Linda. xox
Showing posts with label Monday Mojo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Monday Mojo. Show all posts
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
Monday Mojo - Simple Is Best - And My First Attempt At Audio!!
Hi everyone, I thought I'd try something different this Monday. So, here's my first attempt at some kind of audio for you using a great little tool called Audio Boo.
Don't laugh too much, I'll get better.
Those of you reading via email or a feed will need to click through to access the audio.
May your mojo be with you this week!
Linda. xox
Don't laugh too much, I'll get better.
Those of you reading via email or a feed will need to click through to access the audio.
May your mojo be with you this week!
Linda. xox
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Monday Mojo ~ They'll Tell You....
I got the time to read a few chapters of my newest Robert Goddard novel, catch up with friends, and rehearse for a short play I'm currently in (interspersed with a fair dollop of work).
I also seem to have lots of things I'm halfway through at the moment, some with regards to the courses I'm writing and new projects.
Procrastination, for whatever reason, has reared its ugly head a bit lately.
So, when I found the quote above, I thought it was timely to remind myself that "Yes, I CAN do the things I'm planning to do, even though sometimes the road seems a little hard and I have doubts."
We are all capable, strong, talented women with lots to offer the world!
Happy Monday, and may your mojo be with you this week. :)
Linda. xox
P.S. Click here for lots of other great quotes. You know how much I love them around my home on walls, doors, and the fridge (to name a few places!).
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Monday Mojo..... Something To Remember...
The phrase 'it's a once in a lifetime experience' usually only gets thrown around in reference to massive events or rare opportunities.
But, when you think about it, every moment, no matter how big, how small, how magnificent, or how insignificant, can only happen once.
I think finding joy in the smallest moments can play a part in helping us through the darker ones, and keeping hope alive by finding our inner spark can connect us to inner happiness (or at least give us strength to make it through).
As a friend of mine always says when life's giving him a hard time, the alternative (not having a life to give him a hard time), isn't great.
And, even if I'm having a crappy time of it and I feel like balling my eyes out, I always try to remind myself that at least I can FEEL. I'm alive, and I can feel. I can experience the depths of life (oh the DRAMA of it!!), which makes the wonderful moments all the sweeter.
And, of course, 'may your mojo be with you'.
Linda. xox
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Monday Mojo and A Romantic, Fairytale Dining Room...
Happy Monday everyone!
Linda. xox
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Are You In A Superb Meteor, Or A Sleepy Planet?
It's time for a little sprinkle of 'Monday Mojo'!
Happy Monday lovelies!
May your mojo be with you this week.
Linda. xox
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Happy Monday lovelies!
May your mojo be with you this week.
Linda. xox
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Sunday, February 26, 2012
Monday Mojo.... Some Music Please!
Sheesh, I've been so remiss lately..... sorry everyone whose blog I usually get to. I seem to be lacking about another 10 hours in the day lately - bleh.
Time for some music... that always helps me get my mojo back.
This song was played at the first 'disco' I ever went to in my youth (all those years ago), and it was my most favourite song EVA. (At the time - ha ha).
I don't have it on cd or anything else at home, so I can't blast it from my stereo, but at least I can enjoy it on Youtube.
Yep, my musical tastes are wide and varied. (But you already knew that!)
I'll be back some time in the coming week with the afore promised cushion cover give-away that I mentioned a few weeks back.
Happy Monday everyone, and may your mojo be with you this week in everything you do.
Linda. xox
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Time for some music... that always helps me get my mojo back.
This song was played at the first 'disco' I ever went to in my youth (all those years ago), and it was my most favourite song EVA. (At the time - ha ha).
I don't have it on cd or anything else at home, so I can't blast it from my stereo, but at least I can enjoy it on Youtube.
Yep, my musical tastes are wide and varied. (But you already knew that!)
I'll be back some time in the coming week with the afore promised cushion cover give-away that I mentioned a few weeks back.
Happy Monday everyone, and may your mojo be with you this week in everything you do.
Linda. xox
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Monday Mojo - A Room With A View!
Happy Monday lovelies!!
I've been absent from the land of the computer due to the final capitulation of my hard drive which is now resting in the land of the scrap heap.
Getting the new one up and running has been very tedious.... but thank goodness I'd backed up all my important files, email, and favourites a few days before as I'd guessed the end was nigh.
So, here we go with a new hard drive, a new week, and a new view!
I hope your week is wonderful and gives you lots of new views on different things in your life.
And, as always on a Monday morning, may your mojo be with you!
Linda. xox
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I've been absent from the land of the computer due to the final capitulation of my hard drive which is now resting in the land of the scrap heap.
Getting the new one up and running has been very tedious.... but thank goodness I'd backed up all my important files, email, and favourites a few days before as I'd guessed the end was nigh.
