if wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

other observations..

kicking it up a notch..

i don't make new year resolutions... instead i "practice" new year reflections, new year assessments.

where am i? what am i doing with my life... do i like what i'm doing? where i am? 
and the bigger question, if some of the answers are less favorable, what needs to change? 
a little more focus on me, is what is in order for this new year. 
 so far i've been moderately successful. i'm still doing pilates, twice a week when work doesn't interfere with the morning class times. i even tried my hands (and feet) at jazzercise this past week. although, we were quite achy the next few days, we are all in agreement. we're going back next week!
i've started knitting again. picked out a pattern that i liked regardless of whether it was "too difficult".. i mean, there were abbreviations that i didn't understand but shhhit, i can break it down and get it done! 

sewing. 
      i've been sewing again too! 


agan, the things that make us feel the best are sometimes the things we tend to let slide during the 
                   day to day grind. 
                   nope!      
                   that's not what this year is about. 

it's been a while but i started to do some stitching..

i was going to attempt to make some holiday cards. 
it's been a while since i've done that. 


sadly i only have like four actually done.   ... and they don't even take that long to make.  oy vey! 


i missed a few birthdays the past few months as well.

          ho hum.                
someone told me they wanted a card so naturally i started stitching.... 
what else can ya do?

  

all you do to me is talk talk

reading is fun and mental? reading is for the mental?

oooh reading is fundamental!

i actually put books in my library queue. 
i actually rode my bike to the library and picked up two books. 
   i checked them out.
the due date slip says september sixth.
 i panicked                                     
             a little 
because i am a             s - l - o  - w                reader.
i still haven't finished water for elephants or the help. 
and they've both already been turned into movies. talk about not getting it into gear!


last night after riding to said library and getting said books, i started to read one. 
two hundred eighty five pages and i made it to one hundred twenty six. 


i'm not so worried about the september sixth due date anymore.

ground score

eight of clubs: seventh and e burnside parking lot (7.23.11)

corn!! jack of diamonds gifted from mount shasta