Pause & See

April snow...again

windowsills, fluorescent lights

where I find my spring

orah

little tree 

 I try to see something new each day. The art of seeing is essential to any creative work in my humble opinion.  My favorites are the ones that stop me in my tracks!  Like so many folks I have a very busy mind that I struggle to quiet.  By creating this practice it has given me many opportunities to pause and be with a new wonder.  I love to wonder about wonders.  These little seeings can be just the jolt my creative process needs to get out of a rut.  But mostly, they provide a pause which is that moment of peace I need to heal from a frustration. These seeings are grounding for me and bring me to the present.  I will admit to laughing out loud with joy over some of my discoveries, they are a moments of childlike wonder!  

"When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky"     ~~~Buddha

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To Do List

So much to do! Runa has a nice little den under my desk.  But her expression is not one of enjoyment...looks more like she is resigned to her fate of waiting.  Waiting for me to do something more interesting (like snowshoe or play with her).  I am behind on bookkeeping and Etsy listings.  I am in the midst of constructing a forest.  I have an order for 75 of my upcycled balsam fir trees.  They are going to be favors for a Maine wedding!

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It is time, this week, to get my seedlings really going.  

I need to tidy up the space and start warming soil that has been in the cold room.

I am ready for a Etsy photo shoot whenever the light is right and I make the time. 

 Better do this before my next Reiki Client!

Of course, there is the usual cooking, cleaning, laundry....another load needs to go in right now.  I have soup on the cookstove...don't look too close at my photos if dust bothers you.  And as I mentioned...paper work.  I put my paper work basket in the extra chair so I would "see" it better.  Well, this is what Vern thinks of my list of things to do.  Or is he trying to get on my list!?  

Beautiful Busy-ness!

How is your list going? 

 I would love to hear about your time management ideas or quandaries.