You are always told to write your goals down.
I figure, what a better place than this...
Goals-
1a) Forgive.
1) Get to the meat of life, and enjoy every bite.
2) Move back in town (BH or SM???), find neighborhood, and school.
3) Have he ability to put Konrad in Private school, (I didn't say I would, I said I want the ability to!)
4) Trip with the girls to San Fran, :)
5) Rock the store so hard we are able to open a second location in the OC.
6) Take my mom to a play on Broadway.
7) Take my dad to Washington D.C.
8) Take Konrad to Hawaii
9) Go on a retreat all by myself.
10) Keep my heart open.
11) Be mindful of how much can actually happen in one single min.
12) Go back to school in the Spring. If I am attending full time at SMC I can put Konrad in school for free, their child-enrichment program in really good. Plus i am still on last years income for financial aid!
13) Go dancing more.
14) Compliment myself everyday.
15) Look for at least one positive in a person when I meet them.
16) Never let my laundry over flow.
17) Sing while I pack lunches.
18) Sing all the way to work, once a week.
19) Take my vision board out of my head and put it on paper!
20) Not look back on my life and feel like I missed anything.
21) Be the person Konrad dedicates his first book to.
22) Never say one negative thing about Aaron, around Konrad. Pray that he
23) get off my computer.
See ya!
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Life is like....
The best analogy of life I can think of, is one of those jigsaw puzzles where the pieces fit into several different places. You may think you have all the pieces in the right place, but realize you made a mistake. All you can do is go back, fix the problem, and move on. Fit all the pieces you can as you find their place. fixating on the placement of one piece, will only deter you from placing all the rest.
I wonder, how many people actually get past the borders to the meat of the puzzle?
I wonder, how many people actually get past the borders to the meat of the puzzle?
Friday, September 10, 2010
Spazio Moderno
So, now a little about the job! :)
I was basically given this space in Beverly Hills, and told to turn it into a store. My old boss, twice, got me the gig, THANK YOU BRADEN, I promise to rock your line.
The space is beautiful and amazing and i have SO many ideas for it. we are getting the ball rolling on Monday with a sample sale for all designers involved, to sell some stuff and put some change in their pocket to turn into more product, for me to sell.
The lines are art; the designers are local, beautiful, and totally hip.
I think I love working with Interior designers more than anyone else.
This project is everything I love all wrapped up into one; beautiful Interiors, people, and business. I am so stoked to see if my media/marketing plan will actually work! Cross your fingers. I am actually making a vision board for the store. I am about to spend the next few hours with Elle Decor, Arch Digest, and a pink mark. TGIF y'all.
Failure is not a possibility.
LONG LIVE SPAZIO MODERNO!
I was basically given this space in Beverly Hills, and told to turn it into a store. My old boss, twice, got me the gig, THANK YOU BRADEN, I promise to rock your line.
The space is beautiful and amazing and i have SO many ideas for it. we are getting the ball rolling on Monday with a sample sale for all designers involved, to sell some stuff and put some change in their pocket to turn into more product, for me to sell.
The lines are art; the designers are local, beautiful, and totally hip.
I think I love working with Interior designers more than anyone else.
This project is everything I love all wrapped up into one; beautiful Interiors, people, and business. I am so stoked to see if my media/marketing plan will actually work! Cross your fingers. I am actually making a vision board for the store. I am about to spend the next few hours with Elle Decor, Arch Digest, and a pink mark. TGIF y'all.
Failure is not a possibility.
LONG LIVE SPAZIO MODERNO!
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
...and now for the next segment of our show!
It has been a bit difficult to decide how to proceed with my life, much less my blog.
Do you remember as a child, playing with dandelions?
If I remember correctly, when you blow the dandelion, you have to imagine all the seeds are being lifted up to the heavens and will be received as wishes for you. I have the feeling that a few of mine might of gotten lost, and are now being granted to me.
As you know, I am now a swinging single, ugh, not in anyway by my own choice; but I am beginning to feel that I have been set free.
I will no longer judged, by one of the few people who should be in total awe of me. (at least partial awe)
I get to find myself again.
