Happy

Really liking this song right now:

Reflection and Thankfulness

Thanksgiving is come and gone, but not the need to be thankful.  This year has been an intense one on many, many levels.  Lots to be thankful for.  My friends and family, both the family I was born into and the family I have chosen and made.  The health of my beloved Cheyenne, and all the animals that share my life, my health, the ex-bf's health, and again, friends and family.  That I have a job when so many do not.  A safe and warm place to live.
Very thankful this year.

Phoenix Rising

My horoscope from Rob Brezny this week:

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai (1924-2000) witnessed the full range of experiences that life on this planet has to offer, from war to love and everything in between. During an interview he gave in Jerusalem in 1994, he said, "I can stand on my balcony and tell my children, 'Over there I was shelled for the first time, and over there, to the right, just beneath those trees, I was kissed for the first time.'" I suspect his words will soon be meaningful for you, Cancerian. It's likely you'll have a breakthrough or epiphany near a place where you once suffered disappointment. Halloween costume suggestion: the phoenix.


I'll take that as a good sign.

Outdoors

Sometimes all I need is to get outdoors to get back to center again.  Yesterday was a perfect Oregon fall day.  Sunshine, crisp cold air, but not too cold, and lots and lots of color.

And this past week was better.  Not perfect, there was a rough patch, but still better. 

 

Last night I had my sweet girls with me for a puppy sleepover, with their customary eggs for breakfast this morning. When your day starts with dogs, its a good day.

Colors of Fall

Taken on a walk this afternoon.  Complimentary colors.  Some in unexpected places.

Life List

So I have attempted to add my Life List, so far I am not happy with the look/layout.  This may need some tweaking.  At the moment I am unable to differentiate between things crossed off and things not crossed off.    So for the moment I am going to put the whole thing in a post, and cross off those/highlight those that have been achieved.  A big nod to Mighty Girl for the inspiration - getting Intel to sponsor her list was simply huge!

Meet Quentin Crisp - Meet Henry Rollins -Move to L.A.\Live in L.A. -Work as a writer - Get a college degree - Go to law school - Pass a bar exam - Become a trial lawyer - Write a children’s book - Get a children’s book published – Interview (and have lunch with) Hubert Selby Jr. - Raise a wolf (or wolfdog) - Write a play - Get a play produced - Write a screenplay - Sell a screenplay - Go to the JazzFest Gala - Move to Portland - Live in New Orleans as an adult - Get a short story published - Have a giant food fight - Go to Europe - Eat tapas in Spain - Hear a lullabye/singing in Portugal - Walk across the Bridge of Sighs in Venice - Have a croissant in Paris - Do a bike tour in Scotland – Look for Nessie in Loch Ness - Have a pint in Ireland - See a play on the West End - Go the beach in Greece - Go to the balloon festival in Albuquerque – Visit the Georgia O’Keefe Museum - Go to Hawaii and walk on the beach - Have a family (however that winds up being defined) - Go spelunking - Run the Santa Monica Steps 20 times nonstop - Run a half marathon - Take a swing dance class - Take a tap dance class - Go to White Sands National Monument (again) - Bike around Crater Lake Oregon - Bet on a horserace - Learn to parasail - Learn to kiteboard - Learn to windsurf - Learn to bodysurf - Learn how to surf - Learn how to snowboard - Learn how to ski - Bicycle 40 miles - Do a mini triathlon - Get a facial - Get a massage whenever possible -
Spend a weekend at a luxury spa - See the Northern Lights - Be in a short film - Howl with the wolves - Learn to bike with clipless bike shoes - Go over 100 mph on a motorcycle - Go to Graceland - Hike in the Grand Canyon – Visit Niagara Falls - See a capybara in South America - Learn to sail - Go whale watching - Have a weekend at a working ranch - Spend a weekend at Big Sur - Take a hot yoga class - Take Pilates classes (for at least 3 months) - Learn how to properly bet on craps in Vegas - Visit a pyramid in Egypt - Visit a Mayan ruin - Lay on a beach in Australia - Create a good home library - Volunteer at an animal shelter - Volunteer on Thanksgiving - Organize a fundraiser - Visit Mt. St. Helens - Go on a beach vacation in wintertime - Throw a several course dinner party - See Ray Charles in concert -


I thought it was important to include things that were goals that I have already accomplished.  That way the rest of doesn't look quite so daunting.

I Love You Frogs

My first foray into distributing i love you cards:

I hope this is the first placement of many, and that it finds its way to more adventures.  For more info, go to iloveyoucards.org