The only thing I can say about last year is that this year will be better. I lost my husband in September after his health slowly declined, and I'm still coming to terms with it. But I have turned to journaling and art journaling to figure things out. My word for this year is "renewal."
Condolences for your loss. I'm pleased that you are journaling and art journaling to help you. Be kind to yourself. Sending you lots of Light for 2025.
I got my painting things out after I lost my husband 3 years ago and started painting daily. It was very therapeutic and really helped me, giving me something to focus on each day. I hope it does the same for you. Take care.
I'm so sorry. I lost my dad in 2020 and my mom this past November, so I get it. I hope that 2025 is kinder to you and that you find comfort in journaling as you continue on your healing journey. I know it's helping me. P.S. Renewal is a good word. I think that I'll use that one as well. ❤🩹🌅🌟
My year has been a down ward spiral of ill health and unbearable physical pain, and my family wanted to put me in an aged care home. Shock, horror, confrontation! So I started losing weight, decluttering, downsizing, and getting fit in every way possible. Now I need to say to my children-Do I look like I’m ready for an aged home? That , so far, has been unacknowledged. Mmmm…. I have transformed myself in so many ways. I am so proud of myself. I am now ready for a year of improvement, self care, becoming aware of life, the universe, my actions and thoughts and needs. And working a studio that is now full of space, not clutter. Cheers to you, Wendy, and to me!
Wow 😲😳 so glad you have transformed yourself! Yes cheers to you🎉🍾🥂 Well done 💪🪄✨️✨️ Best wishes 🌠🌠for continued good health & independence for 2025 and many more years to come💪✨️💖✨️
Sounds like a year of true restoration! May God bless you this new year beyond all that you could ask or think! And May your children recognize the hard work you have put into your life to restore and renew yourself! I hope you are proud of yourself- I’m proud of you , that’s a ton of work in every area of your life!
You go girl. It's easy for offspring to tell us how we should live without actually asking or considering our feelings and the consequences of what they think we should do.
My film title would be Creating Glimmers. Small pockets of happiness each day, life can be exhausting but even a simple task like having a cuppa on the sofa can bring a glimmer.😮
I , too, tend to feel a bit down and suffer from “the Januarys”. Winter can feel so long and dark here in Canada so I am trying something new this year and leaving my Christmas tree up. It’s one of those skinny trees, so it doesn’t take up much space. I took all the Christmas decorations off and put up some pretty birds and a few glass beads to give it a bit more sparkle. I am planning on leaving it up until the end of February but, we’ll see! The light does a lot to lift my spirits and it does bring a smile to my face!
That sounds like a lovely idea! My boyfriend and I just purchased and received a light therapy lamp to help with the never ending grey days here lately in Canada.
I'M replying in the new year, but my one word for 2024 would be overwhelming. Wendy your someone I have followed for a long time now, living in a rural area were friends and true close spirits are rarely available, plus becoming a recluse has something to do with that. But I must say, a petite little lady that is on a small IPad screen is my closest friend and support and I love you for that. Thankyou.
Another Texan sending love to Wendy! Wendy, you are an inspiration so please keep posting (after a lovely break of course). My year in movie would be coming of age as we settle in to having a somewhat empty nest, letting our son spread his wings as an adult, and figuring out what I want next from life now that I should be worrying less about money.
Hi Wendy, If my year was a movie what would it be called? I would have to say “Leaving The Past Behind”. My Mother passed suddenly at the end of 2023 and this year has seen a huge adjustment for my family. 😢 The grief and tears that have been shed not only because my Mum is no longer here, but the grief I feel for my family as we all drift apart at a time when we should have been there for each other. And the biggest realisation that I have to leave the past behind and forge a new path. It has not been an easy year so I am really hoping that 2025 will be a softer, kinder year for me and my family. I think we have had enough heartache for the time being. Thanks for your videos. They always gave me solace and comfort. You inspire me to be better. 😊❤
Wait - did I hear your daughter suggest you make a calendar/journal book? Yes please!!! :) Wendy art on the cover and 1 for each month would be AMAZING!
Your hair looks very pretty in those two buns you had in the beginning and I always get so happy when I hear the way you pronounce "aaaand" in between lines... It always cheers me up! I also had a rough year in 2024, my autoimmune illness was just bad and I had an overall difficult time with PTSD symptoms. But I'm sure 2025 will get better, I can feel it! Love your videos!
You always inspire me. The past year has been constant stress and living in survival mode. In 2025 I refuse to live that way anymore. I'll be focused on the very things you talked about. Improving health.. art... and my own home nesting... etc. LOVE love love the hat! Great video.
Snow today in Newcastle Upon Tyne so I did a wardrobe declutter and it feels like such a weight off. This year as a movie!!! The great untangling 😅 I will be 12 months sober (long list of things!) on Friday 10th!! Healed some trauma through therapy and am rediscovering myself at age 41!! I love this to summarise 2024....One day, she remembered that the only person who could make her happy was HERSELF! So she took back her power, re-claimed her place in the world and shined like never before! Happy New Year xx
What wonderful inspiration your comment is to me! Congratulations on being 12 months sober, what a huge achievement that is. It’s so great that you are rediscovering yourself now, at 41. You have so much time to explore who you are and what you love! I’m 61 and have been diagnosed with Complex PTSD. I’ve yet to be able to access and therapy as is quite expensive and annoyingly 14 years ago I had an accident that stopped me working and I’ve ended up on a disability pension. So, I have to figure out how to help myself as best I can. One of my biggest joys this year was actually finding Wendy and her wonderful videos! I’ve always loved art, since I was little but I was never allowed to learn it (mum was a narcissist, my sister and brother were favourites for different reasons and I was the “bad” one, the youngest, the outcast. I was the one who got in trouble, being beaten etc. Anyway, then I married a narcissist who was also abusive. 🤣🤪 Anything I liked or loved doing was out of the question, except for my four children. It was because of them I eventually found the courage to leave. Then, just as I was starting to find myself for the very first time in my life, I had the car accident and here we are. I also have auto immune issues (no surprises there with my history, lol). I am determined to do several things this year. Start an art journal practice, learn to draw, declutter, regular exercise, continue with eating healthier and trying to get our out and about more. At the moment i only go out for medical stuff or groceries. I live in the middle of suburbia with not a lot of nature nearby. Decluttering is A HUGE job because my mum, dad and sister have all passed and since there’s only my brother (whom I rarely talk to) I’ve had to take on ALL their stuff to sort. Art journaling, as I honestly think it will help with my trauma but also make ME happy. I just have to find/create a safe space to do it in. Drawing lessons, because I’m so much better in my head than in reality 😂 and in the meantime paint as best I can. I think Wendy said in one of her videos if you don’t know what to do, just swatch your supplies… so I’ll start there. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this part of your comment… “one day, she remembered that the only person who could make her happy was HERSELF! So she took back her power, re-claimed her place in the world and shined like never before!” I want to be able to look back on 2025 and say I did that! I will shine when I can and cocoon when I need but overall, in 2025, I am going to shine like I never have before! Thank you for such an inspiring comment and apologies for the life story 😂🤪
@angelabay-jespersen6205 I love your comment and thank you. I have been housebound on and off for years with physical and mental health issues, so i have been unable to work but would love to again eventually. I had to learn to crawl before I could walk, I'm still crawling most days! I gave up on the health care system for help as I had been trying to get therapy since aprox age 16. I ended up finding a charity that provided trauma therapy and joining an addiction support group (NA) which motivated me seeing others had changed their lives for the better (I didn't feel it was possible for me but I was desperate to do something!) Decluttering for me has been waiting to happen since 2012 due to leaks/floods and mould in my property that finally was resolved last year (the pipe burst, so they found it and FINALLY fixed it). Everything had to be redecorated from scratch with minimal insurance payout, but I'm now gradually getting through all of the boxes that have been waiting to be sorted through. It feels so amazing to manage even small achievements, and it's a weight lifted as I get more organised and let go of stuff I don't need. I prioritised an art/craft area when redecorating but am still overwhelmed with the huge amount of art supplies I have accumulated so trying to donate some to charities to free up space. I have also started with doing swatches and am sorting through my scraps to seperate things that inspire me currently. I have a huge canvas that I want to start a vision board on to get me into creative flow again. I'm hoping this will help with my block with art journaling but I have started sticking some pages of my art journal 😅 I have found that changing one daily routine has helped me build confidence to try more. I am trying to learn to listen to my body more so I don't burn-out constantly, but with reducing and stopping prescribed medication (on top of being sober) has a huge impact so I have had to learn self-care/self-compassion and patience while learning to ground myself repeatedly!! I wish you all the best, big hugs x
Hi! Happy new year! I discovered you while in chemo 2 years ago while in a support/watercolor group and you are one of the lights that got me through recovery😊 Been back at my regular job a while but have been trying to give more energy to my artistic through sculpture and textile arts. I will learn soon if I need to head back to chemo, and am so worried about the possibility, but when you asked what would we be looking forward to this year it hit me that I am looking forward to tackling the art projects I have in mind, and it won’t matter if I am working or in treatment because the art will be there! Thank you and warmest wishes!
