Celebrations yesterday kicked off with a present from one of my sisters' soon-to-arrive baby... custom wine glasses that she picked out for the four of us that said different things like 'Tis the season to be blitzened!' As I've mentioned during previous family function entries... the duty of the youngest is to cause trouble... or in the case of yesterday... bartend. My nephew goes to UConn (go the Huskies!) so we made him a custom Santa hat...
Every January I detox. What this basically entails is a vegan diet with no coffee or booze. To be honest the only thing I really miss is the coffee, and the craving usually mends after a week or so. I don't detox because it's 'trendy' or because I'm completely unfit like Oprah with no self control over what I choose to put in my body. It's actually something spiritual. I spent some time viewing some previous blog posts and piecing together the...
As my supposed-to-be four day / turned-into-two-week escapade wraps up... I am thankful for many things. I'm thankful for my refreshed creativity; I'm thankful to be around my family during the holidays; and I am particularly thankful for a conversation I had with my twelve year old niece this morning. While I was downing coffee after coffee sitting at the table scribbling into my notebook as I do most mornings, my niece approached with the...
I returned this afternoon after a four day gallivant. Tonight I shall wrap myself in blankets, continue reading my books, drink hot chocolate, and sort my writing plan for the week ahead. Spending time with people I love is an invaluable element to my work. Nothing can replace the recharge I feel when I turn to the people I'm closest with to tell me to relax. Which is what I've been doing over the past set of days. Something else I did during...
Winters where I live in Australia don't get below forty degrees at night... and the days still hit around 70 (say 7 to 24... respectively). As soon as I woke up this morning I booked outside to play in the white fluffy wonderland that last night's weather left behind. It feels like Christmas. I've adjusted to pretty much everything living in Australia. I even say tomato sauce instead of ketchup and can shift with my left hand. However, warm...