Right in time

I read something somewhere a long time ago that stays with me most days. "The Universe is in a conspiracy for your greatest good".  I've always loved that.  It's a comforting affirmation.  I was reminding myself of it again today and then found this on facebook. More perfection along the same lines:

Go give!

http://www.gofundme.com/sendkaiatotheeastcoast?pc=fb_cr

A letter for you

I miss you today, so much. I really miss you every day to be honest. I wish that everyone could have a person in their life that is the influence you are. So many people use the term WWJD (what would Jesus do) - I use this too, though more often its WWND (what would Nana do).

Lady you're the best. Thank you for loving me in the unconditional unjudgemental way you always did. I was always good enough for you regardless of what was happening and you were always so happy to see me.

Though you are years gone to another place, I feel your presence with me, I feel your love surrounding me...and still I miss you.  What I would'nt do to run through the gate of 6 Doreen Ave, run up the stairs and see you there. 

My grannie's necklace - the 5 rings of happiness and her initial (which is also my middle initial and now my last name initial)

Anne Pitcher.  Daughter, Mother, Wife - grannie.  You will be remembered always

Lovey love love

I love this for a special someone for Christmas.  http://www.etsy.com/listing/87650531/inspirational-jewelry-square-pendant

Me love

 

First of of - who in the right mind wouldnt want something with the name sunshine in it?

Second, cloche.  The two together make something perfect I say.  Meet the sunshine cloche.  Out of momma's price range for a chapeau, but all the same, I likie. 

 

http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=25854548&navAction=jump&parentid=QUICKSHOP

 

I would like them with the sunshine meadow armwarmers

 

 

http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/accessories-gloves/B25389412.jsp

 

and these pom pom tapestry boots, though I know that these would not fit up my tree trunks, but still.  I like

 

 

http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/shoes-shops-bootsunder/24690828.jsp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/accessories-gloves/B25389412.jsp

 

First snow

Sadly - no snow here in the greater Seattle area BUT good news lovers - snow has been reported near, in Spokane by one of my clients and a friend confirmed that there was indeed some of the good stuff on the ground at her place when she woke (she lives in Idaho).  Also, work wife Carrie just MADE MY ENTIRE DAY by telling me that this is forcast for a very snowy winter here in the northwest.

This makes me happy beyond belief.  It also makes me wonder, where are my snowboots...it also makes me want to buy a snow shovel.  Just to have at the front door in case my dream of waking to a snowdrift really manifests.

OH how I cannot wait for the chill and the delight that is winter.  Who's with me?

A good day

A good day begins by remembering

Amen sister

10 Things No One Can Steal From You

The worst kind of heartache is the kind you inflict on yourself.

If you don’t want to break your own heart, then don’t…

1. Let people invalidate or minimize how you feel. – If you feel something, you feel it and it’s real to you. Nothing anyone says has the power to invalidate that, ever. No one else lives in your body, or sees life through your eyes. No one else has lived through your exact experiences. And so, no one else has the right to dictate or judge how you feel. Your feelings are important. Don’t let anyone lead you to believe otherwise.

2. Regret every mistake you’ve ever made. – If you regret some of the decisions you’ve made in the past, stop being so hard on yourself. At that time, you did your best with the knowledge you had. At that time, you did your best with the experience you had. Your decisions were made with a younger mind. If you were to make these decisions with the wisdom you have now, you would choose differently. So give yourself a break. Time and experience has a wonderful way of helping us prosper, grow and learn to make better choices today, for ourselves and those we care for.

3. Take your loved ones for granted. – Someday, for one reason or another, there will be someone you miss dearly. Missing this person will have nothing to do with how long it’s been since you’ve seen them, or the amount of time since you’ve talked. It will be about that very moment when you’re doing something and you wish they were right there with you. So be sure to appreciate every moment you get to spend with the people who matter to you.

4. Let your ego get the best of you. – Sometimes we choose to be wrong, not because we really are wrong, but because we value our relationship more than our pride. When two people who care about each other fight, both are wrong. They have put some kind of superficial outcome over love and compromise. The one who apologizes and makes up first, is the one who is right.

5. Get involved in every petty argument that comes your way. – Being strong doesn’t mean you have to stay and fight all the battles and petty arguments that come your way. Being strong doesn’t mean you have to respond to rude remarks. Don’t retort by throwing insults back at them. Don’t bring yourself down to their level. That’s what they want. Keep your dignity. True strength is being smart enough to walk away from all the nonsense with your head held high.

6. Join the negativity committee. – No matter how much negativity is thrown at you by others, there is absolutely no need for you to stay put and participate in the self-destruction they choose for their own lives. You decide how your soul grows. The extent of your happiness depends on the quality of your thoughts. So be positive. Some of the best days of your life haven’t happened yet.

7. Rush love. – A good relationship is when two people accept each other’s past, support each other’s present, and love each other enough to encourage each other’s future. So don’t rush love. Find a partner who encourages you to grow, who won’t cling to you, who will let you go out into the world, and trust that you will come back. This is what true love is all about, and it’s always worth the wait.

