, it's a while since I've been here. hello to you and Happy 2011. I hope that, in the muddle of the Christmas and New Year's celebrations, you have been able to refresh yourself, even if momentarily, and that you are feeling positive about a new year.

I have declared 2011 the year of experiencing confidence in what I know (yipee! Sooo looking forward to my 3rd year of teaching, in this regard). I most want to experience love, and I have already discovered that the best way of doing this is, simply, remembering to breathe. How we overestimate the value of our breath. Seriously.

The other words that intrigue me ths year are 'abundance', 'grace' and 'gratitude'. What lovely words. My actual 'word for the year' is discipline. Watch this space on how I go with that ;) So far the dog has had a walk every day so it's looking good!

What a ramble... just to give you an idea of what's been inspiring me, I'll post you some links.

Rejuvenation and centering is what I received on my weekend to Martinborough (just this last weekend) with 3 dear friends from University years... we stayed here:

http://www.martinborough.com/tui/index.html is the link. It was sooo restful, peaceful, within walking distance of the Square and wineries - and just plain clean and calm. Ahhhhh!

I have been loving this ebook Flying Lessons - http://kellyraeroberts.com/ecourses/, purchased on the strength of a whisper from my creative self... who knows where it will lead. The bit about creating community has led me to Facebook, and soaking up Kelly Rae's positive approach to life has reached through layers of facade to my beaming inner self. Totally quenching my thirst for authenticity in living.

I have also been nourished by Jen Lemen's blog http://jenlemen.com/blog/ - so much going on, and still a steady focus on her heart and on hope. A newbie to the blogger world is http://www.kristinnoelle.com/ . Another nourishing idea - tending trust.

I toast a 'camping marguerita' to you.. with some tropical popcorn on the side

and please... feel free to leave me crumbs of what's been nourishing you lately! xx C

Our first 'proper' renovation project!

2010-09-30T12:29:00.007+13:00

As promised, I am posting up some photos of our first grown-up, proper home renovation project!

Our home is a State house, built in 1953. Titahi Bay got the first State house in the country, and it sits a couple of streets over. This home we chose is blessed with a North-facing lounge and a lovely flat section. We have been here for 6 years now (this week, actually!) and the cosy-ness in winter, and sunshine in summer, have nurtured our souls and our babies.

And all along we have felt that this place deserved a decent do-up. It was whipped into shape by previous owners, but their job was a superficial one. We want to do it justice.

Of course, this takes dollars so progress has been slow. We decided the bathroom was the room most in need and started the process about 3 years ago when hubby knocked out the wall between the toilet and the tiny bathroom. Phew! Space!

Next came my teacher training, and my first year as a teacher.. still the plans were mulled over. Finally, this August, the builders came. Our bathroom went from the above, to this:

to this (we only have one window now):

to this: ta-daaaa....

Every time I go in, my heart sings! I love the sparkle of it, I love the bright colours like watercolour paint on the lino, and I love that the paint colour fits perfectly and is called Onepoto - the name of the big park around the road. Mostly I love that this room is living testament that dreams can come true. Waiting is required, along with visualization, trust, and ... yes... love!

While I'm here..

2010-09-28T12:36:00.001+13:00

Scout, our crazy dog, is growing and has become a dynamic part of our family!! He is 9 months old now and, while it should have happened months earlier, he had his first haircut on the weekend. This will give you a smile :o)

Hi! Join me for a cuppa...

2010-09-28T12:21:00.001+13:00

It is the school holidays again and.. after several days of sorting and clearing, and resting, I feel like 'Cheryl' again. Phew! My mind has been here for several days - thinking of what to share, and how to possibly catch you up on the last 4 months. The bathroom renovation photos are to come, and other juicy snaps from round our lovely whare.

For now, I invite you to join me in a cuppa. We have been enjoying schott's Lemon Honey and Ginger drinks, hot (they're a wellington company, you know).

I took this photo of mine last night to send my Dad. He lives in America and has the flu. This drink would certainly help. I sent him lots of love too. What have you been up to?

Fishing

2010-05-27T12:08:00.000+12:00

A glimpse into my life where I find beauty in.. baking?

