Blue Elephant

It was a good day.  Maybe I'm slowly getting my groove back.

Took Duke to the trail to run.  There was a cross country team of boys running the loop -- very fast.  They'd fly by us and then we'd slowly go by them while they recovered from their sprint lap.  I commented that Duke wanted to run with them (he pulled like crazy when they passed) because he thinks he's that fast too.  After that, they cheered him on every time they saw us.  Duke was SO HAPPY (it was fun for me too).  Good group of kids :)

Took my coaching call in the car again.  It was about feeling overwhelmed.  The take-away that came at the end (as it often does at the end) is feeling overwhelm is a sign of a full life.  I need to tweak my relationship with overwhelm.  It's not a sign things are going wrong, it's a sign things are going well.  Of course, both can be true, but serves me to focus on the one that is forward motion.

I decided to go to True Foods for lunch and eat outside (beautiful day).  I sat outside with a book, vegan meal and herbal iced tea -- felt "Asheville-like."  The table next to me were French speakers and the woman came over to ask me what I ordered.  We had a nice exchange.  Felt like a FS lunch.  

Good energy matches good energy.  I felt that yesterday.

Hit up a couple of stores for shower stuff -- mostly looking, but I found a couple of things for table decor.  I'll fill the little vintage cup with flowers.  It's Peter Pan collector welcoming the birth of Prince George.  The elephant is new from a boutique -- mama holding a baby.

Meeting my aunt for lunch today (at another vegan forward place) and checking out a boutique store she loves.  It's right next to a Trader Joe's -- yes!  Fall stuff coming my way.  Note to self -- you don't need any sweets.

Did I mention I got my monthly AGAIN on Saturday?   It's heavy and long this time.  Every 10 days to 2 weeks.  Not fun.

I have a bunch of chores to finish out the day.  Things are really tight lately -- lots of balls in the air, but it's good.  I need to remind myself.  THIS is my full life.

Hope you're having a good week.  Later gators.