Lately, I’ve been surrounded by more and more creative people. Well, I’ve always been surrounded by creative people, but lately more ideas and ventures have popped up than I know what to do with. I love ideas. Nothing is more energizing than a new project, fresh for development. The possibilities are endless. Then, somehow, life gets in the way and things fizzle out. Don’t let it fizzle. It takes determination, diligence and follow through to make things happen. Be one of the ones that makes your ideas happen. Don’t be the one ten years down the road saying, “I thought of that first.” You might have thought of it first,...
Confession & My Secret to Everything…
My family and friends generally think I’m a lot more capable than I really am. I get calls regularly – “Oh can you do this?” “Do you know much about this?” Confession: I usually say yes, even if I have no idea. My secret? Google.* I will plug a question straight into the search box, sift through half a dozen answers and pretty much be able to muddle my way through. You can, too. Just don’t be afraid to dive in, stumble, play around with things and try again. It took me three years of tinkering to get my website to a decent point. And I’m still learning—but I determined it...
The blessing in the pile of grass clippings
After posting Friday about how guilty I feel for abandoning my horse and only seeing him once a week, I took advantage of the sunshine on Saturday to go see him, clean the stall, brush him out, lunge him and take a bazillion pictures of him to last until my next visit. Thank God I came up that day. This is what I found just inside his pasture. My parent’s have a lot of lawn and hire landscapers. My parents happened to be out of town these few days and had no idea the landscapers came for the first-of-the-year lawn trimming. I understand this isn’t common knowledge, so I don’t necessarily hold...
The History Channel doesn’t quite get it…
This Sunday marks the finale of the first season of “Full Metal Jousting” on the History Channel. (Yes, you may snicker at the name. I certainly did.) In the continuing drone of “reality” and “competition” shows, consider this the manly man version of “America’s Next Top Model.” The drama is there and played up to the fullest extent. Fine. I understand the need to get decent ratings. But History Channel has missed the mark. Who cares about the humans? Show more about the horses, History! In the History Channel website, I searched for more about the horses used on the show. Several horses are used over and over again and...
Confessions of a city-limits-confined-Equestrienne
Confession #1 I never get to see my horse as often as I like. It is a 40 minute drive to see him (without traffic). There are weekends I can’t make it up there. It’s expensive to board him at a stable that might be closer. Excuses, excuses. Confession #2 I know he needs a loving, human companion who can dedicate more time, but I’m selfish and don’t want to give him up. Confession #3 I know that I can’t take advantage of my parent’s care forever. They’re wonderful to keep him and tend to him since I can’t. Confession #4 I feel if I sell him or lease him...