{"id":6635,"date":"2014-06-21T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-21T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/?p=6635"},"modified":"2025-11-24T08:58:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T08:58:00","slug":"blessed-winter-solstice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/21\/blessed-winter-solstice\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessed Winter Solstice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today marks Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, the shortest day and longest night. It\u2019s the time to celebrate the return of the Sun’s warmth and light, and the promise once again of a productive Earth. Yule logs are burnt and gifts are given.
\nI\u2019m celebrating this year with some quiet introspection, enjoying being pregnant and getting ready to bring our little bubba into the world soon. I also thought it would be the perfect time to look back over my 100 things<\/a> list.<\/p>\n

bold<\/strong> is started, strike thru is finished & red isn\u2019t done<\/p>\n

So here we go<\/p>\n

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  1. Increase my social media following<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Go to a blogger meet up in Tassie<\/li>\n
  3. Get more Twitter followers<\/strong> (Jan 1 \u2013 626   June 21- 656)<\/li>\n
  4. Get more Facebook followers<\/strong> (Jan 1 \u2013 127   June 21 – 142)<\/li>\n
  5. Organise my Pinterest boards<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. Blog everyday for 1 month<\/del> (March #30Lists & Blog Every Day In May)<\/li>\n
  7. Learn a new recipe each month. Blog about it.<\/li>\n
  8. Get a <\/span>ProBlogger event<\/span><\/a> digital pass \u2013 looks like this isn\u2019t happening this year<\/span> \":(\"<\/li>\n
  9. Attend more Brand meets Blog Twitter chats<\/a> #bmbchats<\/li>\n
  10. Use twitter more, especially for my blog<\/li>\n
  11. Sort bookmarks (not really a bloggy one but it does need doing)<\/li>\n
  12. Do the June <\/strong>blogathon<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  13. Create a back up of my blog monthly<\/strong><\/li>\n
  14. Try something I\u2019ve pinned and blog about it.<\/li>\n
  15. Finish garden beds and start to use them<\/strong><\/li>\n
  16. Get a garden shed<\/li>\n
  17. Set up a gazebo\/outdoor dining area<\/strong><\/li>\n
  18. Do HabitHacker \u2013Nest<\/a><\/li>\n
  19. Get front yard finished<\/li>\n
  20. Finish custom recipe book<\/strong> – decided i didn\u2019t like it so restarted something simple<\/li>\n
  21. Finish laundry \u2013 need to paint<\/li>\n
  22. Finish lounge \u2013 need to paint and get curtains<\/li>\n
  23. Finish kitchen \u2013 need curtains<\/li>\n
  24. Start our bathroom reno<\/span> <\/strong>all done (last post about reno coming soon)<\/li>\n
  25. Organise RPG room (aka the garage) so hubby & mates are out there by August<\/li>\n
  26. Re-organise K\/bub\u2019s room<\/strong><\/li>\n
  27. Re-organise our bedroom<\/li>\n
  28. Pull up carpet in lounge\/dining room<\/li>\n
  29. Start a garden journal<\/li>\n
  30. Work thru <\/strong>Creating your Goddess Haven<\/strong><\/a> e-course<\/strong><\/li>\n
  31. Redo the pantry<\/li>\n
  32. Sort linens and make less cluttered <\/strong>(they are currently piled in our bedroom as we have no linen closet any more)<\/li>\n
  33. Have a candlelit dinner<\/li>\n
  34. Birth a healthy bub in August<\/li>\n
  35. Tattoo for J<\/li>\n
  36. Family holiday to Qld or Melbourne<\/li>\n
  37. Have parents and in-laws over for dinner more<\/li>\n
  38. Go to the Dawn service<\/span> (didn\u2019t happen, was too sick)<\/li>\n
  39. Get a family photo of me, mum, dad & bro done<\/li>\n
  40. Get a family photo of me, J, K & bub done<\/li>\n
