mojo….where for art thou?
I know that I’m supposed to visit around here a little bit more often than I have been….but I have an excuse. I actually have a lot of them.
Firstly I had surgery for my wisdom teeth to be taken out. Then I had to have surgery within that fortnight because I had another gall stone emergency. How you can have a gall stone emergency when you no longer have a gall bladder had me flumoxed…but there you go.
Enter school production and living under the stage of the local theatre with a kindy class for a week. Stressful, enlightening, eye opening and rewarding. A rich tapestry!
Then I was forced to realise that life can be cruel and good people can be taken from those who love them before their time as I witnessed the pain and sadness of losing a mother and wonderful wife wash over our family friends. Seeing a gorgeous and magical woman lose her life made me wonder what on earth I’ve been doing with my own. I look at how she lived, loved and was loved…it’s made me think that I need to start living the life that’s mine a bit better.
Now I have my hands full with children and school holidays. Keeping little people busy and happy while the winter weather takes that challenge up a notch.
…..there are lots of reasons why I haven’t been here. Some of them good, some of them not so good but all of them have played a part in my absence.
So now I feel like I’m standing at a crossroad. In a week my kids go back to school and I will be on ‘my own’ again. I feel like I’ve learnt a lot since I was here last.
I just need to decide what I’m going to do with all that valuable time.
Paint and draw?
Sew?
Design?
What ever it is I need to do something. The time for treading water needs to be in the past.
I think I need to make a list….or seven!
No excuses.
Oh Jen
what a kick in the bum for us all. We lost a delightful friend but when we are sad know that she is near sayin “so yanow’..
So pop the kettle on and toast a Fab lady that has left us her daughter to clain as our sister all of us the same age to watch out for each other..
Get out the electric blue legging,leg warmers and minni mouse shirt and get on with life Thats what Georgie would want us to do… So we need to paint,sew,design,cook,love and laugh our best belly laugh….
xoxoNat xoxo
12 Jul 2010 at 11:49 pm
Do you know I love you?
Do you know you make me smile?
Do you know…just by writing your words you make me a better person?
13 Jul 2010 at 6:40 pm
When my dad died someone told me that one day i would understand everything happens for a reason I thought they were mad and that the loss of my beloved dad would always be the most awful thing that happened in my life and in some ways it was and always will be but losing him made me strong, independent and a reason to suceed in life and i do truely believe everything does happen for a reason.
Jen whatever you do you will be brilliant, you inspire and encourage every day. You make me smile and you make me realise that there are people out there who think as I do.
When you reach a crossroads in your life you have to choose but im sure that whatever path you choose will be the right one for you. Embrace the new challenges in your life
Jane xx
15 Jul 2010 at 5:24 pm
Dear Jen, it sounds like you’ve been through a really tough time recently but it also sounds like you’ve had a bit of an epiphany and that can only be a good thing. I hope you can hold onto the feeling that something good can come out of a whole lot of bad things and that the new path you walk down brings you more joy and fulfilment than the road behind you. I have been meaning to email you for such a long time and feel like a rather poor friend for not replying to your lovely messages. We’re about to start on our long summer break here and I plan to sit down and write you a proper response soon. Take care sweetie, Julie x
21 Jul 2010 at 1:38 am
I’ve been missing your posts. Wondered where you’d got to. I am so sorry to hear you’ve been through a difficult time. Sending virtual hugs.
Lisa x
21 Jul 2010 at 6:19 am
You truly are delightfully crazy! After spending far too much time on these pages, I am warm and fuzzy (not my ususal state) as I realise I have stumbled across a truely talented, inspirational and like minded person. Just glad I get to spend some time in person with you to paint (play).
22 Jul 2010 at 1:35 pm
I got Baby Bunny a big pad of white paper today and her first crayons. I can’t wait until she does drawings like this one - I’ll be weeping with pride. Even though seeing her scribbles and crayony stabs make me very pleased indeed. Been a crazy busy summer for lots of us by the sounds of it.
23 Jul 2010 at 11:30 am
I’m so sorry to hear about your friend. It does make me stop and realize how precious the time I have is. But please don’t for one minute think that being busy with mothering isn’t important!!! You will have lots of time to do the creative thing… the most important project is to spend that time with your kids while they are with you! xo Bethany
25 Jul 2010 at 3:38 am