Dear sisters,
Merry Christmas and Happy Winter! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday with your most cherished people. Do you find this time of year exciting, inspiring, or tiring? Here we are on the brink of a brand New Year and once again the pressure is on to make resolutions, set new goals, and get organized all before you’ve finished packing away the Christmas decorations. Don’t fall for it! Instead, relax, enjoy this time of year for recharging and when you’re ready to begin a new, chart your own course, at your own pace. In the meantime, I’ve got a few tips sure to put the wind in your sails, once hibernation season is over.
This is a great way to slowly approach the new things we need to do or create in the New Year! I have already found myself in the hustle of things and trying to quickly make my lists and plans for next year, that I really have forgotten to slow down and just enjoy the remainder days of 2017. The holiday season brings me much joy, but I do find it crazy, hectic, and busy, so I really would benefit from some down time before jumping into more lists and tasks. Thanks for the reminder to enjoy life! I’ll start my process slowly in January.
Merry Christmas, Krista! I’m happy to hear you’ve been enjoying the holidays, frenzy and all. It is fun! It’s not easy to make ourselves slow down. I’m glad I could help with a little reminder!
Happy New Year!
Deb
Thank you for this! It was a great reminder about the beauty and the gifts offered by this season. During these frigid days, it is hard to remember this. Just yesterday, I was feeling a bit down about the hassles in my life, and decided I needed some air, so went out and cleared some snow that had fallen overnight. After an hour outside, I felt so much better. No matter what the season, nature is the best!
Hi Laura!
I’m so glad this posting gave you a lift. We all need it this time of year. I hope you’ll join in on the Vision Board idea!
Happy New Year!
xo Deb
Hi Deb, speaking of N’orEasters – this one (1-4-18) is a doozie. I’m blocked in by a 2′ drift across my front door here in S.E. Pennsylvania. I can imagine you have quite a bit of snow and blowing Cyclonic winds on N.E. Great day to start on my vision board. I’ll be emailing it to you later today. Stay warm, if possible….
You aren’t kidding, Joan. We had quite the wind storm yesterday. All sunny and white today though…I received your email with your vision board. Thank you!
Deb
Love this! I already feel refreshed, knowing that I don’t have to try to cram everything in January, but instead do some inner work as I prepare for the busier months ahead.
Yes! It’s okay to take some time to recharge, reboot and refresh… 🙂
Thank you for your words of encouragement!!
I turned 56 in November as well. I too have been warming up to this idea of embracing the winter months instead of complaining and wishing them away.
I write, paint, play my guitar and compose lyrics and I practice my bread, croissant and puff pastry making/baking skills. I have also taken up knitting and make many simple dishcloths!
Happy Winter
Diane
Great ideas!! I do something like this, I call ‘journaling’, I ‘journal ‘ daily, love your ideas! God bless.
I created a vision (or inspiration) board years ago – a collage of all things I love. After visiting Tasha Tudor’s home and gardens in 2013 i did a small framed collage of receipts, photos, name tags, etc. to dislay. Before Pinterest, I cut out decorating and holiday ideas, recipes, clothing, crafts and anything else of interest and filed in them in envelopes. I think most of us did that in some form. I also grow cut flowers and vegetables, write and do photography. Be encouraged at 73, I continue dreaming, planning and doing. God bless all if you this new year.
Hi Deb, hope your Christmas was a blessed merry one. My goal this year is to get back to going camping with my sweetie again. We have not been in so long. Since our grandson we seem to not be able to organize our time to do both spend time visiting him, but also taking time for ourselves. So we have come up with a plan to do both this next year. We have really missed our routine of going somewhere and discovering at least one new place each year, (usually two) so we have decided to get back to it. Thanks for sharing. Love ya have a very joyfilled, blessed 2018. Neta
Happy New Year! Great ideas to peak interests. I make ‘journals’ some I give away and some I keep for myself. Not really ‘farm girl living’ board but still doing several of your ideas. Looking forward to seeing all the responses you get. God bless.
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