A baker's dozen of balance & beauty

13 ways to beautify & balance your life in 2012

(I call it our feng shui baker's dozen!)
i'm up for the challenge ~join me?

January~  bring down the festive decorations, leaving a set of twinkly lights up to warm and cheer you on the dark days.

pic from gorgeous blog "Cecilia's in Reading"

February~  throw out any chipped plates or higgedly-piggeldy crockery bits.  Get yourself a beautiful mug to encourage everyday elegant comfort.


March~  wash your windows with vinegar and water to let the light in.  Spritz through your home with essential oils dissolved in spring water to oust old energy.


April~  bring in some potted herbs to the kitchen and experiment with their delicious, fresh tastes.


May~  Hang a windchime outside your window to catch the breeze and make you smile.


June~  pop on your summery bedspread, and re-arrange your bedroom for a fresh holiday feeling.

pic from "sussex sea"

July~  Go barefoot- many times.  Visit the sea.


August~  Learn something new, and share it.  A joke.  A handstand.  Craft.  A poem.

September~  Go somewhere you've never been before.  Count the butterflies you see.


October~  Bake a new cake.  Get great at it.  Give it away.  Often.


















November~  Wear a cosy hat.  Climb a big hill.

December~  Cook for friends, and let them cook for you.  Share the leftovers.


January~  Make friends with a new animal.  Stargaze.

why, it's the owl and the pussycat!  image from somewhere i did not note, je m'excuse...

Monthly challenge~  Discover someone's dream.  Help to make it come true.

Everyday beauty

there is nothing tiny or insignificant. the smallest thing we turn our attention to with love and appreciation will be magically transformed into a theme of great joy.

New Year Resolutions

photograph by Max ---wonderful wonderful!!

that's it... can't hold out anymore! I looove resolutions. I love new moon resolutions, not to mention new year resolutions. They really focus the power of our intention.

And though I've really, really tried hard to hold out til Chinese New Year, being a feng shui-ist and all, I simply can't!





Have given in because... well, there's no elegant way of saying it- peer group pressure. I've spent an indulgent few hours today cruising talented blogs and am so inspired by other peoples visions for themselves and this year. Here are many of the recurring ones:





think more positively

give more kisses

read one book a week

take more pictures

learn to cook properly

learn Italian

visit Paris, live in France or eat and dress like a French woman

meditate

do yoga

write more thank-you cards

live more, work less

Inspiring, oui?

A big one for me this year is to look for the beauty in everything, everyday..

What's your new year/new moon/ January resolution?

Everyday beauty

feng shui THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

the world is a mirror; what i love in you i have in me.