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summer activities * wish list *

I have a Summer wish list.  I want to get outside, explore, make memories, start new traditions. For far too many summers, over the past few years, I have preoccupied my Summer months with working too many hours indoors.  The time has come to shirk some of that tedium. Laundry, bills, errands, and the computer can wait. Summer is here!

On my wish list for the summer...

1.  Make a fort/ teepee. Decorate it with the Mister and the girls! (*have a slumber party outside!)

2. Family homemade pizza and movie night Friday's.(*a new tradition for my little family, based on the tradition I had growing up!)

3. Take a train from Orange County to San Diego! (or - the Skunk Train in Leggett!)

4. Go miniature golfing.

5. Run through the sprinklers.

6. Blow bubbles.

7. Picnic at the beach.

8. Camp with Mr Bird & the Girls in the redwoods.

9. See a musical at an outdoor Ampitheatre!

10. Buy tickets for Tori Amos (and bring the girls!)

11. Orange County Fair & Laguna Beach Art Festival

12.  Family hand prints + Frame

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13. Begin guitar/banjo lessons

14. Pick fruits + veggies in Central California

15. Fingerpaint

16. Finish e-course, etsy store, and get out there!

17. Make dreamcatchers

18. Paint portraits of the girls for their rooms

19. Go firedancing

20. Visit the Getty museum

21. Take family on a tour of Orange County, my old stomping grounds! (*Big Newport Theater, Ruby's, Balboa Island, Frozen Bananas!)

22. Disneyland!!!

23. Finish wedding details (*and send out invitations, finally*)

24. Yoga

25. Buy a bicycle and rollerblades. (*use them!!)

26. Go to the movies (the new Muppet movie and Harry Potter are on the list!)

27. Take a blanket, the family, and a trip just outside the bright lights of the city to gaze at the stars.

28. Swim as many days as possible!

29. Go Horseback riding!

30.  Have a fiesta!

31. Invite friends to a fondue gathering!

32. See live music!

33. Mysterious, magical secret wish!

34. Make homemade soap and candles!

35. Visit 7 waterfalls with the family!

 

OK! That seems reasonable doesn't it? In fact, I might add more depending on how many items are checked off the list by August!

Do you have any dreams for the Summer? What's on your list? I'd love to hear your ideas.

Hugs, always -

T

2011 Goals Check-In!

Well, well, look at that - It's April already, my lovelies! Can you believe it? I must say, I am just loving this extra bit of daylight. And the warmer temperatures just make me want to go barefoot all day and find some sand and ocean to stick my toes in! ... 

I made a 2011 goals list, did you? I thought the four month mark would be a good time to check in ... to locate where I am on my list. 

On my 2011 List:

- New computer 
- Used camera
- Revamp blog ((in progress!))  But more changes are a'coming!
- Etsy/Big Cartel site ((in progress - will be launched very, very, very soon!)
- 2 wks in Africa/Haiti to help
- Handwritten letters every month ((began!)) So far so good
- Meditate daily
- Rollerblades (and use them!)
- Yoga practice
- Visit Heidi/ Mandy in Switzerland
- New glasses
- Guitar/banjo lessons 
- Commit to 12 months of giving
- 21 day cleanse
- Visit OC: to visit Shawn & Cord
- Camping trip
- Write children's book
- Wedding ((in progress... we're buying invitations soon! Eek!))
- New workspace
- Omega/Kripalu class
- Finish a course in miracles ((Still in progress- it's a BIG book!))
- Learn silversmithing
- Cut hair...& blondify! ((photos coming soon!))
- Plant an urban garden
- Learn to sew + embroider + crochet
- Acupuncture+Cupping
- Publish an article for a magazine

Well... that's not too shabby in four months, yeah? I think I would like to add a couple, and may take off a couple because some of the items just don't feel right for this year anymore... 

I have to say, that 2011 is such a powerfully full and meaningful year. I feel the seeds that I planted oh, so long ago beginning to awaken beneath the soil, and some sprouts have already emerged. I share this because I want YOU to always remember that your goals, ideas, visions, and intentions will manifest if you nurture yourself and allow things to emerge and grow in their own time. 

I promise you. 

Happy Monday, darlings! 

T

2011 Goals Update

There is something special about 2011. For the first time I realize, there are no dry spells in life. No loss of creativity. No loss of anything, really. It is a time to rest. To hibernate. To trust that somehow you are learning things to assist your dreams. And planting seeds as you go.

I've revamped my 2011 list. I just felt there were items which were more lifetime than 12 months. And somethings I added because I should be committed to daily practices. AND- somethings I have completed!!!! I am learning to enjoy dreams which took years rather than immediacy. Somehow... I am particularly mindful of gratitude.

Without further ado...

2011 * Updated *

- New computer 
- Used camera
- Revamp blog ((in progress!))
- Etsy/Big Cartel site
- 2 wks in Africa/Haiti to help
- Handwritten letters every month ((began!))
- Meditate daily ((so, far just in the evenings... working on daytime meditating))
- Rollerblades (and use them!)
- BeginYoga practice
- Visit Heidi/ Mandy in Switzerland
- New glasses
- Begin guitar/banjo lessons (is that silly? I love the banjo, fiddle, cello ... )
- Commit to 12 months of giving
- 21 day cleanse 
- Visit OC: to visit Shawn & Cord
- Family Camping trip
- Wedding
- New workspace ((Check!!))
- Omega/Kripalu class
- Finish a course in miracles
- Learn silversmithing
- Cut hair...& blondify!
- Plant an urban garden
- Learn to sew + embroider
- Acupuncture+Cupping
- Publish an article for a magazine

Have you written your dreams for 2011? Any blooming yet?

Lots of hugs on the journey,
T

2011 Goals!

This new years list is perhaps more manageable than years past. It is a bite sized 12 month chart ... On the list:

1. Tie the knot
2. Begin a baby
3. New inspirational blog
4. Take a class at the Omega or Kripalu institute
5. Handwrite letters every month
6. In search of self video blog
7. Complete: A Course in Miracles
8. Visit Mandy/ Heidi in Switzerland
9. Travel to Africa to help
10. Launch/sell: jewelry/art
11. New computer & camera
12. Rollerblade!
13. Yoga!
14. Visit Shawn & Cord.
15. Beautiful and meaningful tattoo
16. Move (somewhere special)
17. Experience Buddhism
18. Learn to knit/sew/embroider
19. Publish children's book
20. Travel every 3 months
21. Join the unhr

I have a few more... But... These are my purpose right now. Have you made yours? Care to share?

I think my #3 may be completed by March at the latest. And...#1 I will be announcing in January.

Love, always-
T