February: A month to cherish you and yours

I’m not quite sure I’m ready for January to be over! My month of holidays, birthdays and celebrations has drawn to a close, school has returned for another year and I’m firmly back in the world of routine and reality. How did that happen so fast?

Lucky for me, I am living a life I enjoy. I get to do what I love, I am able to work from home so I can be around to give my kids a hug as they walk out the door to go catch their bus each morning, and I get to be here when they walk in the door, hot and happy in the afternoon. I cherish my life now so much because it wasn’t always this way. I’ve done the childcare torment and worked in a high-rise office in the middle of the city. I’ve got on planes and left my children at home, along with my heart.

And I am ever so grateful for the opportunity to serve you, instead of a boss. To serve you, someone who cares. And yes, I do love that I no longer have to put on a pair of stockings and heels to go to work (just call me a barefoot coach: ).

So, February being the month our attention turn to love (and the shops drag out those ghastly red satin hearts and boxes of chocolates), we thought the theme of Cherish might fit the bill. We’re not going to go into Valentines Day fluff (in fact, I doubt we’ll mention it at all from now on). We’re not going to put up pictures of frilly bits of lace and ribbon (well, not the lingerie type, anyway); we’re not going to talk about 20 ways to seduce your man; and we’re definitely not going anywhere near a dozen red roses!

Not that there is anything wrong with flowers, I’ve a beautiful pot of flowers here on my desk – a gift from my dear husband for our wedding anniversary last week. I just think there is a time and a place, and Valentine’s Day isn’t it (for one thing, the price triples!) I don’t want to be given flowers because Hallmark tells someone to. I want to be given flowers because the giver genuinely wants to give them to me.

Hmm… ok, I’ll get off my little soapbox here and introduce our line-up for the month.

This Week:

At Spiritual Space – Spiritual Cherishing by Annie Hutton

At Nature Space – Green Fingers: A Cherished Garden by Amy Palko

At Spa Space – The Gift of Aromatherapy and a Mother’s Love by Káren Wallace

Last Week:

At Challenge Space – Cherish You! challenge for Feb 2010

At Guest Space – Three Simple Steps to Writing the Ultimate Love Letter by Stacey Curnow

At Living Space – Learning from Loss by Anne Maybus

Week One:

At Serenity Space – The supreme act of generosity: Listen! by Káren Wallace

At Organising Space – How to Cherish the Memories without Holding onto the Stuff by Angela Esnouf

At Breathing Space – A Special Treat! Not only the chance to Breathe… we have not one but two delectable desktop wallpapers for you to chose from. And a BIG question for you – do you want a calendar on your wallpaper or not? Please pop on over and leave a quick comment with your response. We’ll listen, promise!

Next Week:

Relationship Space with Chris Owen, Sound Space with Dee Le Blang, a brand new space, and so much more!

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