“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.”
–Aristotle
Pondering…
We are what we repeatedly do…
What I do repeatedly:
Get the kids ready for school.
Cook meals for my family.
Walk the dog.
Do lots of laundry.
Create.
Make mistakes.
Sing loudly in my car.
Pray.
Love my children.
Work hard.
Kiss my husband passionately.
Read.
Does this mean I am excellent at all of the above?
I’ve been working on my very fist “online” swap. It’s a Halloween Charm and Tag Swap that my bloggy friend Cyndy is putting on. To be completely honest, I have never made a charm in my life. These here Scaredy Cat Charms are my first. I absolutely love buying charms but I have no idea how to actually make them. I’m totally wingin’ it….living in the moment, I guess.
“Savor the moment. Search for a little joy, and you will find a great deal of it in unexpected places.” -Anonymous
A friend is someone who knows
the song in your heart
and can sing it back to you
when you’ve forgotten the words.
Live so that your children
can tell their children
that you not only stood
for something wonderful –
you acted on it.
-Dan Zaora
Cherish Yesterday,
Dream tomorrow,
Live like CRAZY today!
-Anon
Izabelle & Emilee
Exquisite Details
present themselves
along the way
Allan K. Chalmers said -
The Grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
Something to do today…laundry, read to my children, go for a walk, scrapbook, kiss my husband
Something to love…green everywhere, friends, and family
Something to hope for…a cure for autism, money coming easily and often, to grow old and look back and see that I have lived a life worth remembering.
Yes, I am a happy woman.
…it’a all around us every day. I am blessed to live near the gorgeous Bidwell Park. Bidwell Park is on of my favorite things about my City. I love to walk there, explore with my kids, hike with the dog and my hubby. Picnic, or even just drive, sit and breath it all in. What a glorious place.
In all honesty, I’ve been really sick the last couple of days (no worries, I know that nobody likes a downer - I’m doing better). Although (to make excuses) being sick has set me behind a little. I’m still shooting for my site launch tomorrow….Wish me luck!
I carry your heart with me
I carry it in my heart
I am never without it
Anywhere I do you go , my darling
I fear not fate
fo you are my fate, my sweet
I want no world,
For beautiful you are my world, my true
And it’s you are whatever a moon always meant
And whatever a sun will always sing is you
Here is the deepest secret nobody knows
Here is the root of the root
and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;
Which grows higher than the soul can hope
or the mind can hide
and it is the wonder that is keeping
the stars apart
I carry your heart
I carry it in my heart
-E.E. Cummings
My littlest brother is getting married today. He is marrying the sweetest little thing ever…her name is Kristin. Kristin asked me to read the E.E. Cummings poem at their wedding. I hope I can read it perfectly! My daughter is the Flower Girl and I’ve taken photos of her adorable curls. I’ll be sure to post some photos later tonight/tomorrow after the wedding. I’m running out the door right now. Relay for Life is tonight and I’ll be walking from 12 midnight until 2 am. Have a wonderful day!
