Mumford & Sons - Babel

 

 

Mumford & Sons, say no more !

Well I can't, I must go on and on. I haven't had music move me as much as this. Since coming across the amazing Nina Simone, many years ago. Don't get me wrong, there are lot's of other artists and songs that I love with much intensity. But. There is something about these lads, and I can't quite explain it. Not everyone in my house feels the same way - fools, (but do they?)

I say to My young lads, listen, listen to the words. Like poetry, a window to the the imperfect, yet perfectly normal man's soul. One in particular:

Hopeless Wanderer (and this is my interpretation)

" So when your hopes on fire

But you know your desire

Don't hold a glass over the flame

Don't let your heart grow cold

I will call you by name

I will share your road

 

But hold me fast hold me fast

Cos I'm a hopeless wanderer

Hold me fast hold me fast

Cos I'm a hopeless wanderer

 

And I will learn, I will learn

To love the skies I'm under "

 

^^

If we know this, if we know the (dare I say) soul of our lovers. As hard as it is sometimes, can we let them grow, can we let them go? Not to leave per say. But, to explore that inner part, that we may never understand. And, if we hold on fast, with understanding and love in our heart and maybe we too can grow old together. "Now, how I long, how I long, to grow old."

 

This can't happen when we feel bitter and angry. So maybe we don't get angry, maybe we let our self explore and let our lovers explore ? Knowing, that we will still be here for each other. We are all broken, we are all full of flaws. So in the end, can we ?

 

We will run and scream

You will dance with me

They'll fulfill our dreams

and we'll be free

And we will be who we are

And they'll heal our souls

Sadness will be far.

(Not With Haste)

 

There is so much more in the words of their songs, I just love them. I can listen, over and over again. And then some more.

 

Thank you, Mumford & Sons xx

 

 

 

 

 

 



New Years Resolutions !

 

Hi All

I have decided not to set a New Years resolution this year. They haven't worked for me in the past, so I think a change of habbit is long over-due. 2013 will be what it will be, my attitude in general is what I am going to shift. I mostly have a good positive approach to life (I think), but I am going to put a little bit of more ME in what I do this year, and see how that goes.

I like this from  Miss Millionairess

 

A lot more self-loving coming on this year. I am working on the premise that, if I look after and nurture me. In the end I will have more to give to others.

 

What have you got in store for YOU this 2013 ?

 

Rise of the Guardians - movie review

 

I went to see Rise of the Guardians with all the family (husband included) and I must admit I am a softy for kids movies. This one was particularly pertinent to our family at the moment because my kids have started to question the whole "Santa" thing. Other children at school have been telling my children that Santa does not exist, that "your parents put the presents out" and "when you get older, you will understand". They also go to a school that teaches religion, so there are a few teachers that are also very vocal about the non-existence of not only Santa but all the other guardians as well.

So, I took a deep breath and told the boys that, we have never given any details as to who and what Santa is, we have never lied to them (as suggested by the other children). We just have a special magical tradition in our houses that include the wonder of the possibilities of Santa, the tooth fairy and so on.
Human beings need hope, whatever that is to each of us individually. Hope is what makes us human.
Hope
Wonder
Joy
Dreams
And the courage to get through our darkest days for the chance of a better tomorrow. Without hope, there is only fear and emptiness.
If you are religious you are taught to believe in the Wonder of Jesus. Encouraged to Dream of the time you will join him. It is in this you get through each day to be the best you can in the Hope that you will please him.
If you are a person that follows other divinities you also believe in Dreams and hope, the Wonder of the universe and the Joy it can bring now and in the after-life.
If you just believe in yourself and the guidance of something bigger than you, then you too will have Hope, Wonder, Joy and Dreams in your world, too.
With all these things you will also then have Courage. The courage to get up and try to make each day better than the last, or to just make it through the next one.
So to all  those naysayers that want to remove this wonder in our children's worlds, I say to you. You might want to think this out a little more, you might want to think about what your children will replace this lack of Wonder and Hope with. Because one thing that is for certain (and you wont even know it) they will fill that gap. Don't let it be filled with fear and sadness. I understand that most peoples argument would be that it is not right to lie to your children. My answer to you comes straight from this movie. Just because you can't see it, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
My husband and I have told our children that it's not the physicality of Santa that they need worry about. That we want them to just enjoy the magic of wonder and the possibilities in the world. Because it's wonder and possibilities that Do exist, they make us dream, invent, create and make the world a better place. So don't crush this spirit in our children, let them Dream a little longer. God knows we all live with reality for such a long time.
I loved this movie, and yes I shed a tear. My husband was asleep at the beginning, but woke for the rest of it and said he didn't mind it. The kids loved it and vowed that they didn't care what the other children said, they were happy to believe. xx

 

 

 



Aldi - You have to love it !

Yes, I am an Aldi lover, for a couple of years now, it did take some time though! In the beginning I was not very trusting of this new comer on the block. The old saying - You get what you pay for, came to mind several times, as I trawled the store that fateful first day. But I soon found that there was very little to disappoint me, except that I can't do an entire grocery shop here. A couple of my close friends "Get" my Aldi crush. However, most of my other friends, who haven't fallen for the addictive Aldi as yet, just don't understand. It's now a running joke when I offer a delicious morsels of food on my platters, or I get super excited about another cosmetic purchase. When they ask I just say "Aldi" ! More often than not, they say, "wow", I really do have to check it out. Anyway, the reason I decided to write about this ongoing love affair with Aldi, is that I found this, today:

Lacura French Manicure Set - $7.99. So I bought one for my Mum as well (of course).

3 Nail varnishes, 1 nail pencil, 2 rosewood sticks, 1 nail file, 1 toe separator, 100 nail forms in each pack.

I am not showing you my first attempt at application, I am useless because I don't let the polish dry and then I bump it. You simply can not bump any stage of a french manicure - Yuuuk! So I will do a post in my updates page once I get it down pat. I think it's going to look great - hehe.

 Tel me, what are your thoughts and experiences with Aldi - are you a lover ?