UpDate on Life

Question.
How could dinner be bad when I snazzed up a traditional chicken french recipe to include fresh basil, heavy cream, butter, white wine, and lots of carmelized onion?
Oh yeah.
It can't be.
PLUS.
A glass of wine to accompany, and I am a happy girl.
I enjoy honing my skills.

ALSO.
I am writing.
Not here.
On my hard drive, paper, mind, anything that is available.
Not sure why, but words and stories have started flooding into my head these past couple of days.
I have pieces, and characters, cheeky plots, and tragic storylines.

The thing I love about writing is that the best stories don't pop into your head the way a reader enjoys them.
A word.
A thought.
It could be an ending.
Or a paragraph on what will be page 86.
It's a baby seed.
Watch it grow.
I love.

ALSO.
First card came off the goal web last week.
Pumped. One down, many more to go.
I may or may not have been dancing in my underwear,
and jumping on my bed basking in the glory of something I set my mind to accomplishing.
Sweet victory.

Sunday Means...

Up at 6 am because my daughter had to pee.
Portlandia.
Painting fings.
Coffee.
Paper and Coups.
Laundry.
Shopping with aforementioned coups.
Spring training at 1:05.
Making dinner and bread for the week.
Having this girl join in the shenanigans at some point.
Drinking in all the wild stories and crazy events of the weekend.
Cut and paste journaling.
Getting inspiration pics for my next tattoo.

Happy Sunday!

I Heart Saturdays

Abby is SUCH a photo diva.

Banking done.
Bills paid.
Scrubs ordered. (with wicked coupon deals)
Chatted with boo.
All from the comfort of my own bed before 10AM?
Oh. Hell. Yes.
Counting on this being one of my last productive weekends for the next 4-6 wks.
Steady diet of lemon drops and meclazine until then.
Withdrawl sucks.

Click pics for sweet links to some of my fave blogs

Dear Lizzy,

Please don't be afraid of everything you want.
And stop thinking you don't deserve it.

Love,
Your Heart

Homemade Is ALWAYS Better

LATEST LIZZY OBSESSIONS

Homemade Everything

Avocados

The all purpose versatility of vinegar

Cooking/ Baking from Scratch

Taking pictures of kitchen creations

Sharing kitchen creations with friends

Iron and Wine Radio

NPR

Pellegrino

Made from Scratch by Jenna Woginrich

The Yankee Years by Joe Torre

Loving Simplicity.

You want life? Take it.

I am in this place for a reason.
Doors have closed for a reason.
There are three girls in the same place.
All ready for a change.
Fall has always been a time of ending the last chapter, and starting a new book.
This fall is promising that again.
I can't wait.

Someone asked me in January what I saw my life looking like five years from now.
I thought about it.
I came up with nothing.
Literally.
A clean slate, blank board, white sheet of paper.
I have nothing set in stone, and if my life were to continue as it is right now, I would be happy.
But it won't.
I know this for certain.
I am just keeping myself open to all possibilities.

So this year is another step in leaving my comfort zone.
My plans for the fall (which are still top-secret, be patient!) is me stepping into the unknown.
It's terrifying and exciting.
And the first of many more experiences similar to it that I plan on facing in the next five years.