Can it be so?

"A rolling stone gathers no moss"

-Publilius Syrus

Although this year is slowly nearing an end, I find myself gaining momentum. It has been a rough road thus far with several potholes & roadblocks. . . one major traffic jam in particular. I've realized that life is what we make it, that the quality of my my day/year/life will not be determined by anything other than my attitude each morning. I struggle with many distractions in my life and am learning to trust my instinct to guide me towards the correct path.

I'm hopeful for a completely felicitous new year. . . to outwardly become the person I truly am, to do the things I so desire. I'm inspired creatively by incredibly talented people to craft with my hand & my heart. I'm inspired by friends & family to love freely and to believe that broken hearts will mend and that I'm not alone...ever. So I will keep rolling, through this new year, and many to come.

Feliz Ano Novo!

Lucky Me

Not only did I just get back from a fabulous trip to San Francisco, but we got to go on a shopping spree today thanks to the wonderful invention of the "gift card".

Check out these fun shoes I bought... I'm not much of a "real" shoe person. By this I mean an actual enclosed-toe supportive/functioning shoe. Living in Las Vegas, I much prefer the flip-flop to keep the little piggies cool & calm. Since it's now our "winter" season in La La Land I figure it would be prudent of me to purchase actual foot apparel so as not to appear. . . homeless.

Self Portrait Tuesday # 9

Red door in the Marina District...I loved the character of the color, the old handle, even the security mesh!

The building that belonged to the red door...I wonder what sort of curiosities the former business contained?

A funky garage door in San Francisco. I can tell Mike was looking around, hoping no one was watching his crazy wife taking a picture of herself in a random garage door...

Storm drain in Nob hill. I'm the triangular blob of a reflection at the bottom in the water.

I couldn't help but post all 4 of my Self Portraits this Tuesday. We had a unique Christmas in San Francisco with all the sights and sounds of the city which we are completely unaccustomed to. I was glad to have the new camera to capture our adventure.

Self Portrait Tuesday # 8

Happy early Christmas to me! My company is so generous to give what's called "gainshare" each year, and this is the first year I was able to spend a good chunk of it on myself, hence the new Nikon D50.

This weeks SPT is my reflection in my monitor @ work, this is what I look at for the majority of my day... it makes me somewhat self conscious. Like I'm being watched by someone, but hey, that's me in there!

Self Portrait Tuesday # 7

I was actually fussing around with my hair before going to bed...I've been growing it out & wanted to see if I could get it into a french braid. I added the flower and thought it would be perfect for this weeks Self Portrait Tuesday - Reflection. Mike said I looked like a ballroom dancer. (aahhh, swooning, ok...) It became increasingly interesting to me because I never actually see the tattoo on my back... it scares me a little, who did I think I was? But then again, I am a Taurus.

Words that made me smile this week

• Incandescently happy
• Antithesis
• Tortfeasor

Self Portrait Tuesday # 6

I absolutely love this months challenge for SPT...Reflection. When you really look, you see that our image, in every shape and form, flattering or otherwise, is all around us. In door knobs, dividing walls in public bathrooms, puddles, paintbrush handles, cellophane packages, your lovers eye (if you get close enough!). It's a fun game to play...

Good Stuff...

Thanks Andrea for this super cool link!