holding my breath

we finally got another closing date for the house. This has been a roller coaster ride of epic proportions. I don't ever want to do this again. I will live in this home until I die. I am not going to get excited until we actually sign the papers. We are buying an old home built in 1851. I am moving from 14 years in the woods ..into  TOWN . big change for all of us, but I am positive it will be a good one. I love the house, it feels like home. so I am holding my breath, life on hold until we sign. then begins the big move. changing my entire life. for the better.

mooning

 

photo by Jeni Ferguson 

what is it about the moon that stirs souls and hearts?

drawing dreams to strange tides

dust in the attic

Sitting quietly in a room at the top of the stairs, surrounded by boxes of memories, I wait patiently for life to begin again.

trying to understand the math

So I admit math is not my strongest talent. I in fact hate it. I am trying to figure out the math behind the republican economic strategy, which is basically cut taxes and or give tax incentives to the rich and corporations, and tax the hell out of the poor and the middle class.

 so, in a nut shell, we are going to give rich people and corporations more money which supposedly will create jobs( although it doesn't appear to be working that way , it seems the money is going to bonuses) and take more money out of the pockets of the middle class and the poor( leaving them with little to no discretionary income to spend)

I fail to see how this is going to help the economy . with the majority of americans barely making ends meet they will not be buying any products they don't need. this means less money circulating and if no one is purchasing goods and services then companies are going to either close or downsize. less jobs-less money - horrible downward spiral.

makes no sense.

consumerism even in death

so I was thinking about funerals, and all the trappings that go along with them.I think funeral homes pray on the grieving family's distress...don't worry we'll take care of everything...and then a huge bill at the end.  Why not make informed choices now and save your family the stress later.  Is it really necessary to go in debt 10-20 thousand dollars to bury a loved one. I think not. Embalming is not required . so you can save there. and if you build a pine box you can bury your loved one for cheap, and in a way that is environmentally friendly. Think about all those millions of lead lined coffins that will never decompose. just filling up space in the earth where green things could grow. Why not go green with our dead. save money and save the earth ..it's a win win . I kinda like the idea of decomposing into a tree or flower garden . it has a beautiful symmetry to it.

go here http://www.greenburials.org/ for some interesting food for thought.

I have been sorely neglecting this blog. I need to make space and time to write . I feel better when I can just let it flow. I will have to make a conscious effort to blog at least once a week.

ch ch ch changes

so, over the last few months I have been re-arranging my home and my life. I am feeling oh so much better about a lot of things. letting go of that which no longer serves a positive purpose, and  re-invigorating my life with things which bring in good energy. Happily moving forward with lessons learned . I feel lighter , free, more like the easy going girl I was before you. I am making space for time with true friends, and crafty creative fun, and outdoor adventure. feeding my soul . waking up awesome. life is good.