STARTING THE NEW YEAR CALMLY, WITH ESCAPE ARTISTS
Happy New Year Everyone! I hope you all had a great holiday season! As much as I hate it being over, there is something nice about getting back on a schedule and on a healthier diet. I don’t know about you, but I had a lot of sweets, and way too many glasses of red wine! I also thought eggnog in my coffee was a brilliant idea for the last two weeks. Yesterday started, the “back to reality” diet of eating healthy!
Do you all make resolutions? I don’t really make them anymore, because I end up feeling bad about myself for breaking every single one of them. Now, I just give myself some suggestions and hope I follow through with those. Some of the suggestions to my self, are to spend more time on my spiritual life, exercise, volunteer, and decompress when I need it. So far this year (4 full days now), I have accomplished two of the four! I was hoping to do some volunteering with a group here in Nashville, but I have decided that my heart really wants to help women going through breast cancer. I have been doing a lot of that on my own, through friends putting me in touch with their friends that have been diagnosed, but am ready to give more of myself, and will pursue that at a hospital in town. Exercise is another story!
How do you all decompress? I love getting a massage or reflexology, but lately I have been into coloring. Have you tried it? It is like having Xanax, without the chemical altering meds. I got this coloring book from a company called Escape Artists. Two very cute overstressed friends, got together and created a very chic adult coloring book. I am obsessed, and not the least bit embarrassed to carry it to Starbucks! If you haven’t colored since you were a kid, or had little one’s, you should really give it a try. It is the most calming activity! The girls at Escape Artists have a geometrics book available, and hopefully will have more to offer soon. You can order one here. I know there are a lot of adult coloring books on the market, but I like supporting small business and these girls that are trying to make a go of it!
I hope you all are getting back to normal after the holidays. Wishing everyone a really great 2016! Thank you very much for reading this blog!
Photos: Mary Hafner
Turtleneck (old Vince, but similar and way on sale )// //// Boots (old Stuart Weitzman, but similar and )// Bag// Chanel (similar )
January 5, 2016 @ 5:23 pm
I love to color! I have two coloring books.
January 7, 2016 @ 3:27 pm
The coloring book is such a great idea, never would have cross my mind to decompress by going back to the most fun childhood pass time! ??
January 7, 2016 @ 6:09 pm
I got Secret Paris coloring book. Love traveling. Cute dresses i want to have made by a seamstress.
January 10, 2016 @ 11:47 pm
I love coloring and it IS a great way to decompress!! Also I hear ya about the eggnog in the coffee. All of December I enjoyed! Sounds like you’re loving Nashville! Such a great city. There’s a jewelry designer there, Vincent Peach, you might check out. Happy New Year!
January 11, 2016 @ 8:11 pm
I am so glad you get the eggnog in the coffee thing! Man, I am so glad it’s off the grocery shelves now! Coloring books really do make you relax and slow down. So glad that they are producing chic ones! I have heard the name Vincent Peach from someone else. I will check him out. Thank you for the tip!!! Hope you have a great week!!! xx
January 11, 2016 @ 8:22 pm
Hi Kim! I love to color too! There are so many great books on the market now! We can color away our stress!!! Have a great week!