seasonally | spring

Eating 

Brunch Carbonara, or, risotto with peas, parmesan, a pesto drizzle, and two poached eggs on top. Oh my god!! Tacos. Always, tacos.

Drinking 

Contemplating one of those water fizzing machines. I've talked about one for far too long and we drink a lot of seltzer. Digging on doppio espressos over ice. Pinning lots of cocktails that look good and will definitely pack a punch.

Practicing

Lately it's almost always about breathing towards patience,  looking at the prickly triggers with compassion, and always, the practice of letting shit go.

Learning

To recognize those instances of frustration as learning experiences; realizing that most of the big lessons are related to me + my bike. 

Trying

If only I could cut myself a bit of the slack that I find for others; a reminder that I too deserve compassion, especially at my weakest.

Finishing

Jesus, I am terrible at finishing these days! In no particular order, I will be putting together the bookshelves in our bedroom, I will be hanging the final pieces of art on the walls, and I will be finishing with all the proclamations of things I will do.

Remembering 

That every day is a fresh start, a chance to begin again, and that is hope-filling on the days that feel less than.

Cooking

If only! I struggle to enjoy it, have tried to engage my family to participate with it, (at least the meal planning part), and rely on Pinterest for recipes and inspiration.

Working 

A daily reminder that time is part of the process. A friend talked about 'red and blue periods'. Red is make mode and blue is the cerebral part. For so long I've thought about the red and blue periods in short bursts of time, and realize that I was in 'red' for a few years and this 'blue' period can last just as long. It does not mean that I'm in a slump, or not creating, it's just different. That perspective has been everything.

Traveling 

Seemingly not a lot of travel planned, although I realize it will be consistent with San Diego in July, Boston in August, somewhere for my birthday in September, (road tripping only), and then New Orleans in December. (!!!)

Wanting

What I already have is all that I want, and that my friends, is a very good, I do not take this for granted, feeling.