laundry...

why are you never done? Any why, skinny jeans, do you taunt me so? You need pliers to turn those things right side out. Yesterday it was onesies, today skinny jeans, tomorrow....well, tomorrow they will be gone. So I need to enjoy even this!

laundry...

why are you never done? my heartfelt sympathies to people that have more than 2 daughters...who wear 5 outfits each day. And those skinny jeans? Don't even get me started. Those things need pliers to turn right side out. Is it fair for me to expect the girls to do that themselves? The joys of motherhood. Yesterday it was onesies, today its skinny jeans. Tommorrow, they will be gone. I need to enjoy even this!

intention

is the key. set the intention and then launch yourself off into the world. you might be surprised with what you find. I was!

the sound of silence

this morning, all I hear is the rain on the roof. the kids are off to school, brook is off to work, the dog sleeps at my feet. its a lovely feeling, sitting in silence. i try to breathe deep and not think about the stack of work on my desk, or the impending classes that i need to have assignments ready for. as i look out my window i see birds flitting quickly from branch to branch, the green of pine boughs and the dynamic cloudy sky. on my windowsil, an abalone shell reminds me of the beach. pens are still. i am still.

confluence

what do you think of when you hear the word "confluence"? It's actually the flowing or running together or junction of two rivers. The Latin root means "the act of flowing together". I've been pondering all the confluences in my life lately, and thinking specifically of starting a small business using all my skills. (ninja skills, karate skills, etc.) I might be on to something good! I'm excited about the future and what it might bring.

"we carry what is hidden as a gift to others"

today...

i got paid to take a standardized test. How weird is that?

olympic dreams

I believe that everyone has Olympic dreams...or maybe its just me. I always think someday I will happen upon a sport that I am so miraculously incredible at that I am at the top of the field and ready to go world wide (without all that pesky hard work and dedication). Unfortunately, that hasn't happened yet. Thought maybe it would be snowboarding. Trust me, its not. Cross Country Skiing? Well, better than snowboarding, but I'm no Marit Bjoergen. Perhaps Ice Dancing? Brook doesn't even want to try with me. So what's a girl to do? Keep on dreaming, and watching stellar, and not-so-stellar performances by inspirational atheletes who do work hard and dream big. I'm all about dreaming big...and maybe next week I could give Curling a try.