A step in the right direction: Project Run-away

Sigh. I ordered the wrong clear bags. I don't know what I was thinking. Well, it's clear for a moment, I wasn't. boo. So now I have a half a ton of clear bags I can't really use. EVER. I did a temporary fix, swapping out some of my sister's cards which are blank inside from the non-seal ones so I could use them for Z's cards which have text on the inside. And realized as I was doing it - I should have put the inside message on the back of the cards... and then it wouldn't have mattered.

It's a process. Right? sigh.

so after a flurry of bagging unbagging and rebagging this morning, I made it to my real job. More work on the mailing lists only after a loooooooooooooooooooooooooong dance of reboot, modem check, plug check, modem reboot, connect and disconnect - before I discovered that the internet provider locally was totally down city wide.

Dad Report: My call with Dad was pretty short - he got asked to his exercise class while we were on the phone. He was in good spirits having just heard from his wife, and looking forward to a visit.

We talked a little bit about the Occupy Wall Street movement - he hadn't heard of it he didn't think and his catchy phrase of the day was "the rich get richer and the poor get children." Huh. He repeated it a couple of times. Wonder if it was something they used to say in his youth or where it came from...


It's funny they are so different, and yet so the same

I'm pushing my sister to do some xmas / winter cards... I prefer to just accept art as it's provided rather than demanding something, but I think it would be a missed opportunity if we didn't do this now. I hope she understands...

I'm getting ready to release Z's cards to the public - here's a more detailed sneak peak...

The blue and green one have "How are you?" and the definition of consume, respectively, on the inside. I think the captions worked out well with his drawings and it feels good to feel like I had some "real" input in the outcome.

Random Photo of the Day:

The kidlets with their mom, M. I am often struck with the changes in boy-o as I feel like he's become almost a different person than he was and yet feel although the girl has changed certainly, that her person had already gelled a long time ago...

The advice you didn't ask for: new feature!

I give a fair amount of advice. It's a habit I am trying to quell, unless it seems like the person is soliciting it from me. It's such a part of me it is hard to stop - I feel like I have often given good advice or offered a differing viewpoint from which to consider a problem; but I also know I can be very bossy and feel like I know best. I really think that in those quiet moments, I am often at my best and not the bossy know it all version of me- but maybe my view is clouded? Anyway - sometimes I feel like I've said something good and wise so I thought I would share and see if it struck anyone else too. I won't ever reveal who I said it to, to start; and if you are them, please know that it was meant for you in the moment - not written for the world at large.

remember to breathe...I struggle but I do better when instead of struggling I let go, relax, put faith in the universe to take care of me and mine, and know that sometimes all I can do is be, keep my mouth shut, and my anxieties on simmer.

Know you are always stronger than you think; things are never as bad as you imagine; and nothing is endured forever.

Thought I would post some past halloween pics leading up to the big day...(warning neked tushy alert)

These are from 2006