People who know me know that I have my own unique sense of style.. if you can call it that. One of my dear friends will tell you about a time we went into Auckland city as teenagers, me dressed in my petticoat (it was the 80s!), op shop 'blouse', floral waistcoat, and lace dressing gown. That same friend will tell of how she nearly fainted when the woman in the fabric shop commented on how groovy I looked! There will be my husband who raises one eyebrow at the idea that I might have a 'sense of style', and then there is everyone who knows that I love colour.

So, when I read this blogpost http://www.sankofasong.com/blog/game-of-go-fish/ from sound guy (ok, he's more than that, but just wanted to shorten it) Fabeku, I let out a huge sigh... this resonates with me! Some things really do, and I so totally mask over that in my rush to be a .. heaven-forbid ... people-pleaser. ARGHH! The fact that I only like the outside of the carrot, not that sweet bit in the middle, and care about peg marks on clothes when you hang them on the line, are my things.. They may so totally not resonate with you.. but there are some people out there who will absolutely get this .. or at least appreciate it.

Go have a look. I look forward to reading your comment. Meanwhile, I'm going fishing... ;o)

A shift

2010-05-08T09:48:00.000+12:00

I'm not sure who really comes here, but, if you do, then maybe you are interested in pondering with me how life grows and evolves. There is the yearning - dreams are good (I always get that Happy Feet song playing in my head when I think that 'You got to have a dream, if you don't have a dream, how you gonna make a dream come truuuue'), and there is a time for finding motivation in reaching, stretching...

But, it seems to me, there is a little-talked-about consolidation time that is required, once dreams come. My dreams have come true: I have two healthy, happy, fun, loving, delicious children, a cute puppy, a sunny house in the 'burbs with a fenced section and 'good bones', a loving, intelligent, handsome husband with a sense of humour that always makes me laugh (even when I'm grumpy), and supportive, thoughtful extended family. I am a TEACHER!! I have a career - and I can do things with this training that can (do?) positively influence the children of today who are our adults/society of tomorrow. For this, I am deeply grateful.

It's the living of the dream that is causing me to stumble a little. (OK, a lot, just at this time) There are plenty of 'yeah, buts' going on... I am living my dream FULL STOP Yeah, but how do I fit in the exercise I need to be healthy in my head so I don't be grumpy to the children (at home, in class). Yeah, but how do I get reflection time to make the connections between the learners (all 23 of them) and their next steps, then put that in my planning, in an interesting way so that I appeal to all learning styles... yeah, but, how do I make do all this and make sure we have enough healthy food to get us through the week.

One idea is systems - routines, systems for EVERYTHING. You must know, you might feel it yourself, that resistance. I want the JUICEY-NESS of life not the routines. yet, I am wondering if that's how one gets to the juice - by ways of taking care of the mundane.

Any words of wisdom from out there in Blogland? Voices of experience who have tried this and found a better way? or, have I stumbled on a pearl of wisdom that I should write down for Emma and Ciaran when they are wondering the same things?

I would LOVE to hear from you :o) Cheryl

our new addition ;)

2010-04-02T20:44:00.000+13:00

Well, it's Easter AND the school holidays - yipee! Where have I been for the last 4 months? I'm not really sure myself..

Actually, I celebrated making it to the end of my first year of teaching, we escaped directly to Auckland for Xmas (with family and borrowed bunnies),

then got down to Blackball for Wayne's Nana's 90th (sensational!). Term 1 for 2010 came - and has also gone. Amazing!

When I put it all together like that it feels like the whooooooosh I felt as it all happened! And, instead of stopping for a rest today, we drove to Sanson to welcome a new member of the Naylor family. He is sweet, quite small, and called Scout. He is a 11 week old West Highland terrier/Bichon cross, and here is one pic I managed of him this afternoon as we settled him in:

On being a learner...

2009-11-11T21:42:00.000+13:00

I am finding myself in a ponderous mood, and yes, procrastinating slightly by coming here. How come, when there is something difficult to do, all those things that one has been putting off suddenly seem doable?!

To be honest, I am doing really well as a beginning teacher. Feedback is good. I should look at that. However, honestly, I am having a glass-one-third-empty moment.. there's one thing I am finding hard to crack.. and it's the only thing really, as far as I can see. BUT.. it's getting me down. OK, I am letting it get me down and, just by writing that, I can clearly see that it is my perfectionist tendencies that are getting in the way. Learning is juicy. Learning is hard. Learning is bumpy, and requires stretching. I. am. tired. of. stretching.

