Self Care in Difficult Times

 Dandelions Collected to Make Oil

Another Creative Dreaming assignment! To make a list of "Stuff to do When Things Suck."

I found myself thinking about all the things that bring me joy and realized that I have a hard time doing stuff when things suck...unless "stuff" means sitting on my couch wallowing and watching 80s Spy and Detective Shows on DVD.

I suppose that could be #1 :)  

So I think having an actual list to refer to, or just as a reminder of fun, is a great idea.

• Watch something silly or uplifting.
• Knit
• Make a delicious cappuccino 
• Enjoy a tea infusion
• Work in the kitchen and sing along to my iPod
• Organize dinner in or out with friends

Favorite After Work/Theatre Spot

• Make some medicine
• Cook 
• Sing
• Play my violin
• Read something inspiring
• Write
• Hot baths
• Reconnect with things I used to love to do

 I hadn't been to a Broadway show in a while...Loved it!

 My Addams Family Mug/Spoon

• Creative projects of any kind
• Talk with friends
• Photograph beautiful things
• Get outside and wander a bit in the park

 Forest Park

 I spread a blanket and read for a while

 Tree Lady

• Practice Gratitude
• Dance
• Have a *good* Cry 
• Listen to soul-soothing music

What's on your list?
XO

Sowing the Seeds of Abundance

I'm catching up with some Creative Dreaming assignments after posting all my Dublin blogs.  This particular one deals with money and abundance.  We were asked to plant seeds to represent our finances and tend to them and watch them grow.

I love this idea...not only because I'm doing an herbal apprenticeship and have a love for plants...but because it puts a creative spin on my money.  It's much more fulfilling than staying glued to my bank account online.  I do this too, but it feels draining whereas the plants gentle my heart.

I look at experiences as seeds too.  For instance, every trip I've taken has planted seeds inside my soul that have blossomed into the woman I am and becoming.

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I bought this charming little craft kit with grass seeds and little monster to sew a few years back...this was the perfect opportunity to use it!

I had also bought some Heather seeds at an indoor market in Inverness back in 2008...so I couldn't resist planting them as well.

I'm sure no one's surprised :)

Can you see them!? They're tiny...but growing!

Germinating new plants is so exciting (so is paying down my debt and saving).  I feel like a kid, running over to the pots every day to see how my "babies" are doing...and how my abundance is growing.

XO