Boring Updates

"Lucy, you got some 'splainin' to do!"

I feel like I have some 'splainin' to do.  I have a lot of open ended questions, a couple empty pages here, but I wanted to get some things out of the way first and then I can move on...

First, I wanted to tell you about my 365 project.  It’s really been kind of a sore subject for me lately.  I’ve been doing it, but only half-heartedly.  I’m sure that winter has a lot to do with my feeling very uninspired.  Photography is a passion for me.  It’s a hobby that I truly enjoy, but forcing myself to take my camera out everyday and feeling kind of blah about it is becoming a drag.  I don’t want it to be this way and I know it’s all up to me, but I wrestle with that whole “I made a commitment” thing.  My friend Teresa at Meadowbrook Farm is doing a photography Q & A series and that’s the only thing keeping me in the game right now.  Her photos are bombtastic, so I am grateful that she is sharing her knowledge.  Anyway, if you check my weekly 365 updates, I wanted to let you know that I’m still doing it (hooray for optimism!), but I’m going to keep everything over at my old place for now.  I think tomorrow I start week twenty one.  Did you know a year is a really long time?  :)

Okay…Soul Restoration…the six weeks are officially over now, but they are adding a week seven.  I am stuck in week four (think spinning circle or hourglass on your computer when your waiting to connect to the next page).  It’s tough.  I’m not going to lie, but I’m not the only one stuck either, so I’m okay with it…

I thought I would have so much to say about it, so much to tell you, but it’s really hard to describe.  I would have to use every adjective on both ends of the spectrum…like, wonderful and horrible…but, what I will tell you is, DO IT!  It’s fantastic (and terrible).  It doesn’t matter who you are, or where you are in life, this course will be worth it!  (I didn’t mean to scare you with the “spinning circle” description.  If I don’t connect soon, I’ll just reboot.)  :)

So, kind of boring, huh?  Sorry about that.  I just had to get these things out of the way before I start doing some 'splainin'.

By the way, did you watch "I Love Lucy" when you were younger?  The more I know about Lucille Ball, the more I think she is an awesome lady.  She is right up there with Katharine Hepburn and Eleanor Roosevelt for me.  One of my favorite quotes from her is, "It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.", because I'm working on getting off to a helluva start...

How about you, do you know what makes you happy? 

Hey You!

I'm so glad you stopped by! So, what do you think? It needs some work, but I've got time. Not an eternity, but I've got time. This feels more like home to me and I've got big plans! But, for right now I just want to start small and get comfortable...ease into things a bit. I finally feel like I have at least one foot on the right path...

Anyway, I'm glad you're here too. :)

"Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand-and melting like a snowflake..."- Marie Beyon Ray

Identity Crisis

I'm officially having some sort of identity crisis. "Crisis" is such a negative word though and it makes this seem like a bad thing, but it's not! This is a good thing.

I've been thinking a lot lately about who I am, where I'm going, and what I want to do with my life. It's funny, I have a book called, Become Who You Were Born to Be: We All Have a Gift...Have You Discovered Yours? by Brian Souza. It's been sitting on my bookshelf for over two years now. The other day as I walked past it, it said, "Ahem...Hello? I think it's time for you to pick me up and read me now." It was so right...perfect timing (What? Your books don't talk to you?).

I am only on chapter seven and already I'm giving it a big thumbs up. Here's what it says about having an identity crisis...

"Identity crises should be times for celebration, not desperation. Having an identity crisis means that you-the true you-are tired of living a lie and want to get your life back on track, back on the road to discovering your intended path. Having an identity crisis means it's time to stop preparing to die and start living again. It means that one chapter of your life is about to end and another chapter-a much bigger and better one-is just beginning."

So, hooray, it's time to celebrate! Should I throw an identity crisis party? Send me your address and I'll invite you. We'll dye our hair purple and get new tattoos. :)

...But seriously, where are you on this road of life? Are you where you think you should be or are you itching for something more? Just curious.

Happy Love Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! Here are some things I'm LOVING today...

Watching Macy play in the snow. She says randomly, "I love this time of year." I ask, "Why?" She says, "I don't know. I just do." I love that. (I think it feels like spring is coming.)

Madison's oversized valentine box she made for her class party. It comes complete with a ramp for launching the valentines into it. I hope she fills it! She definitely should. Her heart is big enough. :)

Griffin's shirt, because...really, truer words were never spoken.

And finally, a fun surprise at my front door from my super, swell neighbor!

What kind of things are you loving today on this day completely devoted to L.O.V.E.?

(p.s. I didn't forget about you. I love you too!) XO

The Heart Wins

I have a bad case of the "I don't want to"s. I hate to admit it, but it's true. I think winter does this to me...

It's not that I don't want to do anything (napping is good). I just don't want to do the things I normally do (blog, take photos) or the things I'm suppose to do (clean, make dinner, get out of bed). Have you ever had a case of the "I don't want to"s? Is there a cure...a pill I can take...a book I should read? Anyway, regardless of whether I want to or not, life keeps moving right along. (Maybe I was a hibernating animal in my previous life...)

Yesterday, I was cleaning the living room (against my will), and as I pushed the computer desk back into place, look what I found...

It's a piece of broken taco shell from dinner the night before. How it got under the computer desk I won't begin to wonder, but dang it! if that isn't the biggest sign telling me that I should get off of my hibernating bum and get back into the game. Curse you Chrissy Gardner and your super cute heart-and-seek game! You've ruined my plans for sleeping until spring.