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One new thing for August. Beer and Spirit School at Square One. I don't drink beer. Alex despises it. But we both found stuff we liked. My favorite part was during the tour. The brew master and spirit master were explaining their processes and Alex is quizzing them on where their yeast and other materials come from. She talked to them about a possible internship after she graduates. This one was too much fun.
Ok, so this is not technically a new thing, but I have reasons for this, so bear with me. As many of you know, I have a chronic pain condition that is exacerbated by loud noise and bright lights, particularly strobes. As a result, I haven't been able to attend some things like concerts and birthdays. Tonight we went with a bunch of people to see Nickelback (don't judge). I'm wearing earplugs and sunglasses throughout the entire show. The strobes were still a bitch, but the concert was fantastic. I bought a tshirt to commemorate. We'll see how the adaptations worked tomorrow, but I count this as a new thing because a month ago I thought live music was done for me. And let's face it...everyone needs a little Nickelback.
In 2017, my goal is to go to one new place a month. In January it was the Frosty Brew Fest in Farmington. I'm not a fan of beer, nor cold weather...but the other spirits and fantastic people made it a great weekend. The highlights were the not your father's vanilla cream (oh. My. God. ) the big o ginger liquor (double oh my god) and the blackberry cider...one growler of that didn't survive the shuttle ride back. The verdict???? Definitely go. And spring for the vip.
Started out the week strong today. I haven’t seen 7am for a long time, but it was pretty sweet. Rather than overwhelm myself by trying to change my entire life on January 1, I decided to start each week with one new change. This week is getting up early. Next week it will be getting up early plus another thing... maybe meal planning. I haven’t decided yet but I will keep y’all posted. #onenewthingeveryweek #onenewthing #smallchangesbigimpact #nextrightthing #noresolutionsrequired #selfcare #newyearnewgoals #bodymindspirit #treatyourselfwell #treatyoself #romewasntbuiltinaday #takeyourtime #imnoteverybodyscupoftea #empathchick (at Coral Springs, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJoaL-0rT_7/?igshid=1qcrl0oi5dor
Yikes! My drawing today. Virtual online with my students this week is a challenge for sure if you know me! Hard to keep quiet without wanting to see their work! But having do online with having lost 70% participation in this pandemic..This thing looks almost as scary as the virus under microscope. Keep learning new things everyday. #patienceinart #onenewthing #bobbitworm #artlessonsforkids #graphitedrawing #creepyart https://www.instagram.com/p/B-iI05mlXKD/?igshid=1ib6glt2zgk40
So I unlocked my balloon making skills today ahead of the Training Matchmaker #Learnuary campaign which challenges people to learn something new every day in January!! I’m just warming up ❤️❤️ . @trainingmatchmaker @watsonsmydear @watsonsmarketing #trainingmatchmaker #learning #onenewthing #balloons #balloonskills #balloonmaking #learnuaryni #belfast #northernireland #creative #newskill #learning #youtube #youtubetutorial #contentqueen #contentclub #excaliburpress #tinacalder https://www.instagram.com/p/Br3VY4TBhUn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xumi4k8ripg1
Being Alive and New Things
I’m reading a book about the Law of Attraction and like many books like this, you’re supposed to ask yourself lots of deep questions. It’s one of the reasons that I like books like this. They get you thinking in weird ways. The first question was “When Have you Felt Alive and Joyful in Your Life?” Big question, huh? TBH, I haven’t been in the greatest head space lately, so I it was hard for me to even approach that.
Yesterday, sitting in my tiny urban backyard, I sat down and thought I needed to give it a stab.
My husband came out and asked what I was working on, so I brought him in on the torture as well. For him, it was sitting on a beach, or a hike on Mt. Evans in Colorado. He asked me what my answer was. The time I flew on a trapeze. I had never felt anything like it. And the time I finished a half marathon. And yes, that amazing hike on Mt. Evans and having the fish eat out of my hand in Cancun.
So that begs the question--do you need to do something adventurous to feel that joy? I posit no. For two reasons. Looking back now, I felt that during that conversation with my husband. I just didn’t know to look for it. How did I know to look for it? Here’s how...
After that conversation, we had dinner and decided we were going to go find an urban trail that supposedly existed near our house. (long story for another time, but the cliff notes is that we need to find a place to walk for several miles uninterrupted by broken pavement). We were able to find the trailhead for the Mississippi River Trail near the St. Louis Arch. Now, it was twilight, so we knew we didn’t have much time to explore. We were only able to go about 200 yards but found such breathtaking sights. We literally had to pull ourselves away, promising we’d come back to explore the other side of that flood wall next time.
We got back into his Jeep and I turned to him and said “Joyful and Alive? Now. Right now. This.” He looked at me and said “Exactly”
Ferris Beuhler said “life moves pretty fast sometimes. If you don’t stop and look around, you might miss it.” True story, Ferris. Stop and notice the joyful and alive moments.
Just a sampling of our huge one new thing for September. This was our first trip to Las Vegas(Happy birthday Rob!)... We were the only newbies on our trip...so we came in with no agenda. We spent a couple of days at the adult swim at the Flamingo (most insane security ever...they opened every container in my purse). We took the advice of every native we could find and went to Freemont Street. I particularly loved that area...it had a great carnival feel...street performers, light shows...the Golden Nugget...and the Heart attack grill. Best hamburger ever. We also found a fun scavenger hunt that gave us a lot of laughs (couldn't ever get a picture of the bike cop, but we did get a business card from a pit boss and a brochure from a wedding chapel... We found a cute Irish-ish pub then meandered the strip....found a fountain to climb in....got kicked out (Stephanie was excited to cross that off her bucket list #makestories!) Of course there were casinos....but not many. I was surprised at the lack of noise and flashing lights....Rob made a killing in casino war...yes, war. I lost on roulette, but got to see what 10k in cash looked like when a guy cashed that in for chips....losing 5k of it in less than 3 minutes. He got yellow $1000 chips. Omg. Like wtf?? We ended with a trip to the top of the stratosphere. That was beyond cool. We watched the sunset over Las Vegas and a blood moon rise. Next time we'll plan for rides. We didn't get everything in, but with almost 30 miles walked in 4 days, we did all we could. So far it's taken 3 days to recover.
