30 Day Affirmation Challenge - Day 29

Well it's been a week since my last post, and what can I say - I love that I can prioritise what's important in my life and not feel the need or urgency to jump on-line and get the blogs posted.

So my affirmation is that I love that sometimes I can just let go of things.  It has taken me a long time to learn that I don't have to be involved in everything, and that sometimes you just need to step back. 

Now if I can just apply that to my job...

30 Day Affirmation Challenge - Day 28

Not many to go now - we are on the home stretch.

A simple one.  Just have to hope I'm not jinxing by putting it out there.  I love my health.  I am a relatively healthy person.  Ok, so I've had some injuries in my life that have been far from a walk in the park (a rotated vertebrae is not my idea of fun), but all in all, I've been blessed with good health.

Generally a cold during the change of seasons, and that's the end of my health issues.  So far I've dodged the flu, viruses and the myriad of lurgies out there each year.  Admittedly I've battled obesity most of my adult life, but with my latest weight loss, I've been able to get on top of the problem and am still plugging away at losing those last few kilos.   My blood pressure is perfect, my sugar levels normal, my cholesterol well and truly in the manageable range.

Now to work on the mental health side...

30 Day Affirmation Challenge - Day 27

I love my creative side.  I can knit, crochet and sew.  Ok, it's not always top quality, but it's handmade and crafted with love.

For years I have cross-stitched pieces for myself and my friends.  I've slowed down of late, as I just never seem to find the time to sit down and work on my projects.

I love to scrapbook.  It's my favorite waste of time, however I still don't spend enough time doing it.  I do indulge in a weekend away every year to try to catch up on scrapping my photo memories.  If only I could stop taking more photos each year I might actually achieve that goal!

I love the handmade beauties that my kids make me for my birthday and Mother's Day.  It's a shame that as they grow older, their teacher's don't encourage them to make handmade gifts anymore.  I love someone that is made with love and a little clunky looking - I love the quirky colours, the wonky paddle pop sticks, the glue drops.

My favorite wedding gift was a hand stitched tablecloth made by my Aunty Bobby.  I love that she would have spent hours working on it, planning it, stitching it - and all the while with love.

So if you receive something from me that's handmade, I hope you'll appreciate the time and effort that I've put into your gift.  If you get handmade from Sue, you can guarantee it's handmade with love.

30 Day Affirmation Challenge - Day 26

Only four to go after this, and I must admit I'm struggling just a tad.  What can I affirm?

Have I talked about music?  Maybe, or perhaps it was another blog!  I love music.  It energises me.

After a long, hard day at work, there's nothing I love more than to crank up the stereo in the car with my favorite tunes and rock it out until I get home.  Quite often that release is the difference between happy mum and cranky mum walking in the door at the end of the day.  Music is my turn around.  It can raise me to the highest of highs.  It releases pent up emotion, names the feelings, puts them out there and dissolves them away into the air.

Like movies and books, I can get lost in music.  I love a diverse range of music.  There isn't much that I can't or won't listen to.  My moods influence the music I play.  It might be some lovely soft classical music, head thumping hard rock or giggly, funny folksy music.  Perhaps the order of the day is dance music, house music, pop music or something a little more subdued.  

Whatever the choice, I always know when it's just right.  The music takes over, my energy rises and a feeling of total and utter contentment kicks in.  Music is my healing hands.  It is me.