8. Hold on to those who don’t want to stay. – It’s really painful to say goodbye to someone that you don’t want to let go of, but it’s even more painful to hold on to them if they never wanted to stay in the first place. If someone doesn’t show you the same love that you show them, and acts as if you are unimportant most of the time, this may be a big clue as to the fact that you don’t need them in your life either. The only people you truly need in your life are those who respect you and want you to be in theirs.

9. Ignore every bit of constructive criticism you receive. – The worst lies are the ones we tell ourselves. A true friend will always speak the truth, even if it hurts. So don’t assume that every critic in your life is a hater. Not everyone is hating on you.  Some people truly care about you, and are simply telling you the truth that you have been subconsciously denying.

10. Give up on yourself. – Maneuvering through difficult times is a lot like driving through dense fog. You can’t always see where you’re going, you feel a little lost, you want to turn back, and every mile feels like forever. Yet, scared or fatigued as you might be, there’s nothing you can do but breathe, focus on the road ahead, keep moving forward, and trust that a force with keener vision than yours is out there functioning as your guide.

Love this

Creativity Sparks

This says sparks...but honestly I cannot turn it off at the present time.  Its all the blog trawling I am doing.  Tad, I wanna come do your house, ok - just a room, maybe the porch?  Anything. 

All I want to do is to spend time redecorating and reinventing and doing art...but work awaits.  Hope your day is going great!

Checklist for fall photos

Listen to the wind rising

http://thelilypadcottage.blogspot.com/2012/09/fun-with-chalk.html

Isnt this just gorg!  I think I need to try and have this at Castle Allen though clever lily pad did this ENTIRE piece by hand...I dont know if I am that talented!

Mystery Solved

Hi friends.  Ever wondered how to make the perfect 1940's red lips?  Wonder no more...

http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2010/10/new-tutorial-glamorous-1940s-lips.html

12 things

I like this
http://www.marcandangel.com/2012/04/26/you-should-be-able-to-say-about-yourself/

Ryan Gosling

I heart you Ryan Gosling and I heart you my hubs (who is identical to Ryan)

Good question Jillian

Falls for reading

Falls for reading, and being introspective and being cozy.  Lucky for you half price books have already got your reading list of awesome books ready and waiting.

http://blog.hpb.com/hpb-blog/2012/4/9/40-books-you-wont-be-able-to-put-down.html

Amazing Ideas

People are so effing creative.  I love the things that are dreamed up and then made into reality, especially things that create prosperity in the lives of those crazy dreamers in the form of a business.

Take this idea.  Inexpensive fretwork to enhance furniture, in particular Ikea furniture.  http://www.myoverlays.blogspot.com/

Sigh.

https://www.myoverlays.com/BuyNow.aspx YOU ARE Brilliant!  Golf clap to you friend, you can bet that we will be ordering from your site lickety split and creating more beautifuller furniture.

Life list

I'd never heard the term life list till a couple of years ago - and it was literally a stumble onto it. A life list is basically a creative process of dreaming your best dreams : the great gooey goodness that you have always wanted. Once you start writing a few items so many come in, one after the other, and before you know it you've got a list of awesome experiences to be had, things to achieve and strive for. With all the changing I've been doing lately its time for me to make another list. In excited to do this. I'll share it with you when it's done and hopefully it will inspire you to start your own list to journey through.

North America Fall Splendor

I know what you're thinking as you look at the past couple of days - she's high on fall.  You're right.  I love fall, and after a couple of days house bound with a confounded migrane I'm seeing well enough to blog and to want to walk in the crisp leaves that our falling all around, smell the woodsy damp air, and see some fall weather.  Its also at this time of year I start to remember that one of my life list items is to take an east coast fall drive.  There are many that you can take and one day I will saddle up with warm woolies and the hubs and do one of these.

 

Who's with us?  I'm sure there is a million sites you can go to that suggest routes, but here are just a couple to start you thinking.  Maybe this might be added to your life list too?

 

http://www.midwestliving.com/travel/around-the-region/25-ultimate-fall-drives/

http://blog.carljohnsonphoto.com/?p=4555

http://www.fodors.com/travel-photography/the-6-best-fall-foliage-drives-in-new-england-210.html

 

The following image is a little town in Connecticut that would for sure feature on our drive, New Haven:

 

 

Oh, and this little spot: (I think God lives here, this is Taughannock Falls - Finger Lakes Region)

 

 

 

 

 

Garland for the to-do list

Thank you www.abeautifulmess.typepad.com I cannot wait to make this!:

Renewal

There is so much said about 2012.  

I don't want to entertain any doom and gloom within these pages.  This living record is going to be purely about the opposite.  About joy and hope and blooming, hence the name Flourish.

There's been alot of flourishing going on in my days lately and Im so grateful for it.  I feel a very definate shifting in my life.  Are you feeling the same?  Maybe it's just turning 40 - or maybe it's fall, or maybe it's a grander plan revealing itself.  Regardless, I like it.

Part of that shift if the renovation and reinvention of my blog, I hope you like it, I hope you will stop by - my plan is to at least be updating it weekly, maybe more often.

There are a couple of different pages - this "home page" which will likely be the more reguarly updated one, the others are pretty self explanatory - one for my photo sesh images, one helpful page for US Navy families.

Im signing off and sending you love and peace in abundance,
Fee