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Hiatus, honeymoon & happy birthdays!
That's exactly what I've been on - a hiatus. Not on purpose, by any means... but since my last post, I have flown to Vancouver twice, had a wedding reception, flown to NYC once, celebrated the hubby's birthday, had extended visitors in Toronto - and now, I sit here, a week away from jetting off on our honeymoon!
That's right, folks! The hubby and I are jetsetting off to Portugal and Spain for two weeks - and after the crazy first half of 2012 - this is much deserved - for the both of us. We're hitting up Lisbon and Sintra in Portugal (as much as I wanted to see the Algarves - it just wasn't possible this round)... and in Spain, we're visiting Barcelona, Seville and Madrid.
Life is exciting but it's moving so fast that I can hardly believe that it's already PAST the mid-point of May... although that only means that it's my birthday in two days! :) That means sparkles and confetti this LONG weekend...
Extinction of the Creative Pause
One of my favorite books is Making Ideas Happen by Scott Belsky. And well, there was a guest post put up on FastCompany today by the genius' behind this book. It's around the extinction of deep thinking and sacred space - aka the death of the creative pause.
Let's be honest here, is the shower the only space that hasn't been bombarded and taken over by new media, gadgets, apps, and phones? And it's sad to think that in a few years (if not months), that sacred space will be with it's own distractions too!
I think the problem here lies in our dynamic society... the issue is that we don't want downtime. We want to be continuous moving, keeping up with the trends/the Jones', you name it! So if we're craving distractions - that's exactly how organizations and the rest of society will respond.
The world is what you make of it - and you surround yourself with a reflection of different parts of you. So maybe it's time to dig a little deeper - find that solitary you - even if it's just a few minutes a day. I think it'll make a huge difference once you get in touch with who you really are instead of always going full speed ahead. And who knows, maybe that little downtime will actually make you more productive and successful?!
One Match
Today I did something I'm very proud of (although I'm ashamed that it took me so long to do it). I signed up to be a bone marrow/stem cell donor in Canada here.
I was inspired and motivated when I found out that one of the bloggers I follow was diagnosed with Acute Leukemia and needed a donor. Now, I don't know if my Canadian donation will reach the US ever - but hey, there are a ton of people in Canada that need this too!
Inspiring Design
I've been talking a lot about this whole 'growing up' thing and how scary/exciting it is... but I never shared what I'm most inspired about around all this change in my life - it's decorating my own place!! (I'm sure a few of you were expecting the 'getting married' part, but isn't that a given?)
I've been find LOTS and LOTS of design inspirations via blogs and magazines - and one may even say, that too much inspiration creates scattered thoughts and ideas, but I beg to differ!
What are my inspirations?
Blogs like Decorista, Decor8, Lonny Mag, and too many more to list! Here are a few of my favorite inspirations in the last little while:
Rêvant de Paris
The culture, the coffee, the siene, the architecture, the museums, the berets, the crepes, the crisp fall air...
I can think of no better place to be in the Autumn than the city of love and lights, Paris. And so here I am, on a rainy Monday morning, daydreaming about Paris... and I know that people say 'the grass is always greener on the other side', but I find it hard to believe that anyone could not like Paris! I mean, from free basic dental to 6 weeks vacation - they even have free post secondary education! It's kind of incredible... Socialist, yes, I know... but nonetheless, incredible.
One day in the very near future, I'm going to say 'Bonjour' to Paris and hopefully stay awhile :)
Colorful Crayons
And here's a little something I think we could all learn from...
Tick tock...
It's almost time.
Time for what, you ask?
Time to pack up my entire life (it's half packed already!) and move to the other side of the country. It's starting to feel WAY more real now! We've ordered our wedding bands, we've started to buy furniture to turn his bachelor pad into a home (all he had was an awesome TV and TV stand - typical boy!), we're acting more responsible with our money (Crazy, right?)...
There are so many milestones in life that you don't really think much about until you're there:
- Graduating from diapers (although, I suppose YOU technically don't realize when this happens)
- Starting school
- Starting high school
- First kiss
- Graduating high school
- Starting post secondary
- Turning 19
- Getting a degree
- Buying a car
- Starting a real grown-up job
- Buying a home
- Getting MARRIED!!
- Having your own kids
Wow - when I put it like that, it's almost time for the full circle to close!! Eeeeeep!!
Still Waiting...
So 2 months ago, I wrote about how I was waiting for sunshine and summer... Well, it's now almost August, and it looks like Mr.Sunshine decided to overlook Vancouver this year. Not to worry - as I'm going to take myself to sunshine. Yup - I'm flying to Toronto tonight where it's current 45 degrees celcius (including humidity). And will I complain about the heat? NO. After suffering through a so-called summer here in Vancouver, I will welcome the humidity and heat with open arms. *hugs*
All I have to say is #excitingtimesahead :)
Change is Good
Over the past month, there have been so many changes in my life. I'm no longer living out the same comfortable cookie-cutter routine - and it's almost a little scary - but SO exciting at the same time. Changing roles at work, packing up to move to a new city. packing up to live out of a suitcase for almost a month, planning a wedding, partaking in weddings... it's really kind of crazy.
Is this what happens when you grow up? No more stagnant life? Or is this what happens when you're ambitious and follow your dreams/hopes/aspirations and hope they pay off?
I'm thinking it's the latter. Yup. Since I graduated University, I find myself getting more ambitious everyday, more motivated to succeed, working harder - and actually enjoying it. Really. I know it probably sounds super geeky of me (but really, if you didn't know I was a closet geek, that you probably don't know me at all).
So how am I coping with all the change in such a short period of time? Am I freaking out? Nope. I'm embracing it. There's nothing I can do to change it - and the fact that these changes are happening means that I'm growing both, professionally and personally - and why would I ever want to stop that?
