Everyone needs a Kelly in their lives; she is a friend who listens even when I am unaware I need to talk, she fills my life with optimism, laughts at all my jokes and today, she took the children out for the afternoon so I could rest. At first there was overriding need to do things, be productive and complete tasks and then after a while, I just pottered around in silence; a rare and welcome treat as even the husband had gone to see Chelsea v Stoke. I can’t remember the last time I was alone at home with nothing but silence for company – heaven. When Kelly, darling daughter Sydella, the children and husband returned, it was all the more precious for having had time apart. A perfect Sunday.
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Lazy Sunday
March 7, 2010Category: Inspiration, Random moments, UncategorizedComments (0)
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Living etc.
March 5, 2010I was thrilled to be asked to feature on Living etc. coveted back page and here is the finished article. It suddenly dawned on me, I must look as if I never change my clothes. You magazine, my own site and now Living etc. all in the same top! Partly it is because I designed it so happen to love it and more so because all three pictures were taken on the same day. So now you know.
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You Magazine Features Happiness
Thanks to YOU magazine for including the plates from my Happiness collection on their natural page. The orders have been flooding in and we thanks to the feature our stock is all sold out.
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win, win
March 3, 2010I have just cleaned out and updated my office and it’s feeling wonderfully inspiring. I was in the mood for a little musing and wanted to share some beautiful pictures with you, but for some reason my blog won’t allow me to upload images tonight. It made me realise how much we depend on the visual and since I can’t show you anything beautiful, I shall just tell you about the beautiful people I met today.
When re-modelling our house a few years back, I made the mistake of choosing builders I had not previously worked with and they let me down badly, as did the airhead architect – but you live and learn. On the positive side, I have gone back to working with extremely talented, joyous builders who take pride in their work and are a constant source of light, so I started the day welcoming them into my home. I then dropped the little ones to school and bumped into old friends and lots of smiling children – all good. I then had a meeting with a group of women at The York and Albany in Camden – fab place for a meeting and fab women one and all. The whole exchange focused on a win, win attitude and as we were leaving to go our separate ways, one of the women said how much she had enjoyed our meeting – love it – that’s how it should always be – no pretence, no games – just wanting the best for all concerned.
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Let’s jump
February 26, 2010The weather’s not great and no matter what the time of year, we don’t know what to expect anymore, so the best we can do is make the most of every moment. If it’s raining, lets just jump in puddles.
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Namibia
February 25, 2010Whenever I need a bit of prespective, I transport myself back to a family holiday in Namibia and as this image of my son and I so richly illustrates, there is something bigger than we can ever understand, but we just need to trust in life and the path it takes us on. It is a wonderful world.
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Day of Love
February 21, 2010The children are back at school tomorrow after a week’s half term and I shall miss them and the time we have shared – work, play, hospital visits, letter writing, jigsaw puzzles, wardrobe clear-outs, swimming, walking and the most wonderful valentines.
Valentines is super special for me; it is the day I first dated my dear husband of 19 years, the day we became engaged and the day my darling daughter was born. This particular day began with breakfast in bed, Sunday papers and chocolate cake with a rainbow of candles. My daughter opened her presents with approving nods and even a little overt gushing - England pj’s from her father and earrings in a rather fancy satin ribbon-tied box from me; utterly irresistible, even for a nine year old. And the most thoughtful present; a handmade card from her little brother , so clearly made with love and devotion.
The celebrations moved onto lunch at my daughters favorite restaurant and even the lack of warmth could not dampen her spirits. We then dropped into Hamley’s and on hearing it was my daughter’s birthday, the staff and most all the customers on the ground floor broke into traditional ‘happy birthday’ song as as she stood beaming on a podium. We then gave each child a budget of £12.00, which they spent wisely weighting up the pros’s and con’s of each potential purchase before coming to their own conclusions. We rounded off day with surprise tickets to Thriller at the Lyric and whilst it is not really my thing, I loved every moment of watching my children sing and dance and revel in a day that was totally about indulging them and not about our want’s and needs. Whilst this whole week has been spent around the children, I must confess my mind has been all over the place but the day of love was 100% dedicated to my family and that felt good and that’s love.
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Joy
I feature these candles on my site (happinessitself.com) and have them in every room in my home – love, joy, heart and love. I never light them but just enjoy their beautifully sculptured shape.
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Home Office
February 17, 2010Oh, the joys of working from home. It’s a space that should inspire creativity so why work in the dark, dingy corner of the house when what is needed is natural light, shelves full of books, space for mementos that hold meaning, a comfortable chair and a decent desk – giving yourself a prime position to work from at home will give you better results in your working day – so worth it.
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Marcia Kilgore
I was privileged to meet with Marcia Kilgore for a mentoring session last week and who better given she has created three exceptional companies – Bliss, Fitflop and Soap and Glory. She shared her knowledge and insights with ease and honesty in the same way she does with her brands. Here is a women who is truly passionate about creating products that offer real solutions whilst proving you can still have fun in the process. By the way, I am delighted to own a pair of fitflops and I can confirm, they are supremely comfortable,look and feel good and the icing on the cake, they make me stand tall and boost my every walking moment in terms of fitness; it is no wonder over 4 million pairs have sold to date and to get your pair, visit www.fitflop.com.
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