. . . it is time . . .

A super full month with Mother's Day crafting for the school stall; May Day march; International Midwives and Nurses' Days; International Volunteers Day; visitors from NZ; Stamp Camp #1 2014; and work and family life.

We had a busy month, with Mothers' Day stall preparations; work!; some gardening/pot plant time and a few outings over Easter.

Don't look too closely at the default work days! A sad day was on Monday 3 March, when I noticed a very rural area I pass daily has work for development commenced:(  I have found another way to go to work through Logan Reserve, so i can still have my rural fix and see cows.

The highlights this month have been: reclaiming my creative space and moving back into the front room celebrating my beautiful husband's 50th birthday (9th) spending time with Michael's family when they visited making cards and being more balanced :) playing canasta with the kids (and winning occasionally) Thanks for stopping by.  Please leave a comment.

As the kids are on holidays I have been taking advantage of being able to get to work earlier than my usual 08:00 start.  I have made progress at catching up and this has meant I have some long days. The kids are back at school now and we are all getting back into the flow of a usual routine again.

I  am enjoying an eclectic approach to reading currently.  Here are the current books I have on the go: What if almost everything we believed about finding happiness turned out to be inaccurate, misleading, or false? And what if those very beliefs were making us miserable? A growing body of scientific research suggests that we are all caught in a vicious cycle whereby the more we strive for happiness, the more we suffer. This book provides an escape from "the happiness trap", via a revolutionary new development in human psychology: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). ACT helps people to create a rich, full and meaningful life, whilst effectively handling the pain that inevitably comes with it. This book shows you how to apply ACT in your own life to increase self-awareness, develop emotional intelligence, and transform painful feelings so they have much less impact and influence over your life. Take the Next Step "The Secret" contains clear princ...

I am looking forward to a more balanced year in 2014.