Your change in eating is very reflective of getting rid of inflammation from processed carbs…or carbs in general. My health improved so much from getting rid of most carbs….good for you. In fact when i go zero carbs i feel the best..but thats a personal choice. When i eat carbs i bloat up.
Oh, Dear Dear Wendy, How lovely to find you on RUclips today while I am having tea and blueberries. We are in the midst of a cold spell here in Maine (in the States), but watching you paint/journal has reminded me that I have so many choices. Thank you for adding color to my world! Cheers and salutations, Joan
I have just recently found you, and I want to tell you Wendy - you are a peach! I have loved watching the video content you create, and it's magical to watch you paint and draw. I will be 53 in a few weeks, and it's been a real struggle for me - aging, and becoming an empty nester. In the last 3 years, my oldest daughter graduated from college, married, graduated from another post-college institute, moved across the country, and is now newly pregnant. My youngest daughter has started university and moved to the dorms. I hit menopause, and I feel like I've also hit a wall. I have been struggling to find my place now that my life has changed so drastically and it's been a difficult journey for me. I have been restless and struggling to find purpose and to remember who I was before motherhood, and trying to reclaim that girl. You are so delightful and your content brings me so much joy. I feel like if you were here in the Midwest plains of America, or if I was there, I would invite you to tea in a heartbeat. Thank you for being so authentic and so honest. You're wonderful. I you're also right - the hat is adorable!
My guiding word for 2024 was 'gratitude'. The year was like a rollercoaster ride, but I think my movie should be titled 'Gratitude', because that word made a huge difference. Learned to let go of so much mental, emotional, and old story baggage. And grateful to have found your videos. Thank You for all you share. Happy New Year 2025🎉
For 2025 I chose the Word Intention “Artistic”, and am exploring ‘The Artist’ archetype. Unlike my earlier archetypal research with Carolyn Myss and Dr Irina Webster, This time I am being led to choose my dominant archetypes, or which one is ‘the artist’. So I watched a YT video ‘The Power of the Artist Archetype’, and the conversation dwelt upon ‘the Muse’ or ‘the Archetype’. Wendy, do you have thoughts on the difference?
I want and hope to focus more on my health, foodwise, etc., work on more movement (I am in a wheelchair but getting a fifth-wheel handbike soon), and thus build more muscles. I also want to focus on better planning and organizing my daily activities. And of course, squeeze drawing, painting, and reading somewhere in the mix!!
The word for 2024 was burnout. This year will have to be better because I had a really toxic manager and (thank GOD) he retired. Much better manager now. I can now sleep through the night without waking up from nightmares about work. It’s taken a few months to get here, but I’m starting to feel like myself again. Like you, I want to prioritize my time for creativity and just being with myself. I’m a quilter, and can get lost for hours thinking about just the task in front of me - it’s very soothing. Love the hat, am now looking for some sort of pattern so maybe I can knit one for myself. 😊
That market haul though! So many things to love! Congrats on the new granddaughter...grandbabies are so precious. Movie title would have been Groundhog Day for most of the year, but things started changing for the better in the fall.
Oh my gosh ... I watched the movie "The Holiday" on Christmas night. I love that movie. 🙂 Thank you for sharing bits of your (and James') life with us ... always so inspiring.
A story of you It’s how you put down the spoon Gently, in soft motion, with precise intent Imagine the flight of the hummingbird Ethereal and purposeful It’s the cat’s graceful jump on your lap Purring warmly It’s the quiet smile given to a stranger Just walking by This morning I listen to the silences And I am reminded of you It’s the complicit glance friends share Hearing all that is unsaid The delicate and privileged touch Of a snowflake landing on your face This morning I listen to the silences And I hear you In the bewitching final note Floating from the sad melody On the piano On this ordinary day This morning I heard the silences Telling me a story gentle and true Of might and strength unloud A story of you It’s how you put down the spoon
I absolutely love watching you create. It's so beautiful it brings tears to my eyes. I also find it wonderful the way James helps you and supports your endeavors. It's such a gift to see it all. Thank you for sharing snippets of your life I truly appreciate it!!! You are an inspiration!!! 💜💜💜
Here here to a new year of new and hopeful beginnings! I am loving the new videos and reading through the comments, all of your viewers sound so wonderful and friendly. I enjoy reading through everyone's posts. For me, I think 2024 was not horrible, but it certainly wasn't great, either. This is my second channel for my art and craft projects, but I haven't uploaded anything in a year. I have another personal channel for other things that I don't upload any videos to. Two years ago I took on the role of caregiver for my elderly father and am living with him. So, I don't have the time I'd like to dedicate to doing my art (although I did produce 3 small oil pastel paintings that I'm proud of last year), and I edit my own videos as well so I struggle to get them edited and uploaded. I get my creative fix by living vicariously through your wonderful videos... they are like therapy. I am so glad that you are making positive changes in your diet and streamlining your living space (I need to do that too!). Thank you for your kind encouragement to all of us and being our inspirational muse! I really enjoy your style choices in clothes and your house/studio. Everything is so pretty, and you are too!
I like to use old calendars and planners for mixed media sketchbooks. For the planners, I removed about half the pages, which I either recycle or reuse. I glued the remaining pages together in 5-page sections to make sturdier pages, and then I use old brayer paper or mediocre gel prints or cleaner pages and put down some collage backgrounds, or just gesso the pages for painting. It works with my kind of punkish, "trash goblin" style and makes me very happy - as well as being free art supplies! Today I cleaned my workspace (which also, all too often, reflects "trash goblin" in a less practical way!) and I'm gessoing planner pages while watching your video. I hope you had a warm Solstice, a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year, and may 2025 be filled with lots of sweet, yummy chocolate and surprise windfall art supplies for you!
@@juliairwin4481 these are freebie calendars that the printers our theatre works with send us as promotionals, filled with old Saturdays Evening Post illustrations, but most of the images are getting covered in gesso and/or collage paper. I use the planner/calendar sketchbooks as a place to experiment and not feel very serious about my work (I am "cursed" with professional training) or care if things look perfect or professional. It's here I experiment with abstraction, or try new techniques.
