What Needs To Be Done

There's a stillness in the air tonight. An unknowing of if or when the skies will open up and lash us with their fury.

storm shadow

I am restless.

I crave order and cleanliness in my home. I crave nature and birdsong. I crave connection and gentle laughter.

I crave vegetables, water and sleep.

I know what needs to be done. It's time to go back to my Basics, to remember the small daily practices that make such a big difference to my state of mind, to my soul.

When I do that the craving stops and contentment settles in. And I feel at peace again.

Wonder, Polymer and Chillin'

an indoor oasis in Montreal's financial district, Getaway 2011

After last week's 5-Day Challenge I escaped to Montreal for a weekend of wonder, beauty, relaxation and a little bit of soul funk dancing to top it off.

Then I spent ten hours in the country with two other women, a 160lb (I think it was that big) Rottweiler named Porto and a hound (I think she was a hound) named Dixie playing with fabric, polymer and the female form.

I can't wait to tell you more about both, but I'm just too pooped!

So tonight I chill. But I will be back.