So Grateful...

...for any sun we get this winter!

 I painted the dreary skies, but it cheered me up.

P.S. Thank you so much for your happy anniversary wishes yesterday! We had a wonderful evening at a favorite restaurant. We sat by a unique and gorgeous fireplace. ♥

Happy Anniversary! ♥

Michael and I got married 28 years ago today. Wow, high school sweethearts and here we are. {Today's stretching will be by eating lots and lots of this apple coffee cake he made for breakfast! Mmmmmm!)

I'll have to be good this afternoon, and not eat, because we're going to a very special restaurant this evening, for dinner!  (Well, I told you it's all about food...!)

Feeling It

...some relaxation after a very good Yoga night ( that I admittedly had to force myself to go to).

I'm S-T-R-E-T-C-H-I-N-G myself.  I am. I'm working on reaching out of my comfort zone again. Doing some things that are difficult for me. Lately, I feel a deeper sense of inner peace. I feel strong waves of gratitude. I'm feeling some feelings I haven't felt in a while. To feel is a good thing.

I remember, several years back, when I was in physical therapy for 23 months...a young man who asked me how I was doing. I said, "Okay; sometimes PT hurts".  He was in a wheel chair, and I had seen him try to walk for several months, getting up on bars and using his strong arms. He wanted to use his legs again.  He wanted to feel them.  "I want to hurt," he said. "I would love it if my legs could hurt."

I've never let that go far from my mind.  All these years later, I still think of him. To feel is a good thing.

How are you feeling?

I Wanna Hold Your Hand...

For all my friends who have green grass...or even sand {sigh}, here's a little New York snow for you!

How could I not love this face? The snowflakes on his nose really GOT me!

Michael loves to make snowmen. Unfortunately, our snow hasn't been 'good packing snow', so this guy was created by packing the snow into buckets. Looks like marshmallows to me...but it's always all about food.

Enjoy, and have a wonderful evening!  ~K

Some Journal Pages: Layers and Beginnings

Even if I don't finish a page, I do try to journal everyday. Here's some dipping of objects in paint, and a bit of doodling.

Not sure what I'll write about yet, or when.  I will probably do more layering and painting on this second one. Today is just too crazy to focus on a thought!  Back to work after a nice week's vacation, then a car app't, then just in time for my haircut.  And here I am 14 hours later. It's funny, I'm tired, but my head is swirling with so many things I'd like to do, even now.

Hmmm, maybe I should have journaled that!   * What are you up to? *

Stretch Myself My SELF

Yes, my WORD of personal inspiration for 2011 is "Stretch".
My body, my creativity, my mind, my shyness barriers, my patience.

My health and wellness.

I have a rather big birthday milestone coming up

{too soon for me}

and want to like what I see and what I know.

I need to stretch my self-imposed limits. Reach. Strive.

January First!

I already feel motivated to move on from the entertaining and the busy-ness and clutter of the past several weeks. I feel that "in with the new and out with the old" feeling.

Not sure if I will write anything, or leave it as is, to think about... I still find it inspiring as is!

Hope you feel inspired on this 1-1-11 day.