Vi\u00f0 fluttum inn \u00e1 n\u00fdtt heimili r\u00e9tt fyrir j\u00f3lin.<\/p>\n
Og \u00ed g\u00e6r f\u00e9kk \u00e9g heims\u00f3kn sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i lengi be\u00f0i\u00f0 eftir me\u00f0 eftirv\u00e6ntingu: Gar\u00f0yrkjuma\u00f0ur sem hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 endurskipuleggja gar\u00f0inn.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g n\u00fdt \u00feess a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed gar\u00f0inum en stundum hefur mig vanta\u00f0 stu\u00f0ning vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 sk\u00fdrar hva\u00f0 \u00fearf a\u00f0 gera n\u00e6st og hvar er best a\u00f0 byrja.<\/p>\n
Hann var me\u00f0 \u00f3tal g\u00f3\u00f0ar hugmyndir og hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 b\u00fata ni\u00f0ur fyrir m\u00e9r \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00fearf a\u00f0 gera.<\/p>\n
En \u00fea\u00f0 sem sat mest eftir hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r eftir \u00feetta samtal var ekki bara hvernig \u00e9g vil hafa gar\u00f0inn minn. \u00dea\u00f0 var\u00f0 einhver opnun innra me\u00f0 m\u00e9r. Og innbl\u00e1stur.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g s\u00e1 sk\u00fdrar fyrir m\u00e9r hvernig gar\u00f0urinn minn getur or\u00f0i\u00f0 ef \u00e9g legg al\u00fa\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hann. Hvernig vi\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldan getum noti\u00f0 hans saman. Hvernig hann getur or\u00f0i\u00f0 sta\u00f0ur sem n\u00e6rir \u00f6ll skilningarvitin.<\/p>\n
Ilmur, litir og l\u00e6knandi pl\u00f6ntur.
\nTe og smyrsl fyrir veturinn.
\nFuglar og f\u00f3lk.
\nSkj\u00f3l og r\u00fdmi til a\u00f0 anda.<\/p>\n
Og \u00e9g fann hvernig vori\u00f0 hefur \u00feessi \u00e1hrif \u00e1 mig. Mig fer a\u00f0 langa til a\u00f0 skapa n\u00fdja hluti og l\u00e1ta hendur standa fram \u00far ermum.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 er ekki a\u00f0 \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0ulausu a\u00f0 vori\u00f0 var \u00ed eldri samf\u00e9l\u00f6gum tali\u00f0 vera upphaf \u00e1rsins. Ekki \u00ed jan\u00faar \u00feegar j\u00f6r\u00f0in er frosin og n\u00e1tt\u00faran liggur \u00ed dvala, heldur n\u00fana \u00feegar birtan fyllir skilningarvitin og n\u00fdir sprotar stinga h\u00f6f\u00f0inu upp \u00far moldinni.<\/p>\n
Og ef vi\u00f0 horfum til baka \u00fe\u00e1 er veturinn ekki endilega t\u00edmi \u00fear sem ekkert er a\u00f0 gerast. Heldur t\u00edmi undirb\u00fanings og \u00edgrundunar. T\u00edmi til a\u00f0 hv\u00edla sig og safna kr\u00f6ftum.<\/p>\n
Gar\u00f0yrkjuma\u00f0urinn minnti mig \u00e1 a\u00f0 fyrsta verkefni\u00f0 \u00ed gar\u00f0inum v\u00e6ri kannski ekki a\u00f0 gr\u00f3\u00f0ursetja n\u00fdjar pl\u00f6ntur. Heldur a\u00f0 skapa r\u00fdmi me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skera kanta og uppr\u00e6ta skri\u00f0s\u00f3leyjarnar sem eru a\u00f0 yfirtaka gar\u00f0inn.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 a\u00f0 skapa r\u00fdmi fyrir n\u00fdtt felur stundum \u00ed s\u00e9r a\u00f0 setja m\u00f6rk og teikna sk\u00fdrar l\u00ednur. Hva\u00f0 skiptir mig m\u00e1li \u2014 hva\u00f0 vil \u00e9g n\u00e6ra og hverju vil \u00e9g sleppa?<\/p>\n
Og hva\u00f0 f\u00e6r mesta athygli \u00ed l\u00edfi m\u00ednu?<\/p>\n
\u00dev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 sem vi\u00f0 v\u00f6kvum f\u00e6r sm\u00e1m saman st\u00e6rra r\u00fdmi \u2014 og ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 lokum \u00fea\u00f0 sem fyllir gar\u00f0inn okkar.<\/p>\n
\u00deetta \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00ed gar\u00f0inum, \u00e1 heimilinu, \u00ed l\u00edkamanum og \u00ed venjum okkar.<\/p>\n
Kannski \u00feurfum vi\u00f0 ekki alltaf a\u00f0 vita n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega hvert vi\u00f0 erum a\u00f0 fara.<\/p>\n
R\u00e9tt eins og \u00ed gar\u00f0inum sj\u00e1um vi\u00f0 ekki alltaf strax \u00fea\u00f0 sem er byrja\u00f0 a\u00f0 vaxa undir yfirbor\u00f0inu. En \u00feegar vi\u00f0 hl\u00faum a\u00f0 jar\u00f0veginum f\u00e6r eitthva\u00f0 n\u00fdtt sm\u00e1m saman a\u00f0 spretta fram.<\/p>\n