our little house – Page 2

breaking cycles / break through

18 Apr

WEEK FIFTEEN (april 10-16) The week was FULL before it started and very inconveniently, bouyed by the recent weeks of art making, my noggin was firing and had me ready/itching to get back into making mode immediately. Which idea? Which ... Read more »

felled feather bounty

10 Apr

Jan Mullen

WEEK FOURTEEN (april 3-9) Finally I have finished Knit One Purl One and it is not until I have seen it a few times, viewing with others, that I have lost my ‘attachment’ to it and can begin to feel ... Read more »

letting the ‘making’ ground me

3 Apr

Jan Mullen

WEEK THIRTEEN (march 27- april 2) This week, my strong priority of ‘making’ has felt like a real treat. There are still decisions to be made on this particular project but I really appreciated making the time to settle into ... Read more »

pie in the sky dreaming

29 Mar

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWELVE (march 20-26) After a big empty of my head and heart here last week, I start the new week with a few tiny specks of change in motion as, realistically, expectations for real change take time and inspiration ... Read more »

a digital nightmare eventuates /this week needs cake

13 Mar

Jan Mullen

WEEK TEN (march 6-12) The week started with an end. The first day of the week was the last day of the long weekend. We slowly pack away the pool and the playthings and empty the fridge. We slowly mosey ... Read more »

waiting for him to follow

7 Mar

Jan Mullen

WEEK NINE (february 27- march 5) Two more ticks this week. G.P….TICK. Dental hygienist. TICK. …but I am also given referrals for other bits to check, and an appointment made for the next six monthly clean…. and then I arrive ... Read more »

almost straightforward – a bit of pesky, a bit of joy

20 Feb

Jan Mullen

WEEK SEVEN (february 13-19) The week was almost a straightforward one. I have many weeks to come that will be interrupted by appointments of all sorts but my mindset is now to not put chores off as I’ve found that ... Read more »

a week in tatters

6 Feb

Jan Mullen

WEEK FIVE (january 30-february 5) There were some productive aspects of this week but mostly it was a week in tatters…. A devilish ‘bug’ sent a wave that had a large part of our family running to the ‘little room’ ... Read more »

Whack. There I go again!

23 Jan

Jan Mullen

WEEK THREE (january 16-22) Yet another abnormal week for me, and knowing it was to be thus helped me to reiterate the thought, mentioned in the last post, that Feb 1 is the official start to my new year. The ... Read more »

after christmas comes….

10 Jan

Jan Mullen

WEEK FIFTY-TWO (december 26- jan 1) After Christmas comes Boxing Day. This day’s ritual is the Mullen family get together and this year, with parts of both interstate families in attendance, the venue, not ours anymore thankfully, is at bursting ... Read more »