视频加载中...This year I have enjoyed all the abundance of each season, from the warm summer harvest to the cool autumn days. 今年，我享受了每个季节的丰富多彩，从温暖的夏收到凉爽的秋日。 But this winter has posed some challenges. 但今年冬天也带来了一些挑战。 My valley has gotten very little snow compared to previous years and what has fallen has quickly melted away leaving entire hillsides barren and dry. 与前几年相比，我所在的山谷降雪很少，落下的雪很快就融化了，这就导致整个山坡贫瘠干燥。 It's not an ideal winter to be sure, quite muddy and slippery, but I've been doing my best to stay busy and look forward to the spring. 可以肯定的是，这并非是理想中的冬天，道路泥泞湿滑，但我一直在尽最大努力保持忙碌，期待春天的到来。 Last week my husband had to be away from home for short while, and for the first time in a long time, I found myself on my own. 上周，我丈夫不得不离开家一会儿，很长一段时间以来，我第一次孤身自己在家。 Well, I did enjoy the company of my cat and rabbits, as my dog was spending the day with my parents new puppy. 我喜欢和我的猫和兔子在一起，因为我的狗和我父母的新小狗一起玩了一天。 I have gotten quite used to having humans around, and it felt strangely nostalgic to spend the day puttering about without anyone. 我已经习惯有人在身边，一天没有人在身边闲逛会让我感到一种怪怪的怀旧感。 I enjoyed it thoroughly, and have found it profoundly important to spend at least a little time alone now and then throughout one's life. 我还是非常享受的，而且我发现在一个人的一生中，偶尔花一点时间独处是非常重要的。 We are intrinsically connected to the world around us, but we also have the potential to develop a rich interior life, and it can carry us through a lot. 我们与周围的世界有着内在的联系，但我们也可以发展丰富的内心生活，它可以带我们经历很多。 One day I will have to say goodbye to my pets and loved ones, and the only way I know how to thrive despite these inevitabilities, is to be in touch with my soul. 有一天，我将不得不和我的宠物和亲人说再见，尽管这些不可避免，我知道如何度过这些时刻的唯一方法，就是与我的灵魂进行联系。 It's the light I will carry until my last moment, and so I will tend it with great care, knowing it means everything. 这是将陪伴我到人生最后一刻的光，所以我会非常小心地照顾它，因为我知道它意味着一切。 So this week I have been furiously, furiously organizing the house, which was perhaps not the best choice because I've hit the latter half of the week, quite exhausted. 所以这周我一直在疯狂地整理房子，这也许不是最好的选择，因为我已经到了孕期的下半部分，我非常疲惫。 My belly is expanding at a startling rate and I'm having a harder time finding dresses that fit me. 我的肚子正以惊人的速度变大，我很难找到适合我的衣服。 But I'm doing my best, and I'm trying to wear some loose fitting things. 但是我尽力了，我会试着穿一些宽松的衣服。 I think it's so crucial, this stage to do whatever you need to do to help stay feeling comfortable in your own skin. 我觉得这是至关重要的，在这个阶段，要努力去保持自己皮肤的舒适度。 I'm doing my best to focus on the bright side, and decluttering, and figuring things out around the house. 我正在尽我所能专注于积极的一面，进行整理，整理房里的周边。 It's feeling so wonderful to simplify things as much as possible. 尽可能简化事物的感觉太棒了。 I've also rediscovered some very unique and wonderful items I have collected over my many years as a whimsical wizard at heart. 我还重新发现了一些非常独特奇妙的东西，这些东西是我多年来作为一个内心异想天开的巫师所收集的。 Some of them being some hand carved wands, as well as some slightly more rudimentary style wands. 其中一些是一些手工雕刻的魔杖，以及一些比较基础的魔杖。 Why I have them and why they're for? 为什么我会拥有它们，它们是为了什么？ I can't tell you. 我不能告诉你。 But they are here on my bookshelf nonetheless. 但它们仍然在我的书架上。 One really wonderful thing for me to do and focus on in the winter, especially if I'm feeling a little tired, is to put some energy into learning something new. 冬天对我来说有一件非常棒的事情可以去做、去专注，尤其是如果我觉得有点累的话，就是投入一些精力去学习新的东西。 Thanks to the kindness of my bookstore and my library, I have some books on some topics I want to learn about. 感谢我的书店和图书馆，因为这里有一些关于我想学习的主题的书。 And especially lately, I've been fascinated about learning about mushrooms, and their incredible life cycle, and their purpose in the ecosystem. 