That really is the plain, simple truth. I have had a big year. And yes, there are only 5.5 weeks to go until I can experience my first, paid 6-week summer break. But I am knackered! Juiciness is squeezing itself into my teaching... I am loosening up, and so loving the rapport I have with my kids in my class. We have a lot of laughs and that is fab. Oh, suddenly their faces come to my mind and I wonder what my droaning on is all about :o)

Ahhh, amazing how a little off-loading can lighten the load! How could you lighten your load today?

Cheryl :o)

PS: there has been a bit of crafting-arting.. however, it is my step-mum's birthday gift (for her birthday which was in July! Hmm, maybe I could have told her it was for her next birthday!) I have some lovely photos but can only put them up here once she has received it. Stay tuned!

PPS: I have, amidst family health issues, been participating in a delicious e-course called 'Mondo Beyondo' - run by Jen Lemen and Andrea Scher. I promise to share more... someday soon! head over to their website if you want to suss it a little http://www.mondobeyondo.org/

The birthday!

2009-07-29T19:46:00.000+12:00

Well, my son has turned 8. He was a beautiful babe, if a bit chubbily!

And here is a shot of the birthday, with a look of glee at the prospect of opening his gifts!

Birthdays are amazing coz they always remind me of how precious my family and friends are .. with some many different possible illnesses, and dangers of daily living, it really is quite an achievement when our children our healthy and happy. Ahhh, memory lane.. it really seems like a few short months since that 'hottest day for 100 years' in July 2001 (Surrey, England) when he was born... What a sweetie he is.

And, speaking of sweet things, here are some photos of our creative pursuits in the rainy school holidays (which, unlike Ciaran's birth, do seem like a distant memory, amidst the sea of 'getting back to work'!)

This is Ciaran's first ever stitching project, a brooch he made for himself:

and my foray into the world of molly chicken (a blog I found and thoroughly enjoyed reading through!) resulted in this cute chicken, and numerous mice. I did NOT attempt the doghouse, although Em was keen!

The chick has a wee pocket at the front that you can put the wee heart into. Mrs Molly Chicken offers that a diamond piece of jewellery could be put into there if one's husband was so taken. No diamonds have appeared in mine as yet!

Anyway, amidst life and school, birthday celebrations have been had, a safer, bigger (read: impressive) motorbike have been purchased, and the sun shone today. I have plenty of blessings to count, and some work to do.. so off I pop.

C x

decluttering update...

2009-07-11T16:31:00.000+12:00

Hmmm, the deliciousness of the last post continued through the week, I am happy to say. The culmination was yesterday when Wayne and I had a day out together. A. whole. day.

It made us strong enough to declutter our budget today. That was scary. We had to be brave. Actually, it was me who had to be brave. Courage was required for the confirmation of the sneaking suspicion that we fritter a great deal of money. Well, obviously I'm not talking millions.. haha, if only, eh! but you know, I'm realising it's about choices. The choices of what we keep. The choices of what we collect. The choices of swapping money energy for space energy, for inspiration energy, for soothing energy, nurturing energy.
Goddess Leonie and Lisa have brought this to my attention with our ecourse. Powerful changes are afoot, and they are requiring courage.
My own tidbit of learning has been to 'chunk up'. I think it's an NLP term - instead of seeing dishes to wash, to put away, clothes to wash, to fold, to put away, a bathroom to clean, I am thinking of it in a bigger chunk: the slice of my life I call 'nurturing my family and our home'. Therefore, it makes all of this delicious!

And now, I will finish, and get on to decluttering in another slice of my life (all these food metaphors!).. school.
Bye for now, C x

A Nourishing Sunday!

2009-07-05T16:33:00.000+12:00

Ahhh, I am slowly filling my well and it feels lucious.

First, due to a stinky cold, I tucked myself into bed early last night and had a deliciously long sleep..

This morning I provided for my family by going grocery shopping at some very early hour (ok, it was only 8am but I'm not usually out that early, unless it's for my walk to the beach), then, after coffee and crumpets, I got to talk with some very special people on Skype...my Dad, my step-mum and her daughter..

