POST #3
I think starting again is always good for you. That doesn’t
necessarily mean making a huge change in your life and being completely
destructive for no reason; I’m talking about the little things, all those
little things that swirl around your brain everyday… the –“I wish I could…’s
and the “why don’t I?’s or the “If only I had time to”s. All those little tiny
jobs around the house that you’re too busy or too lazy to do? Maybe it’s that
career that you’ve always wanted but you’re a little too scared to research
into or to re-write your CV because then it becomes too real? Or even the
recipe that you really want to try but it means a lot of effort (and possibly a
lot of waste if you don’t even like it!)
I think right now, everyone is at the time of the year when
they are thinking about the future; 2013 is lurking around the corner and there’s
so much you wanna do before Christmas comes, or even in celebration of the New
Year. Something huge to symbolise that you’re not just stuck in one place.
I say right now is that time. Get it done. Just do it! Go on….
Just do it!
Hard right?
I’ve spent the past few weeks feeling like this. Questioning
and over thinking every little tiny minute detail of my life. Obsessing, procrastinating,
crying, laughing, relaxing and finally enjoying.
I don’t think you should worry about doing the right thing.
I think you should just do what feels right (right) now. That’s what’s
important to me. Doing things that make me happy and figuring out what 2013 holds
for me and my beautiful boy.
Those little tiny things that are going to make you feel
better, like:
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Buying those jeans that make your ass look
fantastic.
·
Indulging with chocolate and wine in front of a
chic flic.
·
Going to see the complete Twilight Saga in one
evening.
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Spending time pampering yourself.
·
Listening to Take That and singing at the top of
your lungs.
·
Secretly enjoying Rylan Clarke on the X Factor a
little too much.
Stop feeling guilty, embrace who you actually are and sink
your teeth in and enjoy it.
Do things just because you can, don’t regret it and just
effing enjoy it.
Don’t forget, the world still rotates without your help.
Something I did for myself this week:
I decided to change my whole bedroom round, turn it into a
complete ‘Emma’ space, complete with dedicated Art Gallery wall, throw pillows,
and layered blankets on my bed. I bought new vintage furniture; a beautiful
hand painted Cath Mellor bedside table and also a large chest of draws to store
my ever growing shoe collection.
I sorted and colour
co-ordinated all of my clothes and hung them neatly in my wardrobes instead of
throwing them on the ‘floor-drobe’. I fixed the speakers on my Stereo so that I
could listen and sing along to the Christina Aguilera ‘stripped’ album just to
feel like a teenager again.
The Bedroom Art Gallery; (left to right: Gustav Klimt inspired embroidery piece by myself 2007, Mannequin woman illustration developed from collage of vintage furniture illustrations, Illustration by Felicity Gayle 2012, 'Emma Brown -FMB inspired oil painting 2012' Painted by myself. underneath is a Picasso Print that I bought froma charity shop a few years ago. )
My new Cath Mellor Vintage Bedside Table. Just so bloody perfect! 63 year old cabinet beautifully re-painted and reloved.
It really is amazing how doing something so small can fix so
many other areas of your life and make you so much happier. It’s kind of like being
able to file away your thoughts into that imaginary filing cabinet, to be able
to accept and process and forgive and forget.
Expect more from me very soon.
GingerDollyQuinn
xx
