gearing up for all things new

 i spent a large part of my day continuing my

purge, organize and cleaning ritual that i began

a few months ago. i am realizing that this is

as much of a practice as my yoga, kirtan and

mindfulness path...

 i unloaded all of the bags i bring to school, carry

to the city, and everywhere else i go... and couldn't

believe how much 'stuff' came out of them!

i am just bad at putting things in their place, when i

am done - yes, mom - i'm still workin on that one!

so... trying to get all of the 'places' to put stuff cleaned

out and organized... but yes, it will be an ongoing struggle.

the good thing is having a bunch of my favorite bags

cleaned out and ready for an adventure!

 ready for new chalkboard drