Sparkle Fairy
My Magic
* Even though the crazy wind kept us all up last night, I’m SO GRATEFUL we still have power!
* Even though I’d really like to go back to sleep right now I’m going to go for a run/walk in the woods instead.
* Even though I was pretty grumpy to be up so early this morning, I made the best of it by putting on some jazz and baking some brownies!
* Even though this January was the loooooongest month on the history of the world, it was a truly transformative and healing month filled with lots of tremendous blessings…and now it’s OVER! YAY!!!!
* Even though I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed by doing a million things right now (checking on baking brownies, cooking bacon and eggs, waiting on a poopy diaper, entertaining baby, fielding questions and requests, preparing for my run and writing this post), I’m telling myself I can do it because I have a new found Super-Multi-Tasker-Power! Up, up, and AWAY!!!!!
* Even when circumstances are less than ideal, I can truly see how it is an opportunity to change things RIGHT NOW. And it is soooo easy.
More Magic
* New friends! I haven’t even met them yet, but I’ve had LOVELY, LOVELY email and phone conversations with the Mama and we already LOVE each other! They’re coming over Sunday. 
Yay for new friends!
* The sky continues to delight me every morning, no matter what the weather.
* WE HAVE POWER!!!
* We have a date tonight…thank GOD!
* Reading one of my favorite children’s books last night, “The Secret River.”
* Looking forward to reading everyone’s magic today, because you all ROCK!
What’s your Magic today, my friend. I love you!
* Even though I still *really* need Even Though Magic and my heart feels heavy (nothing is “really” wrong), I am here.
* Even though I’d rather be sleeping, I’m going to build with Legos and organize some more in the basement.
* Even though I don’t want to, I’m going to find some Savoring and Shining Magic to post.
Savoring Magic
* My MEM time.
* Fabulous yoga class last night, with savasana insights. Also, I love a class that is easy when I’m doing it, but I feel sore the next day. I’m getting stronger and flexier.
* I don’t like it, but for a few breaths (okay, one) here and there, I savor this yucky place I’m in.
Shining Magic
* Contacted graphic designers re. designing my ad for Awakening Zone.
* Paid FB to promote a post about my book so that more people can see it.
* Even though I feel a bit like Tinkerbell after she’s flashed her light, my light is ever-present and ever-shining, even when it is a weak pulse.
Oh, I do love your magic ~ and still believe that gratitude when you’re feeling shitty is ultra-powerful. TODAY is the last day of January, Sister! May the rest of the year delight you beyond belief! (Love the Tinkerbell magic.
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Watching the life of pi with my daughter last night!!
Escaping from my little sickies, last night, while @ movies!!
Thank goodness for diapers & pull UPS,,as two of my kids still have stomach bug!!!!!
My hubby offering to not go to ball tonight so I can escape again tonight, I might take him up on that!!
Feeling good with no plans lately with friends, its giving me a chance to reconnect without hubby & kids!!
Whoops meant to say: reconnect with my hubby & kids
Yay for reconnecting! And I’m so glad you and L got to go to the movies! I love you!
If your sweetie is offering to miss ball…….take him up on that dearie!!! I know how much that means!!!
More Magic for me!
* Even though I kept seeing people in the woods today when I REALLY wanted to be alone, I was able to take many detours so I could avoid them and honor my need for solitude. I LOVE being alone in the woods!
* Even though when I got home from my run I realized we had to leave the house RIGHT THEN to meet some friends at the gym, we were able to get out of the house peacefully ~ which is sorta wonderful!
* Even though my Finn said the gym time was “the worst play date ever” because everyone wanted to play “War” too much, he came up with a plan on how to handle it next time.
* Even though I’m much more tired than I’d like to be, I’m VERY grateful I could take a nap right now if I wanted to. And I just may!
this showing up for me today…
Angel Number 444 is a message that you have nothing to fear in regards to your life, work and Divine life purpose and soul mission. When you take positive action towards your highest intentions, aspirations and goals, the Universe works in your favour and helps you to establish solid foundations and advance you along your path. Know that the angels surround and support you, encouraging you to keep up the good work you have been doing.
& for whatever reason, I was immediately compelled to come here and share. & for whatever reason today’s theme seems to resonate.
and, for whatever reason, I do feel a bit better :p
Yay! Glad you stopped by, Glow Sister (I think of you often!). I saw 444 today too. Yes, keep up the good work, Sister. We are doing more GOOD than we know.
Love reading how everyone is making the best of everything, love and hugs to all (((xx)))
MEM
~ Going into the Legoland Hotel today to have a look around, its so cool and even though its so close to home it would be so fun to treat ourselves to a fun break.
~ Even though I felt like going home and eating chocolate I took the boys to their fave activity and did a workout in the gym and felt awesome (after!!)
~ Kids loving the bone broth I made, ds2 had it for breakfast and lunch!
~ Smoked cheese, omg it is good
~ Talking about fun places we would like to go and feeling excited about possibilities
~ Warm, cuddly kiddos
Legoland Hotel??!!! Near YOU??!!! Okay, I know where our next vaca is!!!! (And kiddos loving bone broth is AMAZINGLY magical! That hasn’t happened here yet! Can you direct me towards your recipe?)
I know how lucky are we! http://www.legoland.co.uk/hotel/ can’t wait for you guys to come!!
