a fresh perspective...

isn't that just so necessary some days?  to shake things up a bit so you see it from a completely different direction. i am into that these days - making some small changes around our house and lives so that our rhythms flow a bit better and in turn, we all flow together better.

simple changes but powerful ones. i have eliminated tv in the morning so that i can get to some reading. i am cooking for us a couple nights a week (and my nights are vegetarian ones) - can't say it's eased up my cooking anxieties, but i am working through them and learning lots in the process. **this was a wonderful recipe we tried this week, delicious!

i am getting up outrageously early (for me) so i can get my runs or yoga done in the morning freeing up the afternoons are for my little men (and some italian practice!). my weekends are for my painting and creating - as they require longer periods of time. and i am working very hard to give myself a simple 10 minutes a night to meditate and just sit in silence. balance...it is the paradise that eludes me but i am hoping some of these small changes may help to feel a bit more of it. the challenge remains how i stick with them in the midst of a busy school year...that remains to be seen, but i am hopeful.

i came across this lovely video today and it reminded me how important those 'little things' are in our lives. they never are quite so little in reality. how do you create balance in your life? i'd love to know...