Hello Twenty Eleven!

Hello my lovelies. A very Happy New Year to all of you. How was your New Year eve & the weekend? Mine was full of good friends & family. It sure was fun starting the year with loved ones. 

Will 2011 be all that and much more? Are you the person who still believes in making New Year Resolutions and seeing them through? Well, I for sure STILL do it and like to give them my best shot. Resolutions of all kinds help me put things & my life in order. It helps me to see where I am standing and where I am going. I have made my list of personal & professional goals for the year. (You will hear more about the professional bit in days to come. I am really excited about it and can't wait for things to come together).

Wish me luck. 

But two that clearly stand out are the ones that follow.

Its funny how we often forget to look after ourselves. Commitments of all kinds, Big & Small, Home-Children-Work all leave us with no energy or inclination to look after ourselves. Let's be kind to the person called ME. Let's take out time to look & feel pretty this year. Do whatever it takes to FEEL PRETTY. A pretty scarf around your neck or a flower in your hair. Trust me this will not only make you happy but also make the rest of your day more fruitful & satisfying. A pretty ME will for sure translate into a PRETTIER home & a PRETTIER day at work. I realize that just putting on some kajal does the trick for me. What makes you feel pretty?

Let's try and be THERE with our loved ones more. I don't mean physically. I mean mentally as well. Often we are thinking of our mammoth to-do lists even when we are with family & friends. Ir we have the laptop on 24 hours. Lets try to be with them some MORE.

Also let's try and pick up something new that we'd LOVE to learn or do but haven't had the time or the chance last year. Anything small or big. What would you LOVE to learn/do this year? For me it would be striking off each of the things I mentioned in my "Because  this makes me happy" list earlier.

Will you be joining me? I'd love it. 

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This year I shared with you...

What a year it was! I had so much fun putting together many many posts for you. I hope you loved being with me in 2010 and will be there with me in 2011 :)

You were there through my numerous color crushes

My totally mad fetish times

You enjoyed the Go Green series

With you I met some insanely creative design bloggers

And most importantly you were a part of my happy times and not so happy times. Be it Sara's first birthday, our sixth anniversary, celebrating festivals, going with me to handicraft fairs, seeing my pottery workspace, appreciating my work, encouraging me when I made my Because it makes me happy list, holding my hand when I left Sara at home all day for the first time because of my work or when my mum needed your wishes.

A BIG Hug to all you lovely readers.

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Happy New Year!

2009 has come to an end, well almost ;) A very happy new year to you! And a big thank you to all of you for making purplehomes a part of your life. So what are you doing tonight?

Do you have any family traditions for the BIG NIGHT? We love to count our blessings this time of the year by making a happy collage of all the the lovely times we have had, our little and big achievements, our holidays, the special moments that we tend to forget over the years. Each one adds to the family poster, scribbling or doodling. And well past into the year or years later when I look at it, it brings back so many happy memories.

Another thing we like to do is to write predictions for each other. Each person gets a chance to write a prediction/s for all the other family members/ friends. And then we glue the envelope and forget about it till the next new year's eve (of course you are not allowed to see the predictions that the family/ friends have made for you!). A year later its a lot of fun to see which ones have come true!

Do share your New year family traditions with me.

Leaving you with some "purple" inspiration. See you in 2010 :)

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