New pictures

On my Flickr page.
You're welcome to check them out by clicking on the link to the right...

Talk to you soon.

I have a daughter

And all the challenges that come with having a little girl in the house. She asks me to paint her nails, brush her dolls hair, and is totally a control-freak when it comes to picking out her clothes. And she's two. Yup, just two.

She is a smaller version of me - not physically, but cognitively, emotionally, and behaviourally. Me x 10!!! I wouldn't change a thing about her (well, not on most days!) because all the things that drive me crazy now are going to grow and mature into such great package. She really and truly will be all that and a bag of chips!!

So I take deep breaths, and I count to 10, and sometimes 20.
I choose my words carefully, knowing that she hears me, even when she pretends not to.
She is smart. She is strong. She is kind (most of the time) and compassionate. She is beautiful, inside and out.

She is bringing out the little girl in me that I didn't know existed.

Talk to you soon.

Time is on my mind

Seems to me that time is a big issue these days.
How is it that time goes by so slowly and so quickly all at once? It's truly an impressive feat.

I have had a very busy couple of months at home, at work, but sadly not at play. There must be a balance... I struggle daily to find it. I find my current mantra is 'try my best' with the subtle undertone being 'and be okay with the results even if they're not perfect'. It's always time to do something, to go somewhere, to call someone.

I need to 'make' time for myself, in order to truly, wholly have more time to give others.

Talk to you soon.

the freckle on the back of my right knee

Who knew? Today at 32 and three-quarter years into my life I found a freckle on the back of my right knee. I'm fairly certain it's been there all along... I've just never seen it before!!! Funny! I should know every single bit of my body, but I don't. Leads me to wonder what else I don't know about me....??? I'd bet it's a pretty long list!

Talk to you soon.