Sunday 4 January 2009

start as you mean to go on.......


that is my motto for the start of another year......

i have, of course, already failed at this - but i am hopeful of jumping right back on that train of positive thought soon.......

just as soon as the weather warms up a bit........



so
apart from my lack of New Year spirit i am in fact enjoying what 2009 has offered so far - a lovely slow start to a year full of possibilities and life changes - i wake slowly, rise slowly and progress through the day slowly..... my only fear is that my body is set at slow permanently!

my head is full of lists of ideas for the house, my little business and my craft interests - but i am struggling to settle on any one project - hopefully this will come with time.

2009 must be a slower paced year for us, anything faster will probably kill us both - we need this year to settle in to a new life, new routines, learn new skills and above all else have a home life once again.

what else arrives with all this is any ones guess - but that is what makes life exciting - right?

i am bracing myself for more downs than ups - i never used to be like this - i was always a glass half full kind of girl, but since starting this build i am firmly installed in the glass half empty camp... maybe this will also change with time?




the start of this year sees me with no New Year resolution list - i am going down the lets take it as it happens route.......
face each day and its challenges without screaming or crying, taking time to look at my beautiful, beautiful animals without fearing that i may lose them at any moment, looking forward to spending more time with precious friends and family......

if 2008 has taught me anything it is to just stop and look at what you have already got - do you actually need anything else?

t x

10 comments:

Xi said...

Hi
Motto is a beautiful cat.
I think like you about to start...
Many things.

Greatings from Chile.
http://casazoo.blogspot.com/

The Fairy Glade said...

Hello there, I firmly believe that if you cannot sit in the garden and smell your flowers, you may as well not have them. This is a generalisation, of course, but essentially, if you cannot slow down and enjoy what you have, then what's the point? Dev X

Primrose Hill said...

I'm liking your thoughts for 2009, Happy New Year to you lovely lady. We might be up your way soon, I'll let you know so you can pop the kettle on...:)

L x

nimblejacks said...

I'm with you!! 2kids, 2 old but happy cats, one new/old barn conversion, one hubby with a knackered knee from building said barn and me with a knackered shoulder from same said barn conversion, but alos happy hubby who has rediscovered fishing and the outdoors, me rediscovering my craft and sewing, never enough money so it's always feeling like we are scrimping and scratching about certainly no chance of saving ....and yet I'm happy as larry (lack of money aside) happy kids, happy hubby happy pets what more can we ask for? Here's to a great year for you and your gorgeous pets! My daughter thinks your poockes are "lush" as the kdis say here in Walesxxx

Katie twinkles said...

Who was it who said 'it'll be alright in the end and, of it's not alright, it's not the end...?

or Life is not about getting what you want but about wanting what you've got?

My very own favouritet ditty is 'fine words butter no parsnips' so perhaps I should just shutit :-))

But hey I think if you can get your head around any of those , well, it'll be a few minutes that you haven't thought about the naughty Sea House xxx HNY 2009 tho xx

Twinkle xx

Vintage to Victorian said...

Fast, slow, does it matter? It'll happen in the end, and if it doesn't, then it wasn't going to anyway!

Just take your time and enjoy being you again.

Think I've already said it, but Happy New Year, just in case I didn't.

Sue

lynn said...

what a wonderful philosphy life is a journey and just recently i lost to cancer my beautiful little pud after 15 yrs of wonderful companionship. treasure what you have and the rest will follow lynnie

Pinkflowerbuttons said...

Very cute, lovely relaxed poise from the cat. Lovely star.

Pipany said...

You son't sound like your usual cheery self Tracy, but it will come back once this all calms down a bit. Hang on in there my lovely xx

tam said...

Very well said! All things in due time-that's the hard part!
Loved the photos of your cat!
~Tam :D