To A New Outlook

A friend I know from school has a blog entitled her "Year of magical Thinking:... I have been following her blog for some time now (it kinda inspired me to start this blog) and I have decided, over the last few days that I need to change my outlook on life a little bit...

1) Early Morning are not the devil (Yes, Even those that you are waking up into and not continuing from the night before!)

2) Salad is also not the devil (There is not witty bracket to make salad even less devil-lish... Other than calling the Waiter over and announcing a problem as loudly as possible "This Salad is NOT as satisfying as a cheeseburger - return it, bring me another!)

3) Mothers will never change, no amount of teeth gritting, steering wheel grabbing or under the breath mumbling will ever change that...

3a) There comes a time where mothers have to have you to hold their hand to cross the road... Get over it.

4) Brothers may disappoint you - but such is life, you cannot change it, they are still brothers, your blood, love them, they love you more than life itself.

5) Your dogs will always look at you with love.

6) Get up in the morning, love the light and appreciate the time.

7) Your horse will be moodier than your mother... Get over it.... Get onto it... Love it...

8) A grimace is not a smile, even when you are being badgered into one.

9) Cakes will flop, the oven temperature might be wrong, there may be too much sugar, but the batter will always taste great.

10) Be grateful for life, family, your animals, potting soil, light and love...

These are my current 10 points to focus on to keep my life more positive and happy....

Her we go!

Brocco Looking good on the Lunge... great Light, Great Horse!

Family Blogs

I have noticed that most people blog about their family lives... What their kids did... To who... How, when why.... Its an interesting concept with a life so full that you feel the need to publish it to the world, the great technological yonder....

I imagine mothers sitting at home, the smell of fish-fingers wafting into the study, tapping away at the computer as the kids have their daily nap...

But you have to wonder, if they feel the explicit need to share their beautiful life with the rest of the world, is it that full? Or is there still a need for something more? A little more company and adult interaction...

To a New Blog!

I always feel that a new something needs a little bit of celebration, be it a new car or house (a lot of celebrating), a new addition to the family (a different type of celebrating) or a new pair of shoes, a new mixer, a new chocolate or a new set of pans. They all deserve a level of celebration.

So here is to my New Blog.... May it go well and smoothly. May it be there to accompany this year, and do everything my old Blog was destined for and more....

Here's to living life, life full of passion, full of joy and full of exuberance.

Because life is full of ups and downs, full of sadness, despair and disappointments. But this life is going to be one dedicated to getting over the mountains of grief and despair, having tequila with the lemons and chocolate with the heartache.

Here's to reading recipe books after a hard day, drinking Moet with friends, laughing and riding that magical horse to make everything feel better.

Here is a toast to life... Let's not take it too seriously... No one makes it out alive.

Cheers!