Monday, September 23, 2013

celebrating 25!!!!!

the year was 1988 it was a leap year that started on a friday.
LA Dodgers won the world series
the redskins won the superbowl

movies you watched in theaters were

music on the radio
george michael-Faith
INXS-need you tonight
michael jackson-man in the mirror
terence trent d'arby-wishing well (i still have this cassette)
cheap trick-the flame
guns n' roses-sweet child o' mine

gas was about 91 cents A GALLON!
stamps were 24 cents (people actually mailed EVERYTHING)

george bush (the dad) was elected president of the united states after serving under ronald reagun as vice president...

twenty FIVE years ago my world was flipped upside down and turned on its axis, in the very best possible way. he arrived at 2:10 am, measured at 20 inches, weighting in at nearly 10lbs (he was early) my oldest son was born.


  • my boy who was crawling before he was six months and walking by eight months.
  • my boy who at four took apart the kitchen chairs in under five minutes. 
  • my boy who at thirteen (after reading the manual) could diagnose and fix a dirt bike like a professional.
  • my boy who wrenched on his first truck and had it running like new at fifteen.
  • my boy who at nineteen bought a faster car, and tested its limits...
  • my boy who has passed down to his boy the love of machines :)
this is a big BIG birthday. a quarter of a freakin' century. twenty FIVE trips around the sun. love leaks out my eyeballs and runs down my cheeks. i love you and wish you a happy HAPPY day!!!

Friday, September 6, 2013

settling into grey

a year ago i made a decision to stop covering my grey. i struggled with the thought of not EVER coloring it again so i committed to one year. for now, i am keeping it... trying to get comfortable with the white strands that mingle in the dark. i never would have guessed such a simple choice could influence me so profoundly. becoming more realistic. settling into my roots and with that finding my wings. unmasking and leaning into moments...

42 has been the year of getting comfortable with the changes that are inevitable- filling the quiet hope that resonates in my heart. my dad was right, being in your forties is WAY better than being in my thirties :) i spent the year with my tribe. my cup is full. my heart bursting with gratitude.


42nd Chapter from Monybean on Vimeo.

i have a feeling 43 will be the chapter of the quest... strategizing a trip to australia with my side kick the kimpossible. i am beyond excited. my mantra has been "guilty pleasures without the guilt." enjoying the moments because who knows how long it will last...

today i am simply enjoying the very last day of 42.