a few good things...

1. Miss Holly - she's a few good things, all by herself.

2. some salvia, providing a nice pop of colour in the garden.

3. Happy Birthday to my beautiful Mum - Amy made an awesome cake as part of our celebrations.
4. new (purple) walking shoes.

5. foggy, misty mornings.

6. dreams & schemes & plans - trying to get things organised.
7. a soft knit sweater & some colourful tank tops.

{ 2014 } | explore

a new year - the perfect time for new plans & possibilities.

Part of my planning for the year ahead consisted of completing Susannah Conway's "Unravelling the Year Ahead" workbook (as I did last year) & choosing a word to be part of my year.

It took a fair while to find the right word, but in the end the one that clicked was explore.

Last year's word was grow & in some ways explore feels like a logical extension of that - similar in a number of ways, but, I don't know, braver somehow.

So here's to new journeys, new adventures, new discoveries - to far away places & those close to home. To being open to all the opportunities to explore this life & being brave enough to reach for them.

{ 2013 } | grow

a new year, a new beginning, new possibilities...

as part of my planning for the new year, I completed Susannah Conway's "Unravelling the Year Ahead" workbook (as suggested by this girl). I found it helpful, interesting & even a little challenging to complete & very worthwhile.

part of the process is choosing a word for the year & my word for 2013 is grow 

it's about reaching out & exploring & discovering....I want to grow as a jeweller, an artist, a photographer & most importantly as a person.

to grow through my fears & towards my possibilities

I don't know exactly where that will take me - although I do have some directions to start heading in - but life is all about the journey anyway.

still to come...

Somehow the new year seems like the perfect time to plot & plan & set goals.

I have a whole list of goals & ideas for this year, but this is sort of the general outline:

~ keep creating & pushing myself to try new techniques & materials
~ better promote my etsy store (which is why I've signed up for this)
~ use my time better
~ do some fun stuff, just for me (like trying some embroidery & attempting to sew a skirt)
~ stay fit & healthy
~ be open to new opportunities & challenges, even (especially) if they're not on my list

...& hopefully I'll have lots of good things to post here :)

another view of the butterfly here.