36~
35
i remember the morning i was turning 35
my dad called and wished me well then ask how old are you going to be again
i said 35...he said god your getting old
i replied i know...i officially hit the half way point to 40
and as quick as can be he replied more like the half way point to 70
i replied thanks dad...way to really put my life in perspective
35 held a tumultuous amount of life changing moments
all packed into the mere 365 day that were
i think for the next 35 years now life will just be calm
wishful thinking right?!?
i moved slowly within my final days of 35
i pondered things i wanted to do to mark the final day
but decided otherwise
35 had i think enough momentous moments for me
so i settled for the nothing
36
is here
it was celebrated
QUIETLY CALMLY PEACEFULLY JOYFULLY
these past few weeks i have been
studying the art of doing nothing
and i think i can officially graduate with a masters degree
it felt nice
lately i have been thinking about
my life
where i want to be
what i want to do
and am looking forward to seeing where the days will lead
36
* finish writing one of my books
* print one my books
* sell one of my books
* continuing exploring new ways of selling my photography
* become apart of a farmers market
* have a booth is some sort of fair~bizarre~flea market frenzy
* read my camera book
{i have had my dream camera for almost two years now...its a lofty challenge for me...it is huge and filled with sssoooo much information...i can only sit for so long then i want to play with my camera...and alas the book gets put away for great lengths of time}
* buy the perfect shade of red lipstick
{i know this is silly but i am quite plain and simple...me and my rose lip balm go hand in hand...i realized it had been 18 years since i wore red lipstick...it was the first and the last and it was NOT BY CHOICE...i was summed to do such by my loving sister} even if i wear it just once throughout the rest of my life...i would like to attempt to try...though it is not to say i will leave my home...lol!}
* see montana
{i have had a fascination with montana ever since i saw a river runs through it years ago...my grandpa says why don't you just rent the movie again...so yes we are planning a road trip}
* zip line
* glass fusing
* pottery lessons
{in high school i never gave it a fair shot...i tried the wheel two times and decided it was not for me...i think it was because i really did not care at the time...it was a fun easy class i took to pass the time by}
* meet more of you wonderful people face to face
{was one of my greatest memories this year was being able to spend time with barry and fiona...two whom i had met through the land of blogs}
* camping...camping...camping
{as most of you know this is nothing new...just a normal for us...but our truck has been being rebuilt for the past year and well there has not been ONE single adventure since last february...so making it a priority to help my love with whatever i can in order to get our truck complete}
* cold process soap
{this scares me...i am not too good with chemicals...i have this fear i will blow something up...but i want to do this and my sister said she would assist and be my mad scientist}
* canning
{ i have done this sparingly...but this year i will be making good use of every waking thriving fruit and vegetable that comes to be}
* begin teaching one wee little one how to drive
{frightening right...and i know he is not so little...but he's our baby...so little he will always be! i want to be apart of this process and memory}
* help one little become sponsored on his scooter
{sometimes we forget to really pay attention to the desire and strengths of our children...i want to help him achieve this dream...though he is doing amazingly well thus far on his own}
* learn to play the violin
* double the amount we saved in 2013
* volunteer
* continue eliminating useless consumed items in our house
* finish our floors
{only have the living room and kitchen left}
* plant fruit trees
{thinking pears}
* pursue wine making with my love
* make kombucha
{failed at our first attempt}
* pondering joining the belly dancing competing & traveling group
{was asked last spring to join the competing group but had to decline do to our circumstances that arose}
* continue exploring life alone
* master driving a stick shift
(this is a work in progress that is filled with much laughter}
* learn how to do stand up paddle boarding
* learn a new language
* make salted caramels
* take an aroma therapy class
* sew more
* master knitting in the round
{i can knit perfectly well on two straight stick but still challenging to get my first round on circular needles to look uniform}
* ENJOY EACH AND EVERY SINGLE DAY WHETHER I AM DOING SOMETHING OR NOTHING
quite a mouthful right
wondering which one will i work on first
i may have used this quote before but its a good one all the same
Abraham Lincoln Once Said:
"In the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."
