tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390763235339884472024-03-13T15:45:40.631+11:00 Jacqstar Creations
Art with Heart Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649918216826529052noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439076323533988447.post-84727785669330980142015-01-02T20:48:00.000+11:002015-01-08T11:16:21.856+11:00My 4 words<div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's that time of year again when I start planning for next year and looking back on the year that was. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Looking back at my workbooks for the beginning of last year I found an almost forgotten page- my 4 guiding words (or mantra) for my business for the year. Written down in January I don't think I've glanced at them since, but looking at them at the end of the year, I think I chose well and I'd like to keep applying myself to them. I intend to print them out and put them where I'll see them every day </span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> 1. Abundance</span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span id="hotword"><span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">an</span> <span class="hwc onclk" id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #9999ff; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;">extremely</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">plentiful</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">oversufficient</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">quantity</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">supply:</span> </span><span class="ital-inline" style="display: inline; font-family: Georgia, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic;"><span id="hotword"><span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">an</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">abundance</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">of</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">grain.</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span id="hotword"><span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">overflowing</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">fullness:</span> </span><span class="ital-inline" style="display: inline; font-family: Georgia, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic;"><span id="hotword"><span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">abundance</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">of</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">the</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">heart.</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span id="hotword"><span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">affluence;</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">wealth:</span> </span><span class="ital-inline" style="display: inline; font-family: Georgia, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic;"><span id="hotword"><span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">the</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">enjoyment</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">of</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">abundance<span style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">I'm aiming for all three (well maybe not the grain, but you know what I mean) Having enough, giving more to others so they feel the abundance, a</span>nd thereby me receiving abundance from them. The feeling that I've got enough of everything and I'm not going without, not having that panicky feeling that I may not be able top afford a big bill that's on the way (or the unexpected speeding fine that I somehow get every now and then!)</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 14px;">"Unique design, sign, symbol, words</span><span style="line-height: 14px;">, or a combination</span><span style="line-height: 14px;"> of these,employed</span><span style="line-height: 14px;"> in </span></b></span></i><br />
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<span style="line-height: 14px;">creating an image</span><span style="line-height: 14px;"> that identifies a product</span><span style="line-height: 14px;"> and differentiates it from </span></b></span></i><br />
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<span style="line-height: 14px;">its competitors. Over time</span><span style="line-height: 14px;">, this image becomes associated</span><span style="line-height: 14px;"> with a level of </span></b></span></i><br />
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<span style="line-height: 14px;">credibility, quality, and satisfaction</span><span style="line-height: 14px;"> in the consumer's</span><span style="line-height: 14px;"> mind</span><span style="line-height: 14px;">. </span></b></span></i><br />
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<span style="line-height: 14px;">Thus brands help harried consumers in crowded and complex marketplace</span><span style="line-height: 14px;">, by </span></b></span></i><br />
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<span style="line-height: 14px;">standing for certain benefits </span><span style="line-height: 14px;"> and value. A legal name</span><span style="line-height: 14px;"> for a brand is trademark </span></b></span></i><br />
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<span style="line-height: 14px;">and, when it identifies or represents </span><span style="line-height: 14px;">a firm, it is called</span><span style="line-height: 14px;"> a brand name."</span></b></span></i><br />
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<span style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Put more simply, a “brand” is what my prospective customer thinks of when he or she hears my brand name. It’s everything the public thinks it knows about my name brand offering—both factual (e.g. It comes in a robin’s-egg-blue box), and emotional (e.g. It’s romantic). My brand <i>name</i> <i>(or logo) </i>exists objectively; people can see it. It’s fixed. But my <i>brand</i> exists only in someone’s mind.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What does Jacqstar Creations mean to you? What are the first words/ images that come to mind? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They may not be what I have in mind but that's OK. I'm trying to establish my brand and make it cohesive and easy to understand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Having said that, it's evolving, as am I and won't be the same in 5 years as it is now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I ADORE learning new things and anyone who knows me knows that I'm a font of trivial information (which only comes in handy when you're on my team in a Trivia contest), but I love learning new facts or techniques. And if you run a business you need to keep updating not only your business and financial goals and plans, but also your creative ideas and techniques. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You never stop learning, and I never want to lose my child-like fascination with new things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u>Things I want to learn this year to enhance my business:</u></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wool dyeing techniques</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'd love to learn to spin my own wool but I'll have to save up to get a spinning wheel</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">SEO (search engine optimisation) and general internet-y stuff</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How to build a better blog (gonna learn/ figure out Wordpress this year)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There's more, but it's best not to over commit myself, and as the year goes on, I'll add and change things.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">4. Professional </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've got a hobby business but I still treat it professionally and expect to be treated with the same professionalism. I'm striving to make things better and more professional, and bit by bit will get there. It's a matter of thinking big :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">From little things big things grow. