If You are Having a Bad Day--Take a Look

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090503.html I have a link to the stars on my blog...there is a different picture each day and if you go to their site there are so many more....puts what we do into its appropriate perspective and then some...I love looking at our "birth place"-we all come from star dust! The next one is from October 13, 2007, my birthday--go see the one for your birthday! What a show. Could not stop..L1 this is yours....

Walked into WW today

lots of walking into new rooms I have not seen in awhile...good ole WW...started with points again...very positive group support...steps and points. l1 has had lots of success with her plan..go girl...glad she is back from florida.

this picture is in honor of you....l1. Great to see all of your smiling and gleefulness!

Walking into the Club

I got started..with my first.....bike ride....10 minutes at the club and went swiming for 10 minutes....it was beautiful...the doors were open and about 3 people where there; a father and daughter and it reminded me of when my father taught me to swim...sweet sweet times with my dad..a beautiful day with the sun visiting us...sat outside on my tiny patio..over looking the river; watched sailboats, dogs walking their people, read a book, time for and with c...what a concept. Played with art later this afternoon...feel good...my spirit is returning...to love myself first. I have to keep telling myself --it is ok to take care of yourself...your body and spirit are asking you to! and it felt good too...

Just For Fun---stencils and bright fabric

Traveling through Time, Doorways, and Narrow Streets

I tried to leave this response for an art class I am taking online but could not do it: so here it is for me....the pix is of my wall calendar---yes Change is my theme now.

I just watched your video series and I love y9our attitude and visual cents...I am using the words in a different way...love the birds and your kitty cat. What fun this will be. Off to "hunt" for materials...lots of stuff can be used that I already have but want to find more interesting stencil stuff; so basically, thanks a bunch....good bye Michael Jackson...his body was like a human stencil I think...people put on it what they wanted and now he is free from all of that and can be his/her ture self.

Isn't She Beautiful?

Photoshop essence....on fire.

the wonders of Powells' bookstore

Went to Powell's bookstore and heard Margot re her book Hot House

Flower and the 9 Plants of Desire...I liked it but will wait until it comes out in paperback; unless I get it at the library...a trick my friend l1 told me about...it is funny, travel, of course love, and plants with "spells and magic". Bought The Courage to Teach by Palmer and a travel guide re the Pacific NW! Miss u L and H.

Happy Father's Day--To All of You-Current and in the Past

Thank you to all the "dads" both my own father who has not been on mother earth since 1973-36 years! and to all the sweet "dads" of today-----Don, Cornell, Daniel--all ages and all varieties. Love you all.

Dark in Portland

today reminds me of when I was in Anchorage for the summer; it was cloudy all day there like today in Portland; someone asked me today how I am handling the darkness and rain in the winter? I said I was doing pretty good with it but today I am not. Sun please come out and play ok? many shads of grey and more grey

So Mr Curtis? Can we go home?

Another Day with Another Photographer--

Boarding School Ladies

Between "I WANT TO GO" to "ok it is fine not to"

i tried to go to the gay pride events today...i walked about 2 blocks but it was too cold and in my mind i kept saying "what do you really want to do?"--go home and basically nest ALL DAY AND BE BY MYSELF...so that's what i did...too many people yesterday and friday...just too tired and need time for c. learning how to say "no" is still something I am trying to learn and PRACTICE...and listen to what i really want to do...my internal charchar....listen c. --so guess who the graduation picture is? yep landc--cute picture if you ask me.

that time of year

PSU double graduation day plus attending a native high school academy graduation last night...c spoke and sang to the students; it made me cry..and today at the PSU graduation in the morning the speaker made me cry...the smaller MSW graduation in the afternoon did not make me cry...I was too hot and tired...went home and cried...so two full days of crying....oh well...happy graduation to everyone....

What a Week!

Only two days into the week but it feels like 2 months; so much energy toward 

"other"; it is so hard for me to balance my own needs and wants and this high stress job. My weight gain is directly related to this reality...for sure. My foot is not hurting as badily as before; maybe it is healing...so start to slowly walk again...for pleasure not work. Grades will be turned in on Tuesday so that will help a lot...then to think about summer stuff and be more gentle with my own needs...yes, C it is you and you have needs too; you give so much to others...balance and more balance....nite nite

One YEAR

Yep--hard to believe...one year as of 6/6/09--also the last day I have to teach my class for this year....it went very well---it was a bright spot in my week that is for sure...after last t...uck. So, they gave me a beautiful plant who I named "Rose Butterfly" and it made me sneeze the entire afternoon...which was funny....and they gave me a card with so  many sweet statements...all of their words filled me up for sure.  Went home and collapsed. ...then watched several netflix movies...and napped..and watched more netflix...uu in the morning then going to see a play with m. It is 1:00 am I am a getting sleepy...nite...so, being here one year and now into my second year as of one hour.