Good morning all!!
Wow - it's the final day of 2011 and I for one
am pretty happy to say goodbye to this year.
We've had a lot of lows this year so it will be great
to have a fresh start...............
It's been a little hard to scrap over the Christmas period.
I'm going to have to push myself to get
back up and running.
I was lucky enough to win the inspiration challenge over at
Get Picky which means, I get to be a Guest DT for a month!!
Hooray, I'm pretty happy about that and the first challenge
is fantastic...............
New Year’s Challenge!
Our challenge this month is to think about what we might resolve to do in the coming New Year. Your multi-photo layout can share whatever aspect you might like to focus on for the coming new year. It might be your New year’s resolutions, a bucket list, things to do, place you’d like to go, ideas for your life – family.....Share your thoughts, hopes and dreams in whichever way you please.. we can’t wait to see your creations.
Here is a little poem that may inspire you to think of what you'd like your coming year to be.
From all of us here at Get Picky, we hope your year is filled with many of the gorgeous sentiments written below and we look forward to sharing in more of your beautiful creations.
xxx
Here is a little poem that may inspire you to think of what you'd like your coming year to be.
From all of us here at Get Picky, we hope your year is filled with many of the gorgeous sentiments written below and we look forward to sharing in more of your beautiful creations.
xxx
May you find serenity and tranquility in a world
You may not always understand.
May the pain you have known and conflict you have experienced
Give you the strength to walk through life
Facing each new situation with courage and optimism.
Always know that there are those whose love and understanding
Will always be there, even when you feel most alone.
May you discover enough goodness in others
To believe in a world of peace.
May a kind word, a reassuring touch, a warm smile be yours
Every day of your life,
And may you give these gifts as well as receive them.
Remember the sunshine when the storm seems unending.
Teach love to those who know hate,
And let that love embrace you as you go into the world.
May the teaching of those you admire become part of you,
So that you may call upon them.
Remember, those whose lives you have touched
And who have touched yours are always a part of you,
Even if the encounters were less than you would have wished.
It is the content of the encounter that is more important than it's form.
May you not become too concerned with material matters,
But instead place immeasurable value on the goodness in your heart.
Find time in each day to see the beauty and love in the world around you.
Realize that each person has limitless abilities,
But each of us is different in our own way.
What you may feel you lack in one regard
May be more than compensated for in another.
What you feel you lack in the present
May become one of your strengths in the future.
May you see your future as one filled with promise and possibility.
Learn to view everything as a worthwhile experience.
May you find enough inner strength to determine your own worth by yourself,
And not be dependent on another's judgement of your accomplishments.
May you always feel loved.
--- Copyright © 1987 Sandra Sturtz Hauss
You may not always understand.
May the pain you have known and conflict you have experienced
Give you the strength to walk through life
Facing each new situation with courage and optimism.
Always know that there are those whose love and understanding
Will always be there, even when you feel most alone.
May you discover enough goodness in others
To believe in a world of peace.
May a kind word, a reassuring touch, a warm smile be yours
Every day of your life,
And may you give these gifts as well as receive them.
Remember the sunshine when the storm seems unending.
Teach love to those who know hate,
And let that love embrace you as you go into the world.
May the teaching of those you admire become part of you,
So that you may call upon them.
Remember, those whose lives you have touched
And who have touched yours are always a part of you,
Even if the encounters were less than you would have wished.
It is the content of the encounter that is more important than it's form.
May you not become too concerned with material matters,
But instead place immeasurable value on the goodness in your heart.
Find time in each day to see the beauty and love in the world around you.
Realize that each person has limitless abilities,
But each of us is different in our own way.
What you may feel you lack in one regard
May be more than compensated for in another.
What you feel you lack in the present
May become one of your strengths in the future.
May you see your future as one filled with promise and possibility.
Learn to view everything as a worthwhile experience.
May you find enough inner strength to determine your own worth by yourself,
And not be dependent on another's judgement of your accomplishments.
May you always feel loved.
--- Copyright © 1987 Sandra Sturtz Hauss
and here is my example...................
My main goal for next year is to finish round 1 of our home
renovations. We had planned to do it all in one go but
decided to do it in stages after waiting around for builders lol!
Michael is doing this small section himself and since he is not a builder it's
taking him a while longer, we have proper walls up now, all the
wiring is done, Michael put in a beautiful picture window
and he is now in the midst of plastering so we are just a paint flick and
carpet away from completing...............then round 2 lol!
I know the picture is a little dodgy.....I had my camera
stolen sometime over Christmas so I had to use hubby's IPhone. The only camera
we have in the house now. I'm not having much luck
getting $$ back from insurance either - certainly not enough
to replace it so I might have to go back to a point and shoot
for a while....sob...sob..... I was pretty upset but then I woke up on Boxing
day to the news of Matt Golinski's family and I thought.......
It's just a camera....................
It's been a shocking year for tragedies here in Queensland.
Here's hoping the New Year brings more good news than bad.
To all my family, friends and everyone else who reads
this little blog, wishing you all a
Happy and safe New Year!!
See you in 2012
Monica
xoxo
3 comments:
Hi Monica :) Thanks for all your lovely comments on my blog! I've been away so prescheduled those posts but have just returned! Congrats on your win at Get Picky - woo hoo!! All the best for 2012 and keeping your resolutions xx
Tragedies like that do put things into perspective dont't they. I hope that 2012 brings you much happiness and hopefully your renovations come along nicely too! Thank you for the lovely comments you leave on my blog. Congratulations on te Get Picky spot too. Your sample page is fab.
Gorgeous!! Love the banner and colour!
Have a wonderfully creative and happy twenty12
Post a Comment