Showing posts with label stuff i love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stuff i love. Show all posts

Monday, October 17, 2011

Reinvent Myself-Slug Bug

I am feeling restless.
I tend to that when I do one thing for too long.
I think I have ADD.
Seriously.


So the art show didn't happen last weekend.
It gave me lots of time to think.
It gave me time to listen to my heart.


I have been doing lots of reading and watching Oprah's Life Class. Goooood Stuff!

So, last Wednesday was my 45th Birthday.
Every year on my Birthday I set 10 goals for myself.
This year I did something a bit different and way more fun.:)



I created a two page collage of what it is I want in my life this year.



I do want to choose the good news...
focus on the positives
not the negatives.



I want to remember I am a daughter of my Heavenly Father and he loves me so very much
and He knows what's best for me.

I want to be my VERY BEST SELF.


That's me and that sweet, little bird is my truth.
She's there...and I am ready to embrace it.

I am ready for a change.

That's what I've been realizing these past few weeks...
maybe even months.

I need something different.

Day in and day out it's been the same thing. I have the same routine every single day.
I thrive on routine...but lately I'm becoming stagnant.


My WORD for 2011 is REINVENT...
so I think it's time I do just that.

REINVENT.
CHANGE.
BECOME.



I am a Brave Girl.
And like I've said dozens of time before...Brave Girls can do anything.
We're like Wonder Woman...




We are.
I am.

So here I am...thinking of ways I can REINVENT myself and add some ZING to my life.

After a heart to heart talk with the love of my life we have decided to recommit ourselves to our health.
We had both lost weight last year but are back at feeling and looking pretty squishy.
Soooooo.....
my number one goal for my 45th year of life is to focus on my eating and exercising. It really is pathetic how bad of shape I'm in at the moment.
We have also recommitted to giving up soda. We are now 3 days without one drop. We CAN do this!


Throughout this goal making process
I am really listening to myself. 
Normally I would just jot a few goals down and call it good.
This year I'm taking my time.



As much as I enjoy creating
and painting and collaging...
I don't think my true purpose in life
is to focus every ounce of energy on
selling it.

My true passion is writing and connecting
and teaching. 

Words
quotes
encouraging
uplifting
healing

All words I have written here stating what my passions in life are.

So, for now...
I won't be putting my energies into an art show but instead writing more, sharing more, taking photos, scrapbooking {i miss it!}, sharing stories here with you and working on my Brave Girl orders {i really LOVE creating girls for specific people!!}



I am doing Zumba, eating smaller portions, drinking nothing but water and trying lower calorie versions of our favorite foods.

Oh AND I am driving a new car!! My Birthday present...something I've wanted ever since I watched Goldie Hawn in Foul Play....




My new Bug!


I think this year may just be the best year yet;)

Do you have a WORD for this year? How are you doing? Any ideas on lo-cal foods or Zumba moves would be great, too!


By the way....We have a WINNER of the Brave Art Girl!! Random Generator spit out #7 late last night...that's....


Soraya!!! I have been reading her blog for over 1 year now!! Congrats, Soraya and thanks to everyone that entered!!


Thursday, July 21, 2011

What I LOVE right this very minute

Think of Thursdays like the "O" column where Oprah goes through a few of her favorite things...here are a few of mine from the week:)

1. Twitter. Yep, I like Twitter. I've had an account since March of 2010 but never did anything with it. Then, one day last week while waiting for one of Em's practices to get over I started messing around with it on my phone and Ta-Da! I'm now on Twitter and I have Followers and I'm Following and it is so fun. Seriously....what I love the best about it are all the links to some really awesome places on the Web I may not have found otherwise. Twitter is fast and perfect when you don't have lots of time to spend at the computer. You can Follow me by clicking on the Twitter Bird to the right:)

2. Your Daily Truths from Brave Girl's Club. If you don't subscribe pop over there today and just do it! It's free!! Every single day you'll get a message that you'll swear was written exactly for you. These messages have lifted me up and inspired me when I'm feeling so very down. 

3. Stampington and Company has the very best arts and crafts magazines out there. I have been waiting all summer for the latest "Where Women Create" to come out August 1st!!


Some of my favorite girls will be in there including Melody Ross!! Can't wait!! I'm also looking forward to their latest "Art Journaling" publication. Two treats I hope to purchase in the next few weeks.




4. Last on my list today is a fellow Blogger. It's so important that we lift each other up, support and inspire one another. Each week I will be sure to include a Blog that catches my eye. This young blogger has been inspiring me for several months now...at just 22 years old she is one talented young women!!
Natalie Malik and her Blog "Awkward and Beautiful" is amazing!! {and I know she doesn't even know me or that I read her blog or that I think she is fabulous}.
Natalie style is quirky and artsy and fun. Kind of like Elsie Flannigan.

She has all kinds of Art Journaling prompts, cute photos and other cool stuff on her blog. It's becoming one of my fave, go-to blogs daily!! Stop by and say HI!!:)

What are you just loving right now?? Leave a comment and let me know!