Out with the old..

That was quite a bit of radio silence.. My cold got (once again) the better of me and I had to lie low and try to finally get all those evil flu monsters out of my system. I spoke to my doctor and he and I both agreed that I would need lots of rest, lots of fresh air (but don’t overdo it) and an extra dose of TLC. So I did the only reasonable thing: I went to Austria, to the small town in the mountains where my grandma lives. Mountain air, hot springs, grandma’s cooking and home remedies finally seemed to make a difference and I am, for the first time this year, feeling almost like the usual me. Not difficult when the first thing you see when you open the windows in the morning is pretty white snow and mountain cabins.

Room with a view

As much as I love winter, if you live in a country where there isn’t a lot of snow and the world is just grey and cold and wet for a long time, winter gets to even the toughest cookies. Being ill for such a long time drained me of my usual energy and enthusiasm and left me feeling bland and lacking motivation. Being back home in the mountain house I’ve loved all my life was the necessary boost I needed to get me back on track, and it didn’t take long for me to start working on things again. It’s a time of quite a few big changes in my personal life, and sometimes we forget to look at the bigger picture and get carried away worrying about the little things. It’s in times of change that I try to remember that at the end of the day all it takes to ground us is doing things we love and feel passionate about. Like crafting. Or a walk in the snow.

Snow covered lake

So as soon as I returned home (bags heavy with new things I made while recovering), the light box was set up and pictures taken, and there will be an update in my shop very soon. To give you an idea about what’s coming, here’s a sneak peak of some new trolls I made. Since plants have been so present in my life in the past few weeks, it’s no wonder they’ve been creeping into my creations as well :)

Sneak-a-peak