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What are your 4 words?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They don't have to be business related, what simple words/ concepts can you apply to your life for next year? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If 4 are too many (and I'm wondering whether I'll be able to focus on all four) choose one or two that you'd like to focus on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'd love to hear your words. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649918216826529052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439076323533988447.post-82325865628849720422014-10-05T21:47:00.001+11:002014-10-23T11:10:43.290+11:00Starmaker<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here I am, in my Secret Lair (or craft cave) making a crocheted star, one of about 500 I need to make for my Christmas Range.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649918216826529052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439076323533988447.post-18852234155154372862014-09-07T19:23:00.001+10:002014-09-07T19:23:49.876+10:00September is Self care month<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm on a mission this month to look after myself. I've decided to listen to what my body is telling me for once. I'm not on a health kick or a diet (although I hope I do lose a few kilos as a result) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For example, the past few evenings when I was about to pour myself a soft drink, I stopped and thought about what I really wanted. I was thirsty and my body was craving water so I poured myself a big glass and enjoyed it. Today my body told me it needed a caramel slice and I enjoyed that sucker down to the last crumb!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I intend to walk as often as I can, get more sleep and eat less. I want to slow down, look around me and in me too.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And I hope my body appreciates it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, if you think it's a good idea, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've got a free 'self care September' desktop wallpaper for you if you want to come along on this journey with me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here's one that you can use as a wallpaper for your pc/laptop;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And because what I'm going to do to help myself isn't always the best for everyone, here's a blank one for you to add your own ideas...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, to use these just right click the image and click on 'save image as' and then once you've got the saved image you can save as desktop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The lovely Jess from <a href="http://www.createandthrive.com/" target="_blank">Create and Thrive</a> has organised an Instagram challenge for handcrafters called 'A Month in the Life' in which we post a picture each day of our businesses based on a different theme each day: <a href="http://jacqstarcreations.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/jacqstar-month-in-life-part-three.html" target="_blank">(See part three here)</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I normally make from other people's patterns but my goal is to be more creative and come up with my own ideas. Lately I've been madly jotting down ideas and trying to actually make them work. I also want to learn the shorthand symbols for crocheting, which at this stage looks like hieroglyphics. Wish me luck!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love learning new things and there is so much to learn when you're trying to run a business. I recently went to a free Brisstyle seminar for crafters on online selling. So much information :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The lovely Jess from <a href="http://www.createandthrive.com/" target="_blank">Create and Thrive</a> has organised an Instagram challenge called 'A Month in the life in which we post a picture each day of our businesses based on a different theme, so I thought I'd share my photos and the stories behind them:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I find my inspiration everywhere and at the oddest moments (in the shower, grocery shopping etc.) But I'm really out to help inspire others to being out their inner creatives.For this purpose, I'm working on a series of 'butterfly ladies' drawings to help others find their creative wings and to soar to new places.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These are my ever faithful assistants, Murray and Edith Head (though I suspect Murray is a bit of a girl). They've modelled all sorts of hats, beanies and scarves for me and have never complained. They don't eat much either! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is my 'tree of life' painting and would have to be the favourite painting that I've done so far. It encompasses some of my favourite things. I love drawing / painting curly branched trees- there's something about the curves that I like and find soothing. And I'm using some of my fave colours- pinks and purples. It's also finished with some shimmery paint and I love all things shiny and glittery! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don't often need to post my stock as I mostly sell to friends (and friends of friends) and at the markets. But when I do, it's just a leisurely stroll down the end of my street to the post box. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This one was a hard one for me. I needed to provide a snapshot of what my business is, but I have interests in so many things and I really don't want Jacqstar to just be about crocheting. I love to paint, share my photos and my sketches and mostly to inspire people to be creative. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A couple of years ago I was worried that I had to only pick one thing and stick to it but I'm eclectic in my tastes so I've made my business just as eclectic!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The lovely Jess from <a href="http://www.createandthrive.com/" target="_blank">Create and Thrive</a> has organised an Instagram challenge for handcrafters called 'A Month in the Life' in which we post a picture each day of our businesses based on a different theme each day: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I thought I'd share my photos and my stories behind them.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the Spare Room. Also known as Jacqstar's secret Lair (I've always wanted a lair- it sounds so cool!), the Creative Cave, or most recently the junk room :) </span><span style="font-size: large;">At the moment, there's stuff everywhere, as I'm in the middle if several projects and working my way through <a href="https://jlk86341.isrefer.com/go/DYB/JacqstarCreations/" target="_blank">Leonie Dawson's Double your Biz programme.</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I didn't have someone Handy (see what I did there???) to take pictures of my hands in action so I improvised. I suppose wool is my first passion, followed closely by paint. If truth be told, I care less abou the medium and more about the colours. Oh how I love colours! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wow. I started this over a year ago, and it still hasn't progressed much further than what you see here. I have no idea what it's going to be- I don't think it has decided yet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I've said, the medium is secondary to the colours and textures, but I do love shiny glittery things. I love to feel the softness of the wool. I'm very sensory so as long as it appeals to a couple of senses I'm in love with it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had forgotten what was in my sketchbook- it's been so long since I've even opened them. Looking at my ideas has inspired me to get back into sketching and getting all the pictures in my head out onto paper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't have any shots of me in Action. But this is my Action plan. My dream board reminds me of what I want from my business and where I need to go. It's my who what when were and why - It keeps me moving in the right direction. