December dawn from our bedroom window
Creating “home” in a place doesn’t need to take years, or even months. With the right attitude and the right person, it can take weeks, or even just days.
I am not defined by having, or not having a job. There is so much more to who I am than how much money I am bringing in each month.
Our wine glasses do not fit comfortably into our new dishwasher and I should not try to force them (three down…)
Standing in your empty flat before you walk out the door for the last time will break your heart just a little bit. Take lots of photos before you go.
If I step out of my comfort zone and go to new places, walk into rooms full of people I don’t know, try something I’ve never done – wonderful things can happen.
Time differences suck when you are trying to maintain relationships across the globe. Discovering a hand written letter or card in the letterbox can bring instant joy; the thought on your friends’ face when you post one brings almost as much.
California does have the best climate in the whole world. Florida in July is in the running for having the worst.
I can get up at 7am and go for a 3km run. Two or three times a week. And it doesn’t kill me.
I have muscles I never knew existed. All thanks to a little thing called Pilates.
It is ok to feel contradictory emotions simultaneously. It just means I am human. I should not try to force myself to choose between them but just let them run their course.
Sunshine makes me absurdly and joyfully happy.
Wildly dancing around an empty room to my favourite songs also makes me absurdly happy.
Wildly dancing in the sunshine makes me fit to burst…
I am not as self-disciplined as I wish I was. And it’s effing hard to change because you need self-discipline to create good time management habits.
Making big life-changing decisions requires a lot of research and planning and discussing all the different options, but in the end you just have to step to the edge, hold hands and jump.
Living intentionally is important, valuing every moment, taking time to think about what I want my life to look like, be like, and then actively seeking to make every second count.
I love my husband more than I thought it possible to love one person.
My faith will change its shape and feel as life’s turns mould and imprint it. And it may feel unknown or scary. But it will be stronger and more beautiful for all the challenges and influences.
All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.
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December 31, 2011 at 1:22 pm
Amanda
All the best wishes for the year to come, may your days be full of joy, happiness, love, dreams come true and success in projects small and big.
This post is so spot on, we had the same experience on creating a home, and I also learnt that there is so much more that defines me than a job or studies, Also, sunshine, snail mail, dancing like crazy and living every moment, appreciating each day. And yes, it is quite intense, how you can love someone so much, how it keeps growing every day.
Hope you enjoy the NY Eve celebrations !
January 2, 2012 at 10:23 am
fiona lynne
Thank you sweet lady! Blessings and best wishes to you too. Hope we get another chance to hang out in 2012 :)
December 31, 2011 at 4:06 pm
silvergirl3
Love the Julian of Norwich quote! :)
January 2, 2012 at 10:28 am
fiona lynne
Oh me too. It gives me such hope! (Love that you identified it :)
December 31, 2011 at 5:12 pm
Mum
Everything will be OK in the end
If it’s not OK, it’s not the end
Mum
January 2, 2012 at 10:28 am
fiona lynne
True that.
January 4, 2012 at 8:25 am
Amy
Oh this is great. Thanks for sharing what you’ve learned…it helps me.
January 4, 2012 at 2:29 pm
simonlitton
I agree with all of these, except for the bit about loving your husband. No offence, Rasmus.
January 5, 2012 at 9:07 am
fiona lynne
Ha! This made me laugh out loud!