how I found my path - a day in a rural cabin in winter
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I’m so happy to share that my book - The Cottage Fairy Companion - is now available for pre-order!
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3wUuaKA
Also available at my local bookstore, Trail’s End Books: https://www.trailsendbookstore.com/bo...
Other purchase options (including international) available on my linktree: https://linktr.ee/the_cottage_fairy
how I found my path - embracing being average in the best way - living in a rural cabin in winter
🦊🍄My Etsy Shop: https://thecottagefairyart.etsy.com
Sending some festive vibes and loving light this December ❄️ When I use the term ‘ordinary’ here, I mean it in a very positive way, something that most of us feel at some point. While every single one of us can usually pinpoint something about ourselves that isn’t so ‘ordinary’ - being an attribute or interest that isn’t common - I am not referring to this. Instead, it is feeling like you are one of many people trying to succeed in a field, and not being able to stand out in the ways you hoped for. Maybe we are all facing the same doubts and questions in regards to our path. Realizing that you have limitations and some things are not possible, even if you work hard.
In my case, I always wanted to be a scholar and writer, and yet couldn’t find the success I wanted as a student. I competed with others who didn’t even see me as competition. After accepting that being the best was less important than I thought, I found - at least for me - the key was to just embrace my story, and find ways to innovate within the confines of my world. Skills and talents are such relative things, most are immeasurable. I am not the most knowledgeable video creator I know, nor the most skilled artist, I’ve done poorly on IQ tests, been a horrible athlete (truly horrible). But all those things are about defining talent by someone else’s standards instead of my own.
I eventually got this youtube channel to pick up this year, and it’s been an incredible and unexpected blessing. I got very lucky, but this opportunity would have never appeared if I had continued competing with others instead of embracing my own path and taking advantage of opportunities I did have, instead of dwelling on those I didn’t.
I’m not sure any of this makes sense at all, I feel like I’m rambling here - but I wanted to share some affirmations for the New Year, hoping it provides you with renewed hope and excitement for another trip around the sun, and ready to embrace all the possibilities. Maybe it isn’t about be extraordinary or ordinary, this or that, but being the best you ❤️ and that will always be one-of-a-kind.
❤️No obligation whatsoever, but if you would like to donate to support this channel. $8 will get a thank you postcard (my own art) from me in the mail (please note: you must include address in your note so I can send it!). It is much appreciated: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_...
(Now and then a postcard has been returned to me or lost in the mail. If you have not received a postcard e-mail me at [email protected]! I send them out once a month, so definitely don’t be too worried if it has been a couple weeks but do contact me if you have any concerns. )
Thank you!
🦋Instagram: Instagram: the_cottage_fairy
📚Do you love audiobooks? If so, I would love to refer you (as a former bookseller) to an alternative to Audible that supports small local bookshops and communities! Learn more here: https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm...
PUERTO RICAN COQUITO RECIPE
This is a very rich drink that must be served chilled and drunk in small amounts.
1 can evaporated milk
1 can sweetened condensed milk (you can put less if you like it less sweet)
2 cans coconut milk (with cream)
White Rum to taste (add as much or as little as you want)
Cinnamon, Cloves, and Nutmeg to taste! (I add ALOT)
Blend or whisk all ingredients together. Shake in bottle before each serving. SERVE COLD. Should taste like Christmas.
(using 12oz cans)
This video was a collaboration with my brother, Rohan. He has a channel now! https://linktr.ee/rohan_merrill
Information and conservation efforts in the beautiful Okanogan County: https://methowconservancy.org
🌎 Take action to protect our lands (no donations necessary): https://www.audubon.org/takeaction
🌙 My favorite charity: https://www.nrdc.org
☀️Take Action: https://www.sierraclub.org/take-action
Business e-mail: [email protected]
Additional music found at @
https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra...
(Get a month free with my referral code)
I’m so happy to share that my book - The Cottage Fairy Companion - is now available for pre-order!
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3wUuaKA
Also available at my local bookstore, Trail’s End Books: https://www.trailsendbookstore.com/bo...
Other purchase options (including international) available on my linktree: https://linktr.ee/the_cottage_fairy
how I found my path - embracing being average in the best way - living in a rural cabin in winter
🦊🍄My Etsy Shop: https://thecottagefairyart.etsy.com
Sending some festive vibes and loving light this December ❄️ When I use the term ‘ordinary’ here, I mean it in a very positive way, something that most of us feel at some point. While every single one of us can usually pinpoint something about ourselves that isn’t so ‘ordinary’ - being an attribute or interest that isn’t common - I am not referring to this. Instead, it is feeling like you are one of many people trying to succeed in a field, and not being able to stand out in the ways you hoped for. Maybe we are all facing the same doubts and questions in regards to our path. Realizing that you have limitations and some things are not possible, even if you work hard.
In my case, I always wanted to be a scholar and writer, and yet couldn’t find the success I wanted as a student. I competed with others who didn’t even see me as competition. After accepting that being the best was less important than I thought, I found - at least for me - the key was to just embrace my story, and find ways to innovate within the confines of my world. Skills and talents are such relative things, most are immeasurable. I am not the most knowledgeable video creator I know, nor the most skilled artist, I’ve done poorly on IQ tests, been a horrible athlete (truly horrible). But all those things are about defining talent by someone else’s standards instead of my own.
I eventually got this youtube channel to pick up this year, and it’s been an incredible and unexpected blessing. I got very lucky, but this opportunity would have never appeared if I had continued competing with others instead of embracing my own path and taking advantage of opportunities I did have, instead of dwelling on those I didn’t.
I’m not sure any of this makes sense at all, I feel like I’m rambling here - but I wanted to share some affirmations for the New Year, hoping it provides you with renewed hope and excitement for another trip around the sun, and ready to embrace all the possibilities. Maybe it isn’t about be extraordinary or ordinary, this or that, but being the best you ❤️ and that will always be one-of-a-kind.
❤️No obligation whatsoever, but if you would like to donate to support this channel. $8 will get a thank you postcard (my own art) from me in the mail (please note: you must include address in your note so I can send it!). It is much appreciated: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_...
(Now and then a postcard has been returned to me or lost in the mail. If you have not received a postcard e-mail me at [email protected]! I send them out once a month, so definitely don’t be too worried if it has been a couple weeks but do contact me if you have any concerns. )
Thank you!
🦋Instagram: Instagram: the_cottage_fairy
📚Do you love audiobooks? If so, I would love to refer you (as a former bookseller) to an alternative to Audible that supports small local bookshops and communities! Learn more here: https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm...
PUERTO RICAN COQUITO RECIPE
This is a very rich drink that must be served chilled and drunk in small amounts.
1 can evaporated milk
1 can sweetened condensed milk (you can put less if you like it less sweet)
2 cans coconut milk (with cream)
White Rum to taste (add as much or as little as you want)
Cinnamon, Cloves, and Nutmeg to taste! (I add ALOT)
Blend or whisk all ingredients together. Shake in bottle before each serving. SERVE COLD. Should taste like Christmas.
(using 12oz cans)
This video was a collaboration with my brother, Rohan. He has a channel now! https://linktr.ee/rohan_merrill
Information and conservation efforts in the beautiful Okanogan County: https://methowconservancy.org
🌎 Take action to protect our lands (no donations necessary): https://www.audubon.org/takeaction
🌙 My favorite charity: https://www.nrdc.org
☀️Take Action: https://www.sierraclub.org/take-action
Business e-mail: [email protected]
Additional music found at @
https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra...
(Get a month free with my referral code)
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