(I will try and answer most of the questions that keep coming at me)
I have just started what will turn into an amazing job, and I am ready to get back in town. I know, Calabasas/Agoura is beautiful with great schools, but it is not me it never was. It was us, and is a bit painful. I am ready to be close to work (my current commute is about an hour into Bev. Hills) and back with my family (you will have two families in this life; one you are born into and one you make for yourself.). Not sure what area yet, I am stuck in the current place until our old lease runs out, but we are undergoing enough transition right now. I figure i will look around while I'm in town with friends and working.
Konrad is great, he is back in school, now full-time. and just moved up into the 2 year old class. and is working on Potty training himself. He makes it to the big boy potty about once a day, and will usually only go if you are not watching. He is such a sweet little man...
I am really excited about the future. The past few months have shown me how many people really are in my life, AMAZING people, not just run of the mill buddies. God gave me strength, grace under-fire, and a killer sense of humor, now I see why... God and the Universe are watching out for me, and have my back. :)
It is so true that you never really see someones true character until it is tested. I guess my character is much stronger that I would have given me credit for.
...and can I tell you how great it felt to type "I" so many times.
This is my story, the way I see it. Stay posted....
Do you remember as a child, playing with dandelions?
If I remember correctly, when you blow the dandelion, you have to imagine all the seeds are being lifted up to the heavens and will be received as wishes for you. I have the feeling that a few of mine might of gotten lost, and are now being granted to me.
As you know, I am now a swinging single, ugh, not in anyway by my own choice; but I am beginning to feel that I have been set free.
I will no longer judged, by one of the few people who should be in total awe of me. (at least partial awe)
I get to find myself again.
(I will try and answer most of the questions that keep coming at me)
I have just started what will turn into an amazing job, and I am ready to get back in town. I know, Calabasas/Agoura is beautiful with great schools, but it is not me it never was. It was us, and is a bit painful. I am ready to be close to work (my current commute is about an hour into Bev. Hills) and back with my family (you will have two families in this life; one you are born into and one you make for yourself.). Not sure what area yet, I am stuck in the current place until our old lease runs out, but we are undergoing enough transition right now. I figure i will look around while I'm in town with friends and working.
Konrad is great, he is back in school, now full-time. and just moved up into the 2 year old class. and is working on Potty training himself. He makes it to the big boy potty about once a day, and will usually only go if you are not watching. He is such a sweet little man...
I am really excited about the future. The past few months have shown me how many people really are in my life, AMAZING people, not just run of the mill buddies. God gave me strength, grace under-fire, and a killer sense of humor, now I see why... God and the Universe are watching out for me, and have my back. :)
It is so true that you never really see someones true character until it is tested. I guess my character is much stronger that I would have given me credit for.
...and can I tell you how great it felt to type "I" so many times.
This is my story, the way I see it. Stay posted....
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
I had no clue it would feel this good!
I just put on a pair of jeans from when I first moved to LA, followed by the pair I wore when Aaronand I met! I am far from crying, I swooped down grabbed Konrad and danced throughout the entire house!
So, yes, you can say traig for the run is going well! I try and take Konrad for a run every other day! ANd have really built up my endurance, I am no where near where I need to be, even for a 5k, but slow and steady wins the race right? HECK YEAH!
Ahhhh, the joys of fitting ito old jeans. If you know me, my jeans are a wardrobe staple, an investment, and now keeping all of my old favorites "in vain", has totally paid off, and I am going to rub it in your face! lol....
Have a beautiful day and remember to stay focused on the prize, work hard, and love as much as you can everyday!
I really want to get my hands on a pair of "love handles" they turn your stroller into an elliptical and allow your arms movement during running! I'll let you know when this happens!
XoXoXo!
So, yes, you can say traig for the run is going well! I try and take Konrad for a run every other day! ANd have really built up my endurance, I am no where near where I need to be, even for a 5k, but slow and steady wins the race right? HECK YEAH!
