Bon Dia :)

 I am back after a great sunvacation in the Antilles

 

                                                  

This is my Valentines-spread,
I was so inspired after a couple of wonderful snorkeling trips

we made, when we were on our yearly vacation in Aruba!

We spend lots of hours on the beach (with a good book)
and in the wonderful blue Carribean waters.
Everything underneath the surface is so (!) sound and peaceful.

The silence, the fish, the colours and just you and your heartbeat.

I love it, it gave me so much energy!

 TOAST RULES

* What were you taught and told as a child? *

Next to "Always wear clean underpants, 
you just never know if you end up in a hospital"

and also

"Don't ever complain, carry the burden and pray for better "

I was constantly and always told : First the bitter, then the Sweet!

 Looking back on that: This saying would apply to almost everything! 

The chores you had to do, at family visits (gets you wondering), 
the food on your plate, on vacations and during Holidays.

First the suffering and then the reward....

 I still do it ..... lol ... get the shit out of the way and play with the nice!

I don't think I have taught my daughter any of these, I'll ask her! :)

Sooooo ... I was gone for a great relaxing 
18 days vacation and family visit in Aruba.

Sadly the temperature and humidity and wind (!) 
made it impossible to do much arting.

One of the best things there is the underwaterworld.

This is what I managed to do: Meet my 'Happy Inner Turtle'

What I want to tell myself

This week I clearly needed to remind myself

that "Hight Trees catch more Wind".

We did a Business Presentation and invited almost 200 clients.

It was a great success, but of course the GreenEyedMonster 

was present and also there afterwards in the press. 

We had mostly warm and enthusiastic positive reactions.

Why then do the 3 nasty ones claw themselves in to my mind and soul??

And make me feel small and not worthy?

I am telling myself

to listen to the positive voices!

This is the page with the enveloppe - 

in there is a gorgeous loving note from my Sisterhood friend Melody Isaacs!

 The poem of KuanJin couldnt be more fitting!

Today I played with napkins, tissue, kitchenroll and thin papers

Yesterday we did some babysitting, granddaughter Emma is 1,5 yo,

she is of course the loveliest little girl in the world :)

Back home I looked at a picture of myself when I was that age, 

I almost got a little emotional for the little girl that was looking at me with big innocent eyes.

She didnt know what was ahead of her... 

I almost went all teary and decided to go play with her.

We played with glue, paint and lace.
We had a  grand afternoon!

All the January Happy mail from the Sisterhood 

on one Happy Page! :)

I had a happy mailbox a lot of times!

 My weekspread called Surrender

Surrender to always lacking time to really create

 and also to germs - as in FLUE!

I really like the girl, I used to draw her in my school agendas 

when I was in  Highschool, she flew right out of my pen again!

Like she was never really gone .....

Still learning how to doodle.... :))