note to self

make art. 

every time you have thrived,
you have made art.

(maybe now, you can write this on your heart and remember it.)



also,
don't forget:
to take vacations
they do a body (& mind) good

Fail.

Do-over request not granted. 

Today might be even worse then yesterday.  Not communicating well with Chef. at all.

I need this rough patch to go away. 

can i request a do-over?

Yesterday was not a great day.  I didn't finish my errands. I snapped at Chef for no good reason (when I couldn't find the button to pop the trunk in the car).  I spilled tea all over my paint palette.  

What was good yesterday:
- ordered new glasses (found ones I like on the first trip - and they were on sale).
- missed my laptop and my ipod, thankfully, when I spilled my tea
- iced cappuccino from Tim Hortons 
- tacos. for dinner.
- fun matching furs at the museum with the Aurora Arts Society

Yesterday is done, and in a few days, that stuff won't matter.  Here's to a good Sunday where you are. 

Things I love {Valentine's edition}

my husband; HOMEMADE red velvet cake + chicken wings + tacos; skipping Valentine's dinner out this year {$300 for one meal is too much - even if it does include Chateaubriand and lobster}; our cute car; working out to Craig David; being able to hold a plank for 43 seconds; WHAT I CAN ACCOMPLISH ON MY OWN WHEN I SET MY MIND TO IT; the northern lights never get old; my hubby is sexier with glasses;

early february

I go weeks from this place, but always come back in time.  Since last time:

I finished 26 days of #jan252525.  I can do 12 full pushups now.  Previously my total was 0.

Now I'm doing Plank+3.  I started being able to hold one for 16 seconds.  I'm up to 27 seconds now (day 3).

I've fallen for gofindmomo.com and Ben Hole on Instagram

Also, have you seen this?

photo by Marcin Ryczek
  This is incredible art.  Its been stuck in my head since I saw it the other day.  It made me want to make something.  I mean, it made me want to make something that good.  But since it is a "once in a lifetime" I will simply make something, art, a photo, and keep a look out for when my time comes.

I made bread on Saturday morning.

success + frozen fresh ginger

Success is
Liking yourself
Liking what you do 
&
Liking how you do it
Maya Angelou 
(via Jess Lively)   

This was one of my deepest revelations last year.  I would add liking who you do it with to the list.  I had liked my jobs before, had some bosses and coworkers that I thought were the greatest, but I had never worked with those who were truly great.  It makes going to work so easy.

I've been under the weather this week, cozy in bed during our January cold snap to -40 degrees (-50 degrees coming this weekend).  My new love is earl grey tea with milk and grated fresh ginger.  Except its easier to grate when it is frozen, so keep it in your freezer.

a little more.

Recently I remembered a couple more accomplishments from 2012 that I don't want to forget:

- advocated for myself at the doctor's office when I needed a new prescription

-doing my own make up for my wedding {first time for eyeliner that wasn't halfway up my eyelid}

- saving a bit of money and using up the gift cards from the wedding

creation #1

 
A cowl without a pattern,based on this photo (via Pinterest)
 #makingitupasigoalong