Ahhhh, the joys of fitting ito old jeans. If you know me, my jeans are a wardrobe staple, an investment, and now keeping all of my old favorites "in vain", has totally paid off, and I am going to rub it in your face! lol....
Have a beautiful day and remember to stay focused on the prize, work hard, and love as much as you can everyday!
I really want to get my hands on a pair of "love handles" they turn your stroller into an elliptical and allow your arms movement during running! I'll let you know when this happens!
XoXoXo!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Did anyone else have an amazingly blessed January?
Because, seriously, I DID! My New Years resolution this year was to start giving back to myself. To recreate "Gretchin" after spending the last 18 mo. being only Konrad's mom. I am not sure if I am the only woman that had a bit of a difficult transition period into Mommydom, but let me tell you I DID! I went form being super career girl, who owned Los Angeles, to mommy in Calabasas. Now I agree that I traded up for sure, but it took some time to feel this way.
Being a mom is hands down the most difficult job, anyone could ever ask for. It really makes you stand back and take in all the "little" things, like a school bus and the garbage man. (My son has an obsession with vehicles, and they are all "trucks, bus, or tractor.") The little things like, having a little person fall asleep on you during story time, and although you really have a thousand things to do, and if you don't move your neck is going o have a major crick in it; There is nothing in the world that could get you to move and risk waking them up. In moments like this, with there soft breath on your arm and a sippy cup dangling from his fingers, "please, don't let this moment end. Its everything I am, its everything I want to be." (lol)
I do wish there was a way of being able to reference the sweet moments, while cleaning peas out of your hair and wondering how on earth you are going to get him to eat something, before his bedtime, which so happened to occur 15 min ago.....while you have three hundred loads of laundry to do, but are unable to remove yourself from story time with out a screaming fit occurring. I get it I do, he can't talk much less read, and I do have a splendid Elmo voice, if I do say so myself, but gosh can't he just keeping looking for the silly black puppy my himself?! :)
I love motherhood, and all its silly sweet moments, but I cannot tell you how much I have grown in the past month. I recovered me. I was lost, and now I’m found, blah, blah, blah.... I got out, and after 15 mo. of looking for the perfect job, after sending out resume after resume after resume, and not getting one response worth giving a call back. It happened, the perfect job found me. I asked, and I received. I am now, very proudly, the Marketing Coordinator at A Mother's Haven, ahhhhhhh..... everything that I knew and worked so hard to master before my son, collided with everything that I learned in the last two years (when I say everything, I really do mean everything down to knowing how a nursing bra is, and how not to pick a breast pump...) AND the Account Executive for an up and coming marketing media boutique www.ChiaroscuroConcepts.com
I had never been rejected from a job, until after I had Konrad. I was always hired on the interview. I can't begin to tell you how beaten down I had become. Some women are born to stay home, I am not one of them, I love getting out of the house and contributing to things that I love, I love pretty things, I live in a place that basically requires two HUGE incomes to buy a tiny house.... :)
If you have been looking for a job and it has not come, sit down and write out EXACTLY what you want and everyday until that you find that job read that list. I strongly believe that we have a lot more to do with the happenings of the world and the universe as a whole, than we give our self credit for. Pray to what ever God you believe in, and it will find you. But first you have to really want it, and know what it is!
I hope you have a beautiful week. I am trying to remain calm in the crazy story that is moving and starting a new job, oh and I am a full time student as well!
:)
Keep your head up!
Because, seriously, I DID! My New Years resolution this year was to start giving back to myself. To recreate "Gretchin" after spending the last 18 mo. being only Konrad's mom. I am not sure if I am the only woman that had a bit of a difficult transition period into Mommydom, but let me tell you I DID! I went form being super career girl, who owned Los Angeles, to mommy in Calabasas. Now I agree that I traded up for sure, but it took some time to feel this way.
