February 20 - Hats, chimineas and rainbows

What a wonderful weekend here in Sunny Queensland.  I hope yours was one to remember as well!  I flowed between some of my 'hats' this past two days -  teacher, healer, musician, mother, wife, beautician, friend, domestic goddess and 'me'.

Some of those hats can feel heavy at times; even a little off balance as if they are not sitting properly.  It takes focus to help them sit right! It's such a blessing to be surrounded by supportive, loving people who understand that our quirky humanity is what makes us so special.

Sunday's heat caused the temperatures to soar and a reminder that I needed to listen carefully to find the body's cues for needing more water.  I tackled the second bathroom in our home late Sunday afternoon - using this opportunity to not only clean the physical location but to also give myself a facial, a body wrap and a long soak in the shower.

The body wrap was simply aloe vera gel slathered all over and then wrapping myself up in a big towel as I worked.  Truly a sight to behold especially when I also had a vibrant green face mask on.  It was sheer bliss to be able to relax in a bubble bath filled with bath salts as a reward for a job well done.  I must say that the bathroom glistens! (Thanks to Norwex and a bit of elbow grease!)

My husband (MOAHS) also earned huge brownie points this weekend - not only did he cook lunch for the Workshop participants on Saturday, he also found a cast iron chiminea for our entertainment area.  We use a local Freecycle group to help recycle items and to save on land fill.  I now have a new project to restore this rusty chiminea into something beautiful.

As I sat outside this morning, contemplating the world, the number 42 (the answer to everything!) and the day ahead, I could hear 5 different bird songs filling the air around our home. Magic!  I turned to walk back inside and was struck by a beautiful image of rainbows filling the entertainment area.  These are from the myriad of crystal sun-catchers that I have decorating this space.  In that perfect moment of time, the dust, spiderwebs and general chaos of an outdoors family space became a thing of beauty.  It reminded me that within the darkest places, we can always find a rainbow of hope.

Namaste