Handy Wo(Man)…..

A lot has been happening here since the first of the year. 

Since my intention to put my Self first, I am pushing to turn my little house into a 

Silk Purse.  

Not that I need a silk purse for sure (or that my house is or ever was a Sow's ear)…..

but it will be nice after years of moving to settle into a soft, beautiful, organized place of my own.  

A place where I can rest, dream and create and leave (easily)…..

a place where I can be at peace and beauty and find things

….(easily).

Years ago I lived in a Toronto high rise where we could lock the door 

….and bound for travel with out worrying about what we were leaving behind.

I'm hoping for that feeling again.

And then to have a simple, quiet, organized place to return to.

SO….

To that end, with a bit of warm weather

and a couple of guys with a BIG truck 

to deliver my next project

which after a few days of fiddling with it 

I was able to produce a structure that will shade me from the summer sun once the canopy goes up.

Then, this stack of tile was on my doorstep the day I arrived home from Dallas….

and before I unpacked,

I turned

this kitchen backsplash area….

into

this sparkly vision

with the help of a few YouTube videos….

and last weekend….again with another spot of glorious weather here in Albuquerque,

I was able to get back to my studio project...

putting up ceiling hung shelving….

spy it in the 'far back'

and then on both sides will be 

 Steel Wall Shelves…..

Promise

I was short a bracket, and will keep working on these….

 ALL BY MY SELF

because as my Sis said in her funny way….(she had a handy man install her garage shelves)

"of course he didn't put them where I wanted"

and I am very particular where I want them.

and in the meantime,

I'm also

stitching again...

Thank God.

forgive the understandably dirty fingernail!

I just installed a new garbage disposal

thanks again to YouTube

while saving the $150 installation fee

I am beaming with self reliance…(as if you can't tell!)

Pondering…….

As I contemplate this year's end 

one word enters my mind

Completion.

In years past I recall the word Clarity ringing loud and consistant.

I was assured by a wise one that when the next year rolled in, 

I could use that word again if it seemed right, and it did.  

So for two years straight I worked on 'Clarity'.

Mainly I worked on achieving Clarity of Thought and Purpose and got that out of my system.

So with Clarity no longer begging to be heard……..

Completion takes her place.

I am really ready to be done with some projects I need to complete to move forward. 

and these are:

Renovating my house and studio (so I can get to my work, whatever form that takes)

Finishing my requirements for Healing Touch advancement (so I can get that goal off my mind)

And several projects

 that I've thought of or started and not

Completed...

(such as filing and purging mounds of paper, and clearing clutter)

And as  I ponder all that feels a burden right now, 

I'm determined to move into this phase of completion with a

 Happy Heart.

Because this is supposed to be FUN!

So yes……

Hear Hear for a New Year abundant with Completion.

So I can start the next year 

with a new

word.

Peace

to all of you for a Happy, Healthy, Abundant 

New Year