Firstly Happy New Year! We had a very hectic Christmas and holiday time but managed a quick beach break to the very beautiful Port Fairy. The photo was taken Xmas Eve.
Last year was an incredibly busy and difficult year for me - we moved from New Zealand to Australia, the kids needed settling into a new country and a new way of life and so did we! I had to try and build a network over here from scratch which is still an ongoing process. We bought a newly built house, did a load of work to it, landscaped a garden from scratch and I started Charlisa Yarns... It makes me feel tired just thinking about it all - and I am truly glad to see the back of 2012!
So here's the thing... I ran myself ragged last year and made myself ill on several occasions. My son doesn't do 2 days a week of childcare like he did in NZ which enabled me to work on patterns, creating items etc., however, I carried on as if he did, trying to cram so much into the year. So here I am this year with 3 free hours a week once Mr 2 turns 3... to do all of the weekly chores and run a business. Like trying to fix a square peg into a round hole - it just won't go. I realised that I wasn't spending the time I needed to on the kids and I was ending up frazzled trying to do everything that I wanted to do and look after the kids at the same time then getting frustrated because I'd not achieved what I wanted.
I am parring back on things for 2013. The etsy stores will still remain open... I will be dyeing as and when I get the opportunity rather than on a regular day. Pattern designing will happen as and when I get the time. I will be attending Laurimar Town Fair on 9th February 2013, but as for going to St Andrew's Market - that is on hold pending me fixing a shoulder injury as there's a lot of lifting involved in setting up my stall and I am under the physio at the mo! Once I get more time and the shoulder is fixed, regular dyeing will resume as will the markets.
I'm dedicating this year to my
Happiness Project - I, as all Mums do, spend my time running myself ragged to make sure everyone else in the family close & extended is happy. This year I decided to do it differently - stuff wasting my time worrying about and running around after other people trying to make sure they are happy (obviously the kids & hubby are exempt from this! I am not that ruthless ;o) ), stuff wasting time on Facebook, stuff time consuming mess and disorganization. Its all about making sure I take the time to look after myself. Hence the physio that I have put off despite not sleeping a full night for a year due to pain! I am taking the time to organise my life and have a clear out, make sure my health is sorted, get into a fitness regime and to enjoy the kids & hubby.
Happy knitting/crocheting! x
