SHARING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT RESONATED
The winter months have finished down here in Australia (although the weather is still holding on). For my Winter wrap-up of my WOTY "Mindful" I thought I'd share some of the small things that caught my interest and resonated with me over the last few months. They're fairly random, but that's my life in general these days....
A NEW TERM: GENERATION JONES
A new term I came across recently is "Generation Jones" - it applies to all of us born between 1954 - 1965 (my era) and it refers to those of us who feel too young to be Baby Boomers and too Old to be Gen X. We slide somewhere in the middle and it's reflected in our approach to life, work, technology, and so much more. I thought about writing a whole post on it, but really there was enough about it online already without me adding my two cents worth. Suffice it to say, it was a new term that I hadn't heard before, but didn't make a great deal of difference to my worldview. I will admit to having a shorter attention span than I used to - maybe that's the Gen X showing through my Boomer attention to detail?
If you're at all interested in finding out what those of us in Generation Jones look like, then this video is a great little 10 minute summary: The Psychology of Generation Jones.
A NEW NAIL STRENGTHENER
I don't usually collaborate with companies wanting me to endorse their products, but I made an exception when I was contacted by Tom from Dr Tom Nailcare - he's a New Zealand doctor and scientist who has developed an all natural nail strengthener. It might not ring bells for some people, but I'm a lifelong nail biter and anything that could actually improve my sadly neglected nails is worth a try. So..... he sent me his Combo Pack and I've been using it for a month.
At the time being the nailcare is only available in New Zealand and Australia (then more countries hopefully in the future). Tom was also kind enough to offer a 10% discount code - Cresting10 - for anyone who's interested in trying it (and I noticed he currently has free postage for both countries for purchases over $50 - so win/win!)
In the end I spent a few weeks re-reading the 5 book series "The Others" by Anne Bishop, and was drawn into them all over again. I wasn't sure what genre the books fell under but Google tells me it's dark urban fantasy. I find the world building to be really interesting - an alternative version of our world where some things are the same, but there's a lot that's different - a little bit of a "Lord of the Flies" vibe.
A SERIES OF NOVELS I ENJOYED
I'm always on the lookout for a new book series to read, but that stalled when nothing was grabbing my attention - I kept checking out new authors and hitting a wall when the reviews panned them or the Goodreads synopsis didn't engage my interest enough to want to jump into reading the book. If you have any recommendations I'd love to hear them in the comments!In the end I spent a few weeks re-reading the 5 book series "The Others" by Anne Bishop, and was drawn into them all over again. I wasn't sure what genre the books fell under but Google tells me it's dark urban fantasy. I find the world building to be really interesting - an alternative version of our world where some things are the same, but there's a lot that's different - a little bit of a "Lord of the Flies" vibe.
A NEW WAY OF JOURNALLING
Anyone who reads my blog knows I like to collage as a creative outlet. Recently I came across a girl on youtube who calls her channel "My Abiding Journal". She's been sharing her journalling progression over several years, and has settled on a monthly two page spread that is a combination of scrapbooking, collage, writing, and collating any photos from the month that she wants to save.
Something about her process really appealed to me and I'm almost finished my current book that I'm collaging, so I'm challenging myself to do a monthly collaged journal to give me a visual reminder of how my year is progressing. I plan to start with the last couple of months and work back to January, and then go on to completing each new month as it finishes. This is July:
A QUOTE TO LIVE BY IN MIDLIFE
I saw this quote on Facebook and thought what great advice it was - I only wish I'd chosen to do this so much earlier in my life. I'm still wrestling with not apologizing for taking up space, and for being who I am in a world that doesn't always feel like a good fit. I really want to live the rest of my life to the full.
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