What if you just didn’t care what anyone thinks about you or anything you do….
What if you really did live in your own little world?
And if you lived in your own little world,
what would that look like?
What would you look like?
What would you be doing?
it’s a new dawn it’s a new day
‘The standard of success in life isn’t the things.
It isn’t the money or the stuff –
It is absolutely the amount of JOY you feel.’
~abraham hicks
i’m chucking the resolutions this year.
i’m choosing words this time around.
just words.
bloom
love
energy
unfolding
let’s see where those take me.
2023 started off with a bang – as all new years do…
the promises of grand plans…
the excitement of a fresh start.
Although the year might not have been all I planned,
2023 turned out pretty fabulous.
there was…
healthier eating…
21st birthdays spent in the car, at the park, eating vegan birthday cake…
(delicious, by the way!)
finally capturing the elusive hawk…
(even if it was the tail end)
and signs i am loved…
there was…
the joy of a cousin’s wedding…
the realization i have great kids…
the realization eating healthy is for the birds…
(seriously, it’s all about balance! 😉)
fabulous 1st birthdays!
and fall favorites.
there was loss.
but there was also new adventures…
(pivot!)
beautiful connections…
and love.
goodbye 2023…
thanks for the memories.
So I did a thing….
My sister, Tina, and I decided it would be fun to sign up for the Muddy Princess, a 5k outdoor obstacle mud run.
yeah.
And when we first signed up, I had grand plans…
I thought, you can do this. All you have to do is do a little work-out every day.
15 mins… just work a little on your arm strength… maybe a few squats.
again… yeah.
Suddenly, the week before the big event was here,
and I realized I had slacked off on my water intake, craved a daily intake of reese’s thins (and fed that craving!), and smoked more than I ever had…
no squats to be found.
I had to reassess my strategy…
I decided my goal was to just be able to do each obstacle. I could recoup on the walk in between mud hills, and I promised not to be competitive with my sister.
Secondly, I made sure I had the right work-out clothes, so, you know, I could at least look like I knew what I was doing…
and in the likely event I would keel over after a mile, at least I would look good in the ambulance.
I am happy to report I did not keel over…
and I braved each obstacle!
I did get a little competitive with Tina,
which resulted in trying to get mud out of my eyes and ears,
and spitting mud for the next mile and a half…
AND! still not knowing who won the chain link crawl…
so, the competitiveness kinda ended there.
and…
it was all worth it.
I had much needed sista time…
full of laughter, and support,
and love.
and a bonus mud bath spa day!
life is good…
but maybe next time, I’ll slack off on the reese’s thins… 😜
where have i been and why do i have this handbasket?
well, i guess it all starts with grand plans…
i love them.
i love having them.
i love doing them…
ok… at least STARTING them.
and then i remember…
i really stink at planning.
and grand planning?
um… note to self.
anyhow, i am good at revamping…
and vamping.
which means i am good at adapting.
which means i am growing.
which really is the grandest plan of all.
note to self.
lyrics: adele ~ “hello”
“every artist dips his brush in his own soul,
and paints his own nature into his pictures.”
~Ward Beecher
music muse: ac/dc ~ “thunderstruck”
hello 2020!
i’m excited to see where you take me.
in celebration of the 20’s, i thought i would make 20 resolutions.
ambitious, i know.
but hey, a girl can dream. (and should!)
so what’s in store for 2020?
~more me
~more art
~more photos
~more reading
~more travel
~more music
~more social content
~more money
~more home
~more celebration
~more meditation
~more yoga
~more water, fruit, and veggies
~more growth
~more listening
~more appreciation
~more giving
~more awareness
~more kindness
~more love
and i’ll take what i can get…
music muse: bachman-turner overdrive ~ “you ain’t seen nothin’ yet“
thank you 2019 ~
January: good beginnings
“you have to begin to tell the story of your life as you now want it to be and discontinue the tales of how it has been or of how it is.” ~ah
February: abundance abounds and a refreshing teenage story
“i worry… i’ll miss my boat. and the universe says: another boat, another boat! you have no idea how many boats are coming to your dock. it’s a steady stream!” ~ah
dumplin’ ~ julie murphy
March: the enjoyment of my kids
emma as she’s stirring her own cake mix~
“now I know why Gordon ramsey’s ripped.”
April: truth and the beauty of words
“what i think and what i feel and what I get are always a match.” ~ah
where the crawdads sing ~ delia owens
May: road trips
June: defining moments
the loss of a sister…
July: learning life goes on
“you are are love and joy and freedom and clarity expressing. energy-frolicking and eager, that’s who you are.” ~ ah
August: hearing my dad laugh again
September: encounters
November: appreciating more moments
December: growth
“i asked for a manifestation of kindness. and as i focused on looking for kindness, I found myself finding ways to be kind.” ~lemon wisdom
music muse: fleetwood mac ~ “landslide”
and she was 