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Merry Happy Holidays from my family to yours. Thank you for being a part of this colorful journey!
I’m so excited about 2015! There is colorful play being orchestrated thanks to my muse and I can’t wait to share it all! Sign up for my newsletter and you’ll be in the know and get exclusive goodies and downloads!
PS…This little guy is Archie who tolerates being dressed up for the most part. Until the gold shoes came out. He found the perfect spot to try to get away from us, under the tree. It is his favorite spot now to rest and relax. I have given up any hope of the tree skirt being straight…
As you celebrate this season, please be patient with those who are in pain. Those who are hurting in ways you can see and ways you can’t see.
This season I’ve been visiting hospitals for friends and family. The bravery, the pain, the struggle, and the triumph is all to clear on the faces. But that is at the hospital.
If I were to see them on the street, I might not realize how much pain they are in and how hard they are struggling to get through each day.
Help fill the holidays with heart by showing kindness and compassion to all that you meet. The simplest act can make a world of difference. A smile. A hug. A quick phone call telling someone you are thinking of them. That little bit of heart and connection can make the day brighter for everyone.
Happy Holidays and thank each and every one of you for being a part of this colorful journey!
This is like an inner critic with enough family baggage to fill a cruise ship. Over the years, I have tolerated that voice and let it suck so much joy away.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I want to embrace the fun of the season not the stress. Here’s what I have been saying any time I hear that critical voice about my holiday decorations, my wrapping, my cooking, etc.
It is not going to be a masterpiece. It is going to be done.
It is not going to be perfect. It is going to be done.
It is not going into the museum of holiday decorations. It is going into my hallway (or any other room in my house).
This has dramatically shifted my holidays. There is so much more joy in them. And so much more is getting done – like these quick stockings!
In the video, I dressed up some extremely cheap stockings. These had been in the closet waiting for me to add something to them. Well, now I have! Are they perfect? Nope. Are they a masterpiece? Nope. Did I have fun making them? Yup! Will I have fun putting them up around the house? Most definitely!
If you’d like more ways to quiet a critical voice, I’ve got a downloadable video and pdf waiting for you called “3 Ways to Thwart the Inner Critic“. Find the details here.
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This is like an inner critic with enough family baggage to fill a cruise ship. Over the years, I have tolerated that voice and let it suck so much joy away.