~::We Deserve This::~

I remember the first time that I read Heather's post in her series of "We Deserve This".  I was so in awe of her attention to details.  To how she fully took the time to be present and to enjoy what it was that she was doing...when she was doing something for herself.

I wanted to do that too!

Well...with all of the things that have been going on in my life, I have taken positively NO time to nurture myself (not that people haven't offered to assist me in this...I am just a stubborn bird when it comes to things like that.)...and it caught up with me.  Plus I had all but abandoned my blog here in favor of moping around.

I know...Awesome right?!?!?

Anyway, I knew that I was in some serious need of a gentle easing back into the world of BLOG...A new space where I could focus on the good.  Plus, I needed to start taking better care of myself.

And then I thought of sharing a new space with a friend.

I asked Heather whether she might like to collaborate in a space with me...at first we tossed around a bunch of ideas for a theme or a point, or just picking a topic or a word or a moment and posting it in the form of a photo, maybe with a few words, maybe with a whole paragraph.  Something random and life/blog oriented to bring us together in one place.

But the more that I thought about it, and the more that I sought inspiration from the blogging world...the more that I saw that those things had already been done (and DONE extremely WELL I might add... by the likes of some of my most favorite sites... 3191, habit, and many other collaborative spaces.)

You see...we didn't want to re-invent the wheel, we wanted to build our own space where we could collaborate on a project that was a perfect fit for the two of us.  And as I thought about it, I realized that there was a common theme in our skype and phone conversations.

"Take some time."
"Let me know if you need anything."
"Take care of yourself." 
"Are you sleeping OK?"
"Try not to stress yourself."

What was lacking in BOTH of our lives was self nurturing.  The taking care of ourselves.

And so, We Deserve This was born of the mutual frustration of two mothers who are spread a bit too thin at the moment. 

You can find more of our reasons behind needing to switch gears from this space to another one by following this link.

~::OUR REASONS::~

I truly hope that you will join us in this new place and share your own little glimpses into what it is that you chose to do to create your own happiness every day.  Our wish is for this space to not only inspire but to become a nurturing community for us AND our friends.

I will always be here as well, but I want to take some time to just focus on this new place and see where it might lead me.


Lots of love and health to you all.

Julia