  41. Have a dirty weekend away with hubby<\/li>\n
  42. Put min. $5 a pay into Christmas club account<\/strong><\/li>\n
  43. Write a letter to Miss K to open on her 18th<\/li>\n
  44. Have a family movie night (complete with popcorn & choc tops)<\/li>\n
  45. Write a letter to bub to open on his\/her 18th<\/li>\n
  46. Spend a day at the beach<\/li>\n
  47. Go on a picnic<\/li>\n
  48. Go for a drive somewhere for no reason other than getting out<\/li>\n
  49. Spend a rainy day in PJs watching TV\/movies<\/li>\n
  50. See more of Tassie<\/li>\n
  51. Work on family tree<\/li>\n
  52. Go to the Botanical Gardens<\/li>\n
  53. Visit QVMAG<\/li>\n
  54. Get some guinea pigs for K<\/li>\n
  55. Get BAS in on time<\/li>\n
  56. Keep up to date with work accounts<\/strong><\/li>\n
  57. Get office sorted and start using it!<\/li>\n
  58. Work thru Business Goddess<\/a> e-course<\/li>\n
  59. Finish work portfolio<\/li>\n
  60. Upgrade laptops<\/li>\n
  61. Make laptop & pc better organised \u2013 less double ups of files<\/li>\n
  62. Setup server<\/strong><\/li>\n
  63. Find an inspirational quote & make it into a piece of artwork<\/li>\n
  64. Finish JYC 2012 & 2013<\/li>\n
  65. Scrapbook with mum more<\/li>\n
  66. Art journal once a week<\/li>\n
  67. Finish wedding scrapbook<\/li>\n
  68. Do #30Lists<\/strong> (did March)<\/li>\n
  69. Organise all my paper scrapbook supplies<\/li>\n
  70. Organise & cull my digital scrapbook supplies<\/strong><\/li>\n
  71. Scrapbook with others more<\/li>\n
  72. Organise a scrapbook day<\/span><\/li>\n
  73. Complete a cross stitch<\/li>\n
  74. Work thru Creative Goddess<\/a> ecourse<\/li>\n
  75. Project life date one weekend a month<\/strong><\/li>\n
  76. Do some more classes<\/strong> & finish them<\/span><\/li>\n
  77. Do Before your story class<\/strong><\/li>\n
  78. Create a scrapping binder<\/li>\n
  79. Apply for more design teams<\/li>\n
  80. Get dt work done before it\u2019s due<\/strong><\/li>\n
  81. Actually DO some of the things I\u2019ve pinned<\/li>\n
  82. Create more pages about me<\/li>\n
  83. Start bub\u2019s PL book<\/strong><\/li>\n
  84. New tatt for me<\/li>\n
  85. Get my L\u2019s<\/li>\n
  86. Rejoin the biz & life academy<\/li>\n
  87. Raise at least $1000 at <\/span>Afternoon Teal<\/span><\/a> (Final tally – $1738!)<\/li>\n
  88. Do Frocktober<\/li>\n
  89. Watch sunrise & sunset in the same day<\/li>\n
  90. Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years<\/li>\n
  91. Keep a gratitude journal every day for a month (0\/30)<\/li>\n
  92. Do Habit Hacker\u2019s Create<\/a><\/li>\n
  93. Get a massage<\/li>\n
  94. Get a manicure<\/li>\n
  95. Make a list of 30 books I want to read & then read those books (0\/30)<\/li>\n
  96. Exercise every day for a month (0\/30)<\/li>\n
  97. Create a mini Goddess altar<\/li>\n
  98. Meditate more<\/li>\n
  99. Enjoy life<\/li>\n
  100. Live a more spiritual life<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Today marks Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, the shortest day and longest night. It\u2019s the time to celebrate the return of the Sun’s warmth and light, and the promise once again of a productive Earth. Yule logs are burnt and gifts are given. I\u2019m celebrating this year with some quiet introspection, enjoying being pregnant … Continue reading “Blessed Winter Solstice”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[99,100],"class_list":["post-6635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-shining-year-workbook","tag-spiritual"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6635"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12513,"href":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6635\/revisions\/12513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}