When Life Gets Really Busy

Sometimes you just need to stop and feel the sand beneath your feet...

Remember the joy of childhood through play...

And spend time with family...

Work will still be there tomorrow.

But there will never be another today.

Enjoy it.

Hellooooooo.... Anybody out there?

Yes, I know, I've been embarrassingly quiet of late.

I thought I'd get away with it by throwing in the odd set of cute photos to distract you, but I've been caught out.

As I'm sure you know by now, my lovely husband has finally joined me at home (thank you so much to everybody for your wonderful words of support) - so we should have plenty of spare time.... right?

The truth is, everything has just stepped up a notch, and so we've been crazy busy, getting our website built, drafting new patterns, and sewing up clothes in readiness for the Daylesford Makers' Market in February.

And then by the time we eat, have a glass of wine, chat, check emails, read a few blogs, and see what's happening in the world, before you know it, it's time to sleep - then start all again.

We're going away for a few days, but I promise when we return, we'll take some photos of what we've been doing.  In the meantime, here's a little photo of our latest 'home made' creation.  Sweet juicy corn, straight from our garden.  It really doesn't get any better than that!

Oh, and our other exciting news is that Paul has started blogging - click here if you'd like to go and visit.  Paul - I'm really excited that you're finding your own voice, and so generously sharing your wonderful journey.  Welcome to Blogland!

Of Endings and Beginnings

Today marks the end of Paul rushing to catch the morning train to work, after leaving it as late as possible to avoid waking the family too early.

The end of rushing to get the afternoon train, leaving as early as possible to make sure that there is enough time in the evening to enjoy as a family.

The end of work uniforms.

The end of PAYG tax.

The end of paid leave.

Actually, the end of any regular pay.

Scary huh?

But it also marks the beginning.

The beginning of a life lived on our own terms.

The beginning of becoming more self-sufficient.

The beginning of a hell of a lot of risk, and of a hell of a lot of work.

Today is Paul's last day at his current work.

Tomorrow he joins me working from home, to create a business (or two!) that we can be proud to call our own, and that will become a legacy for our children.

 

Who knows where this will all be at, and how we'll be feeling in 6 months time.  But today, we are excited. Today we are hopeful. Today, we are ready.

Bradley's Life Lesson Number 5

A cupcake shared, tastes twice as good.