10 things making me happy right now

I should do this everyday.

1. New friends, whose play room is a toy store!!!!
2. Sebastian saying "I love this..." about everything.
3. The new nightgown I made Isabella.
4. That I'm taking 10 huge bags of clothing and toys to charity. 10!!
5. The bed Bella made her wooden doll out of a brush-ups, those little take-along tooth cloths. It inspired me to make some like it from cloth. So fun.
6. much desired and needed lands end snowboots and saltwater sandals for $3 total. at the same garage sale!
7. water.
8. the quilt I found for $3 in pink and orange- bella's favorite colors.
9. the paper dolls at wee wonderfuls web page.
10. Soulamama's blog http://soulemama.typepad.com/soulemama/

courage

because, as Adrienne Rich said:
"revision- the act of looking back, ...- is an act of survival"
and
because Virginia Woolf dared me:
"to earn 500 pounds by my wits"
and
because I'm a better mama when I'm making things

creativity is my courage