Happy 100!

This is my 100th post. Cause for celebration you would think. But if I'm keepin' it real, I must confess, I have been putting it off (which is obvious by the time lapse since my last post).

Part of me was really proud and excited that I had made it this far and another part of me was putting a ton of pressure on myself to make this 100th post super fab/inspiring/rockstar quality writing. Well, you know how those things usually go - the more you try to control something the further from your grasp it slips. So I decided to give in to the real me and make this post a mod podge of random. No bells. No whistles. Just straight-up rambling.

This was our Christmas card. It pretty much sums up 2010 as well as my kids' personalities.

We sold our house and will be moving to Nashville in 18 days. I am cramming more into January than I ever thought possible. I am a ball of one thousand different emotions and am just waiting for the breaking point when the ball bursts and everything comes flooding out. It will most likely happen after I have been living in Tennessee for a month or two. That's how I operate- reality hits me much later than most people. Maybe it's denial?

For the first year in, well...ever, I did not make any New Year's Resolutions. From the time I learned what the term "new year's resolution" meant I have been crafting full blown lists, posters, reminders for reaching my goals and becoming a better person in general. It seems since the tender age of 10 I have been on a journey of self-discovery and improvement. Now that I am about to turn 35 in 4 weeks it seems all that has become exhausting. It is possible I am just learning to give in to the ebb and flow of life and ride the waves where they may take me instead of trying to map my path out in advance.

Turning 35 in 4 weeks seems surreal.

I have fallen head-over-heels in love with sewing again! I dream of it night and day. It is bordering on obsessive but I don't care. (Maybe this is why I didn't make resolutions - I was too busy thinking about sewing.) Here is my latest project.

I have been really inspired by one of my dear friends lately to be more aware of the needs of others and make an effort to be more giving of myself. This is worthy of a post all it's own, so I will save the details and have more on that later this week.

My life is good and I am grateful.