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29 day to GOal: My muchness when there is TOO MUCH!

Posted 04-13-2010 at 03:05 PM by Sandra Bostwick
Updated 04-15-2010 at 07:41 AM by Sandra Bostwick

Alice SWEET TREATS

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The Mad Hatter:You don't slay? Do you have any idea what the Red Queen has done? You don't slay.
Alice: I couldn't if i wanted to.
The Mad Hatter: You're not the same as you were before You were much more..."muchier" You've lost your "muchness"
Alice: My "muchness"?
The Mad Hatter: [Points to Alice's heart] In there.

Tuesdays are, for me, a day of TOO MUCH!

It is usually a very busy day. Top that with the fact that this is a very busy season. Finish it off with the fact that I have alot scheduled, and...well...IT IS TOO MUCH!

Two weeks from tomorrow, I will be on a plane headed for Orlando. OK, the first part is a conference, but, following that will be a trip to Disney!

I really do have too much on my plate for the next few weeks. My college students hand in their term papers and final projects. I have layers of deadlines and events.

I am on the verge of feeling overwhelmed, I have to admit. Many of the goals I've been growing are ready to be harvested in the near future.

BUT for the rest of today, as I see my remaining students and then work to cross some items off my "to do" list, I am going to work on my muchness by staying positive and energized.

Looking back over my blog,
this_very_short_and_simple_entry may have had the biggest impact on my goals.

Taking the time out to create that calendar has been an amazing help for me!

I think, though, that the 40 day timeline was too forward thinking. I need to narrow the time down a bit, especially since the next three weeks are packed, then life will slow down considerably.

So, I'm going to make a list of how I can spend my time tonight and, maybe for the next few days.

Then I'm going to create some sort of visual so I can see how the work is being completed.

And THAT is my goal for today!

(artwork by a.daley)

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I can't help myself! Even though I have so "much" to do, something will hit me that I must get out of my head! So recently when I heard it was Autism Awareness Month, I went to use the Autism Ribbon and found, in my own opinion, that it was a little cold as far as color and starkness. So, because my little 4 yr old Alice was just diagnosed, I felt she deserved her own logo seeing as her mommy is an artist.
So I have been spending some time creating a warmer, more comforting logo to use, that is more geared toward children.
So here it is... it's big debut... and now I can get my head back into the game!

That is my "muchness" for today... taking my skills and times and love for Alice and creating something that shows warmth, patience, comfort and love!
I hope to see that one day my logo will spread and be used... so please feel free!!

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Posted 04-13-2010 at 05:27 PM by A.Daley A.Daley is offline

	For those who have not seen the Original Autism Ribbon/Logo... 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 04-13-2010 at 05:30 PM by A.Daley

	Todd checked in by VM. Here is his message! TNTWheels Sorry I haven't been on my computer at home crash and waiting toget it fix. I'm using the school computer for now. <LI class=smallfont>View Conversation <LI class=smallfont>Edit <LI class=smallfont>Report IP 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 04-13-2010 at 05:31 PM by Sandra Bostwick

	Angie, that Logo is fascinating! WOW! It is so YOU! Harold stopped by today to sign the books that I need to mail out. 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 04-13-2010 at 05:34 PM by Sandra Bostwick

	LOVE IT!!! 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 04-14-2010 at 11:26 AM by Christine43

	Angie's work has a certain "look" to it, doesn't it? 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 04-15-2010 at 07:25 AM by Sandra Bostwick

	I LOVE it Angie.... So right on the nose...with that puzzle piece... Ingenious!!!! 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 04-17-2010 at 07:46 AM by orionchika