Good morning! I hope you all had a restful and celebratory Christmas, and perhaps you too are now looking back upon all the happenings of 2015. It's been a big year for me: one book launched, another completed. I inadvertently started something that could be considered a side business. My little family of three had highs and lows, but the good times outweighed the bad. I hadn't been quite prepared for the emotional turbulence that was part of this year, but in hindsight it stretched and pulled ... Read more
Happy Holidays!
Filled with loved ones, I hope it is. Brimming with inside jokes and outside ones too. A magical time. A time for reflection. Perhaps some wistfulness as well. Deck those halls, or leave them bare But most of all, I'm wishing you all Peace + Joy, Joy + Peace, whatever combination thereof P.S. If you need any last-minute gift tags, you can download them here and here. [UPDATE: I just sent out extra holiday goodies to Furoku members, so check your ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! Thank you so much for all the comments from my last post!! I'm overwhelmed by the kindness! Slowly, slowly I'm decompressing after months of chasing deadlines. The upside is that the holidays are going to be a piece of cake - I've vowed to really (really!!) keep it simple this year and I'm not ashamed to admit that most people are receiving gift cards. Even kids. Maybe next year I'll wow you all with an array of handmade presents, but not this year. Now that the Advent Calendar is ... Read more
Happy Thanksgiving
Just a little note to wish you and all your loved ones a spectacular Thanksgiving! We'll have our usual unconventional movie + Chinese food Thanksgiving of ultra low stress. Since I won't need to slave over the stove, I'll be using the extra time to sew a recital dress for K, work on the annual Advent calendar (see previous ones here and here and here) and finish up the next Furoku (it might be a day or two late...). I have so many thanks to give. Too many, really, and I think I'll leave it ... Read more
Things That Make You Go Calmmmmm
It's not even Thanksgiving yet and I'm already beset by the holiday fatigue. Retailers are streaming jolly tunes about Santa and snow everywhere I turn, and I find myself scouring online sources for gift ideas and feeling overwhelmed by the choices. Luckily, I've been reading all of your comments from the giveaway to amp up my mindfulness cultivation toolbox. Knitting kept cropping up so I took up my needles for the first time in years even though I'm a self-proclaimed non-knitter. It's ... Read more