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After attending a workshop on picture book writing last week, I needed to remind myself of these words from Roosevelt.
In between chopping up fruit, picking up numerous hair elastics and having squishy baby hugs, I’m trying to polish my manuscripts for submission.
And I need to remember….. little steps, little steps….
How has your week been?
My dream is to be a published picture book author.
Which gives me an awesome excuse to make one of these gorgeous dream catchers.
I have previously discussed my huge, random collection of embroidery hoops.
I used embroidery hoops as decorations at my wedding.
This week I’m helping to decorate a friend’s wedding, and I get to use my hoops again.
(I knew my hoarding would pay off one day.)
Pinterest didn’t even exist when I got married. So, I have relished the chance to live vicariously through my friend and help her plan her decorations.
I have been fawning over this Wes Anderson wedding.
And this wedding! 4 words- Pom Poms on Sticks! (They also used embroidery hoops. It’s a thing, you guys!)
It is fair to predict that I shall be Instagramming the pom pom out of my friend’s wedding.
Speaking of Instagram and Pinterest, I often have to remind myself of these words…
(Again from Roosevelt! I think he may be my life coach.)
Kate’s post about how social media can suck us into a world of ridiculous comparison is spot on.
These gloriously delightful flower crowns from Willowday are going on my Spring To-Do List.
And I’ll probably Instagram them. Always with the Instagram.
Truth be told, I do try to keep it light and fluffy round these parts.
However, it has been a very heavy fortnight on the news front.
I have been captivated by this relatively new Facebook page, New Humans of Australia.
Inspired by Humans of New York, it gives a voice to people so frequently maligned by the media.
I find it humbling.
I hope you all have a glorious week, free of comparison and filled with flower crowns and dream catchers.
If you’d like your week to also be filled with pom poms, I can guarantee that via my Instagram feed.
See you there? x
I’m linking up with the lovely ladies at The Annoyed Thyroid, Calm to Conniption,
A Little Part of the World and My2Morrows for their Ultimate Rabbit Hole link-up party.
Continue your meanderings with them!
Those Roosevelt quotes are gold and how good is New Humans of Australia. I’ve just discovered it and I love it hard. You’re right it is SO humbling. Everyone really does have a story! You will have a picture book to call your own, just you wait and see, but getting there might be more of a marathon than a sprint! Remember, slow and steady wins the race. PS Have you seen those awesome dreamcatcher workshops at DTLL workshops? I think you’d love it to bits!
Yay to a running analogy!
I need to save my pennies for a DTLL workshop- they look sensational. Maybe I’ll ask for one for Christmas…
Oh my… those pom poms on sticks are so cool. I wanna get married again just so I can have them. How fun to help your friend with her decorating. Off to check out new humans of Australia. And good luck with the book… I can totally see that dream coming to fruition!! Xx
Thanks, chick! You’ll totally get a signed, first edition. Your kids may be teenagers by then, but better late than never!!
Those Art Bar dream catchers are gorgeous aren’t they!
And now I’ll have to stalk you on instagram to see how you decorate this wedding!!!
Oh my gosh! How exciting getting to decorate your friends wedding! That is so exciting. I would love to get to do all that fun planning without the stress stuff. What an honour.
It was grand! Luckily they are super laid-back people- I definitely got to live vicariously through them!
I ve been following New Humans of Australia too, definitely humbling.
It’s just so eye-opening!
I love your Instagram feed Shannon (and bravo on the decorations and pom poms – it all looked gorgeous!). I totally get you on picking up hair elastics – they’re everywhere. Unlike Miss T’s hair clips. They’ve disappeared into a black hole somewhere in the house along with one shoe, a drink bottle and a number of matchbox cars?!
Thanks, lovely.
And why is it that when you need a hair tie, you can never actually find one in a speedy fashion??