AUTHOR: Monica Lee TITLE: Snow day DATE: 12:41 PM ----- BODY:

Wanted to post pictures of the snow coming down outside my window but it was cold out there with no coat on! ha! It the first snow for me in New England (I missed the last one by traveling). Fun weekend baking cookies with my boys (including the big one). I actually LET GO and let them decorate however they wanted. One of my NEW YEARS promises is to quit being such a Virgo. Try being a Virgo that is an artist and a "visual" person. I almost bought a book this weekend titled The Bohemian Manifesto. Thought I would try a new persona. I put it back of the self, after flipping through it I concluded that I am a girl that needs to shave and bathe. I loved Andreas post about making lists for the New Year. Resolution is an odd word and she simplified it by just "making lists". Here are the ones I especially liked- The 10 things I intend to create in my life in 2005: For me this included stuff like -becoming more peaceful and joyful, no more stressing over stuff that REALLY does not matter -to honor and be more attentive to my sons -to not expect so much for other people -to let go and "get messy". My husband was a little confused about this as he looked at my art table. -to learn you use my Wacom tablet and the program Painter. The 10 Mondo beyondo list:This is for all the crazy out there things that you would like to do one day like -To extensively travel Europe with my husband and sons -to have a childrens books series with toy licenses and a TV series on PBS or any other channel not picky here :) -passive income from royalities from my art. oh and from the novel I will publish! -to employ other people, especially mothers with children who want to creatively bring income into their families -to buy retail-without guilt These are SOME of mine! WHAT ABOUT YOU? Send them to me, I am just here watching the snow. There is also a 10 things I am grateful for: This list is huge!! I am so blessed so I will stay in the moment -Christmas cookies -being Illustrator of the Week on Childrensillustrators.com, this is a new and fun site take a peak around, the price is right. -little boys with long dark eyelashes (how come the boys always get them?)

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