These are a few of my favourite things...

Colours: pink, purple, emerald/dark green, silver and rainbows
Flowers: Roses, Frangipanis, Tulips, Daisies, Jasmine, anything with pretty delicate flowers.
Foods: Berries, roasted red capsicum, fresh fruit, cheeses, salami, light fluffy cakes, pavlova
Movies: Anything with Kings/Queens, castles, fairies, magic, princesses etc.
Clothes: Victorian gothic, fairy (flowing dresses and skirts), hippy/boho. Long skirts/dresses made of light delicate fabrics or sensual fabrics like velvet or silk, singlet tops, flowing sleeves, shawls
Other: Butterflies, flowers, fairies, picnics, beach walks, nature, long summer nights with my lover under the light of the moon.

Rhythms

Recently all things Steiner have become an obsession for me. I love (most of) the philosophy, Waldorf education, arts and crafts, toys and Waldorf inspired homes. The more I read and follow links on Google the more of this world opens up to me and it excites me in a way that other education systems fail too. I wonder what sort of person I would have been if I had of had the opportunity to attend a Waldorf school, if I had of grown up in that sort of environment.

Today I am fascinated with the concept of daily rhythms. It makes so much sense to me. The world follows rhythms, day to night, days flowing to weeks, months and years, spring turning to summer and onward around the seasons of the year. The rhythms of nature are beautiful and teach us that there is a time for everything and everything in its time and so the idea of having rhythms in our daily lives rather then a schedule appeals to me.

Our home is chaos right now, we have no flow, no rhythm and everything happens on a whim, for my partner this is fine and he functions well with chaos but for myself I find that I am struggling and feeling drained before the afternoon is really even getting started. Would developing our own household Rhythm fix this issue and would it help fix the issues we are currently having with my four year old? I know that his issues are considered normal four year old behavior by many but I have to wonder if they are in fact a creation of the way we live. Could his more negative behaviour be stemming from the fact that he never knows what is going to happen next and thus is feeling insecure? Rhythms as well as giving some order and flow to our day could also help the two of us connect better.

I have decided that I am going to trial this idea, over the weekend I am going to give some thought to how I want our days to flow and develop a rhythm. I will try and follow this new rhythm for a month and see what chances it makes in our home and lives and as I do so I will report back here so that other people can get ideas to enrich and better their lives.

A time of rest

The sky today is overcast, the temperature cool which for this time of year in Perth is highly unusual. I am grateful for the break from our usual summer hear wave, it is a chance to rest and enjoy life without being stuck indoors hiding from extreme conditions. 

I have already been out shopping and done a load of laundry this morning and it's not even lunchtime. Currently both children are resting/sleeping and so I am having a break from housework to recharge a little myself before I launch into cleaning the bathrooms and kitchen. 

I am still feeling the after effects of drinking too much New Year's Eve so am nourishing my body with lots of water, vitamins, fruit and vegetables, Things that are easy for my body to digest. This afternoon we will take a walk to the park and have a run around in the fresh oar before coming home and taking some time to be creative and draw, paint or making something with our craft supply's. Until Monday I am viewing us as still being on holidays and so days will be calm, easy and relaxed, a time of rest to recover from the silly season before getting back to the real world.