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Recently I met up with my mastermind group of incredibly talented ladies from <a href="https://jlk86341.infusionsoft.com/go/abla/JacqstarCreations/" target="_blank">Leonie Dawson's Amazing Biz and Life Academy</a>. Our mission for the day was to creation a vision board for how we see (or want to see) our businesses. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've been giving a lot of thought to what I want the direction for my little biz to be. I've jotted down lots of words, ideas and feelings (both what I want to feel and what I'd like my customers to feel), and then found pictures that seemed to convey those thoughts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: start;">yeah I love dolphins, rainbows and unicorns kind of girl, and so I really want to integrate that into the future of my business, so that's the kind of ideas I wanted to put into my vision board. I love peacock inspired colours and just colour in general, so there's an element of that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: start;">use Eco yarns that are Earth friendly and sustainable, don't use fossil fuels, have gentle dyeing processes etc. And I've added those images to remind me of where I want to be and why I'm doing it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: start;">I've also added lots of butterfly and wing images which are aligned with my Butterfly Lady range of inspirational sayings and drawings (which I've made into a series of gift cards) and a snippet from one of my favourite quotes at the moment: </span><br />
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butterfly, the caterpillars spoke not of her beauty, but of her weirdness. They
wanted her to change back into what she always had been. </span><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But she had wings.' </span><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;">-Dean Jackson</span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thanks for letting me share this vision board with you and my vision for Jacqstar. What do you think? Did you spot the song lyric? Have you ever made your own vision board or have wanted to make one? Let me know...</span></div>
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Today I went to an expressive painting class held by an Art therapist. I think I was expecting to learn 'HOW' to paint expressively, but I suppose that sort of defeats the purpose. Instead we first took a few deep cleansing breaths, and cleared our minds of the distractions of the day. We were then asked to listen to the music playing and choose the first colour that came to mind and that would be the colour/s of the background of our painting.</div>
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Mine was purple. I had a flash of purple and green so that's the way I started heading, but soon it started looking like seaweed or fish or something that I didn't want it to be. One lady there said, 'oh it looks like little fish swimming through the seaweed' (I had no preconceived idea what I wanted the painting to look like - I just didn't want it actually looking like something - I was going for a purely abstract sort of result) </div>
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So I then dripped some water onto it to blur the lines a bit, and I kept turning the canvas around so there wasn't an up or down, and smudged the lines a bit with my fingers - I did a lot of finger painting today and playing with different tools; the green bits were done with pallet knives :) </div>
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I then tried a different tack - I splashed some yellow across it in an attempt to get away from the 'under the sea' theme.</div>
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This was the point when I really started getting into it (about an hour and a half into the class - what can I say - I'm slow to get going), trying to get as many different layers as possible into the painting - It was starting to take shape in my mind; the purple and green background were to be the first in (hopefully) many layers in this work.</div>
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Now, I just can't seem to complete anything in one sitting - especially a painting. It needs to develop at its own pace , and just as I had a clear vision, the class ended.</div>
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So - here's what I've got so far:</div>
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I love the curve in the yellow red and orange dots (flowers???) and I'd like to do some writing / collaging around that curve, with an inspirational quote. I'm in an art journalling / collaging kind of mood at the moment.</div>
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I suppose in some way I did. The overwhelming feeling I had throughout the afternoon was that of frustration. I was frustrated that what I saw in my head didn't translate exactly onto the canvas; Frustrated that I wasn't getting as 'into' the class as some others were; Frustrated that some of the other paintings were amazingly beautiful and pretty much completed by the end of the class, whereas I'd hit a creative brick wall and just stared at the canvas for ages waiting for it to tell me what to do next.</div>
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I was painting with my head and not my heart; I wasn't just letting it happen. I'm used to making a painting look like 'something' so in this class I was all about making sure it <u>wasn't</u> looking like anything, when the natural flow of what I was doing lent itself to looking like fish or seaweed or whatever, and I should have taken that as my cue. </div>
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I was also looking around at what everyone else was doing to gage how I was going in comparison (and to be truthful, looking for ideas), when some people got so 'into the zone' that they later said they didn't notice the people around them or how long they had been paining.</div>
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Let me know what you think of it.</div>
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Once the outlines are dry, spray the whole canvas with water using a spray bottle. Apply fabric ink to wet canvas with a brush, doing one colour at a time. If canvas starts to get dry, spray with water again, but spray upwards allowing the water to fall onto the canvas from above. Don't spray directly onto the ink or it will mottle the ink, unless that's the effect you're after. </div>
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Depending on how steady your hand is when you're drawing the lines, there may or may not be bits where the line is thin or missing. This is where the ink will seep through and make the beautiful effects. I think I did too good a job on lining some flowers, so I had to purposely allow the brush to stray into the white lily to allow some colour transfer.</div>
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The ink comes in most basic colours but you can mix the colours beforehand to make a new colour. I also added one colour over the other straight on the canvas. The plant stems I firstly painted green, then added a bright yellow over the top to make a yellowy green, but it also made it mottled when I sprayed it with water, so both the green and the yellow were visible.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The other day at work, I was chatting with a woman and her little daughter, when I happened to glance down at the child's sparkly shoes and said to her, "Wow I love your shoes, I wish they came in my size!" We all had a little chuckle and my manager, who had been nearby said to me, "you and your glitter!" And it's true, I love my glitter, and sparkly/shiny things in general, it's my thing. But it's not just about wearing sparkly things, I like to think that I bring my own special kind of 'glitter' to work with me. And strangely enough, I had heard this expression only a day or two before, from the ever lovely </span><a href="http://leoniedawson.com/affiliate-redirect/?p=JacqstarCreations&w=abla" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leonie Dawson</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">We're not meaning the term glitter literally (unless of course you'd like to throw some glitter around everywhere you go - <span style="color: blue;">hey, that's fine if you do, to each his own</span>), we mean your own special brand of glitter/ sparkle/ sunshine/ happiness/ good vibes. What do you do at work (or at Church, Uni, school, your local mother's group, your weekly AA meeting, etc.) to make everything a little bit brighter? How do you make it a bit more fun and make it more bearable for yourself and your colleagues? