| July 1st, 2009 | Enjoy the little things |
Place: the airport Poison: diet coke Favourite things: new angel perfume I have spent the last few days with someone delightful and the best part about it has been the little things. In life it’s not the big moments that define you, but the day to day moments. The capacity to sit in silence without any level of discomfort of having to speak because there is silence. The delight at watching a television program that is simply lovely. Hand cream that smells like an orchard, the crunch of an apple that is fresh as. Life is decorated by the little things and so often we don’t even recognize that they surround us. Celebrate life with the ones you love enjoying the little things. Although I’m on my way to a family holiday which is a big thing, the delight of the daily, is mostly why there is a smile on my lips. A Posted in Blog | No Comments »
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| June 30th, 2009 | creativity in the midst of chaos (family night) |
Place: My Desk Poison: remnants of home made lasagna Favourite Things: A suitcase half packed. I took my lovely friend Brooke down to family night tonight and I am not sure whether it was the storm brewing or the fact that the family are going to Bali tomorrow but it was utter, but glorious chaos. There were children, two in fact who were so excited that they pee’d their pants in the lounge room, jen had a mishap and ended up in hospital, I left my purse behind, a pregancy was announced, my mum was getting her hair dyed and it was a cacophony of inspiration. My family is so wild, but so loving. As I reflected on the chaotic symphony of normalcy with my friend on the way home, I realised why I love it so much and why I am so inspired by it all, because it is authentic. Its real, no one is pretending to be anything that they are. When the kids pee their pants because they are so excited about the craziness, they just get delivered to the bathroom and loved with big loves. When Jen went to hospital everyone was so concerned, but the night just swirled on with delight and lots of dancing. Having the capacity to find creativity in the midst of chaos, is breathtaking. All you need to do is slow down reflect and then jump on the bandwagon. Thanks Brooke, for being a part of the chaos. Family night is an institution that you have now been formally and chaotically introduced too. A Posted in Blog | No Comments »
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| June 13th, 2009 | miss elly and etsy.com |
Place: My Office Poison: Champagne Favourite Things: long baths on winters day Miss Elly came and dragged me away from a blue patch in the midst of a little drama. She took me to a happy place, my local farmers market in search of a flat white, a almond croisant and just some general love. As we sat on a stone chatting with latte’s in hand, croisants crumbling and dogs barking, we talked about hopes and dreams. Miss Elly is an amazing clothing designer for kids and she talked to me about her hopes and dreams and new business ideas. She told me about etsy.com, a website where people show their home made goods and make a business out of it. I love supporting small business and cant wait for the day I can support Miss Elly in hers. Check out etsy.com, from all around the world and its so inspiring. Posted in Blog | No Comments »
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| June 11th, 2009 | http://www.dandylonglegs.blogspot.com/ |
Place: Lounge Poison: T2 Sleep Tight tea Favourite Things: My sister and the promise of bali in less than 20 days Check out this blog. http://www.dandylonglegs.blogspot.com/ Way cute A Posted in Blog | No Comments »
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| June 11th, 2009 | perspective… |
Place: Lounge room Poison: T2 sleep tight tea Favourite Things: Slippers It has been the most crazy of weeks. Last week I found out someone I am really close is sick and my whole world has been in quite a spin. Tonight I am sitting here, trying to distract myself, as he is having brain surgery tomorrow morning and perpective has been gained so quickly. Life is way to short to sweat the small stuff. How often do we spend time mulling over the mundane? I will be starting a new section which I am thinking I might continue into my next book. Life is precious so… dance forget the opinions of the mockers close your eyes and just move savour the moment breathe deeply move soulfully enjoy the rythmn
Life is precious so gain perspective A Posted in Blog | No Comments »
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| May 29th, 2009 | life as we know it is changing! YAYYYYYY!! |
