I have been MIA I know, but for good reason: I want you to meet my new friends.
Actually, they are old friends but now I know what they look like, and it’s all because of setting Intentions.
I skipped writing about intentions last year as I was apparently on the two-year plan with getting things done. Two-point-two-five year plan I guess, as it is now April. Time flies.
So hang with me here as I explain.
On the Anonymous Good Turn front, it’s still a lot of fun. Some deeds are not so anonymous but if those people pay them forward the world will just get better and heaven knows we need more people being a force for good.
Practicing Music at least 3 days a week: I manage it more often than not. Violin is continually surprising and I frequently feel like giving up but I can’t imagine living without it. It’s like the violin is…I don’t know…waiting for me to keep practicing until I unlock the secrets.
It is a patient instrument.
I had an “A-ha” moment last lesson where I finally felt my bow wrist move the way it is supposed to and my teacher saw it too and it was SO COOL!
I’m glad my teacher is patient, too.
Becoming more physically fit. This one has been and continues to be amazing. I love Kenzie’s Spark class at CrossFit Park City. I am getting stronger. I can see muscles!
The assault bike is my favorite because it has a fan so you get air conditioning and I have sit-ups again.
I LOVE being strong.
And now…drum roll…writing.
I FINISHED MY BOOK!
AND MY ILLUSTRATOR SAID I WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO DO MY OWN ILLUSTRATIONS!
YES, I AM YELLING!
And I will calm down now because it is annoying, but seriously, I am so stoked I can hardly stand it.
My illustrator said she would be my consultant and so we have this great email system where I draw, she critiques and I draw some more. I am in heaven and I want to call in sick to work every day and make art.
My mortgage company is not agreeable though so I fit it in where I can.
And now, without further ado, meet the girls: Sally, Nell, and their coop-mates playing bug keep-away.
I have learned a lot and will learn much more thanks to mentors who have appeared when I needed them. My 2017 intention is to self-publish this year. For reals.
Stay tuned!
