What a nice, quiet, relaxing weekend. I had my 10 year old daughter all to myself. With my husband at my older daughter's volleyball tournament all weekend, my youngest and I got to hang out and do whatever we wanted. I took full advantage of this rare opportunity! Of course, she wanted to ...
Overnight success is a lie. It's true. To be good at anything we need practice, and practice takes time. The idea of an overnight success is ludicrous, even if the press lives to tell us differently. Those who have made it through to grab the brass ring say, "You’ll think you are on th ...
This past week I started a new semester at Grad school and for all my excitement, I ended with insecurity. My dream to become a international artist seems so far away. When I look around and see the time and dedication my peers are contributing I feel humbled. My conclusion is I am spread too ...
What a nice, quiet, relaxing weekend. I had my 10 year old daughter all to myself. With my husband at my older daughter's volleyball tournament all weekend, my youngest and I got to hang out and do whatever we wanted. I took full advantage of this rare opportunity! Of course, she wanted to ...
Overnight success is a lie. It's true. To be good at anything we need practice, and practice takes time. The idea of an overnight success is ludicrous, even if the press lives to tell us differently. Those who have made it through to grab the brass ring say, "You’ll think you are on th ...
This past week I started a new semester at Grad school and for all my excitement, I ended with insecurity. My dream to become a international artist seems so far away. When I look around and see the time and dedication my peers are contributing I feel humbled. My conclusion is I am spread too ...
What a rush running a marathon can be - so much fun! There's the enthusiasm that comes from joining with the crowd, which makes it seem effortless. Everyone should try it. You don't have to run, just come and walk with us. It is usually a beautiful day. A walk or run in the sunshine aro ...
I love being a part of 8 Women Dream! In my individual quest to reach my own goals, I also get a chance to support the other 7 women as well. It creates an important balance of giving and receiving - a balance that I think is critical to honor and pay attention to. The giving part is where w ...
Remember my post from last week, Multiple Streams Of Income - Do Kids Count, about my son and his entrepreneurial quest? He is kicking butt. His fashion blog has photos now (thanks to Ray's photography). Several girls have commented on his photos on MySpace, some quite graphically, on ho ...
I'm making progress on my dream to become an accomplished equestrian. Yea!! I've only had two lessons with Heather of Phoenix Farm (www.phoenixsporthorses.com) but I'm feeling really good about them. The lessons are hard, requiring absolute focus and thought for an hour. And, I found ou ...
When I first moved to San Francisco in July 2005, I was drawn like a moth to the lights, people, energy and Bohemian roots of North Beach. This is San Francisco’s Little Italy, and it is where the Beat poets had lived and spouted out their poems, words tumbling out hot and urgent, creating shocki ...
The traveling bug has hit me again. Part of my dream is to go to Japan in the near future. I don't think it will be this year so I am planning on going in 2011. So this year I am thinking of littler trips. Well, maybe not so little. A cruise to Alaska is one goal. Taking my kids to see the Gra ...
This week I have been thinking a great deal about motivation. For example, now that I know that we are almost 100 days from the Bay To Breakers, I am easily motivated to work out by walk/running every single day for about 50 minutes. It has been about 2 miles a day - sometimes a little more. ...
There is something beautiful about a blank canvas. It calls to you waiting to be filled with color and inspiration. Wednesday was spent at the art store gathering supplies for my second semester at Grad School at the San Francisco Academy of Art. I always feel like a kid in a candy shop wh ...
8 Women Dream will be supporting each other as we compete with our friends, in the 2010 ING Bay to Breakers Marathon. It is extremely important to keep motivation at a peak as we train. We can take advantage of the following motivational tips to help keep our momentum moving us toward the ...
As I'm writing my last post for January, I realized one twelfth of the year is already completed - and I panicked! Feeling scared about any lack of progress, I spent about 10 minutes thinking and jotting down what I've done in the past 27 days. My Photography Goals I mapped out a tentat ...
