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I like to picture the things I’m looking forward to as carrots dangling on the end of a string in front of a horse, making it walk forward, step after step. (And eventually the nice carrot dangler allows the horse to eat the carrot so it gets the reward.) Colin and I will often ask each other: “What are your carrots right now?”
This seems like as good a time as any to share my carrots:
- Eventually unpacking all my books. I miss them terribly. It feels so good to live among filled bookshelves.
- Setting up my little sacred space in our future house. A quiet space where I can light a candle, meditate and let it all go.
- A retreat. An actual bona fide spiritual, take-care-of-yourself, gentle yoga retreat. I haven’t signed up for one yet, but I am looking into it.
- Finding more space to write and share here.
- Feeling creative again. (My creativity still off camping on its own… but I think I see it on the horizon.)
- Eventually getting a king bed. I slept in one at a hotel once and it was a.w.e.s.o.m.e.
- Strawberry shortcake. I dunno… it just sounds good.
- Showing you some posters I’ve been keeping to sell… I really hope you’ll love them.
- Sleep.
What are your carrots right now? Do tell!
Strawberry shortcake is one of mine, too. I’ve requested it for my birthday in a few weeks.
Time spent focusing on painting is a daily dangling carrot.
The biggest carrot for me is fall quarter, when the world’s greatest parenting class starts up again at our community college. I will arrive with a list in hand!
Best wishes with the house hunt–having your own space is such a treat!
A carrot, I wish
A beautiful light large studio with a large window [maybe 2?] where I can organize all my books by subject and have all my working stuff in one light beautiful space.
and one week of absolute peace and quiet, just being in the country, with nature and taking the time to read.
Wish you lots of serenity, calm thoughts and trust that the right place will come .. in time!
Only one more year of crippling daycare bills, although that means only one more year until my youngest is in school.
SLEEP. Most days the only way I can talk myself out of bed is by promising myself I’ll go to bed earlier that night! (Rarely do.)
Maybe one day having enough blog readers that I feel like a ‘real’ writer…maybe even like Dooce or Testosterhome or Bohemiangirl, getting a book deal out of it.
Knowing what a big God I follow; that he can and I hope, *will* send a guy to love my aging, overweight, insecure self and 3 beautiful children at – literally – any moment. That belief has gotten me through: post office lines, school concerts, long boring days at work, long lonely nights, and soccer games with my ex and his girlfriends!
Home equity. The longer I can be patient and make do with what I have, the bigger the payoff when I finally make my move.
Exploring Oregon. I bought a big Recreation Atlas last week and I now have an impossibly long list of places to visit and re-visit. Gas prices go down, please!!
Trying a beginner’s yoga class in the fall, during my lunch breaks. I think it will be good for me because I’m rotten at exercising in my living room.
I hope you don’t mind, I may borrow this “carrot” idea for my blog. I’ll be sure to link to you and give you credit for coming up with it. Thank you!
My current carrots: Next week I’m taking a road trip to San Diego with a friend, to stay in another friend’s home.
Finishing up my apprenticeship and becoming a licensed midwife this winter.
Spending uninterrupted time with my children, just mothering them, playing games, watching movies, and baking, that sort of thing…
Spending a whole day curled up with a good book and endless cups of tea.
my carrots hmmmm.
completing college so I feel like these last 5 years of studying have been for something
working part time from home so I can be with and raise my daughter as I have always hoped and dreamed I’d be able to
dancing again. I haven’t danced in years but I feel as if I need it right now. To feel free and beautiful and creative again.
getting to know my daughter more. she is two months today. trying to ENJOY the time I have with her. sometimes its hard, but I can’t wait to see her blossom and grow and know that I can have a profound positive effect on her life.
I’m in talks with a rep who is interested in my work. We are meeting face to face in a few weeks. This is a very big deal for me.
Working on some very cool projects that I will soon post about.
Entering some interesting illustration related competitions
Feeling like my career as an illlustrator is taking off.
Feeling extra creative and inspired.
Looking forward to an upcoming getaway in September or October. Possibly Savannah, Georgia. I’ve always wanted to visit the grande old homes there.
my carrot is definitely the 8 day backpacking retreat in august that i so wish you were going on … sigh.
* a trip to charleston in october (never been to that part of the country!)
* ovulating next week (that’s a carrot that has never turned into anything yet, but gives me hope every month!)
* planning a trip for my 30th birthday this fall
* making braised short ribs for dinner, along with a yummy salad
* going to a fancy french restaurant with my husband and best friends on saturday
* the thought that i might get caught up on work enough that i can actually enjoy the new work that i have coming in next month…
Hey stranger, remember me? My carrot is finding old college friends and catching up. :) How have you been?!
1. Having a relationship w/ my 32 yr. old son
2. Being able to watch my grandchildren grow up
3. A swimming pool in my yard
4. A nice foreign trip with Jack
5. Medical insurance from employer
6. Being able to sell my shop someday and retire for good
7. Lose 40 lbs.
8. All my children knowing and loving God
• Getting home from work to see my newborn son and wife of my youth
• Going to see radiohead
• Doing things (anything) with my son for the first time
thanks for allowing us to share what great carrots. My carrots are mostly distant and unrealistic for now… but here goes.
*Getting my Masters.
*Getting a home of our own and it being EASY.
*Being able to combine work with something I love to do, art, education, singled out sections of our population.
*Having a 4 day work week
*Having family be the people you think/want them to be.
*Having my own garden.
*Finding home, in self, in surroundings, in building in everything.
*Finding a rythmic happiness for my life and husbands life.
Here are my carrots, and I’d like to have them while I’m still healthy!
1. Getting work as an illustrator
2. Creating a Children’s Book
3. A home with room for a studio & office
4. To not get depressed when I’m not selling my work
5. To never go back to Corporate America
I wish many blessings to you and your family, Namaste
1. Going to a crystal shop next week.
2. A whole month off in September when I can read and play and hike and relax.
3. Two camping trips planned to sleep among the redwoods and stars.
4. October, turning leaves, pumpkins, crisp evenings.
5. Sleeping in on Sunday.