Being a mom is hands down the most difficult job, anyone could ever ask for. It really makes you stand back and take in all the "little" things, like a school bus and the garbage man. (My son has an obsession with vehicles, and they are all "trucks, bus, or tractor.") The little things like, having a little person fall asleep on you during story time, and although you really have a thousand things to do, and if you don't move your neck is going o have a major crick in it; There is nothing in the world that could get you to move and risk waking them up. In moments like this, with there soft breath on your arm and a sippy cup dangling from his fingers, "please, don't let this moment end. Its everything I am, its everything I want to be." (lol)
I do wish there was a way of being able to reference the sweet moments, while cleaning peas out of your hair and wondering how on earth you are going to get him to eat something, before his bedtime, which so happened to occur 15 min ago.....while you have three hundred loads of laundry to do, but are unable to remove yourself from story time with out a screaming fit occurring. I get it I do, he can't talk much less read, and I do have a splendid Elmo voice, if I do say so myself, but gosh can't he just keeping looking for the silly black puppy my himself?! :)
I love motherhood, and all its silly sweet moments, but I cannot tell you how much I have grown in the past month. I recovered me. I was lost, and now I’m found, blah, blah, blah.... I got out, and after 15 mo. of looking for the perfect job, after sending out resume after resume after resume, and not getting one response worth giving a call back. It happened, the perfect job found me. I asked, and I received. I am now, very proudly, the Marketing Coordinator at A Mother's Haven, ahhhhhhh..... everything that I knew and worked so hard to master before my son, collided with everything that I learned in the last two years (when I say everything, I really do mean everything down to knowing how a nursing bra is, and how not to pick a breast pump...) AND the Account Executive for an up and coming marketing media boutique www.ChiaroscuroConcepts.com
I had never been rejected from a job, until after I had Konrad. I was always hired on the interview. I can't begin to tell you how beaten down I had become. Some women are born to stay home, I am not one of them, I love getting out of the house and contributing to things that I love, I love pretty things, I live in a place that basically requires two HUGE incomes to buy a tiny house.... :)
If you have been looking for a job and it has not come, sit down and write out EXACTLY what you want and everyday until that you find that job read that list. I strongly believe that we have a lot more to do with the happenings of the world and the universe as a whole, than we give our self credit for. Pray to what ever God you believe in, and it will find you. But first you have to really want it, and know what it is!
I hope you have a beautiful week. I am trying to remain calm in the crazy story that is moving and starting a new job, oh and I am a full time student as well!
:)
Keep your head up!
Friday, February 5, 2010
Internet Mommy, fun read...
A few weeks ago I won a copy of The Internet Mommy, through a WIW on momslikeme.com, by Kimberley Clayton Blaine, while waiting to hear back on a job, I REALLY wanted. I took it as a sign that I had indeed received the job (which I did), and immediately started work on ideas.
A few days after I got the book I found out that I had indeed gotten the position. A position that would place me in the midst of "Mommydom." I am now officially the Marketing Coordinator for A Mother's Haven (http://www.shopthehaven.com/). After looking for a position fruitlessly for the last 15, I fell into the lap of the perfect job for me. I am now going to be working from home, part time. Yippie!!!
The Internet Mommy, got me so excited about my new position. I had no clue how unintimidating the online mommy world really is. The book opened me up to a wonderful land of connected women, all looking to make the world a better place, and their life a little less stressful. It presents stories of hardworking women, that never have to change out of their PJs, unless they want to. I would recommend this book to any mother that is really wanting a little inspiration, that is ready to get connected with other moms, and just can't find the time to fix their hair. The stories a cute and funny, you are bound to see yourself in the shoes of several of these ladies. I really found my self identifying with the creator of http://www.beyondthebusstop.com/ . All too often we feel that our house is the only one littler with leggos, and firetrucks, or that we are the only mom on the block that feels lucky to shower by 3pm . (OK, maybe it is just me.) Either way, check it out at http://www.thegotomom.com/the_internet_mommy.htm
I am now able to utilize my outgoing personality and computer savvy, all at once. I will keep you up to date on the store for sure.
Training for my run begins when the rain ends, and I get my good sneakers sent back to me from mom, umm, hint hint! (I love you mom) If you would like to sponsor Aaron and I, all of the proceeds go to Kids4Kids, to help the fight against juvinile cancer.
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I think I'm going to get my Cosmo subscription renewed! :p
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