Thursday, January 14, 2010

Hi, welcome to 'The Stable Bow' my new blog

I’m a recent mum, of the older variety, shall we say. Both my husband and I work in IT, in the city. We live in a family friendly suburb a short commute away. Our daughter is still a baby and cared for at home – we juggle work and life around her needs.

The Stable Bow is taken from the last line in Khalil Gibran’s passage on children, in The Prophet.

‘For even as he loves the arrow that flies
so he also loves the bow that is stable’

I’m not religious but I guess we all have a spiritual side and The Prophet speaks to me. We had readings from it at both our wedding (On marriage) and baby’s naming ceremony (On children).

It’s my goal to be a 'stable bow' for my family, but there are several challenges I struggle to keep on top of:

  • Organised home
  • Work-life balance
  • Creative outlets
  • My wellbeing
I’m trialling blogging as a creative outlet and a positivity tool. Sometimes my life’s focus seems all about work and chores (feeding the baby – feeding the cat – feeding the husband!) and I need to reclaim some ‘me time’ and space, breathe and count my blessings.

I’ll be following the age old maxim and writing about what I know. I hope that’s not too limiting, it may well result in some very short posts!

Anyhoo, I’m planning posts on:
  1. Recipes for baked gifts
  2. Craft projects I’ve successfully completed
  3. Organisational tips/resources I found
And some links to poems, creeds, sites and things I’ve found inspirational.

I hope you find some of it interesting - maybe even helpful?

Feel free to post links to things you think I might like, and to comment on the items I’ve posted.

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