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I'm a joker, I love to have a joke with the customers and my workmates, I'm also an incessant singer, and I change the lyrics of the songs to shoe songs (I work in a shoe shop for those of you who don't know). One of my favourites is, (in my best KISS impersonation) 'I was made for lovin' shoes baby, shoes were made for lovin' meeeeeeee' or maybe a bit of Elvis - 'For I can't help falling in love with shoes...' You get the idea. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">You may not be quite so silly. You might be the one who's smile lights up the whole room; who makes everyone else feel like smiling. You might be the only one that laughs at the boss' really bad jokes or doesn't complain at work. You might treat everyone with a little bit more respect than everyone else and that makes the difference!</span></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">Happy New Year and Merry Christmas to you!</span></strong></div>
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I'm sitting cross-legged on my floor in my spare room (also known as the junk room, or as I prefer to know it, the 'craft' room). I'm going through my 2013 <a href="http://leoniedawson.com/affiliate-redirect/?p=JacqstarCreations&w=incredyear" target="_blank">Create your incredible year calendar and workbook</a> . <br />
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It's time to look back before I can look forward.<br />
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I can't know where I'm going if I don't know where I've been and how I've got to where I am today. I truly believe that everything happens for a reason, good and bad, and if I don't acknowledge it, I'll never learn from it and move forward.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">'Cause that's what life is all about - moving forward. </span></div>
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Getting a bit better every year. (I hope. At least that's the plan.) <br />
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I have to say it's been an exciting year. I have an amazingly wonderful boyfriend who supports and encourages me with all my dreams and schemes. My little biz is chugging along, bit by bit, and I've found a group of like minded women in <a href="http://leoniedawson.com/affiliate-redirect/?p=JacqstarCreations&w=abla" target="_blank">Leonie Dawson's Biz and life academy,</a> who encourage and run ideas off each other so we can all reach our collective goals.<br />
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A few of the goals I have achieved this year (drum roll please...)<br />
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* Having Internet free days so I can work on my art and not get bogged<br />
down by non important things<br />
* 200 likers on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Jacqstarcreations" target="_blank">Facebook</a> (at this date I'm actually at 214!)<br />
* Meditation classes - I've been going sporadically this year - must do it<br />
more regularly next year<br />
* Opening my heart to love (an extremely personal goal) and allowing myself<br />
to receive the love that was right in front of me. Also being able to<br />
properly reciprocate that love.<br />
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Of course there's plenty I haven't achieved, a few I didn't really start and some things I thought I wanted at the beginning of the year, and now I'm thinking that they don't matter so much any more. That's OK, life is ever changing and your interests and goals should be fluid to reflect this. <br />
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So now I move on to setting my goals for next year, and I'm really excited about it. It's wonderful to think about what I will have achieved this time next year when I'm looking back on 2014 in review.<br />
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Now it's audience participation time. What are your big (and not so big) plans for 2014 - I'd love to hear about them.<br />
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Love,<br />
Jacqui xx<br />
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I've always believed that if you truly want to achieve something, you write it down, and share it with the world. Make it public and it will happen.</div>
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It's true, try it. Even if it's so <strong><span style="color: red;">big</span></strong> you don't dare to believe it. </div>
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Even if it's so<strong><span style="color: red;"> tiny</span></strong> you think it's not worth putting down on paper or telling anyone about it.</div>
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Even if you're a bit scared to share it in case someone thinks it's <strong><span style="color: red;">silly</span></strong> (if it's your dream it can't be silly now can it?)</div>
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Last year I shared my <a href="http://jacqstarcreations.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/my-100-dreams-part-two.html" target="_blank">100 dreams (part 2)</a> (here's <a href="http://jacqstarcreations.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/my-100-dreams-part-one.html" target="_blank">part 1</a> in case you missed it) and number 34 was to learn Burlesque dancing. I had every intention to get around to doing it (one day) but life got in the way and it didn't happen this year.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">GUESS WHAT??????????</span></div>
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For Christmas I got this:<br />
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A totally unexpected (well, it shouldn't have been unexpected because I wrote it down and made it public and told the Universe that's what I wanted) gift from my boyfriend's Lovely Sister. She did some research and looked at my blog and decided she wanted to give me the Burlesque lessons I wanted.</div>
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Thank you<br />
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THANK YOU!</div>
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It goes to show that you need to write your goals down. You don't have to do a blog and tell the world - put a picture of what you want on your fridge (new car/ cruise/ new dress - whatever) and if you (or others) see it every day there's far more chance of it happening. </div>
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Don't hide your dreams, put them out on display. It'll happen :)</div>
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all my love,</div>
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Jacqui xx</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649918216826529052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439076323533988447.post-67026732189456894852013-11-02T21:32:00.000+11:002014-04-28T20:50:43.291+10:00I Believe...<span style="color: #508d24;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: #508d24;"> I believe in old fashioned creativity.<br />
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I believe in getting your hands dirty- gardening, cooking, finger painting.<br />
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I believe that giving hand-made gifts means so much more than just </span><br />
<span style="color: #508d24;"> buying them at the shops </span><span style="color: #508d24;">even </span><span style="color: #508d24;">if the quality isn't as good).<br />
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I believe that growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional.<br />
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I believe in manners.<br />
