November 30, 2013

When Was Your Last True Pause in Time? Relaxing Into Your Whole Self...
















Really though....When is the last time you gave yourself  twenty minutes to just relax?

It dawned on me this afternoon how 'seasonal madness' tends to begin right about now.

Well, at least for some...

I like to think of it as the matching book end to "the other seasonal effective disorder". 


Hehe. Just kidding.

Well, kind of. I am more so poking and laughing with myself and the rest of us that together combine to form this unstoppable {and special} little pod of winter celebratory people.

I like to get into the muck of it too, especially when it comes to social gatherings, crafts, and the like.

There is so much fun and appreciation to be had!

I mean hand made crafts with warming spices, natural found objects and glitter? This paired with coziness, candles, lots of music and people open to receive....

It kind of doesn't sound like there is much better than that.


At the same time, I know what it feels like to be overwhelmed by a tight headache and an influx in blood flow when looking at a project that "has to be done".   



Sometimes this task is worth placing under a more realistic dead line.


Sometimes it takes re-evaluating it into a corner of simplification.


Sometimes this "something" is just best when severed from the "to do list".


And, if you are as persistent and stubborn as I am... 


Sometimes all it takes is stepping away from the madness. 


November 27, 2013

It's the beautiful little things that can make up your moment... your day...your life....

Hello dear friends!


It is a chilly November afternoon.

As I sit and write to you today, I am enjoying the warming aromatic bliss that rises from a steaming cup of ginger, lemon and sweetly minted herbal tea...which is now cold ;)

That hot cup was just what I need after a long drive through the snow and rain from Ithaca, NY to Maryland, where my sister and family is hosting Thanksgiving.

Thankfully, they convinced me to leave a day early in order to beat the incoming storm along the East Coast, and for that now I am sitting cozy.

What a treat and joy to see my family!

And, in the upcoming months, I can't wait to enjoy more times like these.

So, I wanted to share an update about my return home as it nears so we can make plans to see one another too. 

Here, finally enters, time to relax...


...and I surely hope that you are doing the same.

It can be so easy to get caught up in the stress of  "This has to be done! Ahhh!"

Over stressing....I totally know how this goes...all too well.


So, I would like to remind you of one simple way to better deal with holiday stress...along with a little anecdote that helped me to re-find this very tool...