Travel hangover

True to form, I'm feeling a little slow and directionless today, the first day back from a trip. It never fails! I am just going to give into it and let the day unfold without worry of what I "should be" doing....a nap would be nice right about now!

Gobbled

Yesterday I gobbled and gobbled and gobbled. There will be more gobbling for the rest of the weekend as we have a family wedding to celebrate...and then before we know it, it'll be Christmas...let the festivities continue!

Dear H.A.M.

Dear Happiness and Moonshine - I promise...I am still happy...I just somehow have misplaced you as a priority. I'm not sure why...and I'm kind of not interested in finding out. But, I'm back again tonight...to check in and say I appreciate what you've done for me these past years and I look forward to more chats. I seem to have found many other ways to busy my mind and my heart and they're all good...coaching clients, photography clients, wonderful kids that I can't stop gushing over, a husband who supports all of my silly adventures...and a myriad more exciting features of my life. Oh yeah, and then I have "that new blog"...that is where I think the 'glitch' is...I feel like I'm two timing, I get confused who I need to say what to, I run out of ideas...just a little but of a stopgap if you must know. In time I'll resolve this, but for now....hello and boodbye....I have more distraction in the near future, but perhaps we'll get lucky and have more visits....until then...always remember that you were my first love (of blogging).

Gratitude X 10

1. Music playing while I write.
2. My new dolphin totem (playfulness, connectedness, and remembering dreams)
3. Friends for my kids
4. Xbox games for my husband
5. Creative friends for me
6. Photography clients
7. Coaching clients
8. Resources for inspiration
9. Quiet time
10. My new book of quotes and images....quote for today!

Lazy days....

The mark of a successful man is one who has spent an entire day on the bank of a river without feeling guilty about it....Chinese proverb

Favorite things

I have been in a candle lighting mood lately. I love the smells, I love the glow, I love the flicker and I love the feeling. I also love the picture I recently made to hang on my wall as an inspiration. Raindrops on roses, candles and pictures...these are few of my favorite things.

Two

Having two blogs is proving to be a little cumbersome. They seem to be encroaching on each other. Every time I start one here, I end up cutting it and moving it to my other one. I sense a transition to one blog is coming (my other one). I am at 800 entries so perhaps upon the 3rd anniversary of this blog (and goal of 1,000), I will call it good...Maybe/Maybe not?

I'll have to talk about threes next (as I see my reference to 3rd anniversary) because I've been brewing a little theory on that number...hmmm....something to ponder. Until then...have a lovely rest of your daylightsavingstime day!

Hello Saturday

Hello Saturday...what happened to Tuesday through Friday?

I cannot seem to find the answer to how the week is now over.

Having said that, I am also glad the weekend is here.

There are three adorable third grade boys asleep in our basement.

They had a 10pin bowling, arcade playing, pizza eating, cake noshing, imagination accessing kind of night...what I would term "a blast".

My daughter was whisked away by her friends (our neighbors) for a last minute sleepover.

Last night's cacophony of fun was the finale of a ca-razy busy week.

This weekend will be more mellow and next week I will build in down time.

I feel I am ready to slow the tempo down to perhaps a pace between Moderato and Adagio which, according to Answers.com, is Andante - walking pace.

Sounds bellisima to me!

Nine

I became a parent of two 9 years ago

My heart has loved my son for 9 years

I am smitten with my 9 year old son

I am so glad my son chose ME to be his mom

I intend to let my 9 year old son be a 9 year old boy this 9th year of his life (or is it his tenth?).....

He deserves it, and we deserve him to experience life that way....

You are more than welcome to tell me what you think of my 9 year old son because I suspect you're going to be slightly smitten too...I know at least 9 people who are.