Place: My Office Poison: Poached eggs on toast Favourite Things: Vanilla Candles ‘The world is in transition economically, politically, environmentally and the changes that are radically transforming how we communicate, what we value, and how we live affect us all.’ I read this on the American Craft Councils website and I stood up and applauded! I am so excited that we are forced to look at our consumerism and our materialism and are having to take a big deep breath and say, what the hell are we living for… I am not excited for those, including my closest of friends who are loosing their jobs at this time, but I am so challenged and expectant about the way it is forcing our culture to change its ways. A life of reinvention, rather than mass production. A life of local produce versus planes flying in water from the alps of france and charging $15 a bottle and costing the environment so much more than our egos. A life of family focus rather than work obsession. Now thats a culture and a life that I will lean into. Fling your arms wide open and breath in the air that is supposed to be fresh and clean. Switch of your computers, televisions, TIVO (yes talking to myself here) and walk with your loved ones, swinging your arms as you clutch each others hands knowing that perfection is a lie sold to us from Hollywood. Close your eyes and imagine a stream of creativity that is unstoppable and unquenachable as we start to create our own lives rather than the reality television obsession that is forced upon us by the masses. Stand up in your uniqueness. Stand strong for the next generation. Change the world. We are the only ones who ever could. A Posted in Blog | No Comments »
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| May 29th, 2009 | a stampede of wild horses |
Place: My new desk at home Poison: Rose tea in a big old teapot Favourite Things: LOOOOOOONNNNNGGGG weekends. I walked into my new favourite cafe today and paid of an outstanding bar tab (yes they let me make a tab, because of no card facilities) and I grabbed a takeaway coffee and just then I saw it, hiding beneath the crumpled daily paper, admist poached egg encrusted plates. The newish ‘Frankie’ magazine and I remembered my subscription had run out. I hadnt read this issue yet and my takeaway became a dine in and I plowed through its delicious pages of inspiration. I found website after website that I tagged, in my phone, with the promise for going on an inspiration hunt as soon as I got to my laptop. And that I did. So over the next few days I will do some odes to the pages I found and hopefully you too might be inspired. Adious! http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/ check it out. A Posted in Blog | 1 Comment »
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| May 28th, 2009 | Poetic inspiration. |
Place: My Office Poison: Water Favourite Things: Kym rolle has shifted to town. One of my capture readers wrote a poem and sent it in via email and I wanted to share it with you all. Interpretation is yours alone. Admist dying leaves
there is no pleasure
no one to please.
Time is meaningless,
a spinning wheel,
Forever turning seamlessly.
Drops of water
but one ocean
dancing with each other
lost in the motion.
As everyone blossoms
the end is near.
The end of assumptions,
the end of fear.
There has to be ash
for new creation
- happend in a flash
the end of stagnation.
Reality shall be recognised
truth be revealed
Eternally loosing disguise.
Someone to make you strong,
to take your hand,
lead you where you belong.
Never question the hand
that feeds you
strengthen the band
let it lead you…
and nothing will
ever be the same
again.
Andrea Fisher
I heart words
Have a great Thursday
Amanda
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| May 26th, 2009 | setting the table for inspiration |
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Place: My new desk and office Poison: a vanilla candle Favourite Things: The quad association op shop Last week in a moment of desperation I trawelled local op shops in search of some inspiration. Behind a pile of dust, underneath a warehouse roof that was falling down, in the corner of a junk filled space, a moment of inspiration was uncovered. A new relationship started between me and a new writing desk. I scoured the internet looking for a website to inform me of anything from its history, but no avail. It is old and scratched. It has a leather top with coffee mug stains and gold leaf patterning on the corners and I am in love. I set it up yesterday with my besties who picked it up with a huge budget truck for me, and now it sits and waits setting the table for inspiration. To sit at a table with purpose and atmosphere, set looking out my window over the laneway that our house is set in, produces the much needed encouragement to write, to sit, to think, to draw, to breathe in, to design, to unveil future prospects. Sometimes all it takes is a rearrangement of furniture, a trip to an op shop to find something unloved by someone, but a treasure to the explorer, to unlock a fresh new stream of inspiration and creativity. Set the table for inspiration today. It’s awaiting discovery. A Posted in Blog | No Comments »
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| May 13th, 2009 | Chick time… |
Place: loungeroom Poison: peach tea Favourite things: bonnie Tonight popcorn flew, a pizza spun, chocolate melted, coke zero bubbled and chickfest brewed. And man was it overdue. My flatemate got a text message warning that oestrogen was ruling the roost and the kleenex was in great supply. We watched Marley and me and the sisterhood of the travelling pants 2. How delightful, how cliché, how satisfying… Time to celebrate all things feminine is so homey in a time of stretching. Find your ugg boots, fire up the microwave pop corn, rent that chick DVD and kick back. A Posted in Blog | No Comments »
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