"Whenever you see darkness, there is extraordinary opportunity for the light to burn brighter."
— Bono

"Every survival kit should include a sense of humor."
— Author Unknown

"Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important."
--Janet Lane

Hello & Happy New Year!

With a New Year comes new resolutions...some of mine include-the obvious-cardio at least three times a week in an effort to shed the last of my pregnancy weight b/c the goal is to have my thighs get smaller postpartum NOT bigger-what the hell?!, moderation in everything I do (except with wine, afterall studies show red wine improves circulation, digestion, is good for your heart & makes you an overall nicer person...okay so I made the last one up-so what!), become a better go-with-the-flow-er when necessary, letting an apology be a good enough last word, care less what people think of me-it's none of my business anyway & last to parent more by instinct & less by what this study says and what this child specialist thinks...there are far too many books to overwhelm my little brain-the truth lies somewhere in the middle of all of them. My friend Cathy sent me a list of what I am calling "life's rules"-I like them-cheesy or not. Here are five of them and one of mine. Stay tuned for more rules & pictures from Dillon's first Christmas!

-Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. It is the ultimate antidepressant.

-Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.

-Watch more movies, play more games and read more books than you did last year.

-Always pray and make time to exercise.

-Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less foods that are manufactured in plants.

CHANGE THE WORLD-START WITH YOURSELF

Happy Mondays

Happy Mondays!

Seven things that make this Monday happy:

-seeing my breath when I exhale.
-listening to Miles Davis while looking out the window at the beautiful, cold, dark fog and the orange, red, green and yellow trees..finally.
-fifteen days until Christmas! Hooray!
-finally getting to wear a scarf and a coat.
-the Starbucks commercial that i will post in my next blog (please watch for warm fuzzy feeling and repeat daily or when necessary) featuring music from my favorite Badly Drawn Boy and an adorable little cartoon dog.
-it’s the day after yet another unbelievable Cowboy win.
-the moisturizing gloves i got for my mom arrived today in the prettiest Tiffany blue packaging.

"How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward. "
— Spanish proverb