Canadian Rockies Art

Happy New Year!

Wishing for all your dreams to come true in 2010!

I’m always excited about starting a New Year – we start fresh, new ideas, new designs, new commitments to our health (ahem……).

Everything and anything is possible.

The sky is not the limit… the Universe is the limit!

Make this coming year one that will change your life for the better.

Make your dreams and passions come true.

Step forward and make things happen!

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Here's a glimpse of things to come in 2010 in my Artfire shop:

 

Happy New Year!!!

The best Christmas EVER

Yes, this will be the BEST Christmas EVER!

Why? Because my mom’s first round of chemotherapy went well today (we found out over the past two weeks that she has ovarian cancer) and she should be released from the hospital tomorrow, so that she can be home with us for Christmas Eve! Yay!

We always have a very quiet Christmas here since it’s just the six of us (my husband, my parents and our two puppies… and myself, of course). I’m keeping things very simple (since mom isn’t eating a whole lot, and neither is dad) with finger foods and a light dinner on Christmas Day. I’ll let my hubby polish off the many deserts and cookies I bought (yes, I bought them, I was not feeling well enough to bake anything from scratch this year), and I know this will make him happy.

We’re just really happy of the thought of having mom back at home with us at home. The puppies anxiously await their Nana’s return :)

From our family to yours…

We want to wish you a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

I will return in the New Year with new one of a kind jewelry designs and some surprises too – look for them in my Canadian Rockies Art Artfire Studio and Etsy Shop… stay tuned!

Also, don’t forget to support KIVA (if you can) this holiday season. I’m getting money back from previous people that I’ve made loans to earlier this year, so I am re-loaning out that money to help other women start up or grow their business. I was able to help a woman in Nicaragua on Kiva earlier today and it made my heart very happy :-)

Namaste…

Nathalie

Diagnosis: Ovarian Cancer

Some of you may have noticed that I had temporarily shut down my Etsy shop (vacation mode) last week, for family matters, and that I was no longer “online”.

My mom (73 yrs old) was feeling quite ill and we ended up in ER last Friday, and she has been in the hospital since. After a tremendous amount of tests and scans of all sorts, she has been diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer.

Thankfully, as far as we know, it has not spread anywhere else in her body. She has two small tumours, one on each ovary. So, there will be some chemo, and then they will do a hysterectomy, and then this will most likely be followed by more chemo for awhile to make sure all is clear.

I wanted to say a big thank you for all the thoughts and prayers received from all my friends on Etsy and Artfire. Many of you have also unfortunately had to deal with cancer, and your support and words of wisdom have been tremendously helpful.

My mom is a fighter and I will fight with her all the way.

All this also brings to mind the importance of enjoying each day to the fullest, while we can enjoy them, and to take good care of ourselves spiritually, mentally, physically, to strive for balance in our lives and for healthy living.

I know that this will change some things in regards to my daily routine and taking care of myself better. This is a good thing. Mom and I can do this together.

I just wanted to post this note on my blog, so that you don’t all think that I’ve disappeared. I’m still here, just not online as much.

My Canadian Rockies Etsy shop is open, but I have only activated items that are ‘ready to ship’. I am not taking on any custom work until further notice. I’m sure you understand.

May your Christmas be “merry” – ours will be, despite this news. We are simply very grateful that mom is still here with us, and we will fight for her to get many more Christmases.