Hello and welcome to my very last visual journal of 2024!
I hope you’re well and enjoying some down time in between Christmas and New Year - that time of year when no-one quite knows what day it is and that’s ok! I write to you from a messy desk, drinking coffee and still in my pjs on a very misty morning. Our week has been busy in our home with family staying and preparations for Christmas Day. I tried really hard to prep early so that I could stay calm on the day and I think I achieved it, though Boxing Day this year was more joyful with a sense of relief and rest.
As a little Christmas extra, I’m sharing an impromptu behind-the-scenes ramble with you here in a 9min video, explaining how I set up my desk before recording taking into consideration natural light and the shadows it causes and talking through a few details about my creative process, including showing you a few tins friends surprised me with for Christmas, following my recent Tiny Tinned Treasures chat with Margaux Kent from Peg&Awl.
Highlights of the week
winter solstice celebration (mainly just me dancing inside because I love to think that days are getting longer now)
taking a walk on my own when the sun was shining and the wind was blowing on the holly. I felt very much alive.
picking up some fish&chips - completely delightful to enjoy this with my parents and Mike’s mum staying with us.
walking in the woods with my boys and dad on Christmas Eve. The recent storms had left a beautiful display of pine needles on the pathway, perfect for us to pick and place on our Christmas dinning table.
delivering last minute Christmas cards to neighbours at sunset with Caleb. The birds were making some seriously wonderful sounds and it was truly magical.
giving handmade gifts on Christmas Day. The day itself was fun but one of my favourite moments was retreating to read the first few pages of a lovely edition of Pride and Prejudice.
enjoying Boxing Day to the max. Splendid left-overs and happy boys, busy playing with their new toys and games. We also all went out for a woodland walk - despite the mist it was great to all be out and stretch our legs and come home to a roaring fire and hot choc&mince pies snack.
gardening: clearing leaves and planting little bulbs in my terracotta pots.
Join us on Monday for our final 2024 co-journaling session. Sign up via the Luma link in the club chat (this event is exclusive to paying members, you can sign up anytime for a month/a year/as a founding member to join us).
See you all soon! xx
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