Thank you for sharing. Dreamy as always. Merry Christmas and I hope you and James have the happiest of New Years this year. To help with those winter blues, light a candle and think of me sending you all little rays of sunshine from Florida. My favorite Christmas movie is It's a Wonderful Life. And...this last year I would say was glorious, I bought a hammock and have been enjoying hanging it in all the parks around town after I pick up all the trash I find.Much love from Florida.
Movie title. . .’running nowhere fast’ Going to ‘walk’ from now on, and be gentle in my thoughts. Adore your videos Wendy ! Your style ,spirit , and beautiful creations lift me up ! 🔆🩷
The videos of you and your life inspire me all the time, Wendy! Looking back, 2024 was an incredible Year Of Transition for me personally, globally, universally. I am welcoming 2025 with open arms, heart and soul. I'm calling 2025 the Year Of Manifestation; I'm minding my thoughts, words and actions. Peace and aligning with high vibration are front and center in my mind, body and spirit. I love your Light and Energy Wendy! I'm so happy for your & James' success searching and buying your home together. I look forward to your evolving forays and growth this year! Love and Light 🙏💓
movie: "Letting Go". Highlights-challenges of travel, health/cancer treatment, and the death of my mother. Found my resilience in always turning to my art through it all, letting go of people, beliefs, and feelings to make room for new experiences, feelings, and future challenges.
Wendy I appreciate you so much and enjoy your videos each and every one. You have done so well this past year with making goals and following through. You are an inspiration for us and I can see a difference in you. There is a glow about you that I thought may had been attributed to you becoming a grandmother as that tends to do that to a lot of us when we become grandmothers. But you have proven by changing your eating and drinking habits and doing the big declutter that it definitely shows on you. I absolutely loved the top you bought that you said reminded you of your grandmother. 💓I am happy for you that you are taking another art class. You have a natural talent as an artist no doubt however it’s nice to continue to learn. I bet you will really enjoy going to that class. As always I look forward to seeing your next video. Happy New Year to you and James and of course your daughter, son in law and little granddaughter……God bless….Lisa 🤗💓🙏
Such fun to look back on the last year with you Wendy. I’m coming 70 this year so it’s a real special time for myself realizing I’m expected by so many to be old 🤣🤣🤣 The last year was an emotional ride, almost like I had gone through menopause again after 35 years. So, as a movie it would be called “REBIRTH’. It really is exciting to now have my energy to go forward, free to be the crazy wild me again. Multimedia & nature will be the top runners of life and have choose to embrace the ridding of what I want without the guilt thinking ‘someone may want that’. I saw this the other day & found I was smiling while reading as it personified the way I was brushing off my worries of what the world has been & to open a new year. Sharing it here. The first stanza of Rudyard Kipling’s “New Year’s Resolutions” perfectly captures this allowance for wiggle room: “I am resolved-throughout the year To lay my vices on the shelf; A godly, sober course to steer And love my neighbours as myself- Excepting always two or three Whom I detest as they hate me.” Cheers to all 🍻🎉🇨🇦
Thank you Wendy for sharing your 2024 with us. And your pre- Christmas fun! I bravely did a two week solo adventure in Spain in Spring. Then after that, tore a knee ligament. Long story short, had full knee replacement surgery in Autumn. Slow, painful recovery. But rewarded myself with spending Christmas week in sunny Spain! Met lovely people. Walked daily with my new knee! I plan new adventures in 2025. Major decluttering. Improving my painting skills. And more ....Happy New Year to you and James..❤❤🎉🎉
Oh how I love Your wee treats for doing the Studio . Because of Your videos I finally started on my wee Witchy Lair and actually found half the Floor as well as so many Treasures . I even had enough space to do a Belly dance . You are like a Wee Fairy sitting on my shoulder cheering me on!! Thanks ever so much . I was also guided to go to the local Antique Market which is closing down, They are only open on the first weekend of each month and I said to my Darling I need to go, he laughed saying He thought our house was full but I had heard "The Whisperings" and said I need to go for storage ...1st thing I saw was a cushion with a Unicorn and Lion Medieval style which made m stop, I turned and saw the most perfect Oak Cabinet !! I have been looking for one for years and this was even better than the ones I imagined . I TRULY BELIEVE IT WAS A GIVE FROM THE UNIVERSE FOR FINALLY STARTING THE GREAT DECLUTTER !! We JUST squeezed it in the back of our car , fit perfectly and have filled it with My Treasures from inside, which has helped my declutter Dining room . It is like a game of Tetris but slowly getting it how I imagined . SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU encouraging us all here . I may need hypnosis to help clear out all the costuming racks in Playroom and upstairs but I am looking forward to only a few racks instead of 7 lol will let You know how I get on . Grizi x PS I will treat myself some dangly things, Festoon lights for courtyard and Fairy Lights ...dangling the thought in front of me to keep me moving hahaha
Happy New Year! I'm so excited for you. It sounds like the transition of last year has been a springboard to a wonderful start for 2025. This past year was "Groundhog Day" for me. Lots of false starts, setbacks, and seemingly making little progress...until I stopped fighting, and decided to work within my energy levels and just taking each day as an opportunity to work, rest, and play. I'm looking forward to this year being a healthier and more positive year. 🤞 Wishing everyone a healthy, happy, and safe year. Love and light always 🧡❤️💜✨✨✨
I absolutely love your new hat!!! And looks so cute on you 😊 thank you for your videos and everything else you do. You inspire me to continue to at least try to keep my light shining...
Hello From Northern California,: As for 2024: Stressed and Worried all the time: The mini-series," I am going to work on not being both, this year...and tend to let things really get to me, such as external crap out in the world, in the country I live in and in general about what is going to happen next...So, just being present and mindful of this is my goal. Also, I've always been a pretty conscious foodie and in recent years have slipped off this wagon, so that is another biggy for me this year just remember who I am and what is important in life and not dwelling on crap I can not control or have little control over, but enough to walk away and choose what I am willing to let affect my day to day well-being. Happy New year and many blessings, joys, love, and abundance to you and your lovely family.
Listening to you discuss your health goals I was thinking how it all should be how I approach the totality of my life. Immediate gratification esp during depressing times seems such a simple fix but, as you said, will not sustain you in a good way. Sugar is a very real addiction for me and I know it. Dairy is another problem for me. TY for expressing your goals and encouraging the rest of us. Best to you and James and your family. A very good 2025 for you all.
I love your pants, they're so flattering! It looks like your town is very crafty. Do you have a full-blown festival for New Year's? Oh! And James has cool pants too. Love to know where you got them.
Hi ya, love the hat. My film for the year would be called A Year On My Rollercoaster Of Life. Because life has had loads of ups and downs. Happy New Year Annie
I am wanting to write a book! It may be a poetry book, or a fiction book, but I have wanted to do this since forever! I love reading, and have always enjoyed writing, since I was as school. I am 68 years young, and I am excited with the prospect of this! Life begins at 68 for me it seems! 2024 was a struggle for me on my own with my rescue greyhound Madge. But I am looking forward to this new chapter in my life! Blessings to you from a very windy West Devon, England, and Jilly & Madge. xxx
Glad you are feeling good for 2025 we just went on a Christian retreat in west wales it was so good to get back to Him refreshing my soul so know exactly what you mean ❤😊
Congratulations Grandma! The Holiday is my fave! Your hat is divine and dangly window decoration so fun. Have enjoyed your videos since I found you. Have a marvelous 2025. Sending love and light to you, James and your family. ❤
Love love the hat so so you! Love your other items too the top especially pretty I love the pasley patterns ❤ beautiful paintings too she looks happy and contented
Adventure was my 2024 year with travel to NZ and UK (I'm Australian) where I also went to Bath to see the poster exhibition because you recommended it! Ready to chill out at our fishing spot for a few months in 2025 and delve into water colour. And trying to sketch every day or two. Thks Wendy, and happy new year everyone.
