Reasons to Visit Florence

i found this gem while rummaging through the book collection at goodwill. page 58 had the italian translation for i want to go where there are no tourists.

The Secret Of Success

Is to do what you love. i have always been creative and productive, but never in a million years would I believe that I could profit off my art. this up coming thursday might turn that notion upside down when my good friend austin and i attempt to sell off prints of our film photos. now, my commrade is a photographer, his forte is taking the most luxuriously seductive photos that leave you wanting more. then there's me, i went to europe last year equipped with a diana mini toy camera and snapped some surprisingly beautiful shots. here's a taste of my work that i might sell. worst case senario i'll have to give away the stuff i don't sell to my unexpecting friends and colleagues.

It's a beautiful world when

Even though you come in last place at your race you still end up getting third and seeing this

breakfast sammich

Made with eggs from happy egg laying chickens, organic tillamook sharp cheddar, local baguette, and truffle salt. life is good would be an understatement.

I've been working six day weeks lately, and due to my over zealous work schedule i have discovered that the things that keep me sane are food related. nothing zens me out more than making a cake, even if J thinks that it tastes like dirt. or opening a box of csa and figuring out how to use the cutest rainbow carrots in my cooking. or making barbeque chicken pizza TWICE in one week, and from scratch no less. my bf is one lucky duck, and so is my stomach and mind.

As the weather turns for the better, so do my spirits and my clarity. even though i've been through some rough patches over the past few weeks, i feel everything changing. it's kinda like with the coming of spring the world is giving me a thumbs up that its all going to get better.

out with the old

and in with less bedding. last night was our last night with ye olde pendelton, hallo real warm open windows spring!

its real

now that we have our tickets to EUROPE, i can do what i do best. plan plan plan plan.

they say

the challenging things you must go through often shape the best things about life. i've have a bout of the former lately, the highlight of that being my first ever trip to the ER. that fun five hour event was followed by some bad decisions and a busted up face. on the bright side of all this i have rediscovered friendship love and am more appreciative than ever of the people that surround me. there was a common streak for a while of me hating people in general, so maybe this was a wake up call? then again, maybe it was just being being an adolescent and wrestling when i shouldn't have.

i'm getting better at finding myself within a space, and recognizing certain aspects that need to be fixed. it's challenging to walk away from trauma and realize it's all going to be ok without doing some soul searching and meditation. it is for me at least.  the key words i've found in this past week are reliance and humility.