What Inspires You?

I am so happy to have Rachel guest posting in my series What Inspires You?  I love what she writes and she certainly inspires me to be a better mother.  Enjoy!







My name is Rachel and I am thrilled to be given the opportunity to write a post about inspiration for Farmers Wifey.

I am so predictable in my inspiration. I am inspired by my girls, 6 & 8. They truly make me want to be the best person I can be, so I can be the best mother, example and teacher for them.

I am not a natural mother. I wasn't one of those people that couldn't wait to be a mum. I even thought for a long time that I wouldn't have children. It took a miscarriage to make me realise that maybe I do want children. I was so sad after losing a baby I wasn't sure I wanted and it ignited something within me.

As a mother I am very flawed, I am impatient, demanding, bossy and uncompromising but I have a bottomless well of love and laughter, I am consistent, stable and have always prioritise my role as their mum as my number one.  They make me completely step out of my comfort zone because I want to show them that we are never too old, or shy or self conscience to try new things. I want them not to be scared of failure, just to happy to have tried. I never want them to think 'I can't' or 'I'm too shy, or nervous or not good enough'.

I must be doing something right because my girls are so smart, well mannered and really funny. I like to think they got that from me, but my husband is pretty funny too.

My girls inspire me want to be the best version of me, so I can help them be the best version of them.







Bio

Rachel Wernicke is a 39 year-old married mother of two girls.  After working as a paralegal in Brisbane for 14 years, she left life in the big city to focus on her family. Once the kids were both in school, it was time get back to work. In a four-person house with five computers, two iPads, two iPhones, two iPod touches and half a dozen cameras there seemed only one direction to go. Rachel decided to learn more about the the world of blogging and indulge her passions for style and life on the Redcliffe Peninsula.  In October 2011, she started Redcliffe Style as a place to write about and photograph the things she enjoyed.  RedcliffeStyle.com is a light-hearted blog about lifestyle, fashion, beauty and food.  The Facebook page can be found here.

What Inspires You?

I am really so excited to welcome Melissa from Suger Coat It for this weeks What Inspires You feature.

Suger Coat It was one of the first blogs I loved when I entered the big bad world of blogging. I had a bloggy crush because she just seemed to have it!!!

Read on and you'll see why. Both beautiful inside and out, I'm sure you will adore her as much as I do....

I thought I had this post planned out. My Dad inspires me, my Mother always has. My
siblings and their lives inspire me. My husband, who has the kindness and generosity of a
saint, inspires me. It’s my family, I thought. They are the wanky clichéd wind beneath my
wings. Seriously. But it didn’t quite sit right as the bones of this post.

And it occurred to me that while they inspire me to do what I do in relationships, in having joy
and being a partner and wife, they don’t inspire everything in my life. So I left this post to sit
and thought about it a little more.

And this one morning I woke up with the inspiration I needed to write it. I had dreamt of a
beautiful day, of taking photographs, of laughing on a hillside. It inspired my day to be filled
with the things that inspire me and in doing that inspired this post about inspiration.

Are you still with me?

I think, and this is the point I’m getting to, that inspiration is all around you. If you take the
time to see it, accept it and use it. A lot like a muscle, being inspired by things take practice.
I’ve noticed since beginning my blog that I look at everyday life as an inspiration because I
have to, because it’s what I have available to me.

I might not have access to the large fashion houses of the world, but I do have Vogue. I
might not have access to the foremost relationship expert but I do have my husband and a
real life love. And I might not have the skills of a world class chef, but I do have a kitchen,
some pans and a love of trying to cook.

Too often I got caught up in living day to day and inspiration was nowhere to be found. I
know, if I sit down to write {because that’s my outlet for creativity} and there’s no inspiration
there, I’m switched off from what’s around me. I have forgotten to live life. I have gotten busy
and nothing else matters.

So I take what time I have. Go and be around people and watch. People are such beautiful,
strange, funny, amazing things. Soon, my inspiration comes back. If all else fails I just ask
my husband about his day and find some inspiration there. That man is a calamity waiting to
happen. Seriously.

Melissa blogs at Suger Coat It; a blog about living the sweet life. She started her blog because she wanted one place to put all the cool things she found online and to write a little.

