Hectic half term holidays

Well that's it, half term is virtually over and it feels like the week has flown by in a burst of activity. I had quite a bit of school work to do which took up the first 3 days of my hols, I also managed to get quite a lot of decluttering done which has made my head-space feel much lighter despite not making a huge visual impact on my home.

I feel like i'm going through a period of change at the moment and really need to clear my space, my shelves are filled with books that i'll never read again and my ebay pile is constantly expanding rather than contracting, it's time to do something about it. In my heart I feel like i'm not living the life that I could be, I need to be creative and yet i'm stuck in a job which gives me very little time for myself, things need to change. I'm not prepared to leave my job yet but I do need to start to focus on what I truly want to do with my life. I don't feel that teaching is my dream job but, as yet, i'm not quite sure what is, so it's time to start looking at alternatives and making small changes along the way so that I don't start to stagnate. For the moment decluttering seems to be the main focus and hopefully as I clear out the 'old' i'll make way for the 'new'. Lets hope so.

Lotion bars

Thank goodness that half term is here, I feel like I need a week to catch up on all the outstanding work I have to do let alone have a break! However, in the midst of taking a break from my work yesterday I cooked up some lotion bars courtesy of Crunchy Betty. I think they turned out pretty well. This one's a lush lavender and vanilla scented bar - yum!

Decluttering

Despite been massively busy this week i've dedicated some time each evening to decluttering my home. So far i've got rid of two bags full of rubbish and have listed at least 10 items on ebay, so i'm feeling quite proud of myself. I was hoping to do some more this evening but i've got such a bad headache that I think i'm going to take myself off to bed and try and sleep it off, hopefully normality will be resumed soon. In the meantime, this video has kept me amused this week:

Intentions

I often find that work can swallow up my time leaving very little for me, so after reading this post on the fabulous Crunchy Betty site I decided to indulge in setting some intentions. This month I will:

1. Meditate 5 times per week
2. Blog at least once a week
3. Make these yummy lotion bars

Hopefully i'll be able to add a photo of the finished result at the bottom of this blog post.