Seasons greetings and top 10 accomplishments list.

 

Coming to the end of 2013! It has been another jam packed year of parenting, working, gardening, pottery and travel.Here are my TOP 10 for 2013!!! 

 

1. First year of a CSA
2.  new product-buttons were a great hit.
3.  learning to glaze fire pottery in my own kiln, with comfort.
4.  Adopting another rabbit into the family, and giving more responsibility to Mr. Ga
5.  Driving a rental car in Florida and navigating through Tampa and a causeway.

6.  Becoming more active on Etsy and starting to build friendships that are not base on being a parent.

7. making 150 soap plates for an order without losing my mind.

8.  working on more collaborations with other women entrepeneurs

9.  adding new stores like a Slice of Life and As Time Goes By to the venues that carry my work

10. Making a promise to myself that I need to have fun when I do shows, and if I don't not to do them again.  

Late August and the heat wave continues

Well after a month away from the real job, i should be feeling accomplished, well rested and like I have really offered my child lots of one on one quality time.  Hummm....somehow none of that has happened.  Parenting on my own continues to throw challenges to my abilities to stay the course, go with the flow of my mental schedule for gardening, pottery and rest having vey little to do with reality.

I am not quite sure to blame my back flaring up on, but it has, so this has slowed me down considerably too.  Did I mention that it was 30 plus degrees again today, so no canning or jamming has occurred in this non air conditioned house, and quality sleep has been elusive since we left the hotel in Orlando.

Little man seems to be struggling to get over this strep, so this mama better get to bed, so I can have smiles and energy for tomorrow.  My  mom used to have a saying,,,,itès a great life if you dont weaken.  It now makes so much sense.  See this wildness in the garden..its not tidy, but it sure is full of food.