Wow, can't believe how good I have been feeling.  Walking well, Pat's knee surgery went great. And the decision to close the 20 year business has been made, accepted and started!  What a ride, but honestly, I am so ready to get away from the daily grind.  It's not that I mind a grind, I just want a different one. Maybe one that challenges me more physically, instead of mental strain.  I heard, well actually listened to a song by One Republic  "Counting Stars" the line went:


Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
Said, no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars, yeah we'll be counting stars


This totally describes my thoughts lately.  

We have decided to go to Washington State for our retirement trip.  I could not be more excited.  We have about 5 months to clean up loose details, clean out the closets and get set up.  If you want good things to come into your life, you need to make space for them.

Well, I guess I should jump right in.  Off crutches, that's going ok, although lots of pain at night still.  Pat's surgery is set for next week. and we found out yesterday that we will be closing the business this spring. Whew. Where to start? what to do first? Mind racing in all kinds of directions.

I think the best thing to do would to identify what I want my new life to look like or what form I want it to be in.  I think that the last 6-7 years have been more of me/us adjusting to life or conforming to circumstances.  I have to retrain my behavior, and that will require being hyper aware.  I feel I am more equipped to divert any fear of the unknown.  So I will trust that it will unfold as needed.  

Christmas was low key and wonderful. Lots of changes on the horizon.

I'll be back soon

start of a new day

Good Morning,

Well, let's get started.  3 more weeks on crutches and one day til 60. Yikes. Where has time gone?
Working on gratitude and attitude for sure.  
Spent the last 2 months reading over one hundred quilting and crafting blogs, and realized that this is just what I need to organize my thoughts, inspiration, life on the ranch and my new direction.
In the meantime, where's waldo?

Looking forward to Thanksgiving this year with the family.  The girls are women now, I could not be more proud of them and their accomplishments in life!  They are rockstars for sure.