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I believe that everyone is creative and contributes something wonderful to the world.<br />
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I believe in miracles.<br />
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I believe in singing and laughing and dancing (sometimes all at once).<br />
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I believe in unicorns.<br />
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I believe that if you believe in it and want it badly enough it will happen.<br />
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I believe in bright colours.<br />
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I believe in releasing my inner child as often as I can.<br />
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I believe in just giving it a go, even if it's a total failure (failures aren't </span><br />
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I believe in sitting on the floor.<br />
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I believe in stretching.<br />
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I believe in hugs.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> I believe in YOU</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: red;">What do you believe in? I'd really like to know.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tonight I took my own advice.</span></strong></div>
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I posted this on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Jacqstarcreations" target="_blank">Facebook</a> about a week ago, and thought it was a great idea, but somehow life and doing 'stuff' got in the way. Tonight, as I went downstairs to turn off the lights and close up, I had the impulse to go outside and look up at the sky. It made me feel so much better.</div>
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Not that I wasn't feeling good before, I'd had a great night, was feeling good about everything, but somehow this took it up to a level I didn't know I needed. I didn't realise how much I was missing being outside and feeling the elements. I'm such an Inside Girl - I work in an air conditioned, artificially lit shopping centre, drive to and from work. I'm in most nights, so to be in my backyard, feeling the breeze on my skin, taking deep breaths and smelling the perfume of my jasmine plant was magical. </div>
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And yes, looking up at the stars (the few that are visible from my back yard) made me feel small, yet part of the whole universe at the same time.</div>
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I'll be doing this more often ...</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">I'm excited!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Can't you tell??</span></div>
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I've done something I've been thinking about for ages but I finally got off my butt (so to speak) and did it. I signed up for Leonie Dawson's <a href="http://leoniedawson.com/affiliate-redirect/?p=JacqstarCreations&w=abla" target="_blank">Incredible Biz & Life Academy</a>. I've mentioned her before and I've liked her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/leoniedawsonpage?fref=pb&hc_location=profile_browser" target="_blank">Facebook Page,</a> but my little biz has been going nowhere of late so it was time to make a decision and invest in my future.</div>
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For the next 12 months I'll be a part of an online international women's life, soul and business group. I'll be doing e-courses and have mentors and forum groups who will give me the (virtual) kick in the butt I need to get things done. And I'll be blogging about it on my way through, letting you know what I'm doing and how things are going, thereby making myself accountable for some results.</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>Also, I've signed up to be an affiliate so if you decide you'd like to sign up to the Academy or buy any of her other amazing products through me, I'll get moolah! (I like moolah, it's good) I just wanted it all upfront that I will be advertising how great Leonie and her products are, and why you'll see links to her site pretty much everywhere!</strong></span></div>
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My first e-course starts on the first of October and it's <a href="http://leoniedawson.com/affiliate-redirect/?p=jacqstarCreations&w=bizgoddess" target="_blank">The Business Goddess E-Course</a> It's a 5 week business course on how to make money online, 100+ ways to market magically, mindfully & joyously, and how to stay sane & joyful when business gets BUSY!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I can't believe it's the end of July already. The nights are long, the days short and the clothing warm and fabulous. I love hats and scarves, and knee length coats. All in an effort to stay warm though, as I HATE being cold. Nothing a nice hot chocolate can't remedy :)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Time for me to share with you my next 20 dreams. I must say it's hard for me to get to 100. I'm ok at big huge wonderous goals, but the little achievable ones are more difficult. That's because it's easy to say 'I want to go to Paris and speak fluent French' and write it down on my list because I know that's something that won't be happening this year - it's a long term goal that I can put off for a little while, but all the little things are far more achievable. I've got no excuse to put them off, and that makes them scary. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If I put the idea to paper (or blog) for the world to see, I'm accountable for achieving as many of these dreams as possible.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><strong>WHICH IS THE IDEA FOR DOING THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><strong> HOLD ME TO IT!!!!!!!</strong></span></div><strong><span style="color: red;"></span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: black;">21. Dance in the rain</span><br />
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22. Get my face painted<br />
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23. Go to the Science Centre<br />
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24. Have my Tarot cards read - <span style="color: lime;"><span style="color: #38761d;">done already yayyyyyyyyyyy</span>!</span><br />
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25. Go on random drives with no set idea where I'm going - <span style="color: #7f6000;">I may or may not have done this under the guise of being totally lost!</span><br />
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26. Learn to make pottery<br />
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27. Learn to paint with oil paint<br />
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28. Wear more green<br />
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29. Publish a book<br />
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30. Sell a painting before the end of this year<br />
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31. Go to hot yoga<br />
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32. Go on a wine tour to a vineyard<br />
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33. Do a wine appreciation tour???<br />
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34. Learn burlesque dancing<br />
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35. Sing in an open mike night<br />
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36. Climb a mountain<br />
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37. Sing every day - <span style="color: blue;">I pretty much do this already, but it's a habit I want to keep through the rest of </span><span style="color: blue;">my life :)</span><br />
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38. Appreciate what I have each and every day - <span style="color: purple;">I try to do this but I need to be reminded sometimes</span><br />
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39. Do aqua aerobics<br />
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40. Stretch every day <br />
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I'm working on these and the rest of my goals, and it's making for an interesting and varied life. Last year I couldn't plan for the week ahead let alone the year. I had no goals, and no real dreams for my life. It's amazing what a difference it can make to you if you think about all the little (and big) things you'd like to do. Places to go, things to see, stuff to learn. There's so much out there in the world, let's get out there and experience some of it :)<br />
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<a href="//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fkentbrew%2F6851755809%2F&media=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7027%2F6851755809_df5b2051c9_z.jpg&description=Next%20stop%3A%20Pinterest" data-pin-do="buttonPin" data-pin-config="above"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pin_it_button.png" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649918216826529052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439076323533988447.post-34914805525197310822013-06-24T21:37:00.002+10:002013-09-29T19:01:19.515+10:00The Halfway Mark<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: yellow;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">Hello my little yellow bubbles of happiness, how are you?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I live such an exciting life. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> On the Edge. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">I'm off the chain baby!</span></strong></div><strong><span style="color: red;"></span></strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I'm such a wild child that this afternoon I - <u>wait for it</u> - sorted out all my wool and catalogued it!!!!!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue;"> I know!!!!!! - what a crazy gal I am! You wish you were me don't you?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VRMIn9DvzzM/UcbPRpu3FsI/AAAAAAAAAJA/fT1e6oxQMrc/s1600/IMG_1224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VRMIn9DvzzM/UcbPRpu3FsI/AAAAAAAAAJA/fT1e6oxQMrc/s320/IMG_1224.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is my drawer of <span style="color: red;">reds</span>/<span style="color: magenta;">pinks</span>/ <span style="color: purple;">purples</span> which had just been sorted, and then all the <span style="color: blue;">blues</span> and <span style="color: #38761d;">greens</span> that I just dumped onto the floor ready for sorting. I've got all my colours sorted into different draws to make it easier to find them. Life is much easier this way. And I'm a Virgo, and we like things to be neat and orderly...<br />
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Anyhoo, I've been buying wool randomly for several years and it was time to take stock of what I have and how much I've used. I also tidied up the balls, rolled all the little loose bits together, the half balls of the same colour that somehow end up not being fully used. I'm in good shape with the wool, it's just all the hats and scarves I've made I need to sell now or at least add an extra room onto the house to store it in!<br />
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Maybe it's the full moon, but I was energised and wanted to get all sorted and tidied and just to know what I had. I even managed to go through some old half-started (or is it half- finished?) projects and recycle the wool and even threw one out that was not redeemable at all - I was holding on to it for ages (years) thinking that I'll get back to it, I'll undo all the wool and re-use it etc. etc. etc. But I never did and I feel so much better for just getting rid of it. It's like a weight off my chest and a bit of space reclaimed in my cupboard! And it's good Feng Shui :)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
Around the time I was sorting out my wool, my boyfriend was at his place sorting out his finances. He went through his bills, looked though his accounts, did a catalogue of what he owed, what he spent and what he saved. He looked in every dusty little corner, taking stock of the Good the Bad and the Ugly in regards to money, then culled a few expenses that he didn't need and cut back where he could. It's that time of the year where we need to take stock of things.<br />
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It's almost the end of June; the 6th month of the year. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>The halfway mark.</strong> </div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">How has your year been so far?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Have you done some of the things you said you were going to do? Have you done any of them? Can you even remember what your plans were way back in January?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's not too late you know, you've got another six months to go until the end of the year. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">That's absolutely ages!!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><br />
Now is the perfect time to look back on the last 6 months, take stock, and look forward to the next 6 months. Look at your resolutions/goals/plans objectively. Air them out, so to speak, unroll them, sort them out, dust them off and <br />
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let me know how you go,<br />
Jacqui xx<br />
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So, without further ado here's part one recap:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">1.<span style="color: red;"> <u><strong>Go to the Melbourne Cup</strong></u> </span><span style="color: black;">- I've been to Melbourne lots of times, but never for the </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"> Cup! </span><span style="color: blue;">Still planning it but money's very tight so we'll see how big my tax return is this year!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. <span style="color: orange;"><u><strong>Go back to painting lessons</strong></u><span style="color: blue;"> not yet, but still planning on doing a day class here and there </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue;"></span> <span style="color: orange;"></span>3. <span style="color: #bf9000;"><u><strong>Say Yes!</strong></u> </span><span style="color: black;">(I'm more of a say no then regret it later kind of person)</span><span style="color: blue;"> - <strong><u>YES</u></strong>, I've said yes to positive things more than I've said no, and good things are happening, (including getting back together with my ex boyfriend :) )</span></div><span style="color: #bf9000;"><br />
</span>4. <span style="color: #38761d;"><strong><u>Go to Meditation lessons </u></strong>-</span><span style="color: blue;">YES, have been going on and off for the last few months and I love it! Its helped me still my overworked brain, and to think</span><span style="color: blue;"> and feel a bit more clearly about things. I'm trying to meditate at home, but find it harder to do as there are too many distractions. Something to work on.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;">5.<span style="color: #76a5af;"> <strong><u>Keep eating healthy</u></strong> - </span><span style="color: blue;">yes and no. I've slipped back into some bad habits (ie coffee, sweets), but for the most parts, I'm eating well and making much better food choices.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">6. <span style="color: blue;"><strong><u>Be involved with three market stalls to sell my products</u></strong> <u><strong>YES.</strong></u> This one is done and dusted - I've had a stall at 2 of the Springwood Creative Markets and one at the Mother's Day Mt Gravatt one. I'm considering doing more markets but I need to find somewhere suitable as the 3 I've done haven't been all that successful. It's all a learning experience, and I'm having so much fun along the way.