DREAM CATCHER

 

I am a daydreamer. I always have been. I like to dream big and I like to dream of alternative scenarios. Growing up, daydreaming was never a habit that was graced by my parents. It was viewed as wafty and the type of thing that a scatterbrain would run away with. Lately I have been embracing my habits and rather than trying to squash them (I love food, so I have been cooking more of it from scratch; I love beautiful imagery so I have been taking photographs daily; I love being able to photograph handmade things, so I have been learning new skills), I have been dissceting and thinking....daydreaming....about their strengths and where they might take me one day. I have a love for food, travel, fashion and photography. Along with a billion other people, my dream way of living would involve being paid to photograph food and fashion around the world. So what am I doing to achieve that? Slowly, but surely I am chipping away. Practicing my skills, refining and sharing and surrounding myself with likeminded creative and motivated people. Lately I have been surrounded by even more creative people than ever (even when I worked in the creative field of advertising) and I am astounded by the limitations that we all seem to cap on ourselves. Maybe it's because we are parents, or maybe it's because we are no longer in our 20s...whatever it may be, I want to shake it off.

I had an amazingly uplifting conversation with a beautiful friend of mine today and we both have so many ideas, plans, abilities, connections and friendships yet the things that we want to achieve seem to be happening at snails pace. We made a pact to keep on encouraging each other and to remind each other of our abilities. I am so thankful for the people in my life who support my ideas and dreams. Another major push occurred after reading through the Collective Magazine, oh my gosh. The inspiring stories are literally brimming off of the pages and made me realise that people are doing the sh*t they love and making a living out of it. From illustrators, to weavers, programmers, designers and photographers....and just like me, they aren't academically trained in the area of interest, but their passion and love for their interests and hobbies has led them down an amazing journey and growth - both personally and financially.

Here is my calling to the Universe, I am ready!

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PINK OR BLUE AT THE LAKEHOUSE

 

The weekend hosted the perfect weather to be sitting by the large bay windows at The Lakehouse with a room bursting with beautiful ladies and an assortment of delicious bite sized treats and hot pots of tea. We were here to celebrate the welcoming of baby number three for a very dear friend of mine. She has two handsome and healthy young boys and we were all there to share the excitement of finding out the gender of baby number three. 

The table was spread with towering tiers of assorted macarons, mini slices of orange and chocolate cake, cute little cups of chocolate and orange mousse, scones, freshly whipped cream and shallow dishes of blackberry jam. Long sandwich plates were delicately topped with sandwiches and mini quiches, exactly the type of food you hope to fill up on at an afternoon tea. The tea menu itself boasted an impressive assortment of deluxe tea leaves which would satisfy even the most pickiest of tea drinkers and perhaps even lure in the most die-hard coffee fans with the availability of the such distinct and diverse flavours.

The real jewel of the crown was the cute and unassuming little cake which sailed high above the tiers of sweets and plates of sandwiches. We were all so eager to see whether the cake was bestowing a pink or blue filling. You can only imagine the excitement and disbelief at seeing a pink sponge cake hiding underneath the white buttercream frosting. It looks like they used a different recipe this time around and I am just so beyond happy for my darling friend and her beautiful family. This pink little sponge cake is the first of lots and lots of all things sweet and pink. By far, this is the best way to welcome in new life is with an abundance of sweet treats, friendship and love.

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GRATEFUL

This afternoon the sea was big and the air was misty with salt. We watched the surfers brave the large swell from over the cliff tops. I kept trying to catch a photograph of my son but he is very elusive these days, chasing a footy or quickly side stepping the camera in a fit of laughter. This afternoon Matty was home and we soaked up every last second of golden rays as the sun slowly sunk away and eventually disappeared below the horizon.

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SUMMER DREAMING

Today the rain stopped and out came the sun, along with our craving for an early dinner. Takeaway fish and chips is always a winner in our home, particularly when the sun is shining and the afternoon is long.

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DAYDREAMING

A good friend of mine was in the car with my family and I, and my son expressed that he was bored about half an hour into a one and a half hour car trip. Her beautiful response really touched me and it has really freed the way in which I have been thinking lately. She said, 'What about day dreaming? Do you do that? You can think about what you want to do later today or maybe you can visualise the things that you want to happen tomorrow or in the future'. 

Have you daydreamed lately?

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AFTERNOON DELIGHTS

The sunshine was cool by the time we came home from school today and we feasted on some summery fruits that we bought over the weekend. He read out his home reader as I set out the table and before I managed to bring the second cup of tea over, he was already sneaking into the cherries.

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WEEKDAY AFTERNOONS

Our home was still and dozing in the afternoon sun until the keys shake open the front doors. His bag is thumped onto the floor, he peels off his school shoes and socks and leaves them trickling at his bedroom door, homework is slammed onto the dining table and his lunchbox slapped onto the kitchen bench. He curls himself up into the elbow of our lounge and brings Rocco up close so that he can watch him play on the ipad. Through the afternoon sunbeams I watch the speckles of dust and fluff float up and then settle around him as he comfy's himself back into the peaceful disposition of home.

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