BeTtEr TogEtHeR..?
I am offering something, again
TIME FLIES LIKE AN ARROW
What feels like a hundred year ago, I was working at a bookstore in Vienna and sometimes I was working on Christmas Day (which is the 24th of December in Austria). I can remember how people came in with friends, had coffee and/or wine, exchanged gifts, how peole came in to buy last minute gifts and how sad and alone some people were. I kid you not when I am saying that ALWAYS there was someone alone on a table, crying. ALWAYS.
I don’t know why they were crying. Was it because they were alone? Because they had to spend the evening alone? Or because they had to spend it with people they didn’t feel happy with? Or because they missed someone? I don’t know. I was too shy to ask but it got stuck inside my head. So here it is, my personal approach on a Christmas Sweater!
I hope that this sweater is not only something to wear but a warm embrace that serves as a reminder (again) that whatever you chose is the right choice. Being alone or with people, with pets, with loved ones and family. It is a choice.
This time the campaign is only live for a week (six days now, because I am slow with my Newsletter) and I hope that all orders will arrive before Christmas.
I also relaunched the “old” design. Only in black this time.
HERE is the one link that will send you to my profile on Everpress. Everpress is only producing what is ordered and all is printed on ethically sourced, sustainable shirts and sweaters.
FRUIT FLIES LIKE A BANANA
And I deeply apologize for how often I already used the word Christmas. Let’s talk about something different. How about we talk about that it’s almost 2024!? Are you stressed out yet? Excited? Does it make a difference at all?
Whatever the case, I made you a little something to start your reflection of the old year.
Here is a pdf for you to download and print
The “ME” is in the center of it all. In the little bubbles you can rate every aspect of your life from 1-10. 10 being really good and it means there is no work left to be done and 1 (or 0) being the lowest, which means this topic needs a bit more focus in the future.
On the right you can go into more detail. With every topic you can think about what you are proud of and what went well and also what might still need improvement.
You could also do this monthly. I tried and I failed. Maybe I will try again for the new year but I will definitly do this reflection for 2023.
Anyways, I hope this isn’t the last time we are reading from one another. I plan on writing one last Loveletter in December.
WHALE HEARTS
I got such a beautiful comment on my last newsletter about how amazing it is, when you are close to a whale, that our hearts are beating so close to each other. The giant whale heart, so close to ours. It’s such a beautiful picture in my mind that I needed to share it. And also it makes me want to go back to where the whales are and never come back.
Aww I love this! I'm so happy the whale heart imagery has now made it into wider consciousness 🖤
It's such a.... time.... of year.... isn't it? Lots of things coming up for me to work with personally. Food, pressure, substances, my youth slipping away between my fingers, deviations from normal routine.
There's something frenzied in the air lately.
sorry. that was just my first shock reaction. but i love my TShirt of the previous design so much, I wear it all the time, and with being at home more over the Christmas holidays, I expect to be wearing it even more, and i will desperately need one for changing, otherwise i will be all alone over Christmas. 😯
BUT, i love love love the new design. so gentle, so peaceful, so cozy and comfy!! thank you!
and thank you for the reflection PDF - lovely piece of work! even though such personal reflection sheets always make me quite desperate when I can think of absolutely nothing that I achieved in any of the areas. except maybe achieving not to be frustrated ALL the time.
having to research now how big actually is a whale heart, and how would it sound? 🤔