35

I want to be so much more than I have become.
At 35, I am an adult. like a real one.
I never really understood what that would feel like.
What it meant.
But what I think now is that it is about perspective.
about regret and re-invention. if your lucky.
I want to shed.
Shed who I became without trying.
And the idea that I can be anything which made me become nothing.
I want to shed so much that I  feel free.
I dont think I have ever felt free, If i did, it was a lie.
I want to be free.

Art



Zentangling is a new thing that was shown to me this past year. It is an art form that I have been truly able to embrace. You just start small with random pieces; some you might like, some you may not, some might even be imperfect. It will take hours, but at the end you finish with something beautiful.

I promise to make time in my life to finish at least a few pieces this year. They make me happy, both while making and when they are done. One should make time for the things that make one happy, because those are the things that you will remember.

The picture above (by Susan Whyte) I find lovely, because it has found a way to create movement with geometric shapes.

Moving forward


I love tattoos. I love the power they have to transform you in a way that makes you more you. That is a weird sentence, but it is true. I love this tattoo, and I am so happy that I got to be a part of it. I find a simple joy in the fact she could not complete it without me siting there at whole foods and talking it out with her. That fact makes me a little happy inside. She completes me in so many ways, so a little glimpse of how I do the same for her makes me do a little jig.

To me, this tattoo is a symbol of self acceptance, and self love. It means growth.  Having it on her arm will remind her of her own power, of where she has been and where she still has to go. I think it is awesome.

Happy New Year !


Saying goodbye to the old and hello to the new year was spent in Nashville. This trip was the longest so far. I got a glimpse of the life that I am building and will very soon be living. All I can say is that it looks awesome. It will be a life filled with love, support, friends, new adventures and many twinkle lights.

So here is to shedding the old and embracing the new in 2014.