Maghon Walker, All She Wrote Notes
Are you ready for Christmas? And New Year’s? And a brand new year of adventures?
I’m sort of hesitant about 2014 being over, and I’m savoring these last few days. And, no, it’s not because I’m going to be 30 in 2015… Although, when did that happen? But this has been one of the most amazing years of my entire life, one that I’ll look back on and think, “Wow! Really??” Book deal for Dear Carolina, opening Shop Design Chic, getting to write for Domino. Making new lifelong friends like Maghon Walker (Who made this fab gingerbread house. Seriously? I couldn’t even get a box one to hold without super glue…) and Anne Garvin at the first conferences I’ve ever been to. Watching Will dive headfirst into school with so much joy and enthusiasm… And potty training him! This has definitely been one for the record books.
Someone told me recently to make a list of all the amazing things that happened to me the past year. And I think that was good advice because, until I did that, I don’t think I had fully counted this year’s blessings. So I would encourage you to do the same thing. I tend to forge ahead to the next thing without taking stock of all the things I’ve already accomplished. So, sometimes it’s just fun to savor.
Right now, I’m savoring the silence of a sleeping child, all tuckered out from our last-minute holiday prep and having as much fun with his cousins this weekend as you can have, topped off with night vision spy goggles and Nerf guns and hockey sticks and goals. Oh yeah. It was majorly fun. (And slightly dangerous, which in the eyes of three boys made it even more fun!)
We’ll go home for Christmas tomorrow, so now there’s really nothing left to do but savor in the silence, relish the joy. And remember to count all the blessings that these last few days of 2014 will hold.
However you celebrate and whatever this season means to you, I hope you have a moment to do the same!
And, if you have a sec, check out my latest piece on Domino! Yay!
life in color with holly hollingsworth phillips
For this Southern designer, life is more fun in color.
i love you to pieces! You bring me JOY and I am so grateful that we met this year!! Here’s to another year of exciting dream chasing!