Today I'm Thankful - For...

• new toy arriving in the mail!
  
• the technology to track packages and receive alerts when the address is incorrect
  
• the awareness (obsession!) to track and correct it...

Recognizing one thing per day for which I feel gratitude is one of my 101 goals.  What are you thankful for?  What kind of goals are you going to pursue in May!?  

I'm excited for May, for spring, for camping and campfires, for DJing as much as I can, finding new music, cutting a rug, sharing knowledge, gaining skills...

so I hope you'll be there on May 9th for Bridgetown Revue's Mother's Day workshop!  It's for anyone, male/female, mother or not!  

Almost time to tally up how many goals I've conquered this month, which to work on further, and which to add to the list for May.  Life is BUSY when you live like this.

...between performing at Offbeat and dancing into the wee hours at Uplift, to getting up early, hiking up a mountain, DJing a silent dance party... add a nap and a 90 minute massage, DJing again at a swank birthday, dancing, and burlesque performance... oh yes, then there was a tattoo consult, antique browsing, a sunshiney walk, bellydance at a fundraiser...facepaint, massive cleaning up, and a dash of karaoke...

I think I just won.

Last weekend we drove nearly 20 hours to Live Oak Campground in Southern California for Lucidity Festival.  I helped work every night, midnight to about 6am, facilitating the Heartbeat Silent Dance Party setup at the Nomad Stage.  If you've never been to Lucidity, put it on your calendar for next year!

I am a flower blooming in the lush, fertile green PNW forest.  I am a macaw, flying majestically, spreading bright colorful vibrance.  I have skills and resources at my disposal. I have drive and vision. I found my trillium and I will be back for more next year!

It turns out that sometimes the simplest tasks can prove to be the most challenging...

and the things you thought were lofty goals, turned out to be the things you spent the most time working, daydreaming, and looking forward to.

Over the weekend I did a photoshoot with the delightful and talented Jeremy Running Photography, which was a goal I've had for an entire year, and in fact, it persists: I'd like to have at least four years in a row of annual spring photoshoots, each with a specific concept but all along the same theme.  Three years down!

I also discovered that my "don't eat after 11pm" goal is more important and necessary than I'd like to admit - I should be able to keep myself from eating when it's not good for me, and adjust my schedule so that I can make that happen.  I've conquered so many goals, I'm sure I can do this!