Wow! It has been a while since I have posted anything recent!! No wonder I don't have many readers... I'm boring!! LOL

Okay- let's change that up!!

Well- I turned 40.. tahdah! It wasn't so bad- and it was actually a lot of fun. I had a GREAT birthday week- my hubby took me to a dinner theatre, we went out for fondue, and a great friend treated me to a day of pampering with a massage and brunch- and of course, champagne!  How could I NOT enjoy turning 40?!

As for my business- I am up and running and excited about the future! I have some new things I plan to be incorporating soon, and I can't wait.

I am still trying to figure out exactly what I want this blog to BE.... so bear with me as I sort of tweak and discover the best fit for ME.

Speaking of that- "the best fit for ME"... friends, listen to your hearts.  When something inside is telling you to hesitate- LISTEN. If something doesn't feel 100% right for you, LISTEN!!

I am learning this sort of the hard way- although thankfully it's working out in a good way. When I started my esthetics business, I made some decisions that I just didn't feel 100% on board with, but I went with it anyway- and have come to regret it.  It just wasn't the right fit for ME.  So now I have to do some backpedaling and some revamping- and that's not cheap!

Now I am intentionally paying more attention inwardly and trying to be more true to me and what *I* really want to do- not what others seem to expect of me or think is a great idea.  What works for some people just doesn't work for others.

This is all just part of the Learn & Grow part of life- so it's all good in the long run... but the faster you learn to trust your own instincts, the better off you'll be.

Trust me. ;-)

As I was outside working on painting our porch swing this morning... I got to thinking about how things, like me, take time.  You hear the expression "I'm not perfect- but God isn't finished with me yet."
That's how restoring an old house is... it's not perfect- but we're not finished with it yet.  There are still SOOO many things that need to be done, redone.  But so much of the joy has come in the process- even the times when you can't WAIT for that part to be over... but once it's done, you forget all the work it took and you get to enjoy the beautiful results- the fruits of your labors.
It's a wonderful thing, really.  If it's worth doing, it's worth doing well.
I encourage you to enjoy the process- and remember- God isn't finished with you- or me- yet. :-)
xoxo.

I am finding it hard to get back into blogging- trying to think of what to write about that anyone might actually care about... what's so interesting to me, though, is that we all actually like to read about other people's lives, no matter how mundane it may seem. It's sort of like driving through a quiet neighborhood at night and glancing in people's lit windows- just getting a brief, passing look at how other people live. (you know you do this, too!) I love to see what colors people have used on their walls, what furnishings they have chosen... just a flash of their inner sanctuary.
I guess blogging is kind of like that. You flip through blogs, reading a snippet here, a snippet there- just a flash of the inner workings of our fellow humans.
So, I guess, it's not so much WHAT I say- as that I say it... and just share snippets of me with you.
Enjoy my snippets. xoxo.

Life is such an interesting journey.... so full of ups and downs and sideways.  I am going to be 40 years old this year (next month...), and I am sort of grieving that fact.  A part of me is embracing getting older, being more OK with who I am, and I even feel pretty good about myself in general at this point... but then there is that part of me that wishes I could redo my 20's, with everything I know now, and take better advantage of that energy level, that enthusiasm, those legs without spider veins, that skin without wrinkles, that hair without gray.....
SIGH.
yeah, I definitely would have worn short skirts, heels, and red lipstick a WHOLE lot more!!!
I also would have figured out what I really wanted to do with my life, and been more proactive about it.
20 years later, and I am MAYBE finally figuring out what I want to be when I grow up.  I went to school for esthetics, became licensed, and am opening my own practice inside a chiropractor's office.
Think of how successful and established I could be if I had thought to do this even 10 years ago!! instead of starting from scratch at 40.....
but, that's where life is the journey.  You don't always know where you're headed.  Sometimes you end up on a completely different path than you ever would have imagined.
Sometimes, you end up on exactly the path you were intended for all along.
You just never know!
Keep journeying, friends- and I look forward to sharing my journey along with you.
Thanks for joining me! xoxo.