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">7. <span style="color: purple;"><strong><u>Get my car loan to under $10,000</u></strong></span> (have already made a start to this one and have</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> increased my weekly car repayment) <span style="color: blue;">I'll know how I'm going next month when I get my statement</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">8. <span style="color: magenta;"><strong><u>Get Jacqstar Creations to 200 likers</u></strong></span><span style="color: black;"> - If you haven't stopped over and had a look </span><span style="color: black;">at </span><span style="color: black;">my Facebook page</span><span style="color: black;"> yet please do and help me achieve this goal :) </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;">Here's the link: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jacqstar-Creations/113902625380820?ref=hl" target="_blank">Jacqstar Creations</a> </span><span style="color: blue;">- I've</span><span style="color: blue;"> gone from about 90 in January to 142, so I'm well on my way :)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">9. <span style="color: red;"><strong><u>Sing jazz in a jazz club</u></strong> </span><span style="color: blue;">WOOT this is going to happen on Sunday night. OK, it's not in a smoky basement jazz club, but I'm singing Etta James' 'At Last' in my choir concert and it's a jazz concert and I'll be wearing black, and long gloves and it'll be all cool and atmospheric!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">10. <span style="color: orange;"><strong><u>Visit all the Australian capitals</u></strong></span> (so far I've only been to Brisbane Sydney </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> and Melbourne)<span style="color: blue;"> - no updates on this one but it's a long term goal so I'm not worried about it </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">11. <span style="color: #bf9000;"><strong><u> Take drawing lessons </u></strong>- </span><span style="color: blue;">not yet - I must look into this</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">12. <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><strong><u>Go to a wine tasting tour around the vineyards somewhere</u></strong> -</span><span style="color: blue;"> if I can work it into my Melbourne trip I will, if not it's still on my to-do list for later this year or next year</span><strong><br />
<u></u></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">13.<span style="color: cyan;"> </span><span style="color: #45818e;"><strong><u>Release my inner bohemian</u></strong> - </span><span style="color: blue;">I've noticed that the clothes I choose are brighter in colour than usual, and instead of being dressed almost exclusively by Target and K-Mart, I've bought some skirts at the Southbank markets. My inner butterfly is starting to uncurl her wings.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">14. <span style="color: blue;"><strong><u>Go to G.O.M.A three times this year and see the latest exhibits</u></strong> - have been once so far, two more to go. (if you've never been, it's amazing)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">15.<strong><u> </u></strong><span style="color: purple;"><strong><u>Travel to Egypt</u></strong> - </span><span style="color: blue;">long term goal, will start saving once my car is paid off</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">16.<span style="color: magenta;"> <strong><u>Learn to speak Fluent French</u></strong> - </span><span style="color: blue;">long term but I'm putting it down for something next year to start a tafe beginner's French course</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">17. <span style="color: red;"><strong><u>Travel to France and live there for a while and really learn the language </u></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;"> <strong><u> and soak up the culture</u></strong> - </span><span style="color: blue;">long term</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">18.<span style="color: #bf9000;"><strong><u> Paint my nails in bright crazy colours</u></strong> - </span><span style="color: blue;">I'm painting them blue for my choir concert - that counts as done!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">19. <span style="color: #7f6000;"><strong><u>Go to the Planetarium.</u></strong> - </span><span style="color: blue;">When I added this to my list the Planetarium was closed for upgrading, so now I've got no excuse, I'll organise something soon.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">20.<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> <strong><u>Do the Bridge to Brisbane again this year.</u></strong></span><span style="color: blue;"> - it's on the 1st of September and I'm registering this week and have organised the day off work so it's practically done :)</span></div><br />
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<span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">I've been inspired.</span> </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The wonderous <a href="http://leoniedawson.com/about/" target="_blank">Leonie Dawson</a>, is teaching me how to be my own Creative Goddess. She's eight shades of crazy in a magical glittery rainbow fairy dust kind of way, but I like that. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">(I think I might want to be her when I grow up).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">One of the many things I'm doing this year is goal setting. Big ones, small ones, mundane ones like writing down fabric softener on my shopping list so I don't forget it - MAKING the shopping list so I don't forget the fabric softener and only come home with chocolate biscuits. There are so many things I want to do with my life and I've come to realise that if I don't write them down I'll either forget about it or keep pushing things to the background and never get them done, then get totally frustrated that I didn't achieve anything this year AGAIN!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">If you write things down you give them importance. It's tangible and if it's somewhere you can see them on a daily basis it becomes a priority. It's constantly on your mind, you're thinking about it, wondering how you'll do it, when you'll do it, in what way you'll do it. And magically, you'll start making plans to actually do it!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">SO, one of Leonie's suggestions is to list 100 things you want to do this year. Small, medium, and incredibly huge dreams. Some so crazy you think there's no point putting them in writing cause they'll never come true. Some just take a bit of planning, or putting on your daily to-do (or grocery) list. Now, 100 is a lot, and I'll let you in on a secret - I'm only up to number 34 so far. I've got a ways to go, but hey, it's only March and I've got the whole year to add more things and cross a whole heap off the list too.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">What I've decided to do is let you in on my list and share 20 with you every couple of months. I'll also update you on how the last 20 are progressing. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><u>MY FIRST 20 DREAMS FOR 2013 ARE:</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><u><br />
</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1.<span style="color: red;"> <u><strong>Go to the Melbourne Cup</strong></u> </span><span style="color: black;">- I've been to Melbourne lots of times, but never for the </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"> Cup!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. <span style="color: orange;"><u><strong>Go back to painting lessons</strong></u></span></div><span style="color: orange;"></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><span style="color: orange;"> </span>3. <span style="color: #bf9000;"><u><strong>Say Yes!</strong></u> </span><span style="color: black;">(I'm more of a say no then regret it later kind of person)</span><span style="color: #bf9000;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></span>4. <span style="color: #38761d;"><strong><u>Go to Meditation lessons</u></strong></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">5.<span style="color: #76a5af;"> <strong><u>Keep eating healthy</u></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">6. <span style="color: blue;"><strong><u>Be involved with three market stalls to sell my products</u></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">7. <span style="color: purple;"><strong><u>Get my car loan to under $10,000</u></strong></span> (have already made a start to this one and have</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> increased my weekly car repayment)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">8. <span style="color: magenta;"><strong><u>Get Jacqstar Creations to 200 likers</u></strong></span><span style="color: black;"> - If you haven't stopped over and had a look</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"> at </span><span style="color: black;">my Facebook page</span><span style="color: black;"> yet please do and help me achieve this goal :)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">9. <span style="color: red;"><strong><u>Sing jazz in a jazz club</u></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">10. <span style="color: orange;"><strong><u>Visit all the Australian capitals</u></strong></span> (so far I've only been to Brisbane Sydney </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> and Melbourne)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">11. <strong><u><span style="color: #bf9000;"> Take drawing lessons</span></u></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">12. <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><strong><u>Go to a wine tasting tour around the vineyards somewhere</u></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><br />
