Friday, September 3, 2010

The Dream Giver

Ok, so i'm back! With a new purpose! I've returned to blogging to mark my journey towards my dream, this being day 1.
Upon recommendation from a few friends, i've recently started reading a book by Bruce Wilkenson. The first half of the book narrates a parable about a nobody who's given a dream repesented by a feather.

The entire parable details the nobody's journey to ultimately achieving their dream, the encounter fears, obstacles, victories, setbacks, and much more. I must admit, the beginning of the book is not what piqued my interest. I haven't finished reading yet, the the second half of the book incites a probing into the reader's mind to get them thinking about what dream they have been given and born to fulfill--This is where I started to pay attention. Two key questions have been floating around my mind for the past couple of days and have inspired me to this point:
What have I always enjoyed doing? and, What would I do if I had no limits or restraints of any kind?

Answer 1: As I think back to my childhood...I found that I have always loved to create. I loved to draw, write songs with my bestie, write plays and act them out, write short stories, paint with the legendary Bob Ross (on tv), and play and listen to music. Creativity has been woven into the fibers of my very being.

Answer 2: If I had no limits of any kind, I would have a studio in my home in which I could outlet my creativity at my own leisure. It would be a place where I would play music and paint, draw, design, enjoy photography, and make crafts. I would decorate and redecorate often, it would be a cozy haven of sorts.

So with these answers under my belt, I have decided to start on the path towards my dream by establishing myself as an artist. Those who know me have encountered my creative side in one way or another and now I feel that its time to make some solid steps in the right direction.

To top it all off, I got in my car to come home after a long day of store hopping, reached to my left to pull the seatbelt over me, and...spotted, resting neatly on the other side of the window...a feather!
Co-incidence?... I really don't think so :c)
I was so surprised to see it, I rolled the window down and grabbed the feather before I could take a picture...but I re-staged it so that you could see the peculiarity of the whole thing. Keep in mind, I was at the mall...not this open area that you see.











Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Random Days



Each day with Dilana is random, but each is full of quality time that I treasure. She spends most of her time standing and playing with her toys, we also get quite a bit of reading time in. Dilana loves books. Hopefully she'll love to read like her cousin London! :c)






8 months!






So she's 8 months now. I'm still on this picture kick, trying to get a good shot every month. When she's a year old, I will make an album for her.








Storyville

Hey! It's been a while...i'm going to TRY and keep up, but with this wonderful weather, i'm just not disciplined to sitting at the computer as often. Today was a rainy day so Dilana and I ventured out to a place called Storyville. It's a pre-school wonderland set up at the library and best of all, it's FREE!! Anyways, Dilana had a blast. We will be returning--weekly.





Friday, March 5, 2010

What more can I say...











Cool as a Cucumber

I saw these little sunglasses at Target in the dollar section and couldn't resist...lol, she'll grow into them. :c)




Dilana the busy bee...




Saturday, February 27, 2010

Dilana and Bandit






I took these with my phone.


I think she has found an early love for dogs. Today we went to grammy's house and Dilana was so excited to see Bandit. She hasn't had much exposure to dogs so she was pretty amused...










Wednesday, February 24, 2010

New New

She got some new outfits...

and some new hobbies...








Feeding Time









So she's got teeth now, and has learned how to clap. Every chance she gets, she's showing off her skills.

so she stands...

She has progressed from crawling to cruising. Oh boy!!


Hey there!


So we're back! I've been out of commission because i've been updating my computer. The next couple of posts will bring you up to speed from last week.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Dilana's snow adventures






So we managed to break out of the house for a couple of minutes during this past snow storm. A friend of mine lent me a snowsuit and I wanted to try it out on Dilana. It's much too big for her, but it worked for my purpose.




7 months old!!



Dilana is 7 months today! I tried to get a good shot...unsuccessfully


Thursday, February 11, 2010


In order to make my life a bit more manageable, I created a schedule of no more than 2 (household) tasks per day. Tuesdays include washing Dilana's hair. I know its Thursday now, but I figured I'd go back to Tuesday today...


She loves the water by the way. (and this tub needs to go back to the Davis' :c) (This weekend I promise!)

I only got one because my camera died...