So, here we go with a new hard drive, a new week, and a new view!
I hope your week is wonderful and gives you lots of new views on different things in your life.
And, as always on a Monday morning, may your mojo be with you!
Linda. xox
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
Monday Mojo - Are You Sitting Still?...
Often times I need to remind myself that just because I've made a decision about something, or I think I'm on the right track.... if I don't actually DO something to take action about it.... then it's probably just as bad as not being on the right track anyway!
This harks back to books like 'The Secret' that seem (I admit I haven't read the actual book) to propose that merely visualising a dream, or writing down a list of what you want to manifest, will magically cause it to appear as if some dream fairy swooped down and sprinkled instant gratification sparkle dust all over your life!
Critics of books like 'The Secret' suggest that of course none of your wishes/dreams will actually happen unless you take some type of forward motion or action towards what you want (other than just thinking about it of course!).
I have to say I agree whole-heartedly with them. Getting off your backside and actually DOING something walks all over just thinking or writing about it.
That being said, according to Dave Kohl, a professor at Virginia Tech in America, people who regularly write down their goals earn nine times as much over their lifetimes as people who don't. Yet, says Prof. Kohl, 80% of Americans don't write down their goals. Sixteen percent do have goals but don't write them down. Less than four percent do write them down, and fewer than one percent actually review them on an ongoing basis. (This info taken from my copy of the book 'Where Will You Be Five Years From Today?')
Imagine then, the small amount of people who actually write them down, review them.... and DO something about them.
This week I'm going to challenge myself to get my 'goals folder' out of the cupboard (yes, I really do have one with different categories and lists, a lot of which have to do with things I want to do around my home), blow the dust off it, and then see what I can actually DO about some of them.... even if it's only baby steps.
Time to stop sitting still.
And, as always on a Monday....'may your mojo be with you'!
Linda. xox
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
What Would Your 20 Seconds Result In?...
I haven't seen the movie We Want A Zoo, but a few weeks ago I saw the trailer whilst I was at the pictures, and the quote below struck me like a bolt of lightning.
What marvellous and magical things we could achieve if we just sometimes gave ourselves the chance and followed our heart (and our gut).
There's so many things I'd like to try if only I had the courage...... so many things that could change my life if only I took a chance.
What might your 20 seconds result in, I wonder?
Have a terrific week everyone. May you find the courage to do the things you feel you want to do deep down inside you, and as always on a Monday.... 'may your mojo be with you!'
Linda. xox
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What marvellous and magical things we could achieve if we just sometimes gave ourselves the chance and followed our heart (and our gut).
There's so many things I'd like to try if only I had the courage...... so many things that could change my life if only I took a chance.
Have a terrific week everyone. May you find the courage to do the things you feel you want to do deep down inside you, and as always on a Monday.... 'may your mojo be with you!'
Linda. xox
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Sunday, January 15, 2012
Monday Mojo - Have A Magical Week Everyone!
This week, I hope your days are full of glorious opportunities and wonderful beginnings. Here are two quotes to start you on your way.....
'Everything that is was once imagined'. (Ted Joans)
'There are many wonderful things that will never be done
if you do not do them.' (Charles D. Gill)
Have a great week everyone!
And, as per normal on most Monday mornings (missed a few lately)..... 'may your mojo be with you!'
Linda. xox
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'Everything that is was once imagined'. (Ted Joans)
Photo found on Poppytalk via Cristina Re and Meggielyn.
'There are many wonderful things that will never be done
if you do not do them.' (Charles D. Gill)
Have a great week everyone!
And, as per normal on most Monday mornings (missed a few lately)..... 'may your mojo be with you!'
Linda. xox
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
Monday Mojo - Don't Say You Don't Have Enough Time.....
I'm not sure all those people had families to look after (I don't know how some people manage a family and everything else they do) - but I take Mr. Brown's point!
In regards to my own time management, I've decided to make a bit of a pledge regarding the tele.
No more mindless T.V. watching to fill in time (when I really could be doing something else purposeful) or zone out. If there's a program I specifically want to watch I will watch it, and then get away from the T.V.
Perhaps once a week I'll allow myself some mindless channel surfing.... but, I don't know.... I wonder how I'd go without the T.V. at all for a few weeks?
Imagine what I might get done!
Any of you go without the T.V? I have some friends who don't own one... how about that!
I can't imagine that.
But, just because we adjust to things in our lives and view them as a 'given' because they're such a big part of our society... doesn't mean I HAVE to conform.
It's just a habit that's easy to fall into and I suspect may be a tad hard to reform.
Hmmmmmm.
I wrote an article about this very thing a few years back. I'll have to dig it out of my computer archives for you. :)
Linda. xox
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Sunday, October 9, 2011
Monday Mojo - Some Words To Inspire You via a New E-Book Just For You
Hello Lovelies!