尤其是最近，我着迷于学习蘑菇，以及它们令人难以置信的生命周期，以及它们在生态系统中所存在的目的。 It is fascinating, as well as mosses. 蘑菇和苔藓一样迷人。 So that's what I'm going to be doing for a little bit today. 这就是我今天要做的的事情。 Since it's been dreary and cold outside — I've spent most of the days indoors tackling an enormous project that I have been meaning to address for about a year now. 因为外面又冷又沉闷——我大部分时间都呆在室内进行一个非常重要的任务，我已经想要开展这个任务大约一年了。 And that is to go through every single drawer and cabinet in my home, reorganize, and finally do all those little craft projects I've been meaning to get around to, everything from finding a use for some embroidered ribbon, some old beads, and see how I can decorate my space with little treasures I already own. 那就是检查我家的每一个抽屉和橱柜，重新进行规划，最后做我一直想做的小工艺品，看看刺绣丝带、旧珠子可以怎么用，看看如何用我已经拥有的小宝贝装饰我的空间。 Since I've been learning so much about mushrooms lately, I decided to paint some onto one of my favorite candles, and this little project inspired me to go through my studio drawers and see what items were there. 因为我最近学到了很多关于蘑菇的知识，我决定在我最喜欢的蜡烛上画一些蘑菇，这个小任务激励我检查我工作室的抽屉，看看里面有什么东西。 I was pleased to find many things that I have been saving for a special project, as well as some lovely notecards someone sent me a while back that were too beautiful not to put on display on my wall. 我很高兴地发现了许多我一直在为特别任务保存的东西，还有一些不久前有人寄给我的可爱的便签卡，它们太漂亮了，我需要展示在我的墙上。 I'm sure I'll be staring at these on grey evenings, dreaming of seasons to come. 我相信我会在灰色的夜晚盯着这些卡片，想象着季节的到来。 While reorganizing I was elated to discover some forgotten bells and beads in a dusty drawer, some of which I remember picking out at a bead store during a very special trip to the coast. 在整理的时候，我兴高采烈地在一个满是灰尘的抽屉里发现了一些被遗忘的铃铛和珠子，其中一些我记得是在一次非常特殊的海岸之旅中在珠子商店挑选出来的。 One of the beads in particular is very interesting, when you apply heat to it, it turns from a yellow to green to a dark blue. 其中一颗珠子非常有趣，当你加热它时，它会从黄色变成绿色，再变成深蓝色。 I decided to use up all these beautiful beads on a little chain to decorate my window. 我决定用一条小链子串上这些漂亮的珠子来装饰我的窗户。 As I strung each bead, I whispered a little hope for the coming months, for the new baby, for a season of pixie dust and magic and wonder. 当我串起每颗珠子时，我低声说着对未来几个月的一点希望，对新生儿的希望，对精灵尘、魔法和奇迹的季节的希望。 I have a feeling the new year will provide just that. 我有一种感觉，新的一年会非常美好。 Lastly, I wanted to mention to all those interested that I now have a Patreon where I will be active from January through April until our baby arrives. 最后，我想向所有感兴趣的人说一说，我现在有一个赞助人，我将从一月到四月一直到我们的孩子出生都保持在网上活跃。 I will be posting each day a morning recording where I share journaling prompts, meditations, and occasional short stories, paired with relaxing sounds that you can listen to as part of your daily mindfulness routine. 我每天会发布一段晨间视频，分享日记提示、冥想和偶尔的短篇故事，并配以放松的声音，你可以将其作为日常正念程序的一部分。 Hopefully it can help keep us both accountable as we start this new year and encourage each other to spend at least twenty minutes a day in slowness and peace. 希望这能让我们在新的一年开始时保持负责任的状态，鼓励彼此每天至少拿出 20 分钟缓慢而平静地度过这段时间。 I will also read aloud a short story now and then, offer book reviews on slow living, share the progress I'm making on my children's story, and answer questions and little life updates here and there. 我也会不时大声朗读一个短篇故事，提供关于慢生活的书评，分享我在儿童的故事上取得的进展，回答问题和一些生活更新。 It's just a way you can support this channel if you so desire, there is never any obligation, but I hope that those who do try out enjoy it and it becomes a nice part of both our routines, as January is a time so many of us resolve to enhance our daily life. 如果你愿意的话，不过这是你可以支持这个频道的一种方式，你没有义务这样做哦，但我希望那些看过我频道的人喜欢它，让它成为我们日常生活的非常美好的一部分，因为一月是我们许多人下决心改善日常生活的时候。 Sending you so much love, and I will see you soon. 给大家送上满满的爱，很快再见。