I am in control of my own life! What a revelation right? It was for me. It is so easy to get caught up in the every day needs...the children need to eat, the bills need to be paid, I need sleep. And, although my life has always been good, there have recent moments of feeling out of control. Too many hours in the office, not enough sleep, no time for being creative or feeling creative, not enough time with the kids. What was I to do? I had to take control. This wasn't a simple process or a short one, but required lots of soul searching and several years to believe I really was in control of my own life. Too have the confidence to believe in myself.

I really dislike when people say "Well, I can't do anything about that." Yes you can! It's your life, and you are in control of it. My cousin Anne recommended a book several years ago that I keep on my nightstand. Creating a Charmed Life by Victoria Moran. It's wonderful. Short stories that bring so many points home. The first story is "Create a Charmed Life" and the intro says "Just as it's easier for little children to learn to write if they have some big, fat pencils, it's easier to create a charmed life if you have some big, fat dreams." Isn't that so true. I must be able to dream...and fail...to achieve my goals.

So watch out world, I have big, fat dreams and I'm going for the pot at the end of the rainbow. At the top of the list is being the best mother in the world to Henry, Virginia, and Goldie. (There is a mother-of-the-year award, isn't there JK?) This blog is just a start to expressing my creativity in a whole new way. Then will come the retreats, the fabrics, the books, the classes and talks. Oh, it's just exciting to think about it all.

What's your big, fat dream?