My Dad lives in America, married to a beautiful woman I am proud to have in my family. And, upon gaining a step-mum, I also gained a step-brother and sister - although because we are grown up, I don't really think of it like that! My step-sister, sort of soul-sister (I wonder if she'd agree with the feeling that conveys? We do seem to have a lot in common for the complete strangers we were before our parents met!) is an inspirational, courageous woman too, and so kind-hearted. And.. because it was 'Granma Tricia's birthday, we called her pn Skype to sing, and chat. Shelly was there too, and of course, my Dad.. As always, it was love-ly to see them, and chat with them.

And then, as if this wasn't enough deliciousness.. we donned our new tramping boots and went for a walk up a local track.. we were away for an hour or so and had a peaceful time with the tui and the ferns... Ahhh.

OK, it wasn't entirely peaceful because Ciaran decided to count all the steps we climbed up (there were at least 500, but the exact total is under debate!) but my soul was soothed. Delicious.

And... as if THAT wasn't enough, Emma and I made pikelets for lunch. Homemade, and scrummy with jam (and that cream I whipped!).

Oh, I forgot to mention Rhubarb. He's the donkey who lives at the camp beside Colonial Knob. Ciaran fed him a carrot before we commenced our climb. (Em fed him a carrot too but Rhubarb scoffed it before I could get a photo!)

Happy Sunday to you!

C x

PS: decluttering still continuing! One trip to Trash Palace (what a hardship that was) yeilded a clutter-free hallway, and now it's just back to the lounge, then the budget (that's another story!) TTFN

Parched ...

2009-07-01T20:33:00.000+12:00

is how I feel today. The days are cold (though we did see the sun this afternoon), my children have been sick again, and I am really looking forward to a few days in the school holidays to fill my well. It's drying up after this big term of learning. Have you ever been satisfied and parched at the same time?
Hurumph!

A plus at the moment is the decluttering focus (in the in between moments). There is the decluttering aspect and the 'shining goddess in me' aspect: I am loving both. Years ago, in Auckland, I was part of a goddess group 'goddess wavy platt' we were called.. it was a magical time in terms of womanly get-togethers with older, wiser souls (I was the youngest and greenest in the group). This part has been woken up. I like that. I had a hilarious experience on Sunday, going for my morning walk (it's only a weekly thing these days) and doing a Goddess Leonie meditation at the beach. It was quite powerful - and funniest thing was, when I opened my eyes, a young labrador pup who was bouncing past, just stopped. He stared right into my eyes and I swear, he smiled! It was hilarious. He seemed to feel the humour and perfect timing of his connection and came up for a pat (I don't usually 'do' dogs - cf kitten pictures below). What a gift!
Right, back to work..

I hope this finds you keeping warm, and connecting with those dear. C x

Pausing

2009-06-15T10:37:00.000+12:00

Today I am pausing. (It's Monday, not Sunday like the date on Blogger says?!)

E & C are under the weather so we didn't go to school. I knew this was a good idea when the blessed woman who sorts out relievers (at 6 in the morning) found a lovely reliever for my class. The sun is shining, and small jobs from the 'Important but not urgent' category are getting done.

Like a housewarming card for a dear friend.. I've included a copy of the recipe for her favourite cake which I have to take each time I go to visit; like a phone call to the washing machine man to service our washing machine.. you know those jobs.

I remembered I promised photos of the Sliding Patch. That was fun!

There is an action shot of Em. And, I had a go, after much enticing!

Remember those mad kittens? They have made themselves quite at home, and are providing lots of cuddles and laughs!

Off to do some more bits and bobs.. waiting in anticipation for my Magical Decluttering to begin!

Hope all is sunny and well with you today!

Delicious!

2009-06-14T11:00:00.000+12:00

Oh how delicious to be back here.. funny how I schedule time to come and blog and it doesn't happen, but if I go with the flow, well, I find myself here!
This morning I was perusing Kelly Rae Robert's blog, as I tend to do, and I clicked on a colourful link to Goddess Leonie
www.decluttergoddesses.com

I have looked at her site before but this time, the link was to invite me (I'm sure it was there especially for ME!) to be part of her decluttering course. I was in the middle of de-cluttering my bedroom floor (again!) and Wayne was in the middle of decluttering his bedroom drawers (again!).. can you see where I'm going with this?

