My Rocket Man brought home the most delicious cupcakes last Friday! I have been on a bare-bones menu of soups and broths and no-white-stuff {sugar/flour} to get me through recent adventures with illness. So-o … just imagine my delight when I saw these! Nibbling and savoring each sugary, hi-carbs {pun intended} bite reminded me of [...]
Saturdays have traditionally been irregular and unpredictable days for me. However, this day of the week was recently promoted to my list of {Things That Make Me Smile}. It is now labeled as: Serendipitous ☛ sprinkled with mys·ter·y1 {unknowable except by divine revelation}. A definite improvement of past listed-labels: Erratic. Work Day. Irritating. Exasperating. Main Entry [...]
{click on image to enlarge//read notations} We all have moments in time when we doubt what we are doing and saying … and broadcasting via our blogs and social circles! But we do what we must to move through those times. Those times of poop when we have to put on our big girl panties [...]
{click on image to enlarge//read notations} Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once. ~Lillian Dickson Propel is a favorite word of mine … I love the visual of a propeller spinning and moving something much larger than itself through a space. Personal practices [...]
In our busyness, we deceive ourselves into believing that we have no time for the activities we enjoy, the goals we dream about — for creativity, for rest … for just plain fun! However, slow and steady wins the race. Especially for those of us who periodically run w-a-y too fast in various directions! Despite [...]
In 2006, my youngest son, my Bichon and I added a road trip to the Outer Banks area of North Carolina to our list of adventures! ♥ We left the morning of my birthday, after a celebratory breakfast with my parents and {amazing} husband. {Each with their unspoken concerns regarding said trip, but each readily [...]
Is who {and what} you have near you {in mind, body, spirit} essential for life and growth? Decluttering and simplifying our one wild and precious life — {dailies/home/office/studio} — requires that we determine what is essential. {essential: required for life, growth} My quick list regarding what is essential for life {mind, body, spirit}: safety rest/sleep/naps [...]
Ten days ago I had a sparkly flash of conversation with a friend on Facebook. We laughed deliriously at the notion of another art challenge {♥ we had quite enough going on with our art!} — but still, we were inspired by Traci Bunkers, Get Your Art On. Which let to me posting 30 Days [...]
{Click image to enlarge} When my eyes open each morning, I feel like a airplane pilot preparing for take off. I run a system check on my physical body {areas of pain; restriction zones; eye swelling/inflammation; jaw/neck tension; breathwork} and mentally gear up for the day. The mental/emotional part includes assessment of mood and attitude, [...]
{click on image to view full-size/notations} Sometimes apprehension {fear} is merely Wisdom telling you to allow what is in your heart to develop fully/mature. But what to do when you have something you know you want to be, to accomplish, to enjoy … or simply to dream about? A gentle way to document this, explore [...]