No. 1 - 100

As I embark on this blog, I forsee that there may come a time when I need to look extra hard for inspiration and subject matter...  that is why I am posting 100 resolutions, some weak, some strong, to consult when writer's block sets in.

1) Publish a book; any, but preferrably a children's book

2) Discover a new island oasis to travel to

3) Host an Art Gala

4) Go on a musician-centered cruise

5) Start a new fashion trend and make everyone want it uncontrollably

6) Create a piece of art every day, or at least be creative everyday

7) Make tons of new connections, connect people who need each other

8) Find a mentor

9) Tell my family and friends how much I love them as often as I can

10) Have a house party and invite all my neighbors

11) Organize my closet

12) Sell more leather heart shaped necklaces and feather earrings.

13) Get on either The Price Is Right or Wheel of Fortune

14) Get to know my neighbors better

15) Make better decisions in relationships

16) Drink more varietals of wine

17) Have an all-girls sleep over with a hula hooping contest

18) Write in my journal about more daily events so I can remember 10 years from now.

19) Read a chapter in one of the books on my "currently reading" list

20) Run like Forrest Gump

21) Pamper my doggies

22) Get a six pack before John (my work out buddy) does.

23) Write more hand written, send-in-the-mail, S.W.A.K. letters

24) Take lots of pictures and blow up the good ones

25) Collaborate on many projects and document them in journals

26) Do more yoga

27) Pose in more photos, like in classic cars

28) Start my scrapbook, finish it, too

29) Go back to the Carribbean soon

30) Write about my old beach cruiser

31) Write more memoirs about romantic relationships

32) Talk to strangers and listen to what they say; pay more direct attention

33) Help the homeless

34) Start a new tradition

35) Speak my mind, even if my voice shakes

36) Think more about the war, and educate others about its significance.

37) Eat lots of cheesburgers and milk shakes

38) Go to the Theatre as often as possible

39) Ask silly questions

40) Write silly poems

41) Talk to myself more

42) Paint more

43) Go to concerts as much as possible

44) Listen to an academic lecture

45) Read the newspaper everyday, more than the horoscope

46) Drive slower

47) Take more long walks and find pretty houses

48) Eat healthier foods and cook at home more often

49) Read to kids, read kid's books to adults

50) Sing more songs that I make up

51) Plant herbs and keep them abundant

52) See the Statue of Liberty

53) Learn how to scuba dive

54) Get certified to sky dive

55) Go see pandas at any zoo in any city.

56) See the whale show at Sea World (it's supposed to make u cry)

57) Ride in a horse-drawn wagon and over tip the driver

58) Ride a horse

59) Enter a contest

60) Visit an old friend

61) Play a game with a kid

62) Look at the moon and howl

63) Learn about alternative energy

64) Buy compelling art/support local artists

65) Spend time alone

66) Write my dreams in a dream journal

67) Fill my house with fresh flowers

68) Minimalize my clutter

69) Love myself enough to be found by my true love

70) Send more random messages into the universe and see if they get retrieved.

71) Swim in the ocean more often

72) Find new breathtaking views from the city

73) Write a poem, read it out loud, then eat it.

74) Have less expectations and more goals

75) Ride in the sky in something other than an airplane.

76) Dance in the rain

77) Go to more free art galleries.

78) Share a secret

79) Go to the drive-in

80) Eat BBQ in as many places as I can and decide who in KC has the best.

81) Get more massages and give more too!

82) Write five haikus on the same subject

83) Pray often and be thankful for the blessings in my life

84) Hug something

85) Bless people when they sneeze

86) Lay in the grass and ponder life

87) Take a walk everyday to connect to the earth

88) Camp out under the stars, find a constellation

89) Wish on a star

90) Listen to my gut more closely and follow it

91) Take a long, hot, bubble bath

92) Do not rush goodbyes

93) Linger in a kiss

94) Imagine what heaven is like

95) Watch the sun rise

96) SMILE

97) If there is something I want to read, and it is not written, write it!

98) Wear more original fashions

99) Try not to get too comfortable

100) Do cartwheels in high heels and pretend I have super powers 

Now, should I ever need an inspiration reference guide, I have one!  Created by me (like in #97).

So ah-ha!  It works and I am not even trying!  I just started this blog because I know that I want to write more, to network with other writers, to learn about publishing and smash out my fears of the unknown.  With knowledge I will grow as a writer and with a network I will surround myself with people who are doing what I would like to do.  I truly believe that we are all relfections of each other and that the law of attraction is here to be used!  So hello!  I am reaching out to YOU!  Read my blog, comment on it, and let me know that you are out there and you have a voice!  I look forward to this journey.  I am eager to share my poetry, short stories, and random thoughts with you.  So sit back, relax and enjoy!

My Womanifesto 

I sit down to write my Womanifesto

when the washer spins unbalanced - a quick fix.

I sit back down in my seat and sip my tea

And burn my tongue, but can’t sue Mickey D’s

‘Cause I made it myself!

I survive on my own.

For the rest of my life

My choices will decide

I have much to learn and

Technology bewilders me

mushy, mushy brains me

I must unlock these codes to truly shine!

People, oh people

I love you and I hate you

I wish it was all just my way

But I like to debate you

And spoon you and mate with you

Well, there’s more than I say to you

It’s not easy to be me

To hear me and see me

I say it perfect in my head

It looks great in my mind

And when I try to show you

You are completely blind.

The way you receive me

You judge and confuse me

But this is my journey!

And I choose to be happy

with just me

and my dogs, Lucy and Annie.

Often when I lay down to sleep

Thoughts escape me

And something funny

Will make me laugh.

So random, these memories

The making of a dream

A day I lost in the past

Tomorrow I pray I laugh

Tonight I pray the same

As I did when I was two:

“Now I lay me down to sleep

I pray the Lord my soul to keep

If I die before I wake

I pray the Lord my soul to take.

God Bless…

Mommy and Daddy

My sissy

Lucy and Annie

And every living thing in need.

Tell Grandma and Grandpa and everyone hi!

And give me the strength to do what is right.

A miracle would be nice

But I am happy

In your name I pray--

Oh, and thanks for listening, too

My “woman”-ifesto.

Amen.”