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1 dec: the beginning

December 1, 2012 by natasha Leave a Comment

Being the mood-of-the-moment blogger that I am, I’ve never been one to follow themes/link parties as much as I would like to 😡

But since it’s December and it being my favourite month of the year (even more so that my birthday month, ah hah!), thought I’d do my darnest to keep to something before 2012 ends. After all, it has been more good than bad to me. 🙂 So here’s joining MamaJ in the linky party on being thankful!

I love beginnings. A brand new day. A brand new month. A brand new year.

I love new slates. It somehow makes everything bad go away and feel okay, even if the month before had some s**t moments like how end Nov was to me just a week ago.

And December? The beginning of the last month of the year always gives me a rush of adrenalin. The month seems shorter, everyone seems merrier, and my favourite tunes and voices gets played a lot. There’s an impetus to ensure all’s been done for the year before resting one’s laurels, with time for reflections & resolutions in between. And oh the parties! I love parties!

Was it just 2 Decembers ago that I was in low spirits, wondering if we’ll ever grow our family of 2 and get to celebrate christmas with a +1?

And just 1 December ago when our little +1 was making his entrance at every christmas party à la the bump aka. jelly belly?

{chungkin’s bump + christmas presents, dec 2011}

This December kicked off really nicely.

We picked out a pretty little (space constrained with the toys of the moment) fir tree that filled fresh air with sweet nectar as this year’s christmas tree for the home, and the little man was absolutely thrilled during tree selection – reaching out his little arms to do his whole touch-and-feel phase of the moment with *almost* every tree we brushed past.

{chungkin’s first xmas tree selection experience}

I couldn’t be more thankful with how kind the year has been to me.

How generous and loving the Lord continues to be with me and my family.

And I look forward to more amazing experiences as December unfolds.

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Join us in giving thanks this December!

 


Filed Under: Gratitude, Liam, My little Chungkins, Spiritual Food Tagged With: thankful

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I’m Natty – a full time working mom in the media industry, and one who mom-guilts a fair bit. I am known for throwing ridiculously last minute yet spectacular (by my standards) birthday parties for my kids, hunting down places to entertain the kids with, and sometimes advice my fellow parenting bloggers and marketers on advertising rates and formats with my media hat.

When I’m not snoozing on any of my kids’ bed while winding them down for bedtime, I’m here blogging about parenthood, family travels, last minute party preps and broaching ‘usually unspoken’ topics which I believe needs to be shared more of – such as fertility challenges, the ups and downs of marriage life, learning how to exercise self-compassion, parenting truths, and adulting (the real 30-something sort, not the millennial’s definition).

I’m no pinterest or helicopter mom, so don’t expect stylised photos and curated stories in this space.

Also, if you have any party-related questions like where I ordered that gorgeous chiffon birthday cake from, you can start by reading ‘Diary of a Party Mum’ page. Else, feel free to drop me a note, query or connect with me on Instagram @so.nattyb or email me at sonattyb@gmail.com

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