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Q - which song do you have on repeat right now?

 

my latest obsession is this song by mama kin - enjoy!

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(better late than never hey?)

Q - how do you make decisions?

 

i am a horrible decision maker and we have some big decisions to figure out right now so my mind is flustered and foggy.

how about you - are you quick to know your answers or do you agnoise over every detail? do you pray/meditate/ask for advice/pick randomly?

sorry i haven't done as fabulous a job as i'd like with keeping up this year long challenge. if i'd known at the start of it that a new baby and an overseas move would be part of my year i may have done things differently! i'm not able to create or be online as much these days, but i think of all you 52Qers with fondness and love the moments i do get to myself to ask a question and make a little fun tag. balance, balance - it's a lifelong art to master. anyway what i'm trying to say is thanks for being patient with me and joining this journey of ours. can't believe it will be finished soon!

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Q - what were you doing this time last year?

its wild how much can change in one year hey? this week i've been pining for my girls and our trip to thailand that happened a year ago...oh mango smoothies, massages and full nights sleep - where art thou now?!

check out your journal/planner/photo storage to see what you were doing this time last year :) and share!

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i know i said i'd be back this week but a few days ago my inbox got some happy mail - one last guest 52Qer! my friend karalenn who i met back when we lived in LA - we loved doing stuff with their creative and quirky little family! she is an amazing sewer (check out her halloween costumes from '07), she cleans her house with a tiara on and she hand drew/painted every weeks' card for deck of me and the 52Q - her cards are on her blog, you should definitely check them out! her daughters have also been doing the challenges which is awesome and makes me feel lame for not doing this with ivy!

so being the biggest halloween lover i have ever met, i laughed when she sent me this weeks challenge...

Q - what's your favourite holiday?

(i'm sure this is how ivy saw me this afternoon as i nagged her to do her chores!)

i must say halloween was a fun one - we loved going for walks and seeing spooky decorated houses and gardens, loved carving pumpkins and planning costumes. i must think of something to do with the girls this year (not sure of trick or treating would go down well in our street...does anyone do it here?), something spooky and fun...ideas, ideas?

oh, and...my favourite holiday is a beach in thailand ;)

closely followed by christmas...

you?

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hello lovely 52Q-ers! i've missed doing my tags each week with you but enjoyed my yummy baby time and LOVED hearing what questions have been coming from my friends who have helped me out over the past few weeks! this week i asked the delightful denise aka boho girl to come up with a question and i knew she'd make it a juicy one! here's what she sent me...

I am honored Em asked me to be part of something I have always considered so cool that she puts out into the world; questions that make us think and act!

Q - When you close your eyes and imagine yourself as passionate, giddy, inspired and joyful...what are you doing/creating in that moment?

Someone once asked me this question and I find that when I meditate on this thought, it always gently helps me move into the direction of doing things that I truly love doing.  Sometimes in the beautiful chaos of life, we tend to forget such things.

thanks denise! i can't wait to hear the responses to this question...thanks to all my 'guest question makers'! i will be back making art with you next week...enjoy!

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This week the challenge comes from me, Tara. 

Q - What am I taking for granted?

This is a question that I ask myself as often as I can. It is good for me to think about on a daily or weekly basis to make sure that I am letting the people I love know that I appreciate them. And also, not just for other people, but for myself. Sometimes I just don't give myself enough gratitude for the things that I do.

What are you taking for granted?

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this week's question and tag come from my beautiful friend jaz!  we became friends when we were teenagers, we were in a couple of plays together and had crazy-fun times. we lost touch for several years and hooked up again last year when i discovered she was also living in the states!if you met jaz, you would never forget her - she is a shiny amazing woman with many talents - check out her photography and handmade coolness. she loves all things art and has kindly created for us this week...

Q - what brings me joy?

1. a free day, 2. 52Q - Tag 36, 3. 52Q Q33, 4. q. 27-28, 5. 52Q-36, 6. 52Q - 17 have a great week!

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this week's question and tag comes from my gorgeous friend vicky in new zealand. vicky and i connected online (and then in the flesh!) when we were pregnant with yindi and arlo - and she has been a huge inspiration to me as a natural birther/earthy mumma/vegetarian/knitting & crafty goddess!

Q - what are you eating right now?

right now i am eating all kinds of healthful homebaked goodness from my darling mum, who has taken the week off work to be our personal family chef and laundry woman! bless you mumma!

happy week :)

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*over the next few weeks i have some lovely guest 52Q-ers sharing their question and card for you! this week is brought to you by my tiny magical friend rhonna farrer...

Q - what sparks my creativity?

speaking of 'sparks' - check out the cool event rhonna & other lovlies are putting on in november :)

and these pretties sparked my creativity! found from the 52Q flickr pool...


1. Q17 - what is my superpower, 2. Week 24 cover, 3. 52Q - Tag 32, 4. 52Q25, 5. AJ #30 di dada, 6. 52Q - Week 33 - Fingers Crossed?, 7. a 066, 8. q33-back, 9. 52Q wk 30, 10. q34-nest, 11. Week/Q 33 front, 12. Week/Q 32 front, 13. Q5 - how do I feel today, 14. P1250020, 15. q35-goddess-front, 16. 52Q9 Question

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Q - what do you never want to forget?

how i wish i had a little device inside my head that let me play through all my favourite moments from life without skipping any of them! i'm holding onto these last few days with yindi as my 'baby' - our blissful morning snuggles where she strokes my face saying 'awww mumma! mumma cute!' - i want time to stop forever! soon she will be obsessed with the new baby (whos cheeks will surely be cuter than mine!) and our little ritual will not be the same - i never want to forget these days though.

over the next few weeks as i will be in newborn-land, i have some 'guest' 52Q-ers lined up with art & questions for you - i look forward to sharing and seeing what comes from their prompts!