Hey hey and how’s it all going my friends?! Hope alls happy and well and this year is looking the goods so far with some R&R over the holidays to get you all inspired to fly!

I spent the first days of the year cruising the east coast of oz with the husband, hitting north as far as Noosa with stops in Coffs Harbour, Byron Bay, Maroochydore, Lennox Head, South West Rocks and Crescent Head…. a surplus of sunbeams, seashores, surfing, songs and smiles along the way – recipe for a true blue Aussie Summer road trip!

I also spent some time pondering what 2012 will hold with a few exciting leaps of faith on the horizon for little moi including a trip to India for level 2 Yoga Teacher Training (yipee!!) with a possible Sri Lankan sojourn after that (double yipee!!), leaving the security of my 9-5 to get my freelance business up and running (gulp!), starting work with Santosha Yoga (yay!), plus, of course, plenty more good stuff here on Cohabitaire.

So lots of change, all of it good, most of it scary, some of it somersaulting butterflies in my stomach but it’s exactly what I wanted when I wrote about leaving things up to the Universe late last year - sometimes you really have to be careful what you wish for ‘cos it just might come true and completely freak you out!

Sending well wishes to you and yours for this beautiful year ahead. Hope to see more of you around these pages – don’t be a stranger, drop me a note from time to time – you know I always love hearing from ya!

Some shots from this Summer on the road to get you (and me!) through this working week.

Love, Ingrid x

About Ingrid Schroder

A Sydneyside corporate graphic designer, photographer & yoga teacher - I find myself turning to nature for guaranteed revival from the crazy pace of city life - be it digging in my garden, capturing natural beauty through a lens, floating in the ocean, practicing yoga or out exploring this incredible planet we all call home. Follow me on twitter @Cohabitaire