I've been working on another little project for the last week or so (thank goodness for holidays!), and I've uploaded it onto my Free E-Books and Goodies page.
But, I thought I'd like to share it with you today as I often post a quote on Monday mornings.... so here's a whole bunch of them!
Click on the 'expand' button to get the full view and turn the pages.
I'm getting better at doing my own graphics and fiddling around in Picnik, so putting all the quotes together with layouts and backgrounds was fun!
Happy Monday everyone - and as always on a Monday morning..... may your mojo be with you this week!
Linda. xox
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I've been working on another little project for the last week or so (thank goodness for holidays!), and I've uploaded it onto my Free E-Books and Goodies page.
But, I thought I'd like to share it with you today as I often post a quote on Monday mornings.... so here's a whole bunch of them!
Click on the 'expand' button to get the full view and turn the pages.
I'm getting better at doing my own graphics and fiddling around in Picnik, so putting all the quotes together with layouts and backgrounds was fun!
Happy Monday everyone - and as always on a Monday morning..... may your mojo be with you this week!
Linda. xox
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Sunday, October 2, 2011
Monday Mojo - Lost For Words (for a change)...
This quote, (discovered today whilst browsing thinkexist.com), has struck me in such a profound way for some reason, that I'm quite speechless as to what to say about it, and I need to think about it quite a bit more.
Instead, I'll just say Happy Monday everyone, and as always at the beginning of the week... may your mojo be with you.
Linda. xox
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Instead, I'll just say Happy Monday everyone, and as always at the beginning of the week... may your mojo be with you.
Linda. xox
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Monday Mojo - Which Person Are You?
Happy Monday everyone.... some food for thought from an old Chinese Proverb.
Which person are you?
The one interrupting....
or the one doing it?
And as always on a Monday - may your mojo be with you!
Linda. xox
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Which person are you?
The one interrupting....
or the one doing it?
Linda. xox
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Sunday, September 18, 2011
Monday Mojo - Something To Do In The Shower...
Ahem..... The title of this post could be taken a few different ways - lol - but this is a G rated blog about connecting heart and home, so don't worry!
Scent has the most amazing effect on people, and aromatherapy is a time honoured way of bringing scent into our homes and lives.
I often have my oil burner going with different blends of my favourite oils in it. I also have a couple of pre-mixed blends, but I tend to like fiddling around with single oils and putting them together to see what I get and how they make me feel.
One great way to get going in the morning (and get your 'mojo' moving) is to have a shower and sprinkle around 10 to 20 drops of your favourite invigorating oil (orange, peppermint, or lime for me) onto the shower base in the corner so it gets a little bit of the warm water on it and starts to waft up with the steam!
So this happy Monday morning.... get up, get into the shower, get going.... and may your mojo be with you all week!
Linda. xox
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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Monday Mojo - Look What I Ordered On The Weekend! I'm About To Satisfy A Long Held Craving (a little bit)...
I'm looking forward to this week.... a lot.... in fact, crazily!
By the end of the week, or maybe early next week, I'm going to be the proud owner of this canvas print I ordered on the weekend!
I got into a bit of a 're-arranging the furniture frenzy' on the weekend. You know, one of those 'in the zone', intense and deeply satisfying time warps where things get a good shake up, clean out, shuffle, and inspirational up-date!
I cleaned out old crockery and some furniture, bought a hot new rug, some new chairs, a new lamp, various little bits and pieces for the walls (I love putting great cards on my walls), and some new mugs (of all things).
Quite a 'blow out' for me!
And then, I truly fell in love with this tree canvas print when I found the website Simply Canvas on Sunday.
It's called 'In The Depths Of The Forest', and it basically epitomises one of my childhood fantasies... finding the perfect forest to get lost and cocooned in.
Forests (in my dreams), make me feel safe, nurtured and cloaked in mystical goodness. You can find out a bit about why I think that's so here.
But, what it means for me as a grown up, is that my really nutty and heartfelt attraction to trees leads to me including them in my home in any way I can (as long as it looks good - lol).
I can't wait for it to arrive! I now have the perfect blank spot on the wall for it above my antique inlaid writing desk.
I'm SOOOOOO excited.... and I bet my 'mojo' will be good this week!
Happy Monday everyone, and as always on a Monday, may your mojo be with you for the rest of the week!
Linda. xox
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By the end of the week, or maybe early next week, I'm going to be the proud owner of this canvas print I ordered on the weekend!
I got into a bit of a 're-arranging the furniture frenzy' on the weekend. You know, one of those 'in the zone', intense and deeply satisfying time warps where things get a good shake up, clean out, shuffle, and inspirational up-date!
I cleaned out old crockery and some furniture, bought a hot new rug, some new chairs, a new lamp, various little bits and pieces for the walls (I love putting great cards on my walls), and some new mugs (of all things).
