My Inevitable Return To The Blog

I realize how long it has been since I have posted. Life happens and my old, now disconnected computer that ran XP has been retired. Equipped with a brand new spankin' Windows 8 system, I have returned! I do like the new windows operating system - it took a day or two to get used to it, but it sure beat Vista!

Get ready.....

The blog is going to be developing quickly from now on. This is my intention. I have projects flying around in my head I have been waiting to get to that can no longer wait.

Do it or don't do it. It's time for me.

A daily post is what you are all in store for and that's just for starters! I have been offline awhile.....but that's all about to change. I have so many articles, ideas, projects I have done, recipes I have tried and folks I have learned from - and I want to share them all with you.

I'm also toying with the idea of establishing a magazine. I have wanted to do this for years. I'm not sure what held me back, but these days I think differently. I have watched a very inspirational friend of mine develop her own pinup magazine (Lush Kittens) and I'd love to get involved in my own venture. You never know what I come up with.

Between the forum, the website, the blog, my Facebook Fan Page and my soon to be online Etsy shop, I have been a determined gal!

All good things in time......I'm workin' on it......stay tuned!

Takin' the Long Way Around

Friday - the beginning, if you're lucky, of a two day 'unwind.' Are you ready?? I wasn't sure how to catapult myself into the weekend, but music is always a great way to find inspiration - and that's exactly what I did this morning.

I found a playlist of my favorite stuff. It's nothing that anyone else has influenced (unless you were the artist). Some of it would be considered' giggle-worthy' but the list belongs to no one but me. It's personal. Each song means something to me. A moment in time that captured my attention through energy, feeling, vibration (as music tends to be) and timing. It really is fascinating to explore why the choices we have in music exist to begin with.

What 'strikes the chord' in us so to speak? Again, it's personal.

I was going through my list of great songs - and one country tune flung itself to the forefront of my mind. One song - that encapsulates my life to this point. That's a tough one - I've been through some stuff and although many songs touch on portions of the journey, no one defined it like this one.

"The Long Way Around."

If you don't know the controversy behind the Dixie Chicks and the subsequent album they wrote, no worries. It's over. Let the music speak for itself. This song struck me at a time in my life when I was literally at the major crossroads in my world. Decisions had to be made - and I despised making them. What if I was wrong? I was always wrong! What if.....What if......

When I realized it was far worse to stand there 'what if'ing than it was to get up and move forward, things got easier. I look back at this song and draw power from it. My power. My discovery. My new changes thanks to decisions I made to keep going.

Find the music that makes you want to be better. Explore the magic music creates in your life. I may always take the long way around, but at least I get there eventually.

Have a great weekend!