Soul nourishing

This past weekend was spent doing alot of soul nourishing.

Spending time with people I love

Working on projects around the home

Cleaning off my desk and getting my art out

Large or small, those moments of time are needed to refresh

and recharge our batteries.

Today, I am making one of those moments lunch.

Not just standing at the counter, crossing off my to-do list while haphazardly consuming a meal. But,

savoring the moment,

being still.

Yes, I did shoot these pics today but that was before I sat down so that kind of interference doesn't count, hehe.

Give a little gift to your self and take a moment to recharge your battery today sugah.

We take care of the world.  Our spirit needs to be included in that care too.

xo's ~ Heidi

Happy Summer!

***cricket noises*** 

Hey, is anybody still here?  I promise, I am still here ;D 

I put the pause button on the regular schedule for a little bit of this

and definitely some of this!

With a whole heaping cup of this . . .

Here is a pic of William and Alex slowing down to taste the sweet life at  Back in the Day Bakery in Savannah, GA.

If you are ever in Savannah, you must make a trip to Bull Street to visit Cheryl and Griff's scrumptous bakery!  The red velvet cupcakes are too die for!

The ambience is enchanting and vintage inspired.

Strolling through the parks and squares.

Thanks for stopping by sugahs!  I hope you have had a great summer filled with doing the things you love. 

I have some fun things in the works.  I will post some pics soon!

xo's ~ Heidi

Furbaby, spoiling served daily

Our eldest furbaby is a cat our kids named Bradley (it's an army tank thing).

He came into our lives as a stray 6 years ago and won our hearts from day one.

This is no ordinary cat.

In fact, he thinks he is a dog.  His furbaby dog brothers and sister don't think he is a cat either.

This special kitty seeks out his people for affection, begs actually, likes to be cradled and will wrap his arms around you as you hold him.

It is the darndest thing you have ever seen.

Of course, his peeps (William and Alexandra) are happy to oblige him with affection and carry him on their daily adventures.

This boy has the good life.  Really good.

He knows how to wrap everyone around his paw.

He will even use his charm on some of us {cough, cough} to slip him a bit of his favorite scrambled eggs or chicken.  {theory, not proven in a court of law or anything}

We are blessed he came into our lives as one of the most unordinary {extraordinary} furbabies we have had.

Yep, spoiling is served daily here!

Thanks for stopping by sweet friends!

xo's ~ Heidi

Happy New Year Sugahs!

Happy New Year dear family and friends!!

Time to start anew, wipe the slate, rev the engines and ponder what 2011 may hold for each of us.

{courtesy of photographer xxxrmt here}

Cheers to you with some pink champagne!

{If I could transport you to lovely Paris, I would do that too!}

{courtesy of Graphics Fairy}

I am not really into resolutions for 2011.

But I am into inspirations and motivations.

My bucket list:

Keep working on the lifestyle change {the word diet makes my skin crawl.  I like a healthy eating mindset and I am starting to enjoy the gym - who knew?}

Striving to improve on the whole life balance thing - family, work, creativity all into synergy

{can you feel the synergy?}

Be more diligent about letting the people I love know I love them.

{I am terrible at remembering to send cards but I think of the people dear to my heart often}

Continue to cultivate the "brave girl" persona {it's a love thang and check out the Brave Girls if you get the chance.  I have not been to one of their camps but I would love too sometime}

Put more time into my relationship with the Lord {carve out more quiet time for reading my Bible and nourishing my soul, less sloughing off going to church}

Be more focused about making time to be creative by being more organized with my time. {thank you Tiffany for your kind words and inspiration on how to achieve this -- some days I wish I could just clone myself to get everything done.  I need to be content that not everything will get done every day}

Less volunteering for this busy Mom, wife, friend, individual so I can focus on all of the above things.

{I am sitting on my hands instead of raising them - using my auction going skills for this one}

I am sure in the days ahead I will be adding a few more things to the list.

These are just a few things I have been reflecting on as I anticipate the new year.

Are there any resolutions or inspirations you want to share?

I love reading other people's lists {like Sadie Lou's post - love everything on her list} - they inspire me to edit my own.

Thank you for stopping by to visit sugahs!

Sending you the best of wishes for a wonderful 2011!

xo's ~ Heidi

A season of thankfulness

Where has the time gone this year?

It has flown by in a flurry of activity at our house!

I wanted to take a moment to celebrate one of my favorite seasons by sharing a few things I am thankful for.

I am thankful for . . .

The ability to see so I can enjoy my husband’s smile in his eyes

My children’s hands in mine

A disorderly pantry

Glitter ~ it can make even the simplest thing magical

My grandma’s sewing machine which I don’t use ~ I remember her using newspaper for patterns when she made my costumes for dance recitals

The best friends a girl could ever wish for

A home to make memories in {I guess this means I have to claim the dust bunnies too, lol}

My bloggy friends who inspire me and put up with my silly ramblings

Quiet mornings when I can cuddle my coffee cup before everyone wakes up

The use of my hands to give the people I love what is in my heart

What are some of the things you are most thankful for?

Thanks for sharing Sugahs!

xo's ~ Heidi