currently

reading...  Poser, my life in twenty-three yoga poses  by, Claire Dederer

watching...  The Kindness Diaries on Netflix, watch this!!!  So inspiring!!

cooking...  today I'm making a couple homemade pepperoni pizzas, the birthday dinner request of my 20 year old son

eating...  we'll be having Red Velvet cake that I ordered from the bakery

drinking...  been loving caramel lattes recently, iced or hot, Whidbey Coffee makes the BEST

doing...  yesterday I got to help a friend do some yardwork.  We pulled weeds and moved rocks and laid down some mulch, really making her front yard pretty.  And she let me hold her baby and fed me lunch so it was a win-win!

going...  to visit a university this week, how this is part of life now is beyond me

loving...  teaching yoga.  I love it so much.  I love being able to share this incredible practice with people, those who have known it for years and those who are just beginning.  It's amazing to witness people connect to their bodies.  Like, "aha! there you are, how you been?"

enjoying...  My newest décor, the first is my new little plant in a macramé hanger and the second my windchime made of thin, delicate shells that I got on Maui.  As an aside, the first artwork is from a photographer friend and the second artwork is my youngest son's.

thinking...  about upcoming things such as a yoga festival next month, graduation and my birthday the next month, traveling to Indonesia the following month, returning home the month after that, sending my son to college the month after that, then going to see my favorite singer in concert the month after that.  Ha ha!  All the things!

feeling...  overwhelmed and emotional sometimes, peaceful and chill other times.  May the odds be ever in your favor.

hoping...  the wildflower seeds I sewed in the garden take off and flourish and fill up the space with color and variety and LIFE

listening...  Sara Bareilles, Amidst the Chaos album, on repeat all day long

celebrating...  birthdays!  There is an 18 and 20 year old in the house!

smelling...  I usually diffuse oils.  Lately, my fave combo has been rosemary and lavender.

thankful...  for my husband, my anchor and my wings.  He believes in me and supports my ideas and allows me the space and freedom to fly

regarding birthdays and motherhood

Today is a day of celebration.  We are celebrating our eldest son's 20th birthday.  I also celebrate today as the day I became a mother because it is the single most influential day of my entire life.  One moment I was just me and the next moment I was the mother of a tiny human being.  So much responsibility.  So many life lessons wrapped up in that tiny body.  I'm thankful, ever so very thankful for my son, the one who changed me for the better the moment he was born.  Gosh, I can't imagine life without this experience of motherhood.  It's been difficult and ugly and beautiful and all the things.  But now 20 years into it I know it has all been worth it and still there is growth and learning as life changes us, and we change, and seasons shift.

Just two days ago, we celebrated our 2nd son's 18th birthday and that brings with it all the feels too!  Eighteen years old is a pretty monumental time.  2 more months and he graduates high school.  5 more months and he goes away to college.  And I'm not going to freak out and get all emotional because this is what life does and we cannot hold onto anything and he'll always and forever be my son.

April is always this way for me as we celebrate birthdays and I see time progress.  Spring is bright and colorful and the birds sing and I know it is all on purpose.

Happy birthday to my sons.  I love you with every fiber of my being.  Thank you for being my greatest teachers.