living on love

ten days.

today was my first day of vacation & i dont have to go back to work until jan 31. i made a list of ten things i want to get done. some of them are really easy, some take more than one day & are a bit more complicated. today i slept in until noon, went to urban outfitters for the first time, cooked salt poatoes for the first time, & did something adventerous. im really looking forward to the next nine days.

*salt potatoes are kind of regional food around central new york. basically they are small potatoes (like you could them in 3-4 bites) & you boil them with a bunch of salt in the water, then drain, melt butter over them, & serve. there is also a recipe on the bag for roasted salt potatoes which i think we will try soon.

2011 goals.

2 weeks into 2011. i think im doing pretty good on my goals.

*lists...ive been making lots more. i dont necessarily write one every day, but close. ive even been doing it at work.

*communication... well i did respond to all the messages i got on facebook, does that count?

*healthy living... ran & i started doing yoga about 3 times a week. we both really love it & i can totally feel a difference when i dont do it. ive been trying to make better, but small (at first) changes, like bringing almonds or dried fruit to work as a snakc instead of hitting the vending machine. plus my awesome sis-in-law, cherie, sent me an "eat this not that" book. last night ran & i were at the studio & i couldnt stop reading it. really interesting.

*reading more... eh, i started a book but it was sooo un-interesting. i need to start a different one.

*peaceful lifestyle...i feel like yoga has helped alot in this area. it really is such a nice way to unwind from a day & clear your mind.

*photo a day... havent missed a day so far. you can see them all here.

(this was the picture for jan 8. its a little area in my studio. isnt that mushroom super cool? tara, my sis-in-law, gave it to me. i love it.)

2011 goals.

i was looking through flickr pages of my fellow felt-a-licious classmates & found this wonderful idea. a dream board. i immediately fell in love with & knew i had to make one for 2011.

last night ran & i pulled out our trusty box of magazines especially for making collages. we watched movies while we cut out words & images that represented out goals & dreams for this new year.

some of my goals for this new year are:

* write to do lists to keep myself on track. ive been doing this off & on for the past few weeks. when i make one i get sooo much more done.

* communication. i make this one a goal every year. i am horrible at keeping in touch. i have good intentions, but the follow through is lacking.

* healthy living. pay more attention to the types of food we eat & be more active.

* take time to read. i love to read, but recently ive been focusing my time & energy elsewhere... i cant even remember the last boo i read.

* maintain a calm & peaceful lifestyle.

* photo a day for 365 days. this is one of the goals im pretty excited about. ive been following my friend, holly, as she does it & i love them! plus, i have finally found a purpose for this...

i ordered this from treasury not long after i moved to the east coast 3 1/2 years ago. i originally wanted to do an art journal type thing with it, but the pages were just too small for that kind of creativity (at least on a regular basis), so it has just sat on a shelf getting dusty... until today. i made a place on my studio table so its on the forefront of my mind. every week or two ill get my pictures printed & because it is such a small work space it will be easy to stay "caught up."

this is my photo for today:

all the photos will be uploaded here.