goodbye tattered datebook

i'm housecleaning today. filing bills, chucking old sketches, and transferring info to my new date book.

i came across a list of ~life dreams~ that i was carrying in my old slingshot {http://www.tao.ca/~slingshot/organizer.php}. i believe my new one is "folsom prison blue", but it could be "spandex thong" or "My Cousin Vinny's Slutty Blue Eyeshadow". Fabulous, just fab.

I will write these here to keep me on track.

*dreams*
{that i still pine for}

~a mentor
~an agent
~a portfolio website
~use Quickbooks for own finances
~write Nova Scotia book & go to NS
~go to the Bologna book fair
~live & work on an organic olive farm in Italy through WWOOF {http://www.wwoof.it/gb/about.html}
~take trip to New Mexico with Jessie
~Spain with Hugh
~and Thailand, France, Morrocco, Argentina, Chile & Brazil
~trip with sister- Hawaii?!
~go to Minnesota with mom to visit her sisters
~start a recycled clothing, etc. biz with my mom
~burning man
~publish children's book
~spend quality time with children- NuNu & Sequoia
~finish knitting a scarf! knit myself a poncho
~finish my quilt
~publish an illustration in a magazine
~sew & design my own clothes
~get a new digital camera (or fix old one)
~have a clawfoot bathtub
~stop waitressing & make money soley on my art!

dreams i have accomplished
{ sorry for the exclamation clap-happy!!!}

~i'm going to school!
~i took a biz class!
~i got financial aid & a scholarship!
~i made a biz card
~i formed a critique group!
~i took a figure drawing class!
~i started a blog!
~i had an art show that almost sold out!
~i learned to knit!
~i participated in open studios!
~i organized a craft fair!
~i made soap & marmalade!
~i lived in & made art in Mexico!
~i saw Frida Kahlo's house!
~I have an art studio!
~i visited NYC publishers!
~i read my story to 2 classrooms
~i spent months in Maine- summer & winter
~my little brother came out to visit me!
~i have a community garden!
~i have a personal & professional coach!
~i've worked on grief issues around losing my dad
~i've asked for help & trusted my gut along the way
~i've silkscreened my own clothes
~i practiced yoga consistently for many months
~i learned to kickbox!
~i have a wonderful relationship to a man i *adore* & inspires me daily!
~i have learned to cook splendid meals for many people!
~i've made solid wonderful connections with women i admire!
~i'm part of a reading book group!
~i have a hammock in my bedroom!
~i quit a job that was unhealthy
~i held my own birthday party & concert for my 29th year!


i can't wait till i'm 30...
i'm realizing i have a lot to be grateful for.