It seems the discussion of my personal life has been limited here as I've gone about treading new terrain lately. I suppose that I'm trying to strike a balance between my private life and crafting life. Some things simply can't be shared because they're a work-in-progress. I'd hate to give away a perfectly good story and then have it change suddenly. I'm quite successful at jinxing myself. So, I choose to keep certain subjects at bay until they work themselves out entirely. They're a couple of items brewing , but mums the word for now.
I will say that I feel like I've reached a major transition point since the loss. There's been a sudden shift in energy as life takes me a completely different direction and I'm super excited to see where it goes. Last year was fairly tough for me. I hit a few bumps, tumbled and had to do everything I could to make sense of the disheartening circumstances that nearly capsized and prevented me from being happy again. Today, much of that has dissipated, and the future seems to have much to offer me. My life is filling up with an assortment of new experiences and options, and for the first time, I feel like I have a say in everything that happens to me. It's a remarkable feeling and one I haven't felt in years!! I just know in my heart, that from this point forward, the skies the limit and I'm going to fly with all my might. What comes of it, only time will tell..but, I'm ready to continue the journey. And what an amazing journey it's been thus far...
I'll disclose details as time allows. For right now, much is a secret. I will confess to one item - on my reading list is "Fifty Shades of Gray". I caved. Bought the book at Target. The 20% off sticker was the tipping point. I'm going to open it up for the first time tonight and as to how I feel about it, well, that's yet to be determined. I dear friend of mine told me it's "nothing" compared to the unusually fascinating literary publications she's encountered in the past. It's mild mannered, she says. We'll see about that...
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On a completely different note, and because I haven't given much of an update as to his growing up before my very eyes, here's one of Ethan's favorite, notable Summer activities and a recent tree installation ceremony with Grandpa B.
He's crazy about sprinklers. This Summer, he's spent nearly every second outside, moving sprinklers around and is helping mom to maintain our semi-green acre of lawn. If he's not playing with sprinklers at home, he's playing with them elsewhere. He's quite serious about them, too. He knows all the different kinds, how they work, how far they reach, how best to set them up, and he even has favorites...instead of buying toys, we buy sprinklers. Instead of Toys 'R Us on the weekend, we hang out at the local garden nursery. He's my little landscaper, and I just love him to pieces.
For years, I've begged my father to help us plant a new tree. Over and over again, I got the same response, "Your soil is terrible and you never water your trees, so why plant more?" Not sure what changed his mind, but I'm exhilarated to have a new tree in the front yard. Of course, I could very well plant my own trees, but seeing how well I manage the few I own, that might not be such a good idea...
Time to open that book! Lets hope I don't stay up too late ;)
