When you thought I wasn't looking

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you hang up my first painting on the refrigerator,
and I wanted to paint another one.
When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you feed a stray cat,
and I thought it was good to be kind to animals.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you make a cake for me,
and I knew the little things are special things.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I heard you say a prayer, and I believed there is a God I could always talk to.
When you thought I wasn't looking, I felt you kiss me goodnight, and I felt loved.
When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw that you cared,
and wanted to be everything that I could be.
When you thought I wasn't looking, I LOOKED....
and wanted to say thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking.

Connie Back

My sister and I saw this on a window of a store called, Peek...aren't you curious?, while we were holiday shopping for our boys last week. When we went into the shop we couldn't stop smiling. It was a really cute store and it appealed to both of us. My sister and I are both very different, so for us to find a children's store that both of us like is a huge deal. Hopefully there is a store near you so can check it out and see for yourselves!

http://peekarentyoucurious.com

Move! Why?

About every two months my husband and I have a very intense conversation about moving to Seattle. I love to enjoy the outdoors and just be outside doing nothing while in good company. I adore Southern California and love where I live. I think its perfect for an indecisive person of my nature. I will never be able to choose between surfing at the beach and snow boarding in the mountains, so its a good thing that I'm only 2 minutes away from the beach and 2 hours from the mountains. My wonderful husband is from Seattle, WA and would like to move back up there. His father lives there so it could be good for our son. And because our son is not really attached to anything here, it could work. This brings me to my next question: Why are we as women so attached to things like this, where we live? Is it because this is what we know and what we are accustomed to? Or maybe it is because moving is such hard work, especially if you have children. Or maybe its just fear that holds us back. But I will tell you something, if your marriage or relationship isn't strong the move will test it. Moving is such a hard thing, but trusting your patner isn't hard. Trust yourself, your children and your partner, always. I think that is why I don't want to leave Southern CA because my marriage isn't strong enough yet.

If you've got it, don't flaunt it!

So recently the motto, 'If you've got it, flaunt it', has really been tugging on my heart. This really began in September when I cut all my hairs off. Now please understand that I am young african american women living in a very white community. Once I cut my hairs I began to see the light, sort of. I noticed how much I was spending on my hairs both time and money, and I couldn't believe it!! People started noticing me more too amd since they had nothing else to look at besides my actual face, I couldn't blame them. So I suppose what I'm trying to say is be humble, embrace change and be slow to judge and quick to smile. And lastly if you've got please be humble about it. Just because I am not dressed head to toe in brand name everything doesn't mean I'm any less of a person. I think Dr. Seuss said it best, 'A person's a person, no matter how small.'

Nameste,

Allegra