Ooww, now it has been a real up-n-down year, both personally, here in the UK and globally. I think my movie of 2024 would be called 'Adjust & Keep It Simple, the secrest of staying sane-(ish) when the world has gone bonkers 😅' Thank you for another great video Wendy. I do appriciate all of the hard work you put in to getting them out into the world 😊
I love your bohemian style whether it be clothing (love, love the hat!!) or artwork...you inspire me....I, too, have chosen to celebrate bright colors and patterns...esp in the winter months...I need a pop of color to get me through till spring. Best wishes for the New Year...thank you for the opportunity to share your time with me. (I found my very own "James" this year...I'm feeling very blessed)❤
Great hat! I will be 70 in three months. I also have a new grandson. This year has been up and down. Towards the end I lost a dear friend. I'm determined to make this year the best one ever.
My bff moved on to the next plane of existence 2 days ago, we were ‘besties’for 41 of our 63 years on earth and I am missing her terribly. Her birthday is January 18, would have been #64.
❤ Love love love ❤️ Your videos are so wholesome and they always fill me with inspiration. Thank you for sharing. Oh, and I love your new hat... it suits you to the tee. With so much love from my heart to yours from ZA 🇿🇦
When viewing this now, I love seeing the holiday views. I am missing the holidays, so makes me happy, Thanks for including the views. I love the hat on you! Happy 2025, Wendy!
Thank you so much Wendy and family for sharing a snippet of your wonderful family Christmas, for sharing the past year with us❤ I have an unknown health condition that was thought to be fibromyalgia but my legs go numb, blue and painful whenever I sit at a chair or stand, this has seen me going from walking everywhere to in a mobility bed and wheelchair. Like you I started a declutter process and love making art, many days I just don’t have the strength to do art but your videos sustain my creative side and soothe my soul🫶 I’ve developed panic attacks for the first time and whenever I’m stressed I just play one of you videos and it calms me, I honestly can’t thank you and James enough and I pray you and your family have an incredibly blessed 2025🙏 All my love Marnie🌹
Astrologically this year is a RENAISSANCE OF CREATIVITY AND ARTS!! WOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!! LOVE YOUR NEW HAT!!! IT IS PURRRRRFECT FOR YOU! Hugs to You both from us x
So good good to see another vlog from you. 😊❤ I think one of the highlights of my year has been my husband and I moving to a new rental home. It suits us so much better and is much better for creating my art. If this year was a movie I would call it, Changes. I have had so many changes in my life in the past year. Some were good, some not, but it's best to take each day as it comes and keep moving forward. ❤ Love to you dear!
Happy New Year to you and James! Thank you for sharing your journey with us this past year. I am looking forward to a new year as 2024 was full of too many unexpected emotional ups and downs! “New Beginnings “ is my movie title. Love and light! ❤️
Love, love, love you Wendy!!! You so inspire me!! Have been looking so forward to this video...just needed to see your smiles and hear your wisdom!! How is it that every hat looks so adorable on you?! Ha, when you asked to list a movie title for this past year, the first thing that came to mind was "Throw Momma From The Train"!!! It's been a challenge of a year and one that felt as if I wasn't even being cinsidered a part of it! All my hopes and goals were tossed in order to care and house my daughter and granddaughters due to my soon to be ex son-in-law selling the house out from under his family. It's been emotionally, physically, financially, and creatively challenging. But if I step back and look at the big picture, the title would have to be "Love Actually". The love for my family, the love of my husband to help me through the hard times, the love for my friends and especially the love, prayers, and support I received from my closest gurlfriends that kept me sane, kept me laughing, and took me away on adventures to reset and relax!! They have also kept me pushed in the direction to keep creating even when I thought I had nothing inside. I should count you among them! 😊 Going to put forth similar intentions this year as you have done. I desperately need to eat better, walk more, designate creativity as a priority, journal, and continue my adventures with my girlfriends as they help me to get out of my introverted box!!! My biggest intention will be to save money so I can finally travel to Europe! Oh, to paint outdoors in those old cities and beautiful landscapes!! So my word for the coming year will be "Intentions", not goals, not to do lists, but true intentions to better my life, to be intent and deliberate! Thank you so much for encouraging all of us creative spirits out here, you are a blessing! Oh, and I adore your "little ladies" you painted! They have such beautiful expressions and you just get better and better at it! Happy New Year!!!❤
My movie would be called: An average year, except for the holiday chapter: A Bavarian woman and her car on a great and beautiful solo roadtrip through Scotland and England. Your hairstyle at the beginning of the video looked very nice and cute on you.
🌟🌙✨If this year had been a movie what would yours be called?
Be careful what you wish for ...
Exhaustion goes in overdrive or Getting older is not better
End of a Marriage 😢
"Is This Really My Life?"
@@doodle3161 So sorry 😞
The only thing I can say about last year is that this year will be better. I lost my husband in September after his health slowly declined, and I'm still coming to terms with it. But I have turned to journaling and art journaling to figure things out. My word for this year is "renewal."
Condolences for your loss. I'm pleased that you are journaling and art journaling to help you. Be kind to yourself. Sending you lots of Light for 2025.
I got my painting things out after I lost my husband 3 years ago and started painting daily.
It was very therapeutic and really helped me, giving me something to focus on each day.
I hope it does the same for you. Take care.
What a difficult year you had. Sending you good wishes for a much better 2025.
So sorry for your loss. I know that isn’t adequate but I’m am sorry. It must be difficult.
I'm so sorry. I lost my dad in 2020 and my mom this past November, so I get it. I hope that 2025 is kinder to you and that you find comfort in journaling as you continue on your healing journey. I know it's helping me. P.S. Renewal is a good word. I think that I'll use that one as well. ❤🩹🌅🌟
My year has been a down ward spiral of ill health and unbearable physical pain, and my family wanted to put me in an aged care home. Shock, horror, confrontation! So I started losing weight, decluttering, downsizing, and getting fit in every way possible. Now I need to say to my children-Do I look like I’m ready for an aged home? That , so far, has been unacknowledged. Mmmm…. I have transformed myself in so many ways. I am so proud of myself. I am now ready for a year of improvement, self care, becoming aware of life, the universe, my actions and thoughts and needs. And working a studio that is now full of space, not clutter. Cheers to you, Wendy, and to me!
Wow 😲😳 so glad you have transformed yourself! Yes cheers to you🎉🍾🥂 Well done 💪🪄✨️✨️ Best wishes 🌠🌠for continued good health & independence for 2025 and many more years to come💪✨️💖✨️
Sounds like a year of true restoration! May God bless you this new year beyond all that you could ask or think! And May your children recognize the hard work you have put into your life to restore and renew yourself! I hope you are proud of yourself- I’m proud of you , that’s a ton of work in every area of your life!
I need to do that 😢 it’s overwhelming to me, but years and years of stuff 🤦🏻♀️….its paralyzing
Well done lass.
You go girl. It's easy for offspring to tell us how we should live without actually asking or considering our feelings and the consequences of what they think we should do.
THE HAT IS TOTALLY YOU…I LOVED IT THE MINUTE YOU PUT IT ON!
