When You Say Yes To Spring

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In the same vein of the list of things I wanted to achieve in July, I’ve got a couple of things I intend to do in Spring. A list with a time limit as short as 30 days stressed me out a little (I’m a weird one, in case you were wondering!), so I think a slightly longer time frame would be better for me. Here are the things I want to achieve in the next three months:

* Donate blood

* Finally have that jumble sale of clothes and shoes I pulled from my closet

* Clean the office and develop a system that will keep it tidy and inspiring

* Keep my inspiration board(s) up to date and interesting

* Sell Miss Boo Originals like a mad woman

* Grow the Miss Boo brand into something sustainable

* Start to recycle properly at home

* Get my next tattoo(s)

* Learn calligraphy

* Sing, even if it’s off key

* Try lighter, softer make up

* Write. Once a week, at least.

* Listen to one album that is totally different to what I usually listen to.

* Wear more bindis

* Frolic in the sun

* Lie on the grass and just watch the clouds change shape and colour as the sun sets or rises

* Squeal as I embark on my first swim of the season, after the first rains

* Dance in the rain (Preferably in the first rains of the season)

* Predict hail

* Pack lunch every single day for at least a month* *They say it only takes a month to form a habit, so if I can get it right in lazy spring weather, then I can get it right forever! Mwahahahahaha *cough*

* Drink a glass of lemon water in the morning, instead of coffee

* Walk every morning for 15 minutes, and every evening for 30

* Paint my nails once a week

* Not get super-impatient with my hair in between salon visits

* Play my guitar at least twice a week.

* Finish learning ‘About a Girl’ on my guitar

* Light candles and incense and just be. (Preferably outside)

* Squeal at my first sighting of Orion

* Take photos of Orion as soon as I spot it

* Go to a sporting event – preferably rugby

* Remember to let go and just breathe

* String twinkling fairy lights up everywhere I can get away with it

* Wear flower crowns

* Dance. Outside. Under the stars.

* Wear heels at least once a week.

* Fix my handbag

* Write a letter. A proper one. Pen-to-paper, with little illustrations and everything!

* Apply sunblock religiously

* De-fuzz regularly

* On that note, only use sharp razors and fresh facial sponges

What do you want to do this Spring that is non-negotiable?

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When You Say Yes - How it went

So, at the beginning of July, I made a list of things I wanted to achieve in the month of my birthday. Here's how it went:

1. FINALLY become a blood donor -- Yea. I got as far as finding out where the nearest donor centre is, but never actually got there to donate. I still have this on my list, but it will probably have to be postponed until I'm done with my rabies shots. (Does it count that I'm going to feel like a pincushion by the end of this whole dog-bite indaba?)

Dog bite. Small...

...but Sore!

2. Spend a weekend creating healthy & tasty meals & menus for at least one week at a time. -- I didn't spend a whole weekend doing this, but managed to come up with some pretty awesome ideas in just a morning. So far, so good; I've been eating much healthier since then, and enjoying the meals to boot! So yay for that! It's been much easier to get into a healthier lifestyle just by being prepared to eat better. Long may it last!

3. Tell the people I love something that I adore about them, unfailingly. -- I've realised that I do this a lot more than I think I do, just by default. So I'm just gonna keep doing it, because you can never tell someone you love them too much.

4. Create something when the idea / inspiration strikes. No matter what time of day or night. -- Oh, this has been the downfall of a lot of hours of sleep! BUT, it's starting to pay off, big time. Yay for Miss Boo Originals!

Some Miss Boo Originals

5. Clear out my cupboards, jewellery, accessories and shoes. -- This is a work in progress. I'm really loving the process of clearing things out, because I feel so much lighter in spirit and soul without all that old stuff clogging up my life. It's leading up to a killer jumble sale, I tell ya!

6. Make a new bag. Sell it. -- Working on this... it's a matter of income at this stage, but that will start flowing in soon, and then the bag will be in the making. Ha!

7. Do not give negative people the satisfaction of getting to me. -- I've had to work really hard at this one, and, for the most part, it's paid off. I've just refused to accept other people's condescension and bad attitudes, and I feel better for it. It's hard work though, no matter how worth it it is! (*Did that make sense??)

8. Finish the projects I've started, which have been lying, half-finished, in the studio or spare room for months now. -- This is also a work in progress, in conjunction with clearing out my closets. It's all systems go, though, just... slower than I'd hoped. Still, rather do it properly and slowly than rushed and badly, right?

9. Plan a holiday. Properly. Research. Vision Boards. Plan of Action. -- Hmm... How did I fail to complete this one? Oh yea! I'm up to my eyeballs in debt, which makes dreaming of a holiday seem a bit futile; actually trying to plan one when you're as broke as this is just a bit depressing. Maybe I'll come back to this one later in the year.


10. Have the balls to rock an extreme look (outfit and hairstyle) just because. -- I've realised that I do this fairly often too. What I call boring is what a lot of other people call 'out of the box', and looking back at some of my outfits in comparison to what I see on other people all day... I'm not doing too badly. Bonus points for a pixie hat with a bell on the end though! That'll cheer up a blue Monday like nothing on earth!

I called this boring. Other people, however, apparently don't think so.

Wearing this hat to work on a blue Monday, though... Even I can't deny the sheer out-of-the-box-ness of that!

Bonus: De-clutter my environment, and, by extension, my soul. -- All systems go! I've learnt that de-cluttering is a much longer process than I'd originally planned, but the longer it takes, the more satisfying it seems. Yay!

I do have some ideas for August, but a few are repeats of the July list (mostly de-cluttering-centric). I think that, instead of a list per month, I might do lists for each season...

Look forward to the Spring To-Do List! What sort of things would you add?

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