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...daily rituals with vintage bits & stones...




...i believe...
...that we all have a *personal* vice...
...it may be a secretive vice...
...it may be a social vice...
...it may be a health vice...
...it may be a vice that you embrace as a daily ritual...
...that your husband jokes is a vice...


...i have a daily ritual....
...well i call it a ritual...
...as it sounds more ok than an obsession...
...an obsession sounds kinda weird...& well a little unbalanced...
...but this ritual does improve my life daily in some small way...
&
...my mum & dad could confirm i've been doing this since well...since any of us can remember...
&
...my husband is soo used to it that it wouldn't feel like our home if i didn't do it...
&
...he not only notices...but comments....on my vice...obsession...ritual...
...ALL THE TIME...

...but he's good like that...


...so i will admit that creating little *visual moments* on my mantle piece...
&
...my kitchen window daily makes me happy...
...they are referred to as my shrines...
...thats how the family refer to them...


...i move...rearrange...add flowers...shells...stones...jars...
....EVERY DAY...

...is that weird?...
&
...if i come up with something i adore i try to leave it for a few days...
...i truely do...
...but it's part of who i am & i have to do it daily...
...thats what an obsession ritual is...


...there i've said it!...
...but i don't smoke...i'm a good person...& a loving mother...
...so i feel kinda justified in this vice...

...if you're going to have a vice...obsession...ritual...
...then i say...make it a good one...

....feel free to share yours...as it will absolutely make me feel normal part of the artisitic gang..
...it's not weird...i absolutely no it's not!?...




 




10 comments:

  1. it's not weird to me but quite normal! : ) and i love your little arrangement of stones, so pretty and the flowers...all of it...quite a healthy obsession -er...ritual to have if you ask me! : D

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  2. of course your vice is cool. And soothing. And good for the soul. I expect nothing less from you.

    Mine is Diet Coke. But it has to come from the fountain. I won't drink it from a can or a bottle. I have to go to a fast food joint or 7-Eleven to get my fix. I need to kick this habit. maybe I need to try yours in its place. so much better for me.

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  3. You have a very pretty vice! Great photos!

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  4. Not weird. Impressive! I don't know how you find the time or the energy. Every day..really?! I'd love to have a ritual...you've inspired me to go and make one! I think it could be quite soothing.

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  5. Nope not weird at all....I think it's fab and am jelous of your energy...I've just given up a bad vice..smoking.. oops...and am doing great. I feel so much better.Tthought it would be harder after doing it for so long...but don't give up yours...it's part of your creative spirit :)

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  6. Okay, I don't think a ritual is weird at all! I guess if I had to say I have a ritual it is making sure the house is 'straight' before I can function for the day. I find I am less stressed if the cushions are 'right' and the beds are made ... okay maybe that is weird. As for a vice(s) - it would have to be chocolate and interior magazines .... I can't kick my daily dose of these! Have a great weekend. Michelle

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  7. I think that is just the coolest thing! I love it! How creative. I wish I could have you come to my home and do that for me daily! I put something up ~ and it's there til the end of time.

    Have a pretty day!
    Kristin

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  8. I think your ritutal is charming. I once read an article about Gwyneth Paltrow and how her mother would always pop something in Gwyneth's pocket for school... a ribbon or a flower - and I think this is a similar quirk! It's about finding beauty in the everyday and that's just got to be good hasn't it? Louise x

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  9. Hi Melissa, Thanks for the lovely comments on my blog. Great to 'meet' you. I love your very creative blog. I am your 100th follower now!
    Cheers, Pam.

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  10. Love your little shrines...funny how you move things around each day!
    Have a great week!

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