flyin' purple people eater....

I have wanted
purple converse
for as long as I can remember.

They were on
countless lists-of-things-i-absolutely-must-have
from about grade 10 on…
(along with a Far West jacket,
double tape deck and a CD walkman)
(oh and a pink telephone
that came with a LOCK
for in my room)

Everything I wore
in high school
was purple…
shoes, tank tops, sweaters,
socks, hair bows…
my binders, my duotangs, my pens…
the marker I used to
write Billy Idol Rulez
and I ♥ Prince
on every desk I sat at
was purple
(that’s how I always got caught).

I started a vision board
and one of the first things
on it was purple converse.

A couple days later,
they showed up
in my facebook ads…
(likely because I printed
a photo of them for my board,
not just because they were ON my board…)
but they were on sale…
and for once, I had the money for them
so I thought
well…that’s a big enough sign.
So I bought them.
And they came today. :)

Now I just need the snow to go away.
:)

wordless wednesday

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wordless wednesday

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friday i'm in love...{and yes...i'm a day late & a dollar short}

•   I had the opportunity to attend a course called Living Your Potential this week. 
    I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is feeling a little stuck in their
    day-to-day life...anyone who sees themselves repeating similar patterns & getting the
    same results & looking for a way to shake things up.  It was very insightful for me. 
    I definitely had more than a few "OH!  that's why I do that..." or "oh my gawd.  I didn't even
    realize I was doing that!" moments.  The facilitators are fantastic and supportive while
    not letting you get by with giving the "easy" answers (which is something I know I tend to do
    in order to deflect the attention from me). 
   
•   finding this beautiful blog again...i don't know how i lost it in the first place...
   
•   this instagrammer...and not just because she talks about about anne :)
   
•   i must have these socks...and these...and well...maybe these!  (caution:: profanity...Mom, don't   click these links.  :)
   
•   and cause everyone can use a lifehack or two...
   
•   Do you ever get the feeling the universe is trying to tell you something?
    I am not sure if I am just feeling extra-sensitive to this right now because
    of the course that I just took but this idea of increasing your fitness in your
    middle age is proving to be beneficial to brain activity as you age has been
    popping up for me...A LOT...in the past couple of day.  And now that I think about
    it, someone also asked me if I had any interest in roller derby...& that I should think
    about it.  Interesting.  It's funny what you notice when you change your mindset a little. 
   
• and...because it's ironic to follow that with this...here is what is for supper tonight...

oh....hello spring....i have missed you

i don't think it has been any secret
that i have been waiting patiently-not-so-patiently
for spring to arrive...
for blossoms to bloom
and snow to melt,
grass to turn green and
the heat of the sun against my skin.

the last week or so has been particularly hard...
snow...freezing cold wind and rain...dark, dreary days.
i am normally a pretty happy easy going person
but i seriously felt like the slightest error of a moment
might be all it would take
to make me snap....
i felt like i could crawl out of my skin,
like i was constantly just perched on the verge of tears...
like i was losing my mind.

and then, this weekend...the sun shone
and the rain stopped
and amidst the mud and the melting snow
i feel like me again.
 

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