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Remembering Ryan
12/07/87 ~ 2/23/93
 
Beautifully broken
Searching for validation, she set forth on a journey to fill the blank spaces cast upon her, emptiness engraved on her soul carrying the pain unleashed from loss; death stole another slice of her heart and soon the fragments she battled to preserve are scattered debris encircling her.
Seeking a powerful concoction to mend the heartbreak...

February challenge to declutter
In keeping up with my intentions to declutter, here are some huge changes I made in my kitchen (February) that are lending to the transformation I was looking for. I knew that much of my kitchen was disorganized and over crowded, so as I began cleaning out excess I also began looking into what storage containers would work best. 
a mixture of the old and the new
before
after
I...

"The trouble is, you think you have time"   ~Buddha
I have to dig deep when attempting to find photos of my father. Eighteen years is a long time to be without the person who was guiding you in life. I never thought I could survive a day without you and here I am, often looking up to ask you a question in search of guidance. 
It comes to my heart gently, quietly, a soft flicker of sarcasm as...

In order to stay true to my intentions I decided to do monthly check in, a way to track myself and the changes I wanted to bring forth in the New Year.  By listing things we hold ourselves accountable, and with these new habits change occurs.
I decided for my goals I would take pieces each month and work towards the whole.
For Health and Fitness I have signed up for 6 races already, began strength...

Grace softly embraces my thoughts as I finish the last of my breakfast when the phone rings and a tug of guilt nudges at me, leaving any trepidation at bay; I lean in to the uncertainty before me.
Ever since the brain tumor was removed her life has been saturated with confusion. Betrayed by her thoughts, we volley through an exasperating tangle of repetition, which eventually fades into another...

 A year of cleaning, one room at a time
In an effort to clean out and prepare for upcoming changes I decided to break my year into rooms to work on. Approximately 30 days to a room, spending whatever time is available to declutter and clear out. Each month I have chosen to declutter one room. Throughout the month I will push for change in this concentrated area.
 January – Basement/ScraproomThis...

As I consider my resolutions while packing up the Christmas décor, my thoughts begin to unravel, shifting from the bittersweet of what was, to the responsibility of what is. Startled by my own tangle, I tip a favorite apothecary jar to the floor, watching the glass shatter before me mirroring the turmoil in my heart.
Distracted, I pause at an old family photo. Noticing the detail that is captured...

"Focus on where you want to be, not where you were or where you are"

Hit by a creative bug I began working on a happiness jar, a jar that can be filled throughout the year with happy moments. It felt good to be creative and allow myself the time to do something I enjoyed, but within that creative flash my attention began to wander, and inside that wandering appeared thoughts of my sister.
Every year her excitement through the holidays was contagious, and my mind...

Making a list for 2016
With my word to help define the year and the intentions I aspire to achieve I approach this new year with resolute excitement. And isn't that how we should feel, excited about the prospect of what is to come, of things we can do and all the possibilities which arise in a New Year?
Working on my word for the year. If you have not tried, here and here are a few places to...