We need help to make our home as delicious as we are .. our dreams and goals are noble and humble - yet we keep going round in circles. No more! I have elected to do Leonie's course, and am thrilled to also find something I can do as a distraction from teaching, and will move us further in the direction of our dreams. The teaching is delicious too, but I'm finding that I am either planning, teaching, tidying my class, or recovering from doing all of the aforementioned. Plus running my delicious home. I want to get some things in place to do the living bit.. and the saving for home renovations.

Any other wisdom to share?? Hmm, yes, just a word to remember to look for the sacred in the ordinary.. I practiced that yesterday and found some magic in a small co-op craft shop in Johnsonville that Em and I happened upon. I met a woman who invited me to a craft group that meets on the 4th Sunday of each month at the Johnsonville RSA - from 12pm. Free, community-based, for crafters only (no children!) and pure kindness that Linda wanted to share this with me! Thank you Linda!

bye for now.. C

Yes!

2009-04-15T20:29:00.000+12:00

Yes! I have practiced the antidote to frustration and it worked: I took action and.. amazingly enough, my home is more organised and spacious!WOW! That is a great feeling - and more spaces are looking calm and orderly. Things have places, and things that didn't have places have found the bin, or the Trash Palace bag.

(Another little-known fact about me is that I love going to Trash Palace, and immediately after I've been, I am scheming about when I get to go again! Hence the bag: if I have stuff to take there, then I have to go, don't I!)

Well, that's all really. Just wanted to share some 'virtual sunshine' about everything having a place, and being in it!

My son Ciaran is reading over my shoulder and he thinks I should write about what we did today! Here goes: first we had to go looking for Wayne's mobile phone on the side of the road coz he thought he might have lost it there (he didn't. It is lost altogether) (an excuse to get another fancier one, methinks!); then we organised Ciaran's room: he bravely let go of some of his belongings to order his room and make it easier to tidy..

while this was going on, Emma played on her DS and played with the kittens, and Ciaran helped and practiced his cartoon-drawing, and played with kittens!

Emma made us lunch! That was a delicious act of kindness as Ciaran and I were nearly done with the tidying and got most starving: both at the same time. We had bread rolls, muesli bars, and chocolate buttons .. Yum!

After that (and several loads of washing) (and tidying the plastic container cupboard in the kitchen)(and playing with kittens), we went to get C a haircut, plus did a spot of shopping. C got the Monster vs Aliens blobby thing he wanted, and E collected yet another Bakugan (this time, using money from her US-Aunty Shelly). After that we, hmmmm, had hot chocolate, did some more cartooning and, hmmmm, had hamburgers, and, well, got our jammies on. What a great day!

Tomorrow has us doing numerous chores and.. having an exciting trip to the Sliding Patch! Will reveal tomorrow - with photos.

How are you?
Cheryl

today..

2009-04-14T17:29:00.001+12:00

Well, today had me pondering in one of my favourite spots... It's the school holidays so that is GREAT - I welcome the break, and am giving myself this first week off from thinking about school. I am sooo pleased I made it to the end of the first term. I have grown a lot! (funny how 'a lot' is merely the tip of the iceberg! So many growing moments in 10 short weeks of Term 1). And in my breathing space, I have such great plans for our home and our savings account and my wardrobe.. and our home, and the kids' wardrobes...

Yeah, that's why I'm pondering really

(This was the image in front of me as I pondered... arghhh! Good work to get all that washing dry eh! Who is going to put it all away???)

I've created my reality with the full-time job and lovely second income, and we've even gone so far as to decide it's time to get serious with house renovations (we've dreamed of this moment since living in the UK many moons ago) ... what's missing is the vision. I love, really LOVE, pouring (pawing?) through those Your Home and Garden mags; Life&Leisure is another favourite, and I so want to have a nurturing home environment that soothes the soul, and mirrors the souls of those who live here. On one level, I reckon our chaos in this house does mirror our souls - but are we that chaotic!? We've toyed with the idea of moving home, but this place is where it's at for now. Golly.. such ramblings! Is having a lovely home environ more about 'allowing oneself to have it' than affording it, making choices/indecision, etc? I wonder...

PS: We have two new members of our household. Meet sweet Evee (top photo) and Neo:

OK, I'm inspired now!

