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A word about the tea candy... & 4/52 ;)

Days go by like crazy, I don't even have a chance to sit down and write.
Today for example, the only moment of Sophie's longer nap, was during our winter walk (lovely time spent in -8°C). Later sleeping was mine dream rather than her ;)
Luckily she likes eating more than sleeping - yesterday she looked like a long forgotten daughter od the Ents, with the lovely mossy beard, that grew after eating a broccoli ;) 
I don't know how it works, but somehow Sophie has started the second half of her first year on a full speed - and so we have to keep up. :)

 But!
Our little survey has come to an end - thank you for your votes! :) The results came surprising, but they're rather clear - The Moomins are gonna be a leading motive of a prize of the first tea candy (cause 'candy' sounds way more yummy than 'giveaway')!
So far I can only tell it's gonna be a clock - I'm working on the project now :) It's going to take a while of course, I hope next few days will give me a chance to focuse on it a bit...
Anyway, I'll be doing my best, and I'm open for any suggestions  - maybe there's a Moomin character you like the most? If so, please give me a note :)


Oh, and here's the new picture of Sophie, no. 4/52:
...who wouldn't smile to such a lovely Totoro pillow? ;) <3



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6 months of happiness with a pinch of new sensations... bon appétit!

just give me a few more minutes... :)

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"When I eat, I eat."

I've just started writing about a few, quite important things, I'd like to share with you... but I stopped.
I stopped, because I remembered the fragment of a book that I read before.

Do you know "Grandmothers and Angels", by Eduard Martin?
If not - I'm going to indroduce you right now :)

A fragment from a conversation called "Recipe":

My Grandson sat at the table, climbed up on the chair and began to eat, saying:
- When I eat, I eat.
- What’re you saying? – I asked surprised.
- That says the grandpa next door – he said.
By the name „grandpa” we mean our neighbor, who’s 93 years old (…).
- Grandpa always says when he sits down at the table: „When I eat, I eat”.
I remembered that a few times I took him a meal when he was ill, and indeed, before he began to eat, he uttered this formula, as if it was some fairytale charm.
- When I eat, I eat.
Grandson pronounced it with pleasure and ate in silence.
He was following the way our neighbor eats.
He also moved his hand over the mouth, pretending he’s wiping his mustache, the way our neighbor does it.
I smiled, seeing how much he likes  the food.
And then I thought that maybe this balance, and who knows, maybe even longevity and a dash of our neighbor, are somehow related to this his saying. Whatever he does, I feel that he’s really focused on what he’s doing, trying to make it as best as possible, a big or a small thing, even such as careful chewing his food while eating, which my grandson now so amusingly mimics.
We get distracted so often… While doing one thing, we tend to focus on another…just to get to the third in a moment…
Neighbor doesn’t.
He does exactly what he undertook.
He does it intently, carefully, without getting distracted, and then he is happy with what he did.
When he’s plucking the fruits while standing on a ladder, he’s plucking the fruits – maybe that’s why, despite his age, he doesn’t wobble and, as far as I know, has never fallen down.
When he speaks, he thinks about what he says.
Perhaps this is why it is so nice to talk with him and so many people seek his advice.
I, while washing the dishes, I think that I will cook and when I cook, I think about what I will wash...
This "focus" can mean "to harmonize."
Because then a man can be more satisfied with what he’s doing, without being nervous about something that is not ready yet, do not allow the stress spoil your satisfaction with what  you do well.
- When I eat, I eat.
- When I get to work, I work.
- When I rest, I rest.
My grandson truly ”eats his dinner”.
Not just doing an "intra-action" between two other activities.
He eats dinner with joy.
With delight.
He’s enjoying our dinnertime.
Again pretending to wipe his "mustache".
So many things we teach children unintentionally...
Unwittingly, unnoticeable, involuntarily.
(...)
Time does not speed up.
We are.

Doesn’t it happen sometimes, that we are so fast, that even our own joy cannot catch up with us?


...It's so true, isn't it?
That's exactly why I'm not going to write today about what I had planned. Because I wouldn't focuse on it truly. Because I know now what I wanna do - an what I will do in a moment.

