Welcome back to the . . . Sanctuary . . . where once a week – on Fridays – I aim to preserve my sanity. And maybe yours, too. If you missed my inaugural Sanctuary post (the one where I explained all this), you can find it here.
So. What have I got for you this week?
Four(ish) things . . . Something to inspire and amaze you. Something to serve as a reminder to tend to your SELF. And a couple of somethings (that’s the four-ish part) to make you smile.
Ready?
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Something to inspire and amaze you . . .
Now I like to stitch, and I know my way around a sewing machine. AND I like to sketch in the wild. But until last week (when I discovered Harriet Riddell on Instagram), I would never, ever have thought to combine the two! Sewing machine. AND sketching in the wild. OR, I should clarify here . . . sketching in the wild WITH a sewing machine . . .
What?
Yeah. Check out this quick video (3 minutes) from the BBC featuring the amazing work of Harriet Riddell . . .
Wow, huh?
If you’d like to see more of Harriet’s work, or watch her in action in real time (there are many cool videos), you can visit her website — or follow her on Instagram.
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Something to serve as a reminder for you . . . to tend your SELF
Leave it to Kate Bowler to remind us that caring smaller doesn’t mean caring less. If you’re having a day (or more than a day) of overwhelm and “general slumpiness,” give yourself permission to tend to yourself. Y’know . . . so you can tend to other things another day.
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(Two) Something(s) to make you smile . . .
First, a little meme I saw last week on Instagram. It made me, well . . . actually snort out loud. Because . . . yeah. True that.
And then . . . something else I saw on Instagram last week. It’s really too good not to share. I hope it sends you on your way to an easy-going weekend, whether you’re planning a “girls trip” or not!
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And that’s it for this week. I hope you found some sanctuary here today.
At least for a few minutes.
Enjoy the weekend!
Find some joy. Protect your peace.
Sewing machine and thread as a medium – that is amazing. I think we are all stronger in the broken places, and about now I am sure I must look like a crazed vessel, Kym. Thanks for the sanctuary, Kym. I hope your weekend is filled with wonder and peace.
Harriet Riddell is really something, from her outdoor, bicycle-powered sewing machine to her creations themselves. She makes it look easy, but I know it’s not! I can care a little more today, mainly because the new Pope has made reading the news slightly less fraught (but I also haven’t yet approached the news yet today). I will keep caring smaller in mind.
Even without Kate’s suggestion, I have been caring smaller these days… it is all I can handle right now, and that is very okay! But those girls with the wine… LOVE! And yeah, I am so done with going through the things that don’t kill me. So done!
Happy Mother’s Day and have a great weekend!
What a nice bunch of things to wake up to this morning – the inspiration of Harriet Riddell, Kate Bowler’s wisdom (and it’s really good advice), a meme that made me nod in recognition and another that made me laugh out loud — the best part, their cheers at the end!
Forgot to add — thanks <3
yay for Friday afternoon chortles – thanks, Kym!
LOL – the wine bottle? Reminds me so much of my friends and me. perfect. Harriett Riddell – amazing stuff!! And yes, smaller, can be so much better! Happy Mother’s Day Kym – hope your weekend is fabulous!
Kate Bowler is such a joy of a human being. And those last two made me snort, which I definitely needed!
Happy weekend and happy Mother’s Day!