Now it revolves around trying to stay married, her getting a life and their mission to create a life. Mostly. But Melissa pretty much does what she wants. But that’s the upside of being a grown up, right?

Right now Melissa’s goals in life are to run 5km, to find somewhere sensible to hide all the crap that accumulates on the kitchen bench, to kill her 8 year old pc so she can get a Mac and to broker world
peace.

What Inspires You?

I'm so happy to welcome Kate from Kate's Fab Four with her fabulous post in my series What Inspires You?

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This song came when I was a teenager, I didn't remember it as anything more than a funny cute song.

Nothing more.

A few months ago my hubby and I were talking about it, he put it on in the car and by the end there was tears streaming down my face. Its funny how things influence you differently at different times of your life.

I'm a worrier by nature, I worry about everything and anything, when I'm having a 'fat' day or feeling over worked, under paid and under appreciated I stick this on youtube and play it loud.

It inspires me to cheer up, stop worrying about what can't be fixed because whats the point really? It inspires me to embrace life, dance, do stupid ridiculous things, play silly games with my boys have a little cry, dream about our 75th wedding anniversary and all that life that we will live between now and then, the birthdays the milestones our boys will achieve, the grand babies we'll have (with four boys I expect at least 8 grand babies!) and of course...to wear sunscreen.


 

What Inspires You?

I'm so happy to present another post in my series What Inspires You?

Today I'd love to welcome Jos!  What a busy mum she is, with two fabulous blogs on the go, and some beautifully inspiring words to share...


Hi there everyone & a big thanks to Michelle for letting me be a guest on her fantastic blog.  If you don’t know me, my name is Jos & I am the person behind 2 blogs. My first love & my creative outlet is Sew, cook, laugh and live . It is the blog that I created to share my sewing & recipes with family and friends. It has grown to something beyond my wildest dreams. My “other blog” as I have come to call it is Living sweet and simple.  It is all about finding my true me, the inner diva. It is all about fashion & having a fantastic life.

What inspires me? I am a very creative & visual person so I find a lot of inspiration in the world around me. The beach is where I find most of my inspiration. As soon as my toes hit the sand I start to relax & my mind begins to wander. I start thinking that I could be a fashion designer that creates beautiful Kaftans & fabulous swimsuits. I will always come home with a head full of ideas after a day at the beach. I also am inspired by the beauty of the beach & have filled my house with shells, driftwood & anything that reminds my of my favourite place on Earth. I am then inspired everyday by the beautiful things around me.

Colours inspire me. I can see the beautiful aqua water & be inspired to make an aqua jacket (which I am in the middle of doing now). I could see a beautiful peach coloured rose & know that I want to make a handbag just the same colour. I am also love white. I think that I love white so much because it is clean & reliable. My heart skips a beat when I turn the pages of a glossy magazine to see a beautiful beach house that is decorated in white. Magazines inspire my to create. I love to flip through the pages to see all of the new season looks & colours in fashion & home decorating.  It inspires me to be a better blogger.
My biggest inspiration in life comes from watching my 2 daughters. They are aged 13 & 11. At this time in their lives they are fearless & brave. They are not afraid to try new things & do not hesitate to make the most out of life. They are experimenting with fashion & trying to find just who they are. I think I lost that fearlessness along the way but everyday I am on a journey to find it again. I could spend hours watching them styling their hair, applying make up & finding things in their wardrobes that reflect their styles. It inspires me to not just throw on my Mummy clothes but to put on a beautiful dress. Yes, I have also been known to mow in a beautiful dress & gumboots!

Everyday I am inspired to be the best Mother that I can be by reading about other women who are just the same as me & taken a leap of faith to become a blogger. I am inspired by other bloggers. Knowing that I am not alone in this complicated role as a Mother. Knowing that I am not the only one inspires me to be the best I can.

What Inspires You?

I'm so happy to share another instalment in my series What Inspires You?

Today I'd love you to meet Lisa.  I just adored this post, she is an amazing writer!  Enjoy!


Hello! I am Mrs BC and I blog over at Mrs BC's House of Chaos.

Many thanks to Michelle for hosting this series on Inspiration; I am delighted to take part!

