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Creating

I love creating!  Creating brings me Joy.

to make or produce (something) : to cause (something new) to exist. : to cause (a particular situation) to exist. : to produce (something new, such as a work of art) by using your talents and imagination.

Recycling

Recycling brings me Joy!!!

Recycling defined “as the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects’, “the process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash and turning them into new products”.

I love putting materials in our yellow bin for Recycling.  A few years ago I didn't put as much of a priority on Recycling - yet now it is Joyful to me, making sure I put everything I can, everything that is supposed to be, in the Recycling bin.  

I didn't know how important it was to be active, and focused on Recycling.  Doing research has taught me the importance of Recycling, where it is so concerning that plastic bags take 10-20 years to decompose and plastic bottles take 450 years.  It is shocking thinking that these end up in landfill if people are not conscious of Recycling by using their bins they have at home and also by making an effort with soft plastics too. 

I love Recycling soft plastics.  Any plastic bag, popcorn packets, wrapping on toilet paper... any soft plastics - I love putting them in bags and taking them to Coles for their RedCycling so that they can make useful products.  I have 5 bags of soft plastics and I am looking forward to taking them with my children to Coles - this brings me Joy.

I love learning all about Recycling and as I have started saying to my children "you have to do your bit".  I have started teaching my children about Recycling and other processes that I am doing to make a difference.  

Another thing I am big on now is wrapping rubbish too, rather than using plastic bags.  I remember my Dad doing this every night growing up.  I feel so happy doing this now.  I put all of the rubbish in a container and then wrap it at the end of the meal.  It is saving so much space in our bin and more importantly I am reducing the impact on landfill.

My biggest goal now is to buy a compost bin now so that all of my food scraps waste can go into the compost bin rather than into landfill.  It is so Joyful!

And I will find Joy in learning more and teaching my children too.

Fruit

Fruit brings me Joy. The freshness, the sweetness, the goodness.

Fruit defined as “the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food”.

I’ve had a tough couple of days with physical pain in my knee which has been going on for 4 weeks and now a bad back.

Last night after dinner I thought I would have an orange, and it was so delicious.

Sometimes at night, after dinner, I am on the hunt for chocolate yet it’s so good when there are no treats in the house as this time I turned to Fruit.

I love having my apple in the morning and also started having Fruit for lunch too, when I went back to the office, which has been convenient and healthy.

I’m not sure if Fruit at night is the best thing and so I Google for information - it seems that there is mixed information about when to eat Fruit.  In any case, it must be better than chocolate (although treats definitely still have their place too - such as tonight!).

I love getting our fruit and vege box each week to see what Joy it contains - it is and feels so healthy.

I am always onto my children to eat more Fruit.  I love to cut up apple first thing in the morning.  And then tonight we all has strawberries.  It definitely brings me Joy when my children eat Fruit too. 

Parents

I am blessed. I have the best Parents.

Seeing my Parents, talking to my Parents brings me Joy.

Parents defined as “the people who bring up and care for a child/ children”.

Being Parents mean “you take care of your child, you are a provider, you are a protector, you love your child, you are a counsellor and a confidant, you are a teacher, you are a role model

I have so many great memories of my Parents and in the remembering I am Joyful.  I love the memories of all my Mum and Dad did for me growing up and even how they have helped me as an adult.  I love that my Parents are my children’s Nana and Papa.

My Parents have modelled to me how to be the best Parents.

I saw my Parents today and even though I didn’t stay long I felt Joyful just seeing them, seeing how much they love each other and are there for each other.

I have really enjoyed making them meals and taking them over to them.

I love seeing them at their home.  I love my Parents.  They mean everything to me.  I want to make sure I organise the best 90^th Birthday for my Dad as I want it to be a special occasion for my Parents and for our family.

Chatting

One thing that comes natural to me and I love to do is Chatting.

Chatting is defined as “a real time conversation between two or more people”, “talking in a friendly and familiar way”.

This week I went back to the Office. I was worried about going back since I’ve been working from home for over 3 months yet it has been good, seeing my team mates, Chatting face to face with my Manager and colleagues.

