Seize the Day!

I love the Scrap Girls newsletters. Always wonderful artwork, products (of course!), Ro's muses, tutorials etc. Anyway, today's featured "Meet: Mandy Steward" - A Designer's Life and it was fantastic. She shared about "seizing today". Not putting off what we want in life... waiting until life gets easier.. or we get more money.. or whatever else. But living for today and doing the things we've always wanted to do but put off until "life settles down".

It's made me think about how I spend my time each day. My life has dramatically changed recently (in the past year). It's so different than before. I have new opportunities in front of me and I need to take them and run with them. When my children were growing up I used to dream of the day when I'd be on my own and free to explore some of my artistic endeavours and generally enjoying doing things for "me". Having lots of "me" time. Don't get me wrong... I loved the times I had with my children. They're a great source of joy in my life. It was hard work though - sometimes... a lot of the time. I had four under four. They were close in age. And I was so very young. Although, I still have "sad" days where I wish I could have some of that time over again.

Anyway, the point is, they're all grown up and left home. I've recently re-married and am now in a situation where I do have much more time to pursue "me". But somehow I keep telling myself I'll do certain things when "life settles down". I need to do them now. I need to stop procrastinating and just "do it". And so Mandy's words have really challenged me to start making some changes in my life. Nothing major. Just a shift in how I view my day. Every day. Doing the things I've always wanted to do and to stop putting them off.

Mandy has written some more on her blog about this subject and I tell you.. it's fantastic. It's a challenge to me. Inspirational also.

I'm seizing the day!