2009-03-18T19:56:00.000+13:00

I picked this bloom at my friend's house today - it was growing wild up the side of her house (and she says she can't keep any plants alive!) Isn't it beautiful? My Granny used to grow dahlias so I've always loved them - their colours. I've put this one on the wee bookcase beside my bed. It's in a vase my Nana gave me, on a coaster with Snifters on (a minty New Zealand sweet), and you can see my current bedtime reading. Well, I don't actually get to read coz I'm getting to bed so late, but I like to think I could! It's the lastest Your Home & Garden, and Stephanie Dowrick's Choosing Happiness. I just bought this book from Borders yesterday with some vouchers my sister gave me for my birthday. Delicious!

The small yellow thing with black on is an owl token Wayne brought me back from Canada last year. Have I mentioned I love owls? This one gives me strength when I want to feel wise.

Ka kite!

OMG - where does time go?!

2009-03-18T16:47:00.000+13:00

Well, 2009 is well and truly with us.. what a whirlwind life has been so far.. I have begun my teaching career! All is fabulous about this as I gained my dream job teaching juniors at my local school - where my children go, and where I have been teacher aiding for the last 2.5 years. That is GREAT news!!
However, as is often the case, just when you reach the summit of a dream, there are new dreams and more footsteps to take, in an onward direction. That has been the exhausting bit!

Hence, I have planned posts, and visited my favourite blogs during this time, but this is the first time in months that I've made it here. Thank you to my friend, ahiparagirl, who encouraged me to post anyway - without photos, without even anything momentous to say. And here I am! I plan to arrive here more regularly now I am attempting to keep boundaries on teaching, and reclaiming the rest of my life! I look forward to sharing the journey.

How have you been? Is 2009 a year of dreams coming true for you??
:o) Cheryl

Merry Christmas?

2008-12-17T10:01:00.000+13:00

Well, I had intended to make it here more often now that I have finished my teaching diploma, and before I get sucked in to the void of setting up my classroom and making resources, etc (a drearm coming true.. yipeee!) .. however, I forgot about one seemingly-minor thing : CHRISTMAS!

I thought I had it all sussed: assuming that the perfect way to wind down from studying was make gifts for all! Crafting is another of my favourite things so here was a perfect excuse to sit, and create. Hmmm, after trips to craft shops for various requirements (once a day at least), then having my beautiful children home one day each to craft for their sibling's Christmas gift - not only was I exhausted, I was crafted out!

Thankfully TradeAid came to my rescue. E, C & I tottered in there yesterday afternoon and managed to find 14 gifts in one swop, all for under $90. YES!

And I feel good about our purchases - they will be acceptable to recipients who may not appreciate fully-Cheryl-handmade style, and we have contributed to a supportive consumer network. And, that is enough for now. I have come a huge leap from not consciously choosing gifts, to this. Next year, the family might be ready for us to give their present money to help those in more need than us (EG: via tear fund and unicef), and be content just to be together... or that might take a couple more years to work on??!

Anyway, I am feeling calmer, and looking forward to a soul-filling time with my precious family, in the South Island (one of my favourite places!). May you experience some soul-filling of your own.. do let me know your plans!

Meet you back here shortly.. x C

PS: The Christmas trees above were the effort to go in with the cards this year - crafted from an old Girl Guides' blanket found at the local Salvation Army op shop for $5, and checkered ribbon I have had in my stash for ages.. I did enjoy putting these together. I'll put up the images for the other creations after Xmas, in case a recipient looks here first!

2008-11-25T21:17:00.000+13:00

Here is a sample of the sort of thing I like to do in my spare time - there's not been too much of it lately, but my Visual Diary is my best friend, keeping my dreams and ideas at the ready.. This is a true mixed media piece I made my fab sister for her birthday. It was so she could remember how much we love her even though we live thousands of miles apart. I'm sure she enjoys it as much as I enjoyed creating it for her.

Winging my way into Blogland..

2008-11-25T20:28:00.000+13:00

Hello!
Welcome to this peaceful space.. a virtual 'room of one's own'.. a place to comment on life and living, to share crafting and arting ideas, to celebrate imperfect parenting, and to simply be.
I look forward to connecting with like-minded souls, daydreaming, and noticing inspirational moments (aka 'pockets').