sunrise

This week had magic in it, nothing specific but just a flow and a happiness, a contentment in all that I did.

Things that made me happy;
Singing acapella in the car with my niece and nephew
Seeing the fiery sunrise driving on the way to Kent
Homemade frozen summer fruit smoothies
The new season of the L word
Finding a stray internet connection at my sisters
The Sanctuary salt scrub
Images from my latest shoot

Lessons learned;
That buying the multi pack of bounty bars to be economical, instead of
paying 50% more at random gas stations throughout the week, results in
more chocolate eating in a shorter period of time.
In fact, they will call your name whilst you sleep.

That the second you stop needing something from someone, you are set free.

starting strong

This past week, I did my first beauty shoot for submission, entitled 'Filthy Rich'. Some of the images are below. I challenged myself with mediums I hadn't worked with before and felt really good about how it turned out. In these first 15 days of 2007, ive done the above shoot, a test shoot, and a job for a new client today. Things to remember...
Lotsof exercise this week, 3x Yoga, 1x combat and a new class-Boxercise taught by a scarily serious but not unfoxy french guy. It was like bootcamp, and whilst I scuffed up my knuckles punching the bag (not enough gloves to go around despite the £72/$140 a month membership) for some of the exercises I just sat back on my mat looking incredulous.
Coulda been a contender....

Note to self
When you lend someone your only designer dress, the one that you had altered to wear to your best friends wedding, the one with the zipper that catches? When you lend that person your dress and they return it to you, dirty, saying, "hope you don't mind, but when I had the zipper fixed I also got the tailor to take out the alterations" so that it no longer fits you? They are TELLING YOU about themselves. LISTEN.

briefly

I just watched a movie called The Secret, and it echoed 3 of the lessons I listed in my previous post, almost exactly.
I had a sublime experience today. Some of you will read about it.

2*0*0*7

woo hoo
yippee
wahay!

2007 y'all, let's make this one really count.
No New years resolutions for me, just a whole slew of goals that will be systematically checked off, trust me on that.
Actually, I did say that I would try not to use my car horn unless absolutely necessary, and to cut way back on celeb gossip, but....
they were driving like fools!
I'll try harder....

SO. some of the lessons I learned in 2006...
*You can choose the mood you're in, and change it in a second
*Yoga will heal you, one way or another
*the universe has its own rhythm and its so much easier to flow with it rather than fight against it
*if you're looking for a deep sense of bliss, then follow your dreams. It is the only way.
*its okay not to want to be around people who drain you, steal your energy or pooh pooh your dreams
*sometimes you just need to yell the word "FUCK!!!" at the top of your voice
*things don't always work out the way you want them to, or how you think they will, but they always always work out for the best.

Make it count.