I loved the hat. Do you have a link on where to purchase one? 😊 ty
Epic UNIQUE hat, ...completely you ❤
My film title would be Creating Glimmers. Small pockets of happiness each day, life can be exhausting but even a simple task like having a cuppa on the sofa can bring a glimmer.😮
I , too, tend to feel a bit down and suffer from “the Januarys”. Winter can feel so long and dark here in Canada so I am trying something new this year and leaving my Christmas tree up. It’s one of those skinny trees, so it doesn’t take up much space. I took all the Christmas decorations off and put up some pretty birds and a few glass beads to give it a bit more sparkle. I am planning on leaving it up until the end of February but, we’ll see! The light does a lot to lift my spirits and it does bring a smile to my face!
I left my nativity up for a year to remind me who did the suffering truly.
Good idea.
That sounds like a lovely idea! My boyfriend and I just purchased and received a light therapy lamp to help with the never ending grey days here lately in Canada.
@ What a great gift! I will have to get one of those!
@@christinagely2086Yes! I’ve read many good things about them!
I'M replying in the new year, but my one word for 2024 would be overwhelming. Wendy your someone I have followed for a long time now, living in a rural area were friends and true close spirits are rarely available, plus becoming a recluse has something to do with that.
But I must say, a petite little lady that is on a small IPad screen is my closest friend and support and I love you for that. Thankyou.
Hi, Wendy, James and the Unexpected Gypsy fans **** Wishing you only good things in 2025 **** Hugs from Lisa from Texas ❤
Another Texan sending love to Wendy! Wendy, you are an inspiration so please keep posting (after a lovely break of course). My year in movie would be coming of age as we settle in to having a somewhat empty nest, letting our son spread his wings as an adult, and figuring out what I want next from life now that I should be worrying less about money.
Hi Wendy, If my year was a movie what would it be called? I would have to say “Leaving The Past Behind”. My Mother passed suddenly at the end of 2023 and this year has seen a huge adjustment for my family. 😢 The grief and tears that have been shed not only because my Mum is no longer here, but the grief I feel for my family as we all drift apart at a time when we should have been there for each other. And the biggest realisation that I have to leave the past behind and forge a new path. It has not been an easy year so I am really hoping that 2025 will be a softer, kinder year for me and my family. I think we have had enough heartache for the time being. Thanks for your videos. They always gave me solace and comfort. You inspire me to be better. 😊❤
TO DO LIST overwhelm. YES!! Being in overwhelm is crippling. I have to remind myself that baby steps leads to progress.
Wait - did I hear your daughter suggest you make a calendar/journal book? Yes please!!! :) Wendy art on the cover and 1 for each month would be AMAZING!
Soooo proud of you & James! Congratulations on being a grandmother!!!!
Your hair looks very pretty in those two buns you had in the beginning and I always get so happy when I hear the way you pronounce "aaaand" in between lines... It always cheers me up! I also had a rough year in 2024, my autoimmune illness was just bad and I had an overall difficult time with PTSD symptoms. But I'm sure 2025 will get better, I can feel it! Love your videos!
Aaaand we gonna do that ! We make 2025 a great year ! 💪🏼✨
You always inspire me. The past year has been constant stress and living in survival mode. In 2025 I refuse to live that way anymore. I'll be focused on the very things you talked about. Improving health.. art... and my own home nesting... etc. LOVE love love the hat! Great video.
Snow today in Newcastle Upon Tyne so I did a wardrobe declutter and it feels like such a weight off. This year as a movie!!! The great untangling 😅 I will be 12 months sober (long list of things!) on Friday 10th!! Healed some trauma through therapy and am rediscovering myself at age 41!! I love this to summarise 2024....One day, she remembered that the only person who could make her happy was HERSELF! So she took back her power, re-claimed her place in the world and shined like never before! Happy New Year xx
What wonderful inspiration your comment is to me! Congratulations on being 12 months sober, what a huge achievement that is. It’s so great that you are rediscovering yourself now, at 41. You have so much time to explore who you are and what you love!
I’m 61 and have been diagnosed with Complex PTSD. I’ve yet to be able to access and therapy as is quite expensive and annoyingly 14 years ago I had an accident that stopped me working and I’ve ended up on a disability pension. So, I have to figure out how to help myself as best I can. One of my biggest joys this year was actually finding Wendy and her wonderful videos!
I’ve always loved art, since I was little but I was never allowed to learn it (mum was a narcissist, my sister and brother were favourites for different reasons and I was the “bad” one, the youngest, the outcast. I was the one who got in trouble, being beaten etc.
Anyway, then I married a narcissist who was also abusive. 🤣🤪
Anything I liked or loved doing was out of the question, except for my four children. It was because of them I eventually found the courage to leave. Then, just as I was starting to find myself for the very first time in my life, I had the car accident and here we are. I also have auto immune issues (no surprises there with my history, lol).
I am determined to do several things this year. Start an art journal practice, learn to draw, declutter, regular exercise, continue with eating healthier and trying to get our out and about more. At the moment i only go out for medical stuff or groceries. I live in the middle of suburbia with not a lot of nature nearby.
Decluttering is A HUGE job because my mum, dad and sister have all passed and since there’s only my brother (whom I rarely talk to) I’ve had to take on ALL their stuff to sort.
Art journaling, as I honestly think it will help with my trauma but also make ME happy. I just have to find/create a safe space to do it in. Drawing lessons, because I’m so much better in my head than in reality 😂 and in the meantime paint as best I can. I think Wendy said in one of her videos if you don’t know what to do, just swatch your supplies… so I’ll start there.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this part of your comment… “one day, she remembered that the only person who could make her happy was HERSELF! So she took back her power, re-claimed her place in the world and shined like never before!”
I want to be able to look back on 2025 and say I did that! I will shine when I can and cocoon when I need but overall, in 2025, I am going to shine like I never have before! Thank you for such an inspiring comment and apologies for the life story 😂🤪
@angelabay-jespersen6205 I love your comment and thank you. I have been housebound on and off for years with physical and mental health issues, so i have been unable to work but would love to again eventually. I had to learn to crawl before I could walk, I'm still crawling most days!
I gave up on the health care system for help as I had been trying to get therapy since aprox age 16. I ended up finding a charity that provided trauma therapy and joining an addiction support group (NA) which motivated me seeing others had changed their lives for the better (I didn't feel it was possible for me but I was desperate to do something!)
Decluttering for me has been waiting to happen since 2012 due to leaks/floods and mould in my property that finally was resolved last year (the pipe burst, so they found it and FINALLY fixed it). Everything had to be redecorated from scratch with minimal insurance payout, but I'm now gradually getting through all of the boxes that have been waiting to be sorted through. It feels so amazing to manage even small achievements, and it's a weight lifted as I get more organised and let go of stuff I don't need.
I prioritised an art/craft area when redecorating but am still overwhelmed with the huge amount of art supplies I have accumulated so trying to donate some to charities to free up space. I have also started with doing swatches and am sorting through my scraps to seperate things that inspire me currently. I have a huge canvas that I want to start a vision board on to get me into creative flow again. I'm hoping this will help with my block with art journaling but I have started sticking some pages of my art journal 😅
I have found that changing one daily routine has helped me build confidence to try more.
I am trying to learn to listen to my body more so I don't burn-out constantly, but with reducing and stopping prescribed medication (on top of being sober) has a huge impact so I have had to learn self-care/self-compassion and patience while learning to ground myself repeatedly!!
