So Cute It Hurts

Tiredness

This Sunday, i decided to just feel (instead of think) ~ feel the heat, feel the soft warm breeze, feel the floor i walk on, feel the calm and quietness, feel the air, feel the rain, feel alive and feed my energy into the knowing, into the passive awareness and take away from the doing too much or over thinking. To my surprise, my tiredness starts to go and i feel awake. This feeling of freedom is just beautiful. No pressure on me to get any where or to achieve anything. No deadlines No appointments. Going with flow and bending with the wind.

I am reminded of a story i read from Winnie the Pooh:
“Supposing a tree fell down, Pooh, when we were underneath it?'
'Supposing it didn't,' said Pooh after careful thought.
Piglet was comforted by this.”

Fear is looking into the future with negative mind ~ thinking about all the possibilities of things that might go wrong.Hope is looking into the future with a position mind ~ thinking about all the possibilities of things that might go right. Looking at the future with hope increases the chances of success, good health and happiness. And you don't get so tired and worrying for what will happen. Often times, we tend to do far too much and being far too little.

Give yourself a little break this Sunday.
Have a restful Sunday.
Love to you and yours.

Decision making

Sorry things have been a little quiet around here.. Things are hectic and i've been feeling a little on the quiet side. If anything, one big decision is out of the way and there is now some room to plan things out with the mister. During the decision making process. i realized that i wasted so much time worrying about the decision i am about to make and made myself so anxious from thinking too much (really silly). What i ended up doing was to feed my brain with all the information i have on the decision and stop thinking about it for days. Miraculous the answer to my big decision came to me ~ yes, i am going to take this big leap in my life. The decision felt right. It wasn't acted selfishly and it wasn't acted selflessly but rather It was acted purely based on US (the mister and i). It wasn't acted when i was feeling negative but rather it was acted when i felt calm and quiet. It wasn't acted out of stupidity but rather I fed as much information as i can to my brain and forget about it. Lastly, it wasn't acted out of fear. Fear is such an interesting emotion as it has the potential to control our life and stop us from being adventurous in life and from making interesting decision.

The other thing i learned during this decision making process is ~ understanding what is a right decision and what is a wrong decision. Whatever decision i make, is not right and is not wrong. It's just a decision. What is important is what i do after. You make it a right decision by commitment, by putting in effort, love and time in your decision. You cam make you decision work. You can make your decision a right one. Often times, a lot of us go back in the pass thinking maybe we should have made the other decision or we should have done it differently. Don't IF your pass, there is no way of knowing what might have happen if you make a different choice. When you made a decision, it is made and finished. Focus your energy in making your decision work and stop doubting it. And that is exactly what i will do.

My little Vera illustrated this with her beautiful bouquet of roses in her hand and said "Whatever decision you make, as long as you nurture it with effort, time. kindness, love and care after, it will bloom into one of the best decision you ever made in your life. Just like this beautiful bouquet of roses. " Hope the weekend treats you well.

Happy Thursday. Love to you and yours.

Celebrating love.

Valentine's day is upon us. Such a beautiful day to celebrate with the mister. A gentle reminder for us to appreciate the love and support (without any judgement) we receieve from our love ones. Celebrating the respect and the ability to adapt to each other's difference with the qualities of kindness, compassion and trustworthiness.

The most amazing feeling is knowing he is gonna be there for me. I can just say anything to him and i know i will be understoo...d. Vera and i just absolutely adore this surprise Valentine's roses bouquet from my mister. He even style and took this photo for us.

Happy Valentine's Day!
I hope it's a sweet one for you and yours.
Until next time, stay warm and safe.

in the holiday spirit

Hard to believe the year of the Goat is already over. It was a pretty great 365 days. There were of course the challenging parts ~ some days are just harder than others, although looking back i'm grateful for the hard days too. Thank you so much for dropping by throughout the Goat year -- it has been fun sharing bits of my world with you. I'm looking forward to another year in this space.

This year for the Chinese New Year holidays Vera and I are doing things a little different. We're on an adventure to visit the sweet mister. Our plan is completely open except for a couple of musts : sleeping in way later than usual and taking our sweet time eating every meal. I will continue to savor the slow, stay in your pajamas a little longer days of holiday hubbub.

Vera is quite fond of my new adorable socks slippers booties.

Wishing you and yours many beautiful moments in the year of the Monkey.
Taking it easy this week.
Be back soon.
Stay warm, folks {I'm freezing over here}.
Love to you and yours.

that's the spirit.

This is our virtual holiday card this year. The girls are all dressed up. We're goofballs.

Feeling very bright and cheery around here. Our plan is completely open except for a couple of musts, which include : taking naps, eating lots of tasty food, and watching "A Christmas Carol" (Scrooge Albert Finney 1970).

Wherever you are, I THANK YOU for reading, for commenting, for emailing me just to say hello, and most of all, for reminding me that so much good exists in the world.

