Blog recap 2011

A look back on the blog year of 2011, here are the first blog posts of each month... To take you, and me, back through the year. :)

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January: A hesitant follower of the One Word. ;)

February: I heard and was compelled to share Brene Browns TEDtalk on vulnerability.

March: Finding inspirational words from the teacher of Alexander the Great.

April: Sharing some thoughts about compassion on the eve of Golden Rule Day.

May: Enjoyed being back at work, dispite the commute. :)

June: A lot of sharing goes on here on this blog, here's another one! :) An article well worth reading twice! :) God is not a Christian.

July: ...began with well-needed girliness² !

August: *sigh* Yeah... some days were frustration overload.

September: :) Finally time to go to my first Meeting!

October: Being a bit 'zen'... :)

November: ...began with some more sharing, this time a quote that really struck home...

December: I found myself a new 'man'! ♥  :D

:) This was fun! :D ...for me at least. ;) But I do hope you enjoyed it too.

Do you have any posts of mine that you in particular remember from last year...?? I'd love to hear what and why it stayed with you! :)

Love&Light,

Girliness²

I've been planning a BestGirlsNightOut with my Best Girl for a while and yesterday was finally The Day! :)

We met up in town (after some train hassle) and started our looong day of "our:ness" with a alright lunch accompanied by ice cold beer. :) :) :) Perfect in this Hot and Clammy weather we've been having. It totally compensated the so-so lunch. :)

We did a bit of strolling and window shopping in town before we went with all our stuff to my mums place, where we were spending the night. My Best Mum had sorted stuff and organised our beds and breakfast and all other things that The Best Mum does. ♥

Me and A got into party mode and gear ;) and then took our beautiful selves to a work mate of A's where more gorgeous girls joined us. Fab time with fab girls! Later on me and A headed back into town where we wanted to get dancing, which we did, with varied success of music/dj's... I've come to the conclusion that we should/would open The Best Club in town if we ever decided to go down that route! ;) :D

After an late night bite we started walking (?!) to mum's place where we arrived 45 minutes later!? :D :D :D We fell asleep and slept well within seconds of our heads hitting the pillow. :) (mum was at big sis's for the night)

This morning we awoke feeling not terribly rough, although I think I was a bit more worse for wear than A (she's had more practise! ;p ) and...then we woke up again! :O :D Both of us had dozed off again and when we woke A had to hurry to get ready to catch her bus back to her husband and their little girls. ♥ No looong morning of reminiscing but still a fantastic time over all! :) Must be done again soooon!! :)

After A's somewhat hurried departure I called my little sis to offer her myself as her personal shopper. :D She's been nagging for a while now about not having anything to wear and I love using her as a dress up doll (to try out all the cute/cool/fun outfits I'd wear if I was a boob-&bootylicious as her! ;)) = a perfect match with difficulties to get our schedules to work...but! Today I had/took the time! :)

We spent (at least!) 3 hours in the department store. First we went round collecting all possible items of clothing that might, or might not, work and then I installed her in the fitting room and gave her my opinions and did the mixing and matching and fetching and finding and finally we ended up with a fantastic combo of skirts and tops and possible outfits of both new and old items that'll last her all summer long and well into the winter! :D I even got to offer my opinion to others in the fitting rooms who admitted to being envious of little sis having her own personal shopper with her. :D Little sis could only agree about the fabulousness of me! ;p  *lol*

Now...I'm happy to be back home again after a weekend with girliness². :) Well needed and deserved by all involved. ♥

Love, Light & Sisterhood,

Sisters

I am truly blessed when it comes to sisters! :) I have two amazing women who are related to me by blood and I've also been lucky enough to find another two awesome sisters to whom I'm connected to by heart and soul.

"She is your mirror, shining back at you with a world of possibilities. She is your witness, who sees you at your worst and best, and loves you anyway. She is your partner in crime, your midnight companion, someone who knows when you are smiling, even in the dark. She is your teacher, your defense attorney, your personal press agent, even your shrink. Some days, she's the reason you wish you were an only child."
- Barbara Alpert

"I don't believe an accident of birth makes people sisters or brothers.  It makes them siblings, gives them mutuality of parentage.  Sisterhood and brotherhood is a condition people have to work at." 
- Maya Angelou

"A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves - a special kind of double."
- Toni Morrison

"A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life." 
- Isadora James

"Bless you, my darling, and remember

you are always in the heart - oh tucked so close

there is no chance of escape - of your sister." 

- Katherine Mansfield