Quite a 'blow out' for me!
And then, I truly fell in love with this tree canvas print when I found the website Simply Canvas on Sunday.
It's called 'In The Depths Of The Forest', and it basically epitomises one of my childhood fantasies... finding the perfect forest to get lost and cocooned in.
Forests (in my dreams), make me feel safe, nurtured and cloaked in mystical goodness. You can find out a bit about why I think that's so here.
But, what it means for me as a grown up, is that my really nutty and heartfelt attraction to trees leads to me including them in my home in any way I can (as long as it looks good - lol).
I can't wait for it to arrive! I now have the perfect blank spot on the wall for it above my antique inlaid writing desk.
Happy Monday everyone, and as always on a Monday, may your mojo be with you for the rest of the week!
Linda. xox
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
Monday Mojo - A Gorgeous Tree Loving Home!
Here's a lovely house to look at this Monday morning!
It's from the website Houzz, a good place to get 'lost' for a few hours if you've got time to spare.
You know how I LOVE trees and anything tree related... so how could I not adore this house which is built around some glorious trees. You can see them sprouting out of the decking in various places around the home.
I could really see myself living and relaxing in a home like this. I'd be quite happy never venturing out into the 'real world' for days (maybe weeks) at a time if I had somewhere like this to hide away.
It would be my own little world... so wonderful!
I hope you find a space this week that makes you feel happy and all warm inside.
Have a great week everyone, and as always on a Monday... may your mojo be with you.
Linda. xox
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It's from the website Houzz, a good place to get 'lost' for a few hours if you've got time to spare.
I could really see myself living and relaxing in a home like this. I'd be quite happy never venturing out into the 'real world' for days (maybe weeks) at a time if I had somewhere like this to hide away.
Browse Bedroom Products on Houzz- For Example:
It would be my own little world... so wonderful!
Have a great week everyone, and as always on a Monday... may your mojo be with you.
Linda. xox
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Sunday, August 28, 2011
Monday Mojo - Do You 'See' With Your Heart?
I loved this quote when I first found it...
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly;
what is essential is invisible to the eye. (Antoine De Saint-Exupery)
The real core of a beautiful room for me is its atmosphere.
Its soul.
The vibe it gives off and how it makes you feel.
What it does to you on the inside.
Rooms like those above may look gorgeous visually, (or not, depending on your preferred style), but it's how they make you FEEL that's the true test of whether or not the room is a success.
It's not until I get that satisfied and content feeling right in my core that I know I've got it just 'right' in a room.
So.... happy Monday everyone!! I hope you get to 'see' lots of things you love with not only your eyes but your heart this week.
And, as always on a Monday.... may your mojo be with you!
Linda. xox
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It is only with the heart that one can see rightly;
what is essential is invisible to the eye. (Antoine De Saint-Exupery)
The real core of a beautiful room for me is its atmosphere.
Its soul.
The vibe it gives off and how it makes you feel.
What it does to you on the inside.
Rooms like those above may look gorgeous visually, (or not, depending on your preferred style), but it's how they make you FEEL that's the true test of whether or not the room is a success.
It's not until I get that satisfied and content feeling right in my core that I know I've got it just 'right' in a room.
And, as always on a Monday.... may your mojo be with you!
Linda. xox
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Sunday, August 21, 2011
Monday Mojo - Wisdom, Knots, Paths, and Passion...
Happy 'new week' everyone!
This quote reminded me of one of my favourite all time quotes by Joseph Campbell about following your bliss.
I love the way this is worded.... I can envision what it means for me, and I think it translates beautifully into what I'm trying to do with my life at the moment.
I'm trying to untangle it and simplify it.
I'm trying to make more time for those activities where I feel like I'm in what's called a state of 'flow'. That's the zone you're in when you're doing something you love. Something that fascinates you, gets your juices going, and you lose all track of time. You're just in the flow of the moment, from one to the next, and everything else gets lost but those moments flowing past you and through you in a lovely state of bliss.
When you're in that state of 'flow', it IS as if you're following a path with your whole being. Your passion is funneled into that activity and all the stuff going on in the world outside your 'bubble' becomes superfluous for a while.
I experience that feeling with my decorating and design. When I'm in the midst of thinking about colours, or placement, or amazing design projects.... everything else becomes irrelevant and my world lights up.
That feeling of 'flow' or inner bliss is something I think we can also transfer to the atmosphere of our homes so that whenever we're in our home we feel more ourselves, more at peace..... just happier to be who we are.
I do have a passionate belief that our homes are way more than mere shelters. They're the external resting place for our spirits and souls, and if we let the feelings created by our 'whole being' leak and ebb into the rooms around us, then the untying of the 'knots' we get ourselves in is far easier.
Happy Monday, and as always.... may your mojo be with you.
Linda. xox
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