I am inspired by all sorts of things, for all different reasons, at all different times. What is inspiration,anyway? Is it a lightning bolt from fate, a glimpse at the green grass of possibility, or just a little tickle of your creativity muscle? For me it is all of these things.

Although the written word has a special appeal, I am, like most people, a visual person. This means that generally I like to see something so I can understand and appreciate it. Looking at images of things – interior design, a home decor idea, furniture up-cycles, gardens, fashion, are some of my favourite things to look at. They spark my creativity into light bulb moments of things I can do, or at least plan to do.

My favourite places to see these images are the blogosphere, Pinterest, and magazines. I get hassled all the time over my magazine addiction/collection; if I had to print out all of the blogs and Pinterest images I peruse I think this might give people other things to harass me about. I’m thankful there are online scrapbooks so that I don’t have to kill a forest, and so I can keep this other addiction relatively hidden. Anyway, I’ve run out of storage. (I saw some great storage solutions at the Organised Housewife the other day...)

The thing that really inspires me to be my best self is stories of other women, women who successfully juggle a family, a business, some outstanding feat of humanity. These women sometimes blog, sometimes they are stories in the media, sometimes they are public figures; everyday women who just roll their sleeves up and get on with the business of living. I am inspired by their organisation skills, their juggling prowess, and their achievements. Sure they have obstacles, and not everything goes to plan, but they pick themselves up and keep going. Not glossing over the pain of it but still making it look easy. The Pioneer Woman comes to mind, as does Oprah, Dr Fiona Wood, and Aung San Suu Kyi. Just Google inspirational women, there are hundreds that you might relate to. Woman everywhere, that changed their (and maybe THE) world by the sheer power of their will. These women don’t just have the vision; they have the fortitude to make it happen. They are a tough act to follow, but they are incredibly inspiring.

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I am so excited to start a new feature on Farmers Wifey....


I'd love you to share what inspires you? I have a few ideas of my own but today I'm so happy to welcome Trudie.  I"ve only recently discovered Trudie and she is so passionate and creative, I just adore her!

I'm so thrilled to be popping in here to Michelle's blogging adobe to talk about what inspires me. For those of you who don't know me I'm Trudie and I blog over at Journey To Bliss and My Vintage Vow.

Sheer madness some may say that I have two blogs that I try to keep updated each week, but I like to write, I like to share and I'm inspired and driven so much in my life.

In fact pinpointing just one thing to say that inspires me is a difficult task. I'm a visual person, but aside from that I take inspiration in life and all it's experiences, it's highs, lows, and everything else in between. Since starting my journey to become a mum and now that I am a mum, I feel I am living a more inspired life than ever before.

As a parent, a mother and a women I have been inspired by so many other mums through my motherhood journey so far. One of the single most inspiring stories that has impacted my life was when I learnt of a women through an online friend, that had lactated to feed her adopted baby daughter. So when I was faced with my son trying to latch onto my breast after 3 months on a bottle and the day after I returned home from hospital (after my second miscarriage), I made the decision to try and relactate, bouyed in the knowledge that anything was possible.

That decision resulted in a relationship which overall saw my son breastfed for a total of just over two half years, as well as feed through his sisters pregnancy and tandem feed with her until recently. If it wasn't for others stories and lots of support I wouldn't of had, nor been inspired in this unbelievable second chance, and for that I am eternally grateful.



As a parent I I'm further inspired by other women and families who have come through significant obstacles, struggles and losses as we have as a couple, to carve a fulfilled and contented life despite some of the most horrific tragedies in their journeys to parenthood and throughout. I'm inspired to live beyond the tough times and live big, because of others stories.

Finally though when it comes to fulfilling the creative urges in my mind and soul, well nothing is safe, I am inspired by so much. From the simple to the extravagant, from real to make believe. Colour, patterns, shadows, words, sound bites, textiles, clothing especially vintage and retro designs, colours and patterns. All of these and more send my mind when I am in quiet times into a slide show of vision and inspiration boards that live in my head, flicking by at great speed but leaving me with impact, drive and ideas for projects.



I really don't know how else to describe all my inspirations in life, other than to say I just sit back and let life and all that I come by and experience have its affect on me organically, I don't search out things, I just let them come to me.

Many thanks to the lovely Lisa from Life As We Know It for the What Inspires You? button xo