I'm thankful it's Friday!

Hey there,

So I accidentally stayed up till 12am finishing off a great book (something I rarely do) and with both of us home I had a sleep in to make up for it. Woo! I also still managed to sneak in my morning mediation, my gratitude, AND we got the kids started on school by 8.30am. Rocking it!

Another beautiful day of walking kids & dogs, home schooling finished early cause we can! And I even managed to get on my bike this arvo & ride around Mount Jerrabomberra. Fitness is not my forte, so having done this twice in a week is unbelieveable & I feel great for doing it (despite the soreness).

I’m grateful for:

• Creating new habits that allow time for reading books (which I love but rarely do)

• It’s Friday & I got a wonderful sleep in

• Clients that understand the COVID changes within my business & have patience & flexibility regarding my services

I’m planning to knock out quite a bit of work over the weekend as it clearly didn’t happen this week, so stay tuned. And in the meantime, what are you all reading at the moment? I’d love a new book recommendation!

Here’s a cute lil bubba from a recent session, hopefully we’ll all be just as relaxed this weekend! ~ Holly x

I'm at peace with it now

Hiya,

This morning I woke with a new energy, a peaceful energy and it made me realise I’d been resisting the changes of the past few days. I’m sure we’ve all felt it, the uncertainty, the unknown, loss of structure, society, social connection as we know it…. but, with acceptance of our new norm, I’m feeling at peace and no longer fighting it. I smiled a lot more today that I have the past 4 days, and what’s not to smile about?

1. I’m grateful I have a roof over my head, a beautiful home, veggie gardens, fresh eggs, happy healthy, smart kids, a loving supportive partner… what more could I ask for? Majority of my needs are being met.

2. I’m grateful for this beautiful life full of opportunities for me to grow & improve & all I have to do is reach out, take it & own it. I will continue to ask the right questions to continue on this path.

3. I’m SO incredibly grateful for my mindful business coach Johl Dunn who’s words of wisdom & support have effected every aspect of my life the past 3 months ~ Thank you!

I’ve had a pleasant day with all this sunshine & fresh air as we take our daily walk. The kids have fallen into a home school routine which we’re all adjusting to but certainly gets more smooth with every day. I hope your days are similar and that you’re finding a rhythm amongst the chaos too.

Holly x

Home Schooling Day 2

Well, today was a bit better than yesterday - slightly more organised & structured. The kids finished school work earlier & I was able to contact all of my wonderful clients I’ve had to reschedule. Thanks SO much for everyone’s understanding during this time. It seriously is a mental & emotional struggle to keep your head above water as a small business during lock down.

On one hand I’m grateful that I don’t have staff to look after, but on the other, I was just about to employ the most amazing woman to share the love of photographing babies with. So fingers crossed the ACT / NSW lock down finishes sooner rather than later so that I can bring her on board & introduce you all to her.

In the meantime, today I was grateful for:

• Another beautiful blue sky day that feels like spring has come early

• A wonderful sleep in while my partner got the kids sorted ready for home schooling

• A slower pace of life which allows time for family & healthy habits such as exercise which is usually the first thing on my list of self care to disappear

Stay safe, Holly x

Home Schooling Day 1

Good Morning Beautiful People,

What a roller coaster of a weekend! I don’t know about you but the media guidelines around this ACT/NSW lock down is pretty confusing. I myself live just over the border of the ACT (where I work) so have had to follow both State’s recommendations which is sometimes in direct contradiction of each other.

On Friday I was effected by the ACT lock down & unable to go to the ACT and work. But becasue I had been in the ACT since August 5th, I was asked to be homebound within the NSW community even though NSW wasn’t in lock down. On Friday NSW caught up and now we’re all in lock down & homeschooling has begun!

In this time of uncertainty, the one thing that is within my own control is my mindset regarding all the changes around me. I will be continuing my morning meditations & daily intentions to help support a healthy & positive mindset. I thought I’d start to share my gratitude & hopefully inspire a few more to join me…..

This morning I’m grateful for:

1. The little stray dog (that arrived on our doorstep last Thursday) behaving like a perfect little gentleman. Especially with my chickens, which some of you may know are more than just egg layers, they’re family pets, each with little names & big personalities & of course AMAZING looks ;P

2. The kid’s school appears to have worked over the weekend to prepare home schooling packs for us to pick up this morning and get us through this first week of lock down

3. SO grateful my partner is home this time as well to help with the home schooling. The biggest challenge I found last time was that my son hasdn’t started school yet, so couldn’t read & had a completely different structure to his day. He’s acing kindergarten this year though & I feel it will be easier to help support them through different lessons even though at different levels.

Of course, I also have a business to run (although slightly less workload) but I will be juggling my roles as best I can as I know you will be too. Patience & understanding is paramount at this time in our lives, but I’m present & grateful that I have such wonderful clients and adorable little babies faces to smile at while I work :) xx

ps. Does anyone recognise this cute little guy? Found last Thursday in the Karabar area ……