What are you working towards?

Tell me about your goals this year? What are you working towards? Do you have a plan, do you have a lofty goal? Is it a new product? Learning a new technique? Are you excited or anxious? What fueled your choices?

Tucson

Here!

After a trying flight I'm here in Tucson. An hour spent de icing on the runway and screaming children made for a rather exhausting flight. But I'm here and it's sunny and there are cactus everywhere!

Traveling and rooming with Andrea G makes for a fun trip, I'm lucky! Can't wait for tomorrow and seeing what the sunshine brings.

We'll be at the Whole Bead Show at the Windmill Inn, come by and say hi!

Patina

Some new patina's after tumbling, what do you think?

Stretch

A little bit of fear means you are doing something worth doing, you are stretching, you are going outside your immediate grasp.

Yanni

Lofty Goals 2012

I love lofty goals! Last year I accomplished mine without even realizing it until I was done. 2012 I'd like to work bigger in metal. BIGGER! I have a yearning to make functional pieces. Bowls and vessels. I've signed up for a class in the summer with Crys Harse at MISSA and am really looking forward to it.

I am really drawn to her bowls, this one is one of my favorites.

My first Glymm box has arrived

My first Glymm box has arrived! I have to say this is the best present. Every month I get a box of beauty samples, I've subscribed to Glymm and Loose Button. I'm not a girly girl by any means but these boxes pretty much make me squeal every time they arrive, they are a special present just for me! I've already gotten two Loose Button boxes but this is my first Glymm box.

In this months Glymm box there is a card giving you info on your products, and a coupon card for a free lip shine with any purchase through the Glymm store (25.00 value).

My box is missing the Kaia Naturals Bamboo cleansing cloths, it was listed on my card but not in my box. I'm confident Glymm will correct this. So right off the batt I have a 17.99 value (assuming they send the cloths).

I also received a Vasanti Brighten Up face rejuvenator, a sample worth aprox 3.50. I am excited to try this as it promises brighter younger skin, and who doesn't want younger skin? A Anastasia Brow gel is next a 5.25 value. I won't use this but I do know someone who it'll make the perfect gift for! Two Burt's Bee's body lotion samples, about 1.50 value. I love Burt's Bee's products so I'm really happy about these, they are the perfect size to take on my upcoming trip too! Last but not least a Cargo Eye pencil, again I wont use this ( I already have one I love) but it'll go as a gift to the same person who's getting the brow gel!

So aprox a 35.00 value (again, assuming the missing cleansing cloths arrive). If the cleansing cloths never arrive a 17.00 value. That's if I don't use the free lip shine card!

Yesterday's snow

This was my front door yesterday. We got a lot of snow Wednesday morning! It's pretty rare for it to come into the alleyway of the barn to our front door. The wind normally comes form the other direction here.

The boys seem to seem to still be enjoying the snow. It's nice to see them playing, Indy especially he's not really a playful horse. When I let them into the field each morning they seem to be bouncing up and down to go for a good run.

Today seems to be a quiet day, the horses played a bit but not as much as past days. The skies are dark and heavy, making me a bit nervous. Seems a bit like a calm before a storm. I have to drive sunday whether I like it or not so I am hoping the roads are decent by then.