TGIF

Bringing back this feature... Because I like it.

Today I am Trusting the process. Trusting my little notebook of ideas and organization, trusting that everything I dream of doing will come true.  Because that is what the process is for.

Today I am Grateful for take out Chinese food, pumpkin spice candles, and wholesale catalogs.

Today I am Inspired by the way the rain clings to the trees outside... So tenacious and stubborn and all things wonderful.

What are you trusting, grateful for, and inspired by this Friday?

Gratitude List

Today I'm grateful for...

... French bread pizza nights in front of the tele with my man (last night was full of rustic italian bread covered in marinara sauce and goat cheese and artichoke hearts and olives and spinach and yumminess while watching House Season 6. Happy me.)

... Freedom

... Journals and the peace they bring me when they are open and blank and ready.

... Morning rituals (preparing a cup of tea, let the dogs out, slippers, browsing blogs, start the day).

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Trusting:

... The beautiful people in my life that are going through tough times will pass through these times with grace and acceptance and with the unending support of those who love them. Remember you guys, life is circular, it all comes around in the end and you always have options (and a couch in a cabin in the woods to crash on when you need to get away).

Grateful for:

... Clouds
... Fruit punch
... Grapefruit
... Rain drops

Inspired by:

... Images of snow
... Power outages
... Earth tones

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The 'take me for a walk' eyes.

Trusting...

That I will learn how to build an effective fire by the time winter rolls around. Thank goodness it's only autumn and it's not so cold that I want to die before I get the fire lit. (I live in a little house in the woods and we rely on our wood burning stove for heat... How I miss the days when I could press a button and turn up the heat. Although, there is something quite romantic about the fire in my stove.)

Grateful for...

Kitten kisses
Tea kettles
Pretty yarn
Pen pals
Christmas knitting that clears my insanity
Black cherry tea
The walk down to my mailbox (today I saw two squirrels and a deer and about six blue jays terrorizing my ever present ravens)

Inspired by...

Fog
Crunchy leaves
Cotton candy dragons
The Indigo Girls new CD
Zen and the Art of Peacekeeping

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Details here.

Trusting...

...That fall is coming! Come on September!

...That this quarter of school will go smoothly and with little pain. And that I will have the time to do everything that I want to do (while taking five classes I hope that my yarn productivity will not falter and that the house will not look like a tornado hit it repeatedly).

...That one day I will have a bigger house with a studio and a huge kitchen. Yesterday I dyed my first roving (disaster except for one, I'll show you later) and proceeded to dye the floor and the tea cart in my kitchen. Here is where a studio with a sink will come in handy.

...That even though this home has its downfalls, we will make it through another year here happily.

Grateful for...

...Having 5 whole days with my man (and that he's gone back to work today so that I may get some work done).

...My Mom's kitchen.

...My yarn swift.

Inspired by...

...Making gifts for friends.

...Delicious desserts.

...Green tea and raisin bread.

TGIF

Trusting...

That our camping trip next week will be just what I need to refresh. That September will bring fall weather sooner rather than later. That even when you think nothing is happening, stars are aligning.

Grateful for...

Etsy sales.
Ceiling fans.
Great movies.
For time spent creating.
Someone else doing the dishes.

Inspired by...

Groovy color combinations.
Dragonflies.
Dixie Chicks.
Whimsical and lovely knitting projects.
Peter Pan and Alice and the fact that they could be friends.

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hat beginnings

Trusting today that my food journey will pay off. It's really hard to say no to ham on rye, or hot wings, or a slice of lasagna with meat. Every time I do it I say to myself "Remember why you do this.". I can't always resist, and that's okay. It's important not to deprive in order to overcome. One day (when I'm not suffering from diabetes, kidney failure, and have narrowly escaped e. coli infection) I will be grateful for these choices.

Grateful today for:
... my favorite women coming to spend the weekend with me
... being encircled in my baby's arms
... hearing "I love you" every day
... pear green tea
... a patient dog who takes his favorite red teddy bear to bed with him at night
... flowers from my garden

Inspired today by:
... indigenous diets
... the scent of my tomato plant
... dreams about unexpected color combination
... songs like these that make me want to dance around my house with a fervor



What's your TGIF today?

TGIF

Silver sleeves knitting project

T for trusting. What are you trusting today?

... Trusting that everyone is safe and warm
... That my business is going to pick up
... That indeed, everything will be okay

G for gratitude. What are you grateful for today?

... Moments alone
... Fuzzy kittens
... Having work to do
... Pretty yarn
... Emotional turmoil that calms itself
... Afternoon naps while the breeze blows sweet smelling wind through my windows
... Sandalwood incense
... Knowing

I for inspiration. What are you inspired by today?

... That sweet smelling wind

F for feeling. What are you feeling today?

... Tired
... That my right hemisphere is losing to the left
... Feeling like the only safe/comfortable/warm place in the world today is my bed
... Like the freedom I take for granted is a beautiful thing

And you, dear readers?