I'm pulling no punches today. It's Monday and typically the day some of us need a little motivation. Perhaps the house is upside-down after a weekend of play and crafting? Maybe the washing basket is overflowing? Did everything get done this weekend as planned, or are you starting this new work week on the back foot? The Friday feeling may seem a million ...
Inspiration
Do You Feel The Urge To Purge?
"When I purge, I get an endorphin rush. I feel a huge weight is lifted from me. As I remove stuff I no longer have to worry about maintaining it, finding a place to keep it or think about updating it. For every new thing I bring into my home I shed another. It’s liberating." Chris Wray. Regular readers to my blog will know that decluttering, and reducing ...
Have You Seen My Sense Of Humour Anywhere?
Things have been getting so intense over here at Chez Wright. It's definitely reflected in my writing. So glad you Guys have stuck around. I'm starting to bore myself, I don't know how it feels for you. Boring maybe? Too serious? Have you seen my sense of humour anywhere? ...
Open House / What Friends Are For
It was the Hubby's birthday yesterday. Every year, for every birthday, we bake a cake. After all, I am a huge advocate of making your own birthday cakes. See the recipe here. This year, however, baking a cake was off the menu. With my lack of mobility, and reliance on doing everything one-handed, even with the Kids assistance it would have been a ...
Don’t Know Where To Start?
A recurrent theme throughout my life has been inability to act due to simply not knowing where to start. Or not starting something because I feel overwhelmed with the amount to do. Translation - again not knowing where to start. This is a subject I've posted about before - although not quite the same theme - it was something very similar. Remember 'Just ...
Open House / Have A Little Patience
It's been a while since there's been an open house. The timing felt right today. It is Thursday after all. A week has passed since my hip surgery and I'm feeling pretty good, although immobile - hobbling around on crutches. 1 week down, another 3 to go. I keep reminding myself that one day at a time is being ticked off, slowly and surely heading toward ...
Leaps Of Faith
It happens to me every time. There's a deadline, and I have grand plans to be prepared or super organised, but then I run out of time. I don't get everything done. Rewind 5 years or so and my previous self would panic and delay the deadline, or even cancel the event itself. Wanting the timing to be perfect. But there is no such thing as perfect. ...
First Open House of 2015
I've had posts planned all this week. Then for one reason, or another, they haven't been typed up well enough to publish. As I'm a Type B personality, rather than Type A, it isn't the end of the world when I change tack and do not accomplish something I have set out to do in a timely fashion. (Type B are 'more in touch with their creative side and usually ...
That Was Then, This Is Now
I've always loved baking. One of my first baking memories was making a cake for Charles and Diana's wedding in July 1981 - I was 7. It was frosted red, white and blue. Baking was a favourite rainy Sunday afternoon pastime, for me, as a child. My Mom, always keen for me to get 'hands on' would leave me to my devices, with minimal supervision. I learned a ...
Getting Started 2015
Before starting this post I drank a lot of tea. Tea is a fantastic aid to procrastination. “A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.” Eleanor Roosevelt I've been blogging over 4 years now, and during that time I can count on one hand how many times the words just won't come. In fact it's probably only really ...