30-day minimalism challenge - Day 4: No email or social media until lunch

Use your most productive hours of the day to get shit done and resist checking your feeds until lunch time. Then celebrate how much more you accomplished!

I love today's challenge! I usually get up early in the morning, stitch some, check email, facebook and the blog, and before I know it is almost supper time! For some reason I have less and less time to work. Unfortunately I can't retire yet, I think I will have to work forever... unless I put my shit together, work now harder and play more later.

So long my friends,
Evalina

PS. Before I go I wan to share with you an amazing chart that I'm drooling to put my hands on. It will be released this week...

 

30-Day Minimalism Challenge - Day 3: No-complaint day

Complaining is never productive and a catalyst for negative thought patterns. Challenge yourself to not complain about small stuff today. Either accept the situation and move on, or find a solution.

I really like this one and, cross my heart, I will not complain today.

After finishing the rose it took me a while to decide what to do next - I have so many WIPs... Divine Grace was calling my name the loudest so it is back on the frame.

So long friends,
Evalina

30-Day Minimalism Challenge - Day 2: Go for a walk and practice mindfulness

Walks are a great opportunity to practice mindfulness. Pick a familiar route and pay full attention to your surroundings with all senses. You’ll be surprised how many new things you’ll notice and how refreshed you’ll feel after.

I have finish my Double Delight and it is a great day to go for a walk.

So long my friends,
Evalina

30-Day Minimalism Challenge - Day 1: Meditate for fifteen minutes

I have big plans for 2016 and since I'm in the mood for change I decided to do 30-Day Minimalism Challenge. What is minimalism? According to Into Mind:

"The key idea of minimalism is this: Remove what isn’t adding value to your life, to make room for stuff that is.

LESS
clutter, time commitments, negative thought patterns and toxic relationships

MORE
time, space and energy for things that really matter to you"

That's exactly what I'm looking for! And since I'm starting on the 2nd of January it will take to January 31 to accomplish the challenge. I'll share with you my experiences every day.

Today's challenge is an easy one: meditate for fifteen minutes. It's easy because I love meditation and I do it on a daily bases anyway.My favorite meditation for change is Meditation on Am Dwat and this is the intro to the meditation: The Am Dwat.

So long my friends,
Evalina

I'm still here...

I hope everyone enjoys this beautiful holiday season. Couple of days ago I woke up to a gorgeous winter scene. It was white everywhere! The snow came a little late so we didn't have a white Christmas and since it is disappearing quickly I don't think that we'll have white New Year either... Oh well, while living on the north I had not just white Christmas and a New Year, the Easter was white too.

Usually this time of the year I'm reflecting on the past and making plans/setting goals for the next year. For some reason I have a feeling that I'm holding on to the past way to much so this year - screw the past, it's a long gone and will not come back. I will not dwell on glories and failures of the past, instead I will try to set my sails for the bright future.

As my stitching goes... I'm NOT DOING January Crazy Challenge in 2016. I have so many WIPs that it is almost impossible to count them. Well, it is possible but I will not do it as it will take me too much time. I prefer to use that time to stitch. So here are my goals for 2016. It is a working project for the next few days so it can change a little.

Health: be healthy and fit
Career: expand my Mary Kay business and move to management
Hobby: Finish at least sixteen stitchy projects, read 60 books, discover one new hiking trail a month.



I will finish this post with the update on Double Delight. I started stitching this project 27th or 28th of October and now it is 90% done. I'm aiming to have it finish by the end of the year - still (counting today) there is four days left. I hope I can do it...

 So long my friends,
Evalina