After all the hustle & bustle of the holiday season has passed and all the decorations have been but away and all our schedules & routines return to a somewhat normalized pace, I like to give my home & life time to pause.
My home and decor become sparse and barren in a good way. It gives my mind and body time to relax and take a big breath of new life and opportunity in the year ahead.
Cloches sit empty awaiting the next exciting thing they will capture and showcase. They still look cohesive and put together since they are a collection in & of themselves. You can see other cloche vignettes: green jasperware; fall; dried flowers.
The mantel sits patiently with a barren window box and empty candlesticks. it’s a blank slate until I’m inspired to transition it to late winter decor. I kept the feathery white wreath since it reminds me of snowy drifts.
The dining room sits in the middle of the house so we pass through it many times a day so I prefer to keep this room pretty uncluttered and balanced at all times to keep our minds at peace when we walk through this space repeatedly, multiple times per day.
A green bottle collection on the kitchen table sit empty waiting for fresh blooms.
You get the idea.
Slowly I’ll start tweaking things and adding details since I am definitely not a minimalist at heart but it’s good for my soul to have a moment of pause while I set intentions for the new year and try to organize my dreams and aspirations into attainable goals.
I’ve been searching for the “perfect” planner for the year and I’m struggling to find exactly what I want. I think what all my research has taught me is that there’s no such thing as a “perfect” planner so I’ll use one that comes close to fitting all my needs and make it {mine}.
“Everything that happens in the universe starts with intention.”