Weekly Wisdom

When you have more than you need, build a longer table, not a bigger fence.

Weekly Wisdom

Practice makes progress.

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There's a real wisdom to not saying a thing.

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When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

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Good things come to those who wait.

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A ship is safest when it is docked close to shore. But it wasn’t built for that. And neither are you.

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I thought, how many new lives can we have? Then I thought, as many as we like. -Judi Dench

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May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.

My not-to-do list

Last week, I was reading an article on the internet when I stumbled upon this concept.  I am absolutely obsessed with my to-do list, to the point of annoying everyone around me and at first I was far from convinced that this idea of having a list of things I don't do was something for me.  Then I realised that it is something I do anyway!  Here's my list:

• Ironing - I haven't ironed since I moved to Germany.  The working dress code is much less formal and I don't find the need. 
• Wearing make up - ten years ago, I would not have left the house without at least mascara, now I can count on one hand the occasions on which I have worn make up this year - a hen do, two weddings and two date nights.  It simply saves me time on a morning and I find my skin benefits from it too.
• Taking my phone into the bedroom - since the start of 2018 I have consciously left my phone downstairs when I go to bed and opted to read instead.  It has improved the speed at which I fall asleep and the length and quality of my sleep (according to my fitbit).
• Waiting - life is short.  All too often I hear from friends who have a set life plan.  While my life has been fairly traditional so far, I'm glad I didn't wait to find the perfect house or get out of debt before starting a family.  Who knows how long it may have taken and how things may have turned out differently.
• Gossip - I do my best on this one.  Especially with new friends and social groups, I find it important to listen more than I speak, watch what I say, look forward more than backwards and above all give everyone the benefit of the doubt.

Weekly Wisdom

The best view comes after the hardest climb.

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Sometimes, it's simply time to start again.

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You don't have to be blooming to be growing.

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A great attitude becomes a great mood, which becomes a great day, which becomes a great year, which becomes a great life!

Weekly Wisdom

If you don't paddle your own canoe, you don't move.

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Every once in a while, take off your life and rest.

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Children are not a distraction from more important work.  They are the most important work.

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Your stomach is not a rubbish bin.

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Your body hears everything your mind says, be positive!

Make it Monday - Sign

Last week I made this sign for our kitchen using some of my Gonis products.  

It is on an MDF board which I painted with two coats of the yellow paint. 

Then I used a flexi-template and relief paste to add the saying on the front.

While it took three days to finish (each coat had to dry overnight), it was easy and I look forward to trying more projects like this.

Weekly Wisdom

Smooth seas do not make great sailors.