I do a lot of talking on the phone with work and I am blessed that I love my job. Yet I do get sick of talking all the time and get tired by the end of the day.

Yet Chatting and striking up conversations or brief Chatting definitely lifts my energy.

One of my colleagues has been popping in my office and I enjoy Chatting with him, just briefly, an energy boosting chat and then back to work we go, heads down, focused work.

When I grabbed my chai latte yesterday I enjoy Chatting to the Owner, checking how she is going and asked about her husband and family.

And then at the lights there were grandparents and a young boy and I started Chatting with them, brief, lighthearted, energy lifting, smile making with a genuine feeling of “have a great day”.

I am definitely the one to start a conversation or say a quick comment or hello particularly if I’m walking or waiting in line.

I remember in the past when I have had jobs where I have worked in an office and it was very focused and quiet work and I would have to break out and connect with my colleagues and spend a few minutes Chatting. 

As an Extrovert, I definitely get energy from Chatting and it definitely brings me Joy.

Projects

I love when we have ideas and we say a YES to the idea and then it becomes a Project. 

A Project is defined as "a series of tasks that must be completed in order to reach a desired outcome", "an individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim", "a temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique product, service or result". 

A Project definitely brings Joy.  I love this excitement when the Idea becomes a Project 

I love working on a Project.  I love understanding the outline of the Project and then taking steps in the Project.  I love when completing a Project.  This achievement brings Joy.

Last week we found out it was my daughter’s teacher’s birthday and that she was supposed to be in France for her Birthday. And so an idea to take in cupcakes quickly became a France Party Project where between my girl, my hubby and I, we worked together to buy decorations, make decorations, my daughter made signs and we chose and printed out 35 different colouring in sheets.

I love that I am now working on a business Project with my brother now.  He is an ideas person and I love working together on this Project.  I am keen and committed to seeing this Project come to life.

My other Project that I am excited about, and need to get started on, is the Papa Project - my Dad's 90th Birthday.  The first step of the Project is to start planning the 'This Is Your Life' Photobook for my Dad with 90 key points about my Dad.

I'm also excited about working on children's books - I am committed to this Project as well.  I really want to work on this Project with my children.  I love writing books about my children and I am excited about my daughter being involved in the Project.  I love working together.

In terms of a Project I don't use fancy Project Management tools or spreadsheets or excel sheets or timelines.  I get inspired with ideas, I am led by the Spirit, by God and trust this guidance to direct me.  I am grateful to God for the ideas and Grateful to God for my strengths and gifts to start and complete a Project.  Thank you God.

Ideas

Ideas bring me Joy.

Ideas defined as “a thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action.”, “a suggestion or plan for doing something”, “a thought or collection of thoughts that generate in the mind”, “usually generated with intent, but can be created unintentionally”, “a thought, belief, opinion or plan”.

I do love Ideas. 

I love when I go walking and have quiet time and feel inspired with Ideas.  Lately I have had different Ideas about writing this Blog that could possibly lead to a book and different Ideas for Mum On A Mission.  Plus I have been enjoying Ideas around a business Idea that I am working on with my brother.  Plus I am really enjoying Ideas for children’s books.  I get so much Joy when Ideas come to me. 

My brother is an Ideas person too and I have been really enjoying chatting so much together during this time of coronavirus where we walk and talk.  My brother is full of knowledge, wisdom, stories and has always been an Ideas person.

My darling girl is full of Ideas too.  I love her Ideas.  I love the excitement and enthusiasm of her Ideas.

I loved when a couple of years ago my girl started making Tea Necklaces so that she could raise money for her friend who was terminally unwell.  I then loved that my girl was so passionate about helping the homeless and had so many Ideas, such as her wanting me to drive a bus and go into the City and help people.  I love my girl’s heart. 

I believe that Ideas can change the world, our world, the world of our family and friends. 

Today I took the day off work to have some quiet time.  And I loved walking along the beach at Cronulla and then sitting at a café having brunch and a chai latte.  I loved the time and space for Ideas to come to me and to spend some time writing based on these Ideas.

I love Ideas that create Joy and bring Joy.  These are the Ideas that I love the best, where we come up with Ideas that allow us to practice our generosity and kindness.