Hello Friends!
Well, it certainly has been a while but I’m returning here feeling fresh & feeling GOOD! Healthy AND chilled, as if I’ve been granted an early fresh start! (Though I am sure I will need another come the new year :P) Can you believe it’s been over 5 weeks since I last popped up in your inbox?! Yet things have not remained completely stagnant on the site. I was here just last week uploading a new product … which you may or may not have seen … ;D
I always enjoy the moment when I finally get the chance to sit down and write a new blog post – mainly because it means I am a little bit more on top of things! This morning I certainly did not feel that way, but after some morning tea and planning I’m feeling much more positive!
On the day-to day, I am still struggling a little to shake the feeling that I am failing to make progress in any aspects of my life. However, I recently watched Emma Watson’s Vogue Carry-On video and she mentioned how she has been ‘sowing a lot of seeds over the last four or five years. (That) you can’t always be in the reaping stage, or the harvest stage in life.’ I liked that concept because it really captures how I feel about this year – it has been a year of sowing seeds. Maybe next year I will begin to reap some of the rewards of harvest. Even tiny steps will eventually lead some place new.
Despite being excited this morning by the prospect of an enjoyable Monday, I found myself procrastinating heavily throughout the day leaving me feeling… crappy. I found it particularly challenging to switch tasks without reaching for my phone to check for emails, news or missed notifications and/or scroll aimlessly through Instagram and TikTok, hoping for a spark of inspiration, engagement or interest – despite looking forward to the next task. I also kept sitting down to read my new book, ‘The Priory of the Orange Tree’, a rather addictive read.
Somehow, I’ve missed FOUR Monday Minutes & I’m rather disappointed in myself for that. Missing one or two? Fair fair, but a month’s worth?! I should note that two posts were culled before they were published during this time, due to a severe lack of creative content, so actually, I’ve had your best interests at heart. ;p But that is the thing, I simply haven’t been creating as much of late. In fact, my routine has changed up quite a bit!
It feels like we just did this, right? (& I apologise for the grammatical errors in the last email, I really shouldn’t write these things at night!) But it’s Monday and I have no excuses today – except that I do feel rather poorly. I think I may have picked up a minor stomach bug because food just hasn’t been sitting well with me over the past few days. Consequently, it’s been a little challenging to get into the swing of things today. I thought maybe a #MondayMerger challenge would help … but it felt laboured, despite selecting something as simple as a cake.