I want to snuggle close to my husband and daughter. I want to be able to say "When I cuddle, I cuddle" - and do this only. It used to be easier... Now, just like every other mother I suppose, I have a permanent thought race in my mind. When I'm falling asleep, I'm arranging a logistical puzzle of the next day's schedule, when I wake up in the morning and stay in bed with Sophie for some time, I'm already planning how to dress her, how much time is it left till next feeding, what I need to do in the house before we go for a walk, what needs to be bought, what am I gonna make for dinner... And this simple text from a book I read by a pure coincident (yeah, I don't believe in coincidences;)), made me realize how big mistake I made. How many precious moments with my daughter passes us by, just like that?
I want to change it and focus on living (and chewing slowly too ;)).

And somehow manage to make a separate time for "When I plan, I plan" ;P 
("in the zone" mode :P)
from the wall of Nieperfekcyjna Mama
It's in polish, but I'm sure you get the hint :)
And tomorrow, I hope I'll find a moment to just simply "write".
About cosmetics this time :)

Sweet dreams!


PS. Luckilly Sophie doesn't know such dilemmas... When she eats, she surely eats! ;P



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~WORK IN PROGRESS~

Ok, I'm going public with english version of blog, even though it's not ready at all... But I just wanted to encourage everyone to take part in my questionnaire - which is visible on the left :)

 I'm preparing the first contest on this blog, and need to know your preferences beforehand... :)
Waiting for your answers!

 In the meantime I'll be posting translations of the previos posts, hope to be done with it soon...


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Tick-tock - Moomin o'clock!

I've mentioned Moomins yesterday, so I'm gonna stick with them for a moment ;)

The one and only hand-made gift I made this Xmas season was a Moomin clock - I couldn't post it earlier, because it was a surprise gift for a wonderful, two-year old boy. This boy, with his unbelievably long eyelashes and a charming smile, is the youngest connoisseur of watches I know ;)
And recently the clock has finally arrived to its owner, so - here it is!

Did it matched his taste? Not sure, I'm afraid the clock mechanism may be too simple... :P

work in progress... Yuko is a very critical evaluator :P


and here's the finished clock:


It looked slightly different in my mind, but the painting was a bit overwhelming process with Sophie's "help" ;) 4 nights spent on painting made it quite clear, that there would be no more hand-made gifts this year...

PS. I've just joined the wonderful idea of creating 52 portraits of 2014, by making a picture of Sophie every each Sunday, and post it HERE
Sweet dreams everyone! :)

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DIY - paint your own fairytale... on the wall ✿ (part I)

<<work in progress...>>

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Popcorn for all Dexter's fans!

Popcorn's great - everywhere, everytime! It's my second favourite snack, I love it salty, or sweet, or with a hint of butter... mmm! But this is the way I've tried first on this year's Halloween. And we loved it!
Don't you think it looks really creepy? ;)) (recipe from my fav culinary blog)

Please, make yourself ready for a... bloody popcorn!



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How to get through a viral storm!


Sophie's sick. And even more unwell is my husband. Actually I've started to feel sick as well, but as it usually happens for us, women, I made the viruses realise I'm not an easy target. They got my DO NOT ENTER message clearly. Too bad I can't scare them away from Sophie... :(

So my little girl's crying, I'm unable to keep a smile on her face for longer than just a moment... We know already how to get by with reflux and lactose intolerance, but with the running nose, clogged ears and sore throat it all has become a real battlefield... When my hubby gets back from work he puts on a mask and curls under the blanket, therefore I need to release my superpowers and carry, hold and cheer up Sophie, while making hot meals, chai, milk with turmeric and keeping my husband warm at the same time... Simply said - those viruses are getting on my nerves.

For all young mothers and wives, such a time is a real survival lesson. Suddenly the priorities change, you need to be strong like Hercules, stay incredibly patient to our sick and truly annoying loved ones ;) It is really difficult, especially towards a husband, whose help we need and seek (c'mon, we've just became parents, it's not easy at all!), and we do have loads of expectations... Now we need to get by without any his help, and moreover - we need to take care of hubby as well.

Damn, how to get though this without going nuts? :)

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