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I think this video of Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt singing What Are You Doing New Year's Eve might be the cutest thing on the planet. Cuter than every baby and puppy combined. Just had to share... my love of both, together and separately.
Whether you a partying it up hard or staying close and cozy, may the New Year bring you all that you hope for and more. Happy New Year. See you next year. XO. S
Inspired by SouleMama
What better way to celebrate the year than to go back and review and actually celebrate the year. What a year it has been. I started my own business and started working again, C began school and as always I learned bucket loads about myself, the world and the people around me. It was great. It was up and down and all around and I would not change one hair on its head. Here's a little bit of the goods that I won't soon forget...
My FAVOURITE Handmade PROJECTS:
:: Felted Princess Hat and Gnome Beard & Hat for the Fairy and Gnome Birthday Party ::
:: C's Knight Costume for Halloween ::
:: Spring Cherry Blossom Yarn Wreath ::
:: 1 Year Old Girl Birthday Crown ::
:: Mrrphmmrfed - Knitted Cowl for Me ::
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Top 5 {this moment's}
:: June 10 - Birthday on Granville Island ::
:: April 15 - Georgia ::
:: May 13 - Chicken Soup with Rice ::
:: March 18 - Lionel Ritchie ::
:: June 24 - Summer Solstice ::
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Favourite Posts:
:: November 21 - Waldorf Christmas Fair Love ::
:: January 22 - Stitch ::
:: June 22 - Long Day's Journey Into Night ::
:: February 15 - Photo Journal :: The Farm ::
:: May 30 - Home Sweet Home ::
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My Favourite Inspirations:
:: Elsie Larson at A Beautiful Mess ::
:: Tegan and Sara - Feel it in My Bones ::
:: Amanda Blake Soule at Soule Mama ::
:: Marita ::
:: Ella Pederson at Little Red Caboose ::
:: Gwen Elliot at Barn Raising ::
:: Calm & Compassionate Children - A Handbook ::
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Without a moment's hesitation I do so solemnly swear that I don't have one single regret for the year 2011. And yet, I turn to this wonderful quote from Oprah as my mantra for the new year. It does not suggest that this year went wrong or was wrong, it just means that it all keeps getting better and better and my ideals are closer and closer. XO. S
"Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right" - Oprah
Three years now and running strong! I especially love this years jammie fabric. I bought it an eon ago, or at least in the Spring I believe when I walked into Fabricland and there was a 50% off sale on all flannels. I made that my opportunity to afford the super cool batik tie dyed flannels that I had been drooling over and wouldn't have bought otherwise.
I have yet to master my patterns for these yet. I need a little bit more front on mine and a little less on Jeff's. C's turned out the best so far of course, his will change every year based on the best fitting pair of pants that I will trace.
Photo session with C!
Even Georgia got a set of flannels this year. I tied up some fabric as a chew toy for her.
This year I felt some new sentiments over the solstice jammie tradition, a tradition that we are embracing from Soule Mama. This year they really represented warmth. Not that it is especially cold in these parts. I just liked that they meant more to me than another present and I could pass that message along to my little guy. Perhaps solstice shorts will be a new tradition for the summer? We'll have to wait and see. In the meantime, I just like enjoying the fact that we've done something long enough now to enjoy a tradition. Looking forward to more! XO. S
Normally this is where I begin bragging about all my handmade gifts, but really I've got none to share at this moment (and there is no bragging rights for sending out handmades late!) HOWEVER, it appears my little bro is getting into the handmade/personalized gift giving and normally where we are so clever and proud of the geeky awesome computer/Star Wars inspired gifts that we give, we can't help but love our very own Star Wars puzzle with Darth Little Brother in the middle of it. Just had to share. XO. S
Somehow I managed to do less this holiday and enjoy more. I like looking back and knowing that life keeps just getting better and better. I like knowing that all the work and effort I put into making positive changes in my world actually make positive changes. I really felt 'it' this year. Hope you all had an incredible day filled with whatever 'it' was that you needed. I sure did. XO. S
All the best to you and yours! XO. S
Inspired by SouleMama
"Perhaps I am a bear, or some hibernating animal underneath, for the instinct to be half asleep all winter is so strong in me." Anne Morrow Lindbergh
I entered the meditation room nervously with C. Meditation means quiet, right? We entered and he surprisingly allowed a stranger to touch lavender oil on his forehead. Maybe that was the magic ingredient. He sat for the longest time mesmerized. Meditating. My sweet little C. He spoke a little in whispers. "When is it going to start". But the drums and chants and ohms had never ended. He didn't want to leave. Wonders never cease. And even though he was just a little cranky, unable to censor his dislike for saying goodbye to his favourite friends of mine afterwards, we ended the night with sweet silence in the car. Good night.
I will never tire of being pleasantly surprised by C. Happy Solstice. Let the hibernation begin. XO. S
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