words to live by, and the person i wish to be.

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

an ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.

  Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding. 

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves. 

Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts. 

Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.  

Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position. 

Each one prays to God according to his own light. 

Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.

Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion. 

all words of Gandhi.

these are my rules for living life, peacefully, happily and in a self-less manner.

always in service of others just for the sake of good karma and nothing more. 

i want to spend every day trying to better myself, and following my role models ways.  

Note To Self: 

Charles Ingalls Is Your Favorite

You Admire Laura Ingalls!! (especially her spirit)

Carrie is way better in the books

Mary and Caroline Ingalls are uptight....

And Self,  always remember that the TV show is mostly untrue....and made up.....

BUT you were always right about Almanzo Wilder he is pooh in the show AND the book.....

cabin fever.

I've kept myself busy this winter by lots of sewing, reading and new craft ideas,

even crocheting (which by the way, I'm TERRIBLE at.)

I haven't even noticed it being winter and snowy outside....until this last week and now all that pent up love for the sun is ready to explode! 

poor river stands on my bed and watches the 3 kittys that live in our bushes, she gets so sad when she says "out?" and i tell her no. she is dying to play with those cats! 

I've named them, 

Barbosa is the very fat bobcat looking one....he may be part bulldog lol. 

(plus he is my favorite) 

Gingee, obviously he is a ginger kitty. 

then the one whose name changes every time i see him, 

because i can never remember it. 

today it will be Raymond. 

River and I miss our walks outside, and playing in grandmas garden.

my daughter loves picking tomatoes off the vine and eating them right there, 

and i miss watching her calling them "mato mato"

we are counting down until spring :)

 can i just say that I'm in love with Asian street style?

its true. 

I modeled for my friends NAHA project today. 

it was an amazing experience and can't wait to post the pictures. 

she did an amazing job.

yes, my best friend is getting married. we've been through the last decade together

and this is a little crazy to me :) but she will be the prettiest bride i've seen.

this is my little black dress i'm puting on layaway tomorrow :) 

its for NAHA's in vegas this year, and Taylor Andrews hair shows.

so so so soooosooosooosoooso....SO very happy about it.

these are just really cute and i wanted to share them.

river and emma. they love each other. the end.

O gages it is :) one more size and we will be at the goal!!!!!

i've re-stretched my ear so many times its building up scar tissue and my right one tore....bad news bear....

and this is because i find these chipmunks EVERYWHERE. 

training potty, cupboards, laundry baskets in the fire place....pretty much every where......

keeping track.

i'm going to make sure i post each book i read this year :) and so far i've read these 5.

a little break...

not only did blake bet me if i could go 30 days without checking my facebook,

i had my sister change my password too. now i CAN'T check my account.

that's a good thing, a big relief :)

I'm very anti-reality TV, because i don't want to spend my life watching others live theirs.

thats all that facebook has become for me, observing others lives while sit back and let mine keep on going by.....

I want to live in the moment, and give my boyfriend and child my undivided attention.

also develop myself like i used to, spend my time reading, writing and learning.

I'm the person i think i miss most, i haven't been myself for years.....

I'm going to recapture that and spend my time on things that are most important :)

potty time.

yep we are trying out the big girl pants.

the glorious new potty, she wears around as a mask.

its been a big week for River, we even moved her bed into her room.

(and mom is stretching her ears out again! yay!)