baby steps forward...{napoblomo day 3}

November 3, 2008 gkgirl

it's little bits at a time
but it's progress regardless:

husband's new business~
bought a new calculator
bought some letter trays
finished another chapter of manual bookkeeping course

home~
got a new comfy chair to replace gross old chair
bought a new table and lamp to go next to chair
{loving this corner now}

my business~
looking into freewebs program as an inexpensive
website option for now, something with templates,
which i need...
got my own computer...yay, no more sharing with kids!!
got photoshop...now to play with it!

weight loss~
{totally backsliding...halloween is kicking my ass}

what i am wondering is if any of you have any
thoughts on the whole website thing? i think
freewebs looks ok...i can get my own domain name,
it's not overly expensive and i really don't know
anything about designing my own site without
templates...as much as i would love to know how
to do that...i just don't at this point.

so...if anyone has suggestions or advice...
my ears are wide open.

nablopomo...day two

November 2, 2008 gkgirl

only day two
and already i've come close
to falling behind
:0)

but i'm here!

and after a long day of
interesting but exhausting
talk about finances
and objectives
and action plans
and then coming home
to reorganize 13's room
to fit a new bed
{and making a rash decision to
tear up the old carpet and expose
the worn "rustic" painted hardwood
floor}
coupled with the new time messing
with my head...
i'm ready for bed.

but then
i stopped here for a moment
and
felt so warm and happy
and supported
by the comments from
yesterday's post...
and i wanted to say
how much that means to me...
and how scared and vulnerable
and excited and out of sorts
this whole decision
to "put myself out there"
with the picture taking is....
but knowing i have this support
here from people
whose opinions i respect
means so very much to me....

ok.
enough mushiness.
time for bed...
:0)

welcome to day one, year two....

November 1, 2008 gkgirl

today is november first

and the first day of nablopomo...

i managed to do this last year

and have been looking forward to

giving it a go

again this year...

in fact, i feel like i am brimming over

with things that i would like to

"give a go"

this month.

i watched a news program last night

and a financial advisor was giving advice...

the main piece of information that

i came away with

was that she sets 3 goals everyday

for things that will advance her forward

towards the bigger goals she has set.

what are my bigger goals?

renovating the house
my husband's new business
turning my picture taking hobby into something else
handmade gifts for christmas
weight loss/tightening up the jiggly areas

sadly, i have more goals than this...but i'm trying to be realistic.

{also...i don't know why this is double spaced and so...it remains as such}

mushroom mania and pumpkins {just under the wire}

October 29, 2008 gkgirl

so...
remember when
i was sad
because
we knew we had to
cut down some of our trees
in the backyard
and i was feeling
like the lorax
would so
disapprove...

see what s. made out of them
for me...

i am so happy
with my new mushrooms...
he is also working on something else
but i won't have pictures of that
until it's finished...
i heart him...
i totally heart him.

and tonight,
we made jack o lanterns.
i have never carved a pumpkin before
and was pretty excited.

9, S., 13, me! {i know...i heart tim burton, what can i say}

it's been a good wednesday.

SPC{reflected}{week 4}

October 28, 2008 gkgirl

what is reflected
{deflected}
back to me
when i look up to you...

tiredness
disappointment
hunger
thirst
waiting and expecting
needing and wanting
reserved and hopeful
optimistic and cynical
a chatty introvert

{alice through the looking glass}

i wish i could read you
could know you
could see you

i wish i could accept you
in all your sum of parts,
your flawed inventory,
your backandforth story.

and yet
i make do with what you give me.

more SPC here