Thursday, April 12, 2012

7 Ways to Ride the Waves of Challenge

Are any of you going through a rough patch? I have to say that the last little while has been tough for me.  Lots of ups and downs.  I thought I'd share some of the things I've been doing to help myself get through it.  

Color: I've been wearing lots of bright colors, and collecting color inspirations on a Pinterest board.


Connect:  In addition to being able to spend lots of time with the hubs, I'm lucky to have lots of women friends to chat with in-person, and over "Skype tea." In fact, I'm writing this while co-working with Julie Daley, Rachel Cole, and Tara Mohr. Fun! 

Cook:
I've been trying all kinds of yummy vegetarian and vegan recipes for my other blog, VegCookbook Club.

Create:
Cooking, baking, blogging and collage are all creative outlets for me. I'd like to make more time for embroidery.  I have a few Sublime Stitching patterns in my sewing drawer that I'd like to try. 

Move: Walking, yoga, and lots of dancing at my friend Heather's ShimmyPop! class at Hipline, and Yeni Lucero's Zumba class at Flying Yoga. 

Play: Most of the things I mentioned on this list are play for me (: 

Reflect: Every morning I write in my journal, meditate, do yoga, or sometimes all three!

How do you ride the waves of challenge?

Photo of Ghoulie Girls bags
at Who's Your Betty? in Oakland. Their stuff always makes me smile.  How cute is this one?