5 things in my life that are keeping me sane and on path right now
one. going for a bike ride.
i don’t claim to be riding every day, for miles and miles – i get out when i can. and it does me the world of good. it’s 30 minutes of fresh air, sunshine and heart palpitations but i love it.
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two. Typo
ok ok, so retail therapy isn’t so great when you’re a one-income household for a while, but spending 10 minutes in Typo makes me seriously happy AND gives me so much inspiration. i love their prints & designs, and lucky for me – i had to get a big ass ring binder to help keep all of Jovie’s paperwork organised.
three. declaring it. or at least trying to.
i’ve always wanted to complete an e-course, and i’ve had the declaration of you website bookmarked, jumped on their newsletter list and promptly forgot about them. after all the craziness of last week, i received a reminder email about their e-course and took it as a sign to not forget myself and to actively and continually develop who i am.
four. water.
drinking a little h2o has been so good for stress relief and for getting my butt back into my size 11 jeans. i’m a total stress eater, but instead of grabbing a cupcake or chips, i drink some water and you know what – it doesn’t suck.
five. family.
what’s life without tears, tantrums, snot, leftovers, problem sleepers, giggles, silly jokes, drop offs, pick ups, schedules, free time, story time, sunny days, long walks, cuddles and the naughty spot.
in september 2001, i installed and started blogging here at sh1ft.org.
it was a few days before the terrible events of 9/11, and i was setting up a permanent home for my blog after using services like diary-x.com. back then, i just wanted a place to record what was going on in my life and 10 years later, here i am still plugging along as always.
i was thinking back as to why i registered the domain sh1ft.org and whatever the reason was, i think it was the right one for me. shift. to change. to evolve. to grow. and that’s exactly what 10 years of living will do.
back in 2001, blogging was just a blip on a nerd’s glasses. i remember having to explain what the point was, and it was considered very strange and weird to openly journal. photoblogging was new, nobody knew what a facebook was and nobody cared. fast forward to 2011, and practically everyone has some sort of blog in one way or form.
it doesn’t matter if you’ve been blogging for 10 years or 10 days, each blog is unique and wonderful. i think it’s become such a great way to express yourself over time and get to know people a bit better. i still find so many amazing blogs, which in turn introduces me to so many incredible bloggers, so i’m thankful this blogging thing has taken off the way it has for the community at large.
this blog has seen me through a long distance relationship, engagement, wedding plans, visa application, wedding, buying our first apartment, my first trip to the us, a trip to malaysia, gluten free food adventures, first pregnancy, selling our apartment, buying our townhouse, first baby, second pregnancy, second baby and more currently an autism diagnosis.
i’m very proud to have 10 years of blogging history to look back on and look forward to what the next 10 years of blogging will report!
meet Harold the Owl, a ‘crafternoon’ experiment after i suddenly had the urge to sew something.
i had to dig around at the very back of the cupboard under the stairs, but i found my sewing machine and some left over fabric and got sewing yesterday. i drew up a rough sketch to make a pattern out of, and 3 hours later (well, i did still have a migraine…) voila! Harold was born.
as soon as Jasper saw the finished product, he gave Harold a little kiss and has been glued to his side ever since. so. cute.
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