Best Saturday

I'm not going to lie -- It's been a very low period for me for a little while now. Seems the bad stuff overtook me for a bit there, and I succumbed to some big sadness.



That all lifted Saturday though (somewhat miraculously, really), when a friend stole me away for a trip to the Rodale Institute. That day in the sunshine was just what I needed, and I returned home feeling restored and hopeful again.



The gardens were teeming with such a powerful life force, I could feel their energy filling my heart -- healing me from within.





As I wandered the grounds, soaking in every delicious ray of sunlight, I could feel my steps lighten with every insect's buzz, every bird's trill.



And every leaf, petal, or needle of all the thriving plant lives surrounding me quieted my racing thoughts until I found I could think without fear and dread, and laugh again, and just be.











It's Wednesday now, and I'm still carrying that glow with me.

Finding my groove again

Sooo, a hundred years ago, I used to blog, and I loved it. I loved having a place to share pictures and stories and whatever I happened to be obsessing over at the time, so it just made sense.









When I decided to give the natural soaps and body stuff business another formal go, I switched from my precious Flickr+Blogger duo to do things in a more "professional" way, and I lost the spirit. Big time.







Here's a big thing about me: I don't want to be a businessperson. Do I want to make and sell and share things, do I want to barter and teach and learn? Heck yeah! But I don't want my hours tied down to marketing and cross-promoting, and all that virtual stuff. It just doesn't feel real to me, and it feels like it takes far more time away from what I really want out of my days.





So I'll keep working on finding that happy medium. I'll need to balance home life and a "day job" and my pursuits in a way that doesn't burn me out, and I think with a little patience and careful planning, I can do it.

Coming Soon