May you and yours have a wonderful Christmas!
Glædelig Jul.
Warmest holiday wishes.
Love to you and yours.

 

 

I'm still here.

I hope your Thanksgiving was full to the brim. I feel so much gratitude for every moment -- even the challenging ones, of which there were plenty.

We're savoring the wonderful lazy days of the weekend. Naps have been very popular around here and a Christmas holiday tradition ~ pulling out our handmade Macaron ornaments out of the box and decorating the little Christmas tree. The crafty corner is starting to shimmer and twinkle. My sweet girl, Vera and her bear, Sofia, took part in decorating. Sofia was quite fond of the Macaron. And ALL the Macaron must be used. That is a rule here. Not mine, theirs. Vera's, actually. The second order of business is Christmas gift countdown. Back to knitting for the Mister.

Hope your first day of Advent was fun, friends.
See you in December. I do like the sound of that, don't you?
December, i adore you. 
Love to you.

On the cusp to fall loveliness.

We just returned from spending a week at Ceylon. It was the best of times. This trip helped me completely understand the meaning of live simply, be grateful and give love. It's crystal clear -- when you find something that works there is no reason to look elsewhere. It's silly to admit but the outdoor and spontaneous adventures with my mister might have been my very favorite thing about this holiday. It was such a beautiful experience, one that... pushed me far out of my comfort zone and gave me the opportunity to see some parts of the world and my place in it in a much different way. I gained so much from traveling and will always be grateful for having the privilege of taking such an unforgettable journey. It was such a great time. So happy we made the trip.

I had captured quite a few simple, special and extroardinary moments that i want to pause, savour, remember and share ~ let's call this "On the cusp to fall loveliness" series.

I hope your weekend was full to the brim with wonderful adventures.
I think Fall is starting to make an appearance.
Keep warm.
Love to you and yours.

The little Missy Monster series part 3 and 4.

It took some time, but i'm finally getting around to showing off my little Missy Monster again.  I will do a part 3 and 4 together. 

This is my newest Blythe carry case that i fondly named Little Missy Monster. I created her just for fun and mainly because i was going through a serious softie admiration phase and wanted to try creating a creature of my own. I created the pattern through much trial and error, so there was (as there always is) a bit of fudging involved. Lucky for me it fits really well. The best part for me was gathering all the fabrics and accessories from my creative corner and sitting down to decide what i wanted to use. In the end everything came together just fine.

Little Missy Monster is cute and soft and full of personality. Lucky for me, Ryan was willing to model this little Missy Monster Blythe carry case for you to see. I love this little Blythe case so much. It's such fun to whip up. I plan to make a few more in different colors perhaps to send out into the world.

I have to show some close up of her little details mainly because i love how beautiful she turned out. Here are the details: 

i added 2 security belts inside to keep my girl in position, 
gave her a changeable hearts blouse, 
a removable leather handle (in case you wanna just hug her),
and finished her with a painted white Blythe pull charm for flair (and to match her fur).

I wanted to thank each of you for all the sweetness about my little Missy Monster series. It was such a fun series for me. I know i've mentioned it here loads of times, but i really do have the most wonderful friends. It makes me a little misty just thinking about it.

I am down with a nasty sore throat. I'm keeping my finger crossed that my self-prescribed combination of ginger lemon tea, movies and many long naps will contribute to a speedy recovery.

I'll say hello again soon.
Happy merry Sunday.
Love to you and yours.

The dog days of Summer fun.

After a little unplanned hiatus, i'm back to say hello. Sometimes an unexpected and unplanned blogging break is such a good thing for me.

I went on a short summer vacation last month. It was the best of times and our days were so full. We ate like kings. Delicious cakes and home cook comfort food were devoured. There were long quiet afternoons naps and lazy days of serious lounging. There were lots of evening walks involving gardens burst with all kinds of colorful flower goodness and big city exploration. We've loved creating some of our very own traditions and spending the days just the two of us doing exactly what we want ~ celebrating love. Like i said, it was the best of times. Ahhh...summer vacation, i adore you.

Hope your summer is full of adventures and maybe a rainbow or two. 
Love to you and yours.

The little Missy Monster series part 2.

The little Missy Monster series part 2. Well, folks, I'll admit it. I LOVE making cute things. The Missy Monster series continues, here is a little peek at Missy Monster. I ordered her a beautiful pair of Alice Blice's Starry Night blythe eyechips and added little eyelashes for flare with a touch of rosy cheeks I'm overjoyed.

I love this Missy Monster so much. She is special for so many reasons, primarily because it's inspirational to see how this project comes to live from ...my head to my hands. Loveliness. just because. I've not felt that jazzed by a project in a long while. Such a satisfying project that added some much fun when it comes to taking one of my girls out for a walk.

Happy Mid Week. Love to you and yours.