I wish you all the best, big hugs x
Hi! Happy new year! I discovered you while in chemo 2 years ago while in a support/watercolor group and you are one of the lights that got me through recovery😊 Been back at my regular job a while but have been trying to give more energy to my artistic through sculpture and textile arts. I will learn soon if I need to head back to chemo, and am so worried about the possibility, but when you asked what would we be looking forward to this year it hit me that I am looking forward to tackling the art projects I have in mind, and it won’t matter if I am working or in treatment because the art will be there! Thank you and warmest wishes!
Good luck in your health journey. Art-making is very healing.
Keep the Faery Faith Diana! You are needed. 💖🙏
Your change in eating is very reflective of getting rid of inflammation from processed carbs…or carbs in general. My health improved so much from getting rid of most carbs….good for you. In fact when i go zero carbs i feel the best..but thats a personal choice. When i eat carbs i bloat up.
My words are flourish, refresh, and focus.
Oh, Dear Dear Wendy, How lovely to find you on RUclips today while I am having tea and blueberries. We are in the midst of a cold spell here in Maine (in the States), but watching you paint/journal has reminded me that I have so many choices. Thank you for adding color to my world! Cheers and salutations, Joan
I have just recently found you, and I want to tell you Wendy - you are a peach! I have loved watching the video content you create, and it's magical to watch you paint and draw. I will be 53 in a few weeks, and it's been a real struggle for me - aging, and becoming an empty nester. In the last 3 years, my oldest daughter graduated from college, married, graduated from another post-college institute, moved across the country, and is now newly pregnant. My youngest daughter has started university and moved to the dorms. I hit menopause, and I feel like I've also hit a wall. I have been struggling to find my place now that my life has changed so drastically and it's been a difficult journey for me. I have been restless and struggling to find purpose and to remember who I was before motherhood, and trying to reclaim that girl. You are so delightful and your content brings me so much joy. I feel like if you were here in the Midwest plains of America, or if I was there, I would invite you to tea in a heartbeat. Thank you for being so authentic and so honest. You're wonderful. I you're also right - the hat is adorable!
My guiding word for 2024 was 'gratitude'. The year was like a rollercoaster ride, but I think my movie should be titled 'Gratitude', because that word made a huge difference. Learned to let go of so much mental, emotional, and old story baggage.
And grateful to have found your videos. Thank You for all you share. Happy New Year 2025🎉
For 2025 I chose the Word Intention “Artistic”, and am exploring ‘The Artist’ archetype. Unlike my earlier archetypal research with Carolyn Myss and Dr Irina Webster, This time I am being led to choose my dominant archetypes, or which one is ‘the artist’. So I watched a YT video ‘The Power of the Artist Archetype’, and the conversation dwelt upon ‘the Muse’ or ‘the Archetype’. Wendy, do you have thoughts on the difference?
I want and hope to focus more on my health, foodwise, etc., work on more movement (I am in a wheelchair but getting a fifth-wheel handbike soon), and thus build more muscles. I also want to focus on better planning and organizing my daily activities. And of course, squeeze drawing, painting, and reading somewhere in the mix!!
The word for 2024 was burnout. This year will have to be better because I had a really toxic manager and (thank GOD) he retired. Much better manager now. I can now sleep through the night without waking up from nightmares about work. It’s taken a few months to get here, but I’m starting to feel like myself again. Like you, I want to prioritize my time for creativity and just being with myself. I’m a quilter, and can get lost for hours thinking about just the task in front of me - it’s very soothing. Love the hat, am now looking for some sort of pattern so maybe I can knit one for myself. 😊
Wendy your a breath of sunshine ❤thank you
That market haul though! So many things to love! Congrats on the new granddaughter...grandbabies are so precious. Movie title would have been Groundhog Day for most of the year, but things started changing for the better in the fall.
Hello Wendy! Congrats on your new granddaughter! Happy New Year to you and James! Sending hugs from USA!🇺🇸
Oh my gosh ... I watched the movie "The Holiday" on Christmas night. I love that movie. 🙂 Thank you for sharing bits of your (and James') life with us ... always so inspiring.
I want a bite of that Christmas chocolate cake!!! Happy New Year! Being a grandparent is the best.
A story of you
It’s how you put down the spoon
Gently, in soft motion, with precise intent
Imagine the flight of the hummingbird
Ethereal and purposeful
It’s the cat’s graceful jump on your lap
Purring warmly
It’s the quiet smile given to a stranger
Just walking by
This morning I listen to the silences
And I am reminded of you
It’s the complicit glance friends share
Hearing all that is unsaid
The delicate and privileged touch
Of a snowflake landing on your face
This morning I listen to the silences
And I hear you
In the bewitching final note
Floating from the sad melody
On the piano
On this ordinary day
This morning I heard the silences
Telling me a story gentle and true
Of might and strength unloud
A story of you
It’s how you put down the spoon
omg. this is perfect. just lovely
I absolutely love watching you create. It's so beautiful it brings tears to my eyes. I also find it wonderful the way James helps you and supports your endeavors. It's such a gift to see it all. Thank you for sharing snippets of your life I truly appreciate it!!! You are an inspiration!!! 💜💜💜
My movie title.......SO GLAD WE ARE FINISHED WITH YOU!!!
I like starting my morning watching a video of yours because it makes my day! Thank you for your knowledge and your beautiful whimsical energy! 😘🌻🐝
Here here to a new year of new and hopeful beginnings! I am loving the new videos and reading through the comments, all of your viewers sound so wonderful and friendly. I enjoy reading through everyone's posts.
For me, I think 2024 was not horrible, but it certainly wasn't great, either. This is my second channel for my art and craft projects, but I haven't uploaded anything in a year. I have another personal channel for other things that I don't upload any videos to.
Two years ago I took on the role of caregiver for my elderly father and am living with him. So, I don't have the time I'd like to dedicate to doing my art (although I did produce 3 small oil pastel paintings that I'm proud of last year), and I edit my own videos as well so I struggle to get them edited and uploaded. I get my creative fix by living vicariously through your wonderful videos... they are like therapy. I am so glad that you are making positive changes in your diet and streamlining your living space (I need to do that too!). Thank you for your kind encouragement to all of us and being our inspirational muse! I really enjoy your style choices in clothes and your house/studio. Everything is so pretty, and you are too!
the Holiday is my favorite Christmas watch too! i knew we were soul sisters 😊
This was so wonderful to watch. Your videos are like a balm for the soul. Thank you for sharing your life so generously with us. ☺
💯 with the eating habits, small changes that are long term attainable, definitely made a different to my own energy and health. ❤
I like to use old calendars and planners for mixed media sketchbooks. For the planners, I removed about half the pages, which I either recycle or reuse. I glued the remaining pages together in 5-page sections to make sturdier pages, and then I use old brayer paper or mediocre gel prints or cleaner pages and put down some collage backgrounds, or just gesso the pages for painting. It works with my kind of punkish, "trash goblin" style and makes me very happy - as well as being free art supplies! Today I cleaned my workspace (which also, all too often, reflects "trash goblin" in a less practical way!) and I'm gessoing planner pages while watching your video. I hope you had a warm Solstice, a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year, and may 2025 be filled with lots of sweet, yummy chocolate and surprise windfall art supplies for you!
Ohhh lots of lovely ideas here thank you ❤
What a good idea for expired calendars.
I hated discarding old calendars. Some
of them are really a work of art.
@@juliairwin4481 these are freebie calendars that the printers our theatre works with send us as promotionals, filled with old Saturdays Evening Post illustrations, but most of the images are getting covered in gesso and/or collage paper. I use the planner/calendar sketchbooks as a place to experiment and not feel very serious about my work (I am "cursed" with professional training) or care if things look perfect or professional. It's here I experiment with abstraction, or try new techniques.
