Meet My Frank

my new friend frank.

william drew me one for valentines and now on the daily i get to see frank in all sorts of new adventures.

just something silly for today...as i stayed up way too late on a work night. but in such fun company:)

more time for love

throughout my life i have missed out on a lot of new experiences and emotions by not allowing myself to completely commit to my own surroundings, even my own actions.

i've been indifferent about my own path.

letting it choose me.

in my not so distant past.

but now, i feel myself being more present in each moment.

taking more time for love.

and less time for laundry.

i have to say...

it feels amazing.

Taking Back Our Power

If we don't feel we deserve love

we accept shitty replacements for it

If we don't feel wanted

we give so much just to feel needed

If we think it'll turn out bad in the end

we will probably get that result

Our thoughts are powerful

Our bodies are beautiful

The love inside us is meant to be shared

It's just all those heart.wrenching.life.altering.shitty.experiences make us doubt ourselves.

So, when we feel that way, it's so good to have someone to turn to.

To remind you that you are filled with so much LIGHT. So much GOODNESS. So much LOVE.

That I, personally, would not have made it this far without YOU.

Superpower Love

crafty valentines ipod case i sewed...with help ;)

yummy treats

the one who makes me feel
all shiny and new
weightless

...and so full of love

the one who fell into my life
effortlessly

Midnight Margaritas...

my favorite movie is practical magic...so you can imagine my happiness at an invite for a midnight margarita party!

i feel like dancing around the table to this song it's the perfect prescription for february blues...

which are slowly fading with VaLeTiNe'S dAy coming up...getting ready to leave surprises on the door steps of all my friends. bake pink cupcakes with glittery sprinkles. dress up for a valentine's party on saturday. love. love. love. all the wonderful people in my life.

WoRk AnD PlAy

The "easy way" is rarely the glamorous way, Amanda. Tallyho, ho, ho -

The Universe

So you mean to tell me that everything i want is not going to come knocking down my door?

doom.

it's just that sometimes...

the things that feel easy in my life. the things that flow smoothly, are what feel right. not the things that take so much work.

the dreaming up and planning of my move to asheville seemed effortless. but i guess all the work i had to put in to make those dreams come into fruition didn't seem like such hard work. because the end result is me living in a place i am falling more in love with everyday.

i have put my intention out to the universe that i want my boutique. i want to be able to fufill my dream of owning a shop where everything is beautiful.unique.preferably made by people i have met.with a dj booth.and mimosa parties.

the list goes on...

but then there's this whole other real side of things. and sometimes the left side of my brain does not want to put in the hours. it wants to sit back and wait. wait for the loan for the boutique to magically drop into my hands. for the business plan to be verbal and heard by someone who not only shares my vision, but wants a silent part in it all.

i am in this place between having this vision, my dream, and it drives me, fuels my desire for my future. keeps me up in bed at night with ideas and has me chatting to everyone i know about what a grand life it will be. not that life is not grand now. i am not waiting to love life. i should though, take this time being poor and struggling to dive inside myself. get started. take baby steps. do the work. and because it's truly something i love, even the parts that are not fun, will not seem so daunting. when i remember they are fueling my dream.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas A. Edison