I AM BACK....

Well, it sure has been a while. I have not yet figured out how to get my thoughts down on "computer". It is much easier to have them while I am doing a thousand other things. What I am realizing though, is that there are a number of things that are moving and shifting and I believe this is the right place to track them.

I have 3 very wonderful things happening at work right now. At the same time, I am really stepping into a place of setting my vision of how I will be a mom and do these wonderful businessy things. I have not spent the time to really set a vision for this before! I have allowed myself to just go with what I t'hought I needed to do. And this has NOT worked for me at all. So... although many folks "get" this early, it has taken me quite a while to figure it out.

Now...with this information, it is time to do something about it. Wee Will is on a trip with his grandparents for 8 whole days. This is HUGE!!!!!!!!! I think it is a little to early for a 6 year old to be away from parents for such a long time, but when it popped up the time was shorter as it was pitched to me and I didnt really think about the big picture... and I am a big picture thinker.

Well, now I get to carpe diem.....what does this mean? I spent yesterday on the verge of sleeping all day and now I am ready to get a work out in and start clearing my house.... have 8 days to go through 6 years of stuff. It isnt really pretty... but so dang necessary. Just gotta do it. the workout piece has a chance to be life changing. I have put myself on the back burner for 6 years and now I need to get back to the front of the story.

The other thing I am embracing is the idea that I dont have to do it all. Since the fateful car accident... I have been in a retracted mode.... certainly not a good thing. Well, if I am truly going to step into this place of being the mom I want to be and doing the level of business I want to do... I must make decisions that serve that higher vision. Keep it simple and real though.

I think you will a lot more of me here! It is all pretty exciting!

Have a good one!

Times they are a changing... and if they can do it...

I am going to do it too.... I really AM!

I have the largest lawn in the hood... and I only have one tree on the whole 10,000sft property. The light is great and there is a sprinkler system... so, there is only one thing to do... FARM THE LAWN! I heard a report this morning that a $50 investment in soil and seeds will yield a $500 grocery savings over the course of the growing season. I would love to know what that is in terms of carbon footprint too! So... time to get busy, roll up the sleeves, get rid of the turf and love the worms. I am excited about this!

Note to self, must get flag that has been adapted for reuse into garden togs.

WILL and SEAN at the D'NOTE, checkin out the horn.

Anya Thomson just sent me her newest listing on her website in the family concert area RIDE THE MUSIC TRAIN.. Will has been published. Yeah, those are his pajamas...but who cares, he is comfortable! A couple of weeks ago we went to a family concert and it was a BLAST. How great is it that we ALL got to go and enjoy some music- drink beer-eat pizza and hang with other adults who were having an equally good time watching their wee ones rip it up. The Family Concert Series is the brain child of Anya Thomson- who is my rock star girlfriend and the mother of 2 wee ones. She is passionate about music and we have taken music lessons from her for years. She is AMAZING! She has created an amazing music concept that really ignites a love of music in her students....find her at http://www.ridethemusictrain.com/. Take a listen!

I want it to snow... it is snowing in Charlotte North Carolina... they had a school day. Where have our big honking snow storms been this winter season. It was 70 degrees here today. Dang it!

The 365 Project

The word of the year is BLISS... a state of extreme happiness. I found some guiding action that feels right would feel great in action.... ordinary courage and wild abundance.

It's a reset year. The 6 years of working, not knowing, and intense caretaking and some hard knocks seem to have shifted. I find I have more time for me, more hope and the resurfacing of some dreams. This has come slowly, but I can't ignore that it is here. So, what that means is a new chapter almost. I am so excited to find what it means and to be an active witness to my life.

I found some great inspiration here and I have started my version. I love it and am excited to find where it goes.

Happy weekend!

Holiday Season 2008

We had a special holiday. Many gifts were made and those that weren't were thoughtful and purposeful. It suits me perfectly. We spent lots of time making and cooking and listening and looking. I was more aware this year than any other, that my sweet 6 year old is at the right age to love the season with as open a heart as he could have. It was so special and priceless. I think this next year will hold much of the same. It was perfect to experience this season and bring it along with us. I am looking forward to next season already and the tree is still up.