Thank you for sharing. Dreamy as always. Merry Christmas and I hope you and James have the happiest of New Years this year. To help with those winter blues, light a candle and think of me sending you all little rays of sunshine from Florida. My favorite Christmas movie is It's a Wonderful Life. And...this last year I would say was glorious, I bought a hammock and have been enjoying hanging it in all the parks around town after I pick up all the trash I find.Much love from Florida.
Movie title. . .’running nowhere fast’ Going to ‘walk’ from now on, and be gentle in my thoughts. Adore your videos Wendy ! Your style ,spirit , and beautiful creations lift me up ! 🔆🩷
The videos of you and your life inspire me all the time, Wendy! Looking back, 2024 was an incredible Year Of Transition for me personally, globally, universally. I am welcoming 2025 with open arms, heart and soul. I'm calling 2025 the Year Of Manifestation; I'm minding my thoughts, words and actions. Peace and aligning with high vibration are front and center in my mind, body and spirit. I love your Light and Energy Wendy! I'm so happy for your & James' success searching and buying your home together. I look forward to your evolving forays and growth this year! Love and Light 🙏💓
movie: "Letting Go". Highlights-challenges of travel, health/cancer treatment, and the death of my mother. Found my resilience in always turning to my art through it all, letting go of people, beliefs, and feelings to make room for new experiences, feelings, and future challenges.
Breaking free from survival mode. It feels amazing!!! 🤩 💚🌿
Wendy I appreciate you so much and enjoy your videos each and every one. You have done so well this past year with making goals and following through. You are an inspiration for us and I can see a difference in you. There is a glow about you that I thought may had been attributed to you becoming a grandmother as that tends to do that to a lot of us when we become grandmothers. But you have proven by changing your eating and drinking habits and doing the big declutter that it definitely shows on you. I absolutely loved the top you bought that you said reminded you of your grandmother. 💓I am happy for you that you are taking another art class. You have a natural talent as an artist no doubt however it’s nice to continue to learn. I bet you will really enjoy going to that class. As always I look forward to seeing your next video. Happy New Year to you and James and of course your daughter, son in law and little granddaughter……God bless….Lisa 🤗💓🙏
Such fun to look back on the last year with you Wendy. I’m coming 70 this year so it’s a real special time for myself realizing I’m expected by so many to be old 🤣🤣🤣 The last year was an emotional ride, almost like I had gone through menopause again after 35 years. So, as a movie it would be called “REBIRTH’. It really is exciting to now have my energy to go forward, free to be the crazy wild me again. Multimedia & nature will be the top runners of life and have choose to embrace the ridding of what I want without the guilt thinking ‘someone may want that’.
I saw this the other day & found I was smiling while reading as it personified the way I was brushing off my worries of what the world has been & to open a new year. Sharing it here.
The first stanza of Rudyard Kipling’s “New Year’s Resolutions” perfectly captures this allowance for wiggle room:
“I am resolved-throughout the year
To lay my vices on the shelf;
A godly, sober course to steer
And love my neighbours as myself-
Excepting always two or three
Whom I detest as they hate me.”
Cheers to all 🍻🎉🇨🇦
Happy New Year everyone. Have a fabulous day.
Thank you, and to you ☺️💛
Thank you Wendy for sharing your 2024 with us. And your pre- Christmas fun! I bravely did a two week solo adventure in Spain in Spring. Then after that, tore a knee ligament. Long story short, had full knee replacement surgery in Autumn. Slow, painful recovery. But rewarded myself with spending Christmas week in sunny Spain! Met lovely people. Walked daily with my new knee! I plan new adventures in 2025. Major decluttering. Improving my painting skills. And more ....Happy New Year to you and James..❤❤🎉🎉
I love your hat❤. Also, the hanging little mirrors...
Your paintings of the little ladies are just so pretty..
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Sweet Gypsy.....your new hat is adorable....just like you ! 🥰 wishing you and James a very happy and healthy 2025🎉😊
Enjoyed this video very much ❤❤
I love that you shared your shopping. Everything was awesome but especially the hat ❤
Oh how I love Your wee treats for doing the Studio . Because of Your videos I finally started on my wee Witchy Lair and actually found half the Floor as well as so many Treasures . I even had enough space to do a Belly dance . You are like a Wee Fairy sitting on my shoulder cheering me on!! Thanks ever so much . I was also guided to go to the local Antique Market which is closing down, They are only open on the first weekend of each month and I said to my Darling I need to go, he laughed saying He thought our house was full but I had heard "The Whisperings" and said I need to go for storage ...1st thing I saw was a cushion with a Unicorn and Lion Medieval style which made m stop, I turned and saw the most perfect Oak Cabinet !! I have been looking for one for years and this was even better than the ones I imagined . I TRULY BELIEVE IT WAS A GIVE FROM THE UNIVERSE FOR FINALLY STARTING THE GREAT DECLUTTER !! We JUST squeezed it in the back of our car , fit perfectly and have filled it with My Treasures from inside, which has helped my declutter Dining room . It is like a game of Tetris but slowly getting it how I imagined . SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU encouraging us all here . I may need hypnosis to help clear out all the costuming racks in Playroom and upstairs but I am looking forward to only a few racks instead of 7 lol will let You know how I get on . Grizi x PS I will treat myself some dangly things, Festoon lights for courtyard and Fairy Lights ...dangling the thought in front of me to keep me moving hahaha
Happy joyous 2025 to you Wendy! The hat is very much you! I'm loving it!🙏♥️
Thank you for sharing your lovely Christmas. Wishes for a happy, peaceful and happy New Year to you and your family.💕
Happy New Year! I'm so excited for you. It sounds like the transition of last year has been a springboard to a wonderful start for 2025.
This past year was "Groundhog Day" for me. Lots of false starts, setbacks, and seemingly making little progress...until I stopped fighting, and decided to work within my energy levels and just taking each day as an opportunity to work, rest, and play.
I'm looking forward to this year being a healthier and more positive year. 🤞
Wishing everyone a healthy, happy, and safe year. Love and light always 🧡❤️💜✨✨✨
Dave Sanger Stage. Horse drawn.Love the Hearts dangle bits.Looking Magical Lass.Love the hat.
💙💙💙 this video. TFS lovely adventures & time spent w/family 😊
I absolutely love your new hat!!! And looks so cute on you 😊 thank you for your videos and everything else you do. You inspire me to continue to at least try to keep my light shining...
Hello From Northern California,: As for 2024: Stressed and Worried all the time: The mini-series," I am going to work on not being both, this year...and tend to let things really get to me, such as external crap out in the world, in the country I live in and in general about what is going to happen next...So, just being present and mindful of this is my goal. Also, I've always been a pretty conscious foodie and in recent years have slipped off this wagon, so that is another biggy for me this year just remember who I am and what is important in life and not dwelling on crap I can not control or have little control over, but enough to walk away and choose what I am willing to let affect my day to day well-being.
Happy New year and many blessings, joys, love, and abundance to you and your lovely family.
Listening to you discuss your health goals I was thinking how it all should be how I approach the totality of my life. Immediate gratification esp during depressing times seems such a simple fix but, as you said, will not sustain you in a good way. Sugar is a very real addiction for me and I know it. Dairy is another problem for me. TY for expressing your goals and encouraging the rest of us. Best to you and James and your family. A very good 2025 for you all.
That cup looks like you painted it yourself, it looks like all your artworks!
I love the shirt. And the hat absolutely adorable. I love it and want one.
I love your pants, they're so flattering! It looks like your town is very crafty. Do you have a full-blown festival for New Year's? Oh! And James has cool pants too. Love to know where you got them.