<u></u></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">13.<span style="color: cyan;"> </span><span style="color: #45818e;"><strong><u>Release my inner bohemian</u></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>14. <span style="color: blue;"><strong><u>Go to G.O.M.A three times this year and see the latest exhibits</u></strong></span><br />
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15.<strong><u> <span style="color: purple;">Travel to Egypt</span></u></strong><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">16.<span style="color: magenta;"> <strong><u>Learn to speak Fluent French</u></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">17. <span style="color: red;"><strong><u>Travel to France and live there for a while and really learn the language </u></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;"> <strong><u> and soak up the culture</u></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">18.<strong><u><span style="color: #bf9000;"> Paint my nails in bright crazy colours</span></u></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">19. <span style="color: #7f6000;"><strong><u>Go to the Planetarium.</u></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">20.<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> <strong><u>Do the Bridge to Brisbane again this year.</u></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now, as you can tell, I'm not going to get all of this done this year. Some, like the moving to France are lofty plans, but it's one of my dreams and it if doesn't happen this year it's going on my list of dreams each year until it does come true. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's where audience participation comes in. I'd love for you to share some of your goals/wishes/dreams for the year with me. If I can help in any way I will. AND... if you can help me achieve any of mine please let me know.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now it's your turn...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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This is currently my favourite creative quote. It's by Vincent Van Gough. He heard the vampires. Heard them telling him that he couldn't paint; wasn't good enough. He was a troubled soul and eventually succumbed to them, but for a while he silenced the vampires by doing what he did best - creating something out of nothing.</div>
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Now before you start wondering what I've been smoking, I'm not talking about the blood sucking vampires of lore. It's a different type of vampire I'm referring to, but they're just as scary and they walk among us day and night.</div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><strong><em>'Listen closely, <br />
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This is a quote from one of my favourite musicals, [title of show]. It's a musical about two guys writing a musical about... two guys writing a musical, and follows their (and the musical's) journey. It also touches on the process of creativity and how you can be riding high with confidence one day and in the depths of despair the next.</div>
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This video clip will explain everything; it's the song 'Die Vampire Die' from [title of show] with still footage from the Broadway production. Sorry, I couldn't get live footage without compromising sound quality.</div>
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So there you have it: vampires can be everywhere. Friends, relatives, teachers, mentors, or the voice of 'reason' inside our own heads. Don't listen to them. <strong><em><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Just do it</span>.</span></em></strong> Paint, sing, dance, sculpt, write, Create. Don't be worried that it's not good enough or pretty enough. If you're creating something out of nothing that's a miracle and it's perfect. :)<br />
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Today I found my creative sanctuary only a few minutes walk from my front door. It's amazing how such a beautiful place can be in the middle of suburbia; it's nestled between a main road and a housing estate.Who would have thought it was here, hiding behind a row of trees and bushes.</div>
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To be honest, I didn't actually discover it today. I've lived in my current place for three years, and I'm a walker. I love to explore, and try and get some exercise while I'm at it, so I had come across this place before, but I hadn't been here in ages and had forgotten about it. It's an easy place to miss if you don't know where it is, as the entrance is well hidden. It's my secret garden- although I bumped into a couple of children exploring here too, so perhaps it's not that much of a secret to the locals.</div>
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I have a second favourite place. It's an old quarry that was abandoned when the workers hit a natural spring almost 100 years ago and it's now a small lake in bushland with a walking track surrounding it. It's about a ten minute walk from my place and I'm sure not all the locals know of it's existence. This site is far more open and sunny (and has far less mosquitoes) than the wetlands area, but both are beautiful, quiet, and so close to me that I can escape for a little while any time I like, chill and just be. </div>
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I do love where I live :)</div>
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<em><span style="color: #741b47;">Do you have a special place you can go to switch off (literally and figuratively)? Somewhere you find beautiful, serene, a break from your usual routine?</span></em> </div>
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For me, it's nature and water that soothes me. I love to watch birds on the water, listen to their songs, see the turtles come up for air. Or if I'm at the beach, it's the sound of the wind and the waves that seem to clear my head of cobwebs and make everything clearer. From a creative point of view, I love to go somewhere that inspires me. The serenity of a secluded place, no electronic distractions, just me and my thoughts and sometimes I bring my pencils, sketch pads and watercolours.</div>
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Is there somewhere near your home that you can go, to switch off and just 'be'? It doesn't have to be a secret place, what about your local park? Sit on a park bench one day, under the shade of a tree, take a book or just listen to the birds and the sound of the wind in the trees. LEAVE THE PHONE AT HOME! Chill, relax,it's great thinking time. </div>
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Who knows, you might have an epiphany. A great invention, a better mousetrap. An idea for a song/play/painting/poem/speech etc. That writer's block you've been suffering from in your assignment might disappear and all become clearer if you get away from your usual routine and find your own personal creative sanctuary.</div>
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