Its a first here for successful bone broth, look on the WWoW facebook page, its the Flower Fairys method
Just sent that link to hubby! How close/far are you from London?
WOW that looks soooooooooo awesome!!! I can envision my boys and I for a whole week at Legoland! (I’m sure they would propose moving their permanently).
We’re about 30miles outside London, less than an hour by train or car. I’d move further out but Hubby works in the City (and loves it there)
Legoland is definitely fun for a couple of Lego mad boys!
Shell I can see us on a beach in Guam, I would never want to leave
Had a little time to myself today so I went and bought some yarn and went to a local greenhouse for paperwhite bulbs and seed starter mix. Just roaming around inside the warm, tropical, GREENhouse was wonderful!!!!
Lamb stew on the stove!!
What a glorious day!!!! Went out and roamed around the garden….I have little teeny tiny spinach and lettuce plants!!!!! No carrots though……because some animal ate them!!! DARN!!!
The river actually had waves!!!!
The air smelled so clean and fresh!!!
Brownies for breakfast sound darn good!!
WOW! Lettuce and spinach!! And which greenhouse did you go to? I’m always in the mood for a greenhouse! Love you! (The air did smell good yesterday, didn’t it?!)
Even though the last two days I’ve woken up my neck is really sore from sleeping weird, I’ve been coping with it just fine, stretching a lot, and been doing t-tapp.
Even though I am missing my boys and feeling sort of like an absent mama, I am doing my best to enjoy this unexpected weeklong break.
Even though I am a tiny bit scared about being able to finish all the artworks that I am commissioned to do, I trust that if I just keep at it as the timing feels right, that all will be finished in perfect timing.
Even though other people around me can be quite strong in their negative energy and I feel so uncomfortable when they are vocally upset & cursing & complaining, I have gotten really good at being a silent support, taking deep breaths and not falling into feeling the same way, and I have been there myself many times and understand, so I can be compassionate. And sometimes, when it is too much, I simply excuse myself to go outside or to another room, or totally leave and suddenly need to “run an errand.”
Even though it seems I’ve got a ton of stuff I could put on this “even though” list, my life is extremely wonderful and magical right now. Love how I can look at it any way I want and feel joy and peace no matter what is going on.
MEM
*Doing a puzzle with my mom. We are officially obsessed with puzzles. My dad commented last night “My god, you two are still working on that?!” we both looked up, not realizing we’d be working on it so long.
*Yesterday was SUCH a chill day!
*Writing a manifesto.
*A ton of oracle readings, writing them down for the year. This may be the year of the oracle for me, lol.
*Feeling this strange energy, like “Whoa, this IS the most amazing year ever” for me!! How freakin good CAN it get? Bring it on universe. Gently, easily & joyfully amazing please!
WHOA! Love it ALL! (and wow! I was just talking about writing a “manifesto” yesterday!!!!!!!!) Love the puzzle magic with your Mama AND the “Amazing Year” Magic …I’m feeling that too! YAHOOO!!!!!!!!!
Even though I have not taken my 6yr old swimming for waaaayyyyyy too long I trust that it will be fun and easy when we go tomorrow.
can’t wait to hear how awesome it was!
I love your magic
And I love *even though* magic! It’s perfect for today!
*Even though I didn’t get that job that seemed so fantastic, I know that means that something better is aligning for me now
*Even though I feel kind of overwhelmed by the tasks involved in a job search, I know that I can do it. It doesn’t need to be hard, I just need to do a little bit at a time and the right thing will work out.
*Even though I’ve been scared to try new things and do business ideas for myself, I know that it’s something I can do if I’d like to!
*Even though sometimes I’m not as patient as I could be with my kids, I know that I am human, they are human, we are none of us perfect and we can all be gentle with each other, including our own selves.
*Even though I don’t know how things are all going to work out for us regarding jobs, school, house, etc, I know they are going to go exactly as they should, the best and highest good for all of us, and I know I don’t need to know how it will work, just that it will.
*Even though I can’t say exactly what job I want, I can say what I want to feel like when I’m in my new job. And I think that’s even more important that what it is.
My magic;
*quiet day at the office
*i started off with a disappointing rejection on a job i liked, but with the support of dear sisters, i felt much better and energized, especially after a 5 minute cry and wallow in my yucky feeling without trying to stuff it down.
*i enjoyed finding funny things in the interwebs to make me feel better too, jenny lawson’s pinterest page is the best, nerdy, funny, beautiful.
http://pinterest.com/thebloggess/pins/
*hot chocolate always makes me feel better, we have the kind with little marshmallows and whenever i have it i think of the time my son said he wanted regular marshmallows in it so he could “trick” his sister into believing he’d magically made his marshmallows “get giant”
*quiet night at home with the family. the kids are dancing, trying on glasses and looking at themselves in the mirror, and then pretending they are pole vaulting with the broom.
*going to finish the hobbit tonight with the kids. we are all so excited to finally get to the end of the book. it’s such a good one.
*the anticipation of deciding with the kids which chapter book we should read next.
Dear Sister, you handled that disappointment so gracefully yesterday. I hope you are feeling so much better today. Your magic is just awesome (and Jenny Lawson is funny! Thanks for the link!)
Thanks Kate, I could not have done it without all y’all’s help. Love you!