Standing On the Edge...

{Sun Up to Sun Down}

Check out this beautiful sunrise I captured standing in my driveway before heading off to work.  This was my photo of the day for January 4th.  

When I got home that evening I took a picture of the sunset.  Usually the sunsets are more colorful and the sunrise not so much but not today!   

Yesterday's photo of the day was also taken early in the morning on my way to work.  There is this tree I pass when I take the back roads so this day I decided to pull over and capture it.  I posted them in my 365 photo group with the following quotes.

   

“Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.”

 

“All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree.”

I also captured the moon overhead.

   

Now I want to go to the beach and put my toes in the sand, it is time to get grounded again.  Been feeling "off" and I'm not liking it.  Need to get back into a routine with my practice and my life!

 

{Lunch}

Today's lunch consisted of fresh organic tomatoes with fresh mozzarella and yummy pesto (also my photo of the day)

 

and some falafa with a bit of hummus

 

YUMMY!

 
 

{Ink}

Here it is!  Went yesterday and spent 2.5 hours face down getting inked.  I went in nervous about how much it would hurt but was pleasantly surprised.  I guess my yoga practice and breathing is paying off, LOL!  The outline was actually relaxing, almost like a deep tissue massage but with a scratching motion.  It wasn't until the end when I had enough.  The shading along my spine would really make me tense up and when all was said and done, I felt exhausted!

I am very pleased with the outcome.  I LOVE it!!

Lourdes came up and watched the tattoo come together as the colors were applied.  She then got her first tattoo done!  Hers is an adorable trio of sea turtles with symbols on their shells.  Hers is faith, Bella's is peace, and Jules' is love.  I adore her ink!  I am so glad we shared the first day of 2010 together!

Of course we finished the night with a couple of margaritas then went to the Edge lounge for a couple cosmopolitans!  Cheers!

I joined the Project 365 Photo a day 2010 group.  My first photo is the one above of my ink and today's photo is this one of Coda, my girl's night out kitty.

 

 

{2010}

A new decade!!!!

A new year!!!

A new month!!

A new day!

How are you going to spend it?

For the past 3 years I have chosen a word for the year.  I was originally inspired to this by Ali Edwards.  Words can be so powerful!  Previous words for me have been:

2007: Bliss (which I love and still use!)

2008: Achieve

2009: Calm (I think, wasn't very focused in 2009)

I encourage you to choose a word that will inspire you throughout 2010.  Perhaps, your word will choose you as mine did.  I had a few thoughts on words I wanted for 2010; Hope, Soul, Reinvent, Forward, Peace, etc. but none of them felt right.  

Then it hit me, "To Thine Own self Be True"! This quote has been with me for some time and I love it!  I know I have True friends and in return want to be a True friend. I hate phony and fake, I don't have the time nor the energy for something that isn't real.  So this year my word for 2010 is TRUE!  A year to discover what is True and most of all, in the words of Ziggy Marley, "Got to be TRUE to myself"!

2010 hails in my 40th birthday (little over a month from now).  I actually have looked forward to turning 40!  I can only get better, right!  LOL!  Ryan will turn 20 this year and my baby, Erik will be 18 this year. So although I will never be done with my role as MOM (nor do I want to be), my boys will no longer be children but real life adults with all the responsibility that can come with that.

Anyways, I rarely do resolutions in January, instead I tend to wait until February 8th.  This year I am working on my "40 @ 40" list.  40 things I want to work on or accomplish in my 40th year!  So far I only have 10 things on my list but it is growing!  A trip is on my list as is a new tattoo.  You will have to wait to see the entire list as it is a work in progress.  Actually, it may be a work in progress throughout 2010 but I will reveal what I have of it in February.

So today I will start by crossing one thing off my list and that is the new tattoo!  I have an appointment this afternoon to have a large (eek) piece done across my shoulders!  I am actually incorporating two tat ideas I had into one and am including my word for 2010!  Pictures to follow!  I must admit that I am excited but nervous as hell!  Although I already have one tat, I know I am in for some pain...and I HATE needles!!!

Happy PEACE-filled New Year to YOU!!

"Be TRUE to your work, your word, and your friend."  ~Henry David Thoreau