Rainbow Mama

2 February 2010

Supplies!

Postie just brought me new play things. Just look at those shiny ribbons and bells and that adorable little wooden army! All will be revealed shortly!

29 January 2010

Being a bit addicted to the whole 'setting up' and designing process (hey don't laugh, I never said I was any good at it!) I now have three 'active' blogs and am feeling a bit confused about which blog does what. I can only imagine that you, dear readers are also a little confuzzled so I am being pro-active and this is what I've decided to do:

Rainbow Mama (ie this blog, formerly Bohemian Mama) is now going to be my craft blog. It will (hopefully!) be a positive place to visit where I will share my makes and bakes and all things mama-made. I'm revving up for a bout of making our own toiletries so that's something to look out for!

Raising Rainbows, my newest creation, is now and will continue to be my main blog. This will also be a positive place to pop over to and I will be sharing as much as possible about about the wonderfilled moments of our journey into the realms of home education.

Grounding Times. After much debating with myself I have decided to keep it going. Unlike the other two blogs I cannot guarantee that it will always be a joyful read but I need somewhere to unwind and tell it like it is. The main aim behind Grounding Times was to aid me in my journey towards fulfillment, a space for me to acknowledge personal growth and that's something I hope to keep to as much as time will allow.

So, there you go. Hope it's 'nutshell' enough. Hopefully it will be a bit easier for people to work out which blog(s) really interests them!

26 January 2010

I think I've made it . . . .

through the Winter without suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder! Ok, so we're not out of January yet so I may be a little premature in my conclusion but it's less than a week to Imbolc and I spotted the first tiny green shoots of the Snowdrops in the garden this afternoon so I feel kinda safe making such claims! Nine months of vitamin D3 and possibly my new obsession with knitting seem to have held off the worst of the symptoms and I can honestly say that any depressive episodes I have experienced over the winter period have been down to 'other things'. In fact my ability to cope with the 'other things' has been far greater than I would've anticipated at this time of year so something is definately having a balancing effect! January has literally flown by. Admittedly, having the youngest two girls at home with me has probably helped time fly too but usually it is the longest month of the year for me and the anti-climax after Christmas is a killer. This year though, despite some serious 'stuff' going on I feel totally different. Lighter, free'er (is there such a word?) more positive. The 'stuff' hasn't even been sorted one way or another yet and things are still very much up in the air, but I still feel pretty calm about it all and even (dare I say) laid back! Que cera cera and I will deal with it. I feel as if I have floated into 2010!
Hmm... Makes it sound like I'm having an easy time of it doesn't it. Well in reality things aren't that great but what I am acknowleging is the new calmer, more together me. Here's to a 2010 of joy and fulfillment and of positive change!

21 January 2010

More Patchworkiness!

I made this cushion for Daisy after I finished a similar one for Rose. Some time ago I bought a small piece of Flower Fairies fabric to make a bag as a birthday present for a friends daughter. I don't normally go for themed fabrics but this one was quite pretty and until now I've never been able to think of a use for the tiny pieces I had left. Patchwork is proving to be very useful for using up little bits of fabric! You'll have to excuse the fact that the picture is on it's side. For some unfathomable reason this one photo gets flipped everytime I try to upload it!