So, with this unusually warm January weather (like 70ish!!), I decided to put the kids to work and get my garden ready. They enjoy, so I don't feel guilty using child labor. I can't wait to get it growing. I'm itching already!

They each will have their own garden this year to care for. Maddie dug about a 4' square plot, while Virginia just dug random holes and rows!

Yesterday.....

Oh.My.God.It.Is.Cold. The temperature dropped to about 30 degrees yesterday with a wind chill of 15! Let me tell you, that is quite chilly down here in South Cackalackie!

We had a pretty nice day otherwise. My friend Keesha and her daughter came over. We had spaghetti for lunch. Then, Tim came home and we went out to eat. A friend was supposed to be playing at this restaurant by our house, so we went there. He canceled so we went to the mexican place next door. Oh, it was yummy. I had poblanos and rice and beans. Yum Yum Yum.

When we got home, the Grateful Dead hour was playing on WNCW.
So, the girls, Tim, and I (in true hippie fashion) turned all the lights off and danced with flashlights.

I'm really feeling good about this year. I'll pay my car off, have some extra $$, homeschooling, etc. I'm realizing that I can't change anyone or anything around me-just the way I react to it. I'm slowly calming down to a level of "fine". Oooh, now I have the Indigo Girls running through my head. Must.Play.Song.

Morning After

So, I worked last night-well, all day yesterday, from 9:00 am until almost 4 am this morning!!! Tim woke up around 3:30 and freaked because I wasn't home-it being NYeve, he was rightfully worried. He called me at work and luckily I hadn't left yet. He got up for work 3o minutes after I went to bed.

The worst part was, that I wasn't partying!!! I was working. And it sucked. And I am tired and haven't accomplished anything!!

New Day, New Year, New Life

This will be the standard New Year's Resolution post. I tend to go overboard so bare with me...

• Yoga every morning
  
• Become Vegetarian again-for good
• try to blog every day
• Be more organized and mindful
• Patience, patience, patience!
• Teach the girls German
• Finish my doula certification

I'm pretty sure these are doable. I'm going to be very busy now that we are homeschooling, so I will have to become more organized and patient. I rarely eat meat as it is, so that will be no problem-especially since I have done it before. My only problem will be sushi. I love it!!! I guess I'll have to stick with the veggie varieties. Wish me luck!!!

Dreadies~6weeks

Wow. I still can't believe it's been six weeks. I think they still look crazy-but I guess it's because my hair is naturally curly and the curls of the stray hairs are still taking over.

I keep having to remind myself that this is an everlasting ongoing process-I'm not doing it for the "look". I also have to stop myself from time to time from trying to accelerate it. That's not the point. The point is the journey and what it is teaching me. First and foremost-TO BE PATIENT!!!

I guess it doesn't help when Tim asks me if I'm still dreading or did I take them out! LOL!

So, here are my 6 week pictures-let's see if there is any difference....

Woodruff Christmas Parade

Maddie and Virginia are honorary members of the Woodruff Preservation Assocation! They had a blast throwing candy to everyone....that's Tim in front of me in the second picture. The closest I can get to capturing his likeness on camera!

Dreadies at 3 weeks

It's late, so I don't have all that much to say right now. These pictures are about 2 weeks old. Wow, I can't believe it's been over a month, already!

I just got out of the shower, so they're kinda wet.









I'm very excited about this journey. I made the decision after a very turbulant court battle with he-who-shall-not-be-named aka the bastard. It's symbolic of my freedom, my path to where I am now, and the path I want to take in life. It's to teach me patience, and get rid of materialism~goes great with compacting!!! I only am using a sandlewood scented goat's milk soap made locally bought from the shop that is owned by my bosses. Actually, they gave it to me, so woo-hoo!

Any-who, I'll be documenting my hair about once a month, if anything, to see for myself how it's progressing~is that my impatience shining through? Hmm.....