You are such a wonderful inspiration Wendy I am wishing you all the best for fantastic 2025
Hi ya, love the hat. My film for the year would be called A Year On My Rollercoaster Of Life. Because life has had loads of ups and downs. Happy New Year Annie
I am wanting to write a book! It may be a poetry book, or a fiction book, but I have wanted to do this since forever! I love reading, and have always enjoyed writing, since I was as school. I am 68 years young, and I am excited with the prospect of this! Life begins at 68 for me it seems! 2024 was a struggle for me on my own with my rescue greyhound Madge. But
I am looking forward to this new chapter in my life! Blessings to you from a very windy West Devon, England, and Jilly & Madge. xxx
Love the hat ❤
I LOVE The Holiday! Great movie!
Glad you are feeling good for 2025 we just went on a Christian retreat in west wales it was so good to get back to Him refreshing my soul so know exactly what you mean ❤😊
Good Morning Wendy, I loved this video, so bright and positive. New beginnings for the New Year ahead of us. Much Love to you. Sincerely Kassandra
Solidarity is my word. It will be the same in 2025. Love your videos! Thank you for sharing your world with us!!
Little Ladies are next level Wendy!! CONGRATULATIONS ❤❤❤
The wheels of change have started rolling!!🎉
Congratulations Grandma! The Holiday is my fave! Your hat is divine and dangly window decoration so fun. Have enjoyed your videos since I found you. Have a marvelous 2025. Sending love and light to you, James and your family. ❤
Loved this video so much Wendy and when You spoke of Your Dressing up box I imagined a beautiful Pirate Chest ...I bet You find the perfect one!!
Love love the hat so so you! Love your other items too the top especially pretty I love the pasley patterns ❤ beautiful paintings too she looks happy and contented
Adventure was my 2024 year with travel to NZ and UK (I'm Australian) where I also went to Bath to see the poster exhibition because you recommended it! Ready to chill out at our fishing spot for a few months in 2025 and delve into water colour. And trying to sketch every day or two. Thks Wendy, and happy new year everyone.
Ooww, now it has been a real up-n-down year, both personally, here in the UK and globally.
I think my movie of 2024 would be called
'Adjust & Keep It Simple, the secrest of staying sane-(ish) when the world has gone bonkers 😅'
Thank you for another great video Wendy. I do appriciate all of the hard work you put in to getting them out into the world 😊
Thank you for helping me get through the year. Love to you and yours.
Well done for making it through, ✨✨✨🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
Aw yes, lovely George indeed 😢
Thank you very much Wendy for this very nice video. I wish you all the best to you, your family and friends in 2025
I love your bohemian style whether it be clothing (love, love the hat!!) or artwork...you inspire me....I, too, have chosen to celebrate bright colors and patterns...esp in the winter months...I need a pop of color to get me through till spring. Best wishes for the New Year...thank you for the opportunity to share your time with me. (I found my very own "James" this year...I'm feeling very blessed)❤
Great hat! I will be 70 in three months. I also have a new grandson. This year has been up and down. Towards the end I lost a dear friend. I'm determined to make this year the best one ever.
My bff moved on to the next plane of existence 2 days ago, we were ‘besties’for 41 of our 63 years on earth and I am missing her terribly. Her birthday is January 18, would have been #64.
Thanks Wendy for a very enjoyable video! 😊
You’re wearing your new shirt you just bought that reminds you of your granny!!!!❤
You make me believe all is so possible in life! Thankyou!!!!!
❤ Love love love ❤️
Your videos are so wholesome and they always fill me with inspiration.
Thank you for sharing.
Oh, and I love your new hat... it suits you to the tee.
With so much love from my heart to yours from ZA 🇿🇦
Absolutely love your new hat! I’d love one!
When viewing this now, I love seeing the holiday views. I am missing the holidays, so makes me happy, Thanks for including the views. I love the hat on you! Happy 2025, Wendy!
Thank you so much Wendy and family for sharing a snippet of your wonderful family Christmas, for sharing the past year with us❤ I have an unknown health condition that was thought to be fibromyalgia but my legs go numb, blue and painful whenever I sit at a chair or stand, this has seen me going from walking everywhere to in a mobility bed and wheelchair. Like you I started a declutter process and love making art, many days I just don’t have the strength to do art but your videos sustain my creative side and soothe my soul🫶 I’ve developed panic attacks for the first time and whenever I’m stressed I just play one of you videos and it calms me, I honestly can’t thank you and James enough and I pray you and your family have an incredibly blessed 2025🙏 All my love Marnie🌹
Wow! Awesome finds, love all the stuff you bought! We have the same taste!😍 jill
Astrologically this year is a RENAISSANCE OF CREATIVITY AND ARTS!! WOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!! LOVE YOUR NEW HAT!!! IT IS PURRRRRFECT FOR YOU! Hugs to You both from us x
So good good to see another vlog from you. 😊❤
I think one of the highlights of my year has been my husband and I moving to a new rental home. It suits us so much better and is much better for creating my art. If this year was a movie I would call it, Changes. I have had so many changes in my life in the past year. Some were good, some not, but it's best to take each day as it comes and keep moving forward. ❤ Love to you dear!
Happy New Year to you and James! Thank you for sharing your journey with us this past year. I am looking forward to a new year as 2024 was full of too many unexpected emotional ups and downs! “New Beginnings “ is my movie title. Love and light! ❤️
Love the hat - looks great on you too 💚
Love, love, love you Wendy!!! You so inspire me!! Have been looking so forward to this video...just needed to see your smiles and hear your wisdom!! How is it that every hat looks so adorable on you?! Ha, when you asked to list a movie title for this past year, the first thing that came to mind was "Throw Momma From The Train"!!! It's been a challenge of a year and one that felt as if I wasn't even being cinsidered a part of it! All my hopes and goals were tossed in order to care and house my daughter and granddaughters due to my soon to be ex son-in-law selling the house out from under his family. It's been emotionally, physically, financially, and creatively challenging. But if I step back and look at the big picture, the title would have to be "Love Actually". The love for my family, the love of my husband to help me through the hard times, the love for my friends and especially the love, prayers, and support I received from my closest gurlfriends that kept me sane, kept me laughing, and took me away on adventures to reset and relax!! They have also kept me pushed in the direction to keep creating even when I thought I had nothing inside. I should count you among them! 😊 Going to put forth similar intentions this year as you have done. I desperately need to eat better, walk more, designate creativity as a priority, journal, and continue my adventures with my girlfriends as they help me to get out of my introverted box!!! My biggest intention will be to save money so I can finally travel to Europe! Oh, to paint outdoors in those old cities and beautiful landscapes!! So my word for the coming year will be "Intentions", not goals, not to do lists, but true intentions to better my life, to be intent and deliberate! Thank you so much for encouraging all of us creative spirits out here, you are a blessing! Oh, and I adore your "little ladies" you painted! They have such beautiful expressions and you just get better and better at it! Happy New Year!!!❤
My movie would be called: An average year, except for the holiday chapter: A Bavarian woman and her car on a great and beautiful solo roadtrip through Scotland and England.
Your hairstyle at the beginning of the video looked very nice and cute on you.
Ohhhh sounds a wonderful time! Repeat for this year?🤭🤔🤔🌺✨
I love her whole style..
Love The Holiday! Watch it every year, Wendy. Happy New Year to you!
That market is class!!! The Xmas markets in London have been awful. Love that hat! ✨🫶🏻✨
"This, too, shall pass" came to mind as a movie title. My ybmom used to say that and I have lived long enough to see she waa right.