Fun With Flowers Part 2

 

I have been so inspired and having oh so much with this little creative hobby of mine!

http://instagram.com/kyliespetals/

 I feel so rejuvenated and it is truly amazing what people (particularly those whom I follow) create and share on Instagram.

It Was a Very Merry Christmas

I’ve been ill with colds for some time before the Christmas break so it was a welcome relief to bounce back to health and enjoy the festive season. My work gave me a few days off so I could head home.

 

In Australia it is always the middle of summer when December 25^th comes around and I love reading about fellow bloggers experiences of winter Christmases.  I would love to experience a white Christmas some day and exchange beaches, ice-cream and barbeques for fireplaces, eggnog and snow! It all looks so amazing! One day, one day!

My Christmas was super lovely spent with my most treasured loved ones and a cute little kitty.

George the cat in his Santa hat

 

Mum's impressive fish pond Christmas light show (hehe!)

 

 My gorgeous great Aunty Jude

 

 

My mum brought me this ‘France Pig’.  

 

In 2015 I hope to:

Save more money

 

Update my employment

 

Keep creating with flowers – I love floristry so much

 

Have peace, health, love, joy, freedom 

LIVE  ♥

Inspiration ♥ Queen B

A friend shared the video 'Yours and Mine' with me and it is so inspiring.

Beyoncé is an incredible woman.

  

Some of her words:

 

“My Mother always taught me to be strong and to never be a victim. Never make excuses. Never expect anyone else to provide for me things I know I can provide for myself.”

 

 “I’ve always been specific and choosy – very choosy—about what I do with my body and who I want to share it with.”

 

“You have to have something that is forever, something that is invisible.”

 

"It all starts when you can look in the mirror and say, 'I like this person,' you know? If I hadn't gone through some of the painful experiences in my life, I would not be me."

 

"I have dreams, and I feel like I have a power to actually make those dreams become a reality."

 

"When you find the person that you trust and you love and that you feel that is going to respect you and take all of the s*** that you have and turn it around and bring out the best in you, it feeds you. It is the most powerful thing you can ever feel in your life."

 

"When you grow up, when you learn a few things, you're no longer afraid of letting go. You're no longer afraid of the unknown."

 

“Happiness comes from you. No one else can make you happy. You make you happy.”

All the Good Stuff (Be Gone Cold)

Go Away Cold!

It is a little tough getting sick with two colds in the space of just a month and a half.

 

I lose too much weight when I get sick and start looking terrible. 

 

Yesterday I stayed in my comfy bed all day and could not move.

 

But I am ready for my cold to leave so I can enjoy Summer a little more.

 

I also want to keep making pictures with flowers and have started following many inspiring floral artists on Instagram.

 

In short, I don't have time for a cold...

One of my first attempts of floral art (fun!)

 

 

Me, a little worse for wear lately

 

Fun With Flowers

She Let Go ( I Adore This Poem)

She let go.

Without a thought or a word, she let go.

She let go of the fear.  She let go of the judgments. 

She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head. 

 She let go of the committee of indecision within her. 

She let go of all the ‘right’ reasons.

Wholly and completely, without hesitation or worry, she just let go.

She didn’t ask anyone for advice.

She didn’t read a book on how to let go. 

 She didn’t search the scriptures. She just let go. 

 She let go of all of the memories that held her back. 

 She let go of all of the anxiety that kept her from moving forward. 

She let go of the planning and all of the calculations about how to do it just right.

She didn’t promise to let go.

She didn’t journal about it.

She didn’t write the projected date in her Day-Timer.

She made no public announcement and put no ad in the paper.

She didn’t check the weather report or read her daily horoscope.

She just let go.

She didn’t analyze whether she should let go.

She didn’t call her friends to discuss the matter.

She didn’t do a five-step Spiritual Mind Treatment.

 She didn’t call the prayer line.

She didn’t utter one word. She just let go.

No one was around when it happened.

There was no applause or congratulations.

No one thanked her or praised her.

No one noticed a thing.

Like a leaf falling from a tree, she just let go.

There was no effort. There was no struggle.

 It wasn’t good and it wasn’t bad.

It was what it was, and it is just that.

In the space of letting go, she let it all be.

A small smile came over her face.

A light breeze blew through her.

 

And the sun and the moon shone forevermore.

 

- Rev. Safire Rose

I just found out the very sad news that actress and Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall has passed away.

Through my recovery I drew much strength and inspiration from strong woman like Lauren.  In particular, I think it was her fierceness and bravery that I wished to one day emulate and looked up to her a great deal.

 

 

RIP lovely lady, fly ever so high xo

 

 

♥

 

 

 

I become a little reflective around birthdays and always seem to find myself on this blog of mine. This year is no exception to the rule:

I feel worlds away from where I once was and I more myself than I have in years.

It’s an incredible feeling to be in the place I am currently, and admittedly a little daunting, but mostly, the word emancipation comes to mind.

 

Emancipation-

 

1. The act of freeing or state of being freed; liberation

2. Freedom from inhibition and convention

 

My eating disorder has been a terrifying struggle, but now what was once my greatest breakdown and despair is now my most profound source of strength and pride because I ultimately won the battle.  I am one strong little cookie – there is no doubt about this.  This strength now serves me in my present life and will do so  well into the future.

The next chapter of my life is here and I have my bags pack, new shoes on and a flower in my hair.

So very blessed! #31

Winter

 

 

 

 

Winter is well and truly underway where I live.

 

And it has been so cold lately.

 

I adore brief moments of sunshine during the wintry months...and pretty flowers!

 

♥

Changes, I Require Changes

The History of Women's Fashion - my favourite era: 1940 - 1950 ♥

Rest ♥

 

 

Lately, I have been feeling a little under the weather physically.

 

When I am not working I seem to be sleeping a great deal.

 

In particular, at 2 in the afternoon I find I need to nap a little.

 

There are so many other things I'd like to be doing other than being exhausted.

 

But in the meantime, rest is important.

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Bonjour

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