I’ve been sleeping a lot lately and enjoying the feeling of my bed. I’ve never been a recreational sleeper, sleep is just something I do when I need to recharge.  I just as often fall asleep in my office chair as I do my recliner or the fainting couch in my studio.  Lately I’ve been making myself walk into my bedroom and go to sleep in my bed.  And stay there for a minimum  of 6 hours.  Right now my body is working best when I make myself take extra rest, so I’ve been dawdling in bed as I wake up.  Instead of just jumping up and into work, I make myself stay in bed until I’ve been there 6 hours in a row.  That usually means two hours left over.  I’ve been really enjoying the feel of the sheets, and the softness of the coverlet.  I have a feather pillow and I like to scrunch it into just the right position under my head and neck.  It’s warm here, so I have the fan blowing on me, and I enjoy the feeling of that.  I listen for the sounds of the crickets outside, or the birds, or the dew dripping from the oak and bamboo leaves onto the ground. Continue reading →

I was outside watering the bamboo yesterday, and taking a look at the yard.  I’ve been glued to the computer almost every waking moment the 10 days, working.  I usually wander around my property at least once a day, but this past week I didn’t get a chance to.  I went to walk down some of the trails, and they are already overgrowing with palmettos and grapevines.  This is Florida.  It is December 16th and it was 85 degrees yesterday.  I have my air conditioner on because of the humidity.   So, tropical Florida, when it’s rainy and 80+ degrees even in Christmastime, still has the greenery growing.  I decided to not prune the palmettos and grapevines, but to see how much they overgrow during the next few weeks.  I might want to forge a new path. Continue reading →

I got so much done yesterday, I was pleased with myself.  I finished the January issue on time and got it off to the printer.  I ran some errands: bank, post office, Walmart, Office Depot.  I usually don’t wait this late in the year to buy my new calendars.  I keep a large one on my wall to show all events and conferences going on.  Then I have a smaller one, a Llewellyn astrological wall calendar, that I note office appointments on.   Until this year, I kept two Daytimer appointment books: one showing daytime appointments in and out of the office, and a second book showing my scheduled evening phone sessions.  I’ve begun scheduling less appointments all year, so while I was at Office Depot today, I bought an entirely different appointment book for daytime.  Until 5 years ago, I used one that showed every 30 minutes all day long.  Then I graduated to a book that went hour by hour.  The one I bought yesterday goes day by day.  I feel like I have more free time already. Continue reading →

Whew, I just finished laying out the January Horizons Magazine and it’s going to press at 8:00am.  I usually have a week off in between each monthly issue, but in November and December, due to the holidays, the press schedule changes.  That means the magazine is due to press a week earlier, which means no time off in between issues.  This past week I’ve been glued to the keyboard almost every waking hour.  That’s usually fine, I really dig my work – but my body likes to move around more than it got to do this week!  The usual dozen+ calls a day doubled as last minute ads came in, as well as friends wishing happy holidays.  I knew I’d finish and go to press on time because, well, I had to and I’ve never NOT finished on time.  But I felt the stress and got to make some interesting observations. Continue reading →

Surrender

This is a favorite watercolor I did years ago after having a falling dream that turned into a flying dream.  In the dream, it felt pretty scary to be falling, and I thought “well, if I’m going down, I may as well relax into it and let it take me away.”

I flipped over in the dream, into the classic super hero flying pose, and began to soar here and there.  Anywhere I looked, I automatically began flying toward.

And isn’t that what happens in life, too?  Just like the parachutist, we have to keep an eye on where we want to land because whatever we’re looking at is where we’ll end up.

Good to know, huh?

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Big Kitty Izzy

I’m still in the throes of final layout, so today’s post is simply another goofy pic.  This is a watercolor I did of my kitty Izzy one day.  I decided to show his inner tiger.

We all have one 🙂

I’m glued to the computer finishing the January Horizons Magazine.  Because of the holidays in November and December, I have to do two issues back to back to accomodate the press schedule.  And I sure can’t complain about all the ads I’m getting, nor the phone calls that are coming in at the last minute with them.  But I’m sure not used to working this hard.  I know, whine, whine, whine…

I thought I’d share a little card I watercolored for a buddy some holiday past.  These are fun to do, I should do more of these.  They make me happy to draw and paint and look at over and again.  I’ll be back to daily babbling in a day or two, promise 🙂

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