Because in the end, you won't 

remember the time you spent working

 in the office or mowing the lawn. 

Climb that goddamn mountain.

Jack Kerouac

we voted no. we were heard.

I find this song extremely relevant at this moment.

I held my breath during the election. I drove past billboards reading "marriage = one man + one woman" with a tight chest and a sad heart for months before the big day.

MN voted NO to change the definition of marriage to the union of one man and one woman. Heck yes.

Can you imagine if the constitution of the United States read

with liberty, equality and justice for all?

i used to walk my cows up to the front door on the farm.

in the good ole days...

seems so long ago, so far away.

memories are right there though, so close.

can i put a penny in the wishing well?

hmmmmm

how can i get paid to goof off?

loving...

heart-shaped pizza

hot coffee in my handmade mug

fresh flowers

getting dressy

pbs(i'm obsessed)

sunshine + blue skies

laughter

hoodie sweatshirts + skinny jeans

stripes everywhere

the chatter of birds

there is no 
what might have been; 
there is only 
what might be.

merry merry merry

happy tidings 

to all

+

to all 

a good night

when i'm under the weather...

i drink orange juice

lay around
wander about

sip coffee + gypsy cold care tea

take a deep breath
and another

knit
gaze out the window
wrap presents
nap
take in the textures around me

watch take away shows

my favorite this morning was this one

it makes me want to clap

i think of being well

for tomorrow is a brand new day

i'm enjoying simple knitting, magical reading and walks up the hill to look down at the city. 

it's

never

too late

to

say 

sorry

sometimes it's enough to just sit + watch the light

"


leave behind the passive dreaming of a rose-tinted future.  the energy of happiness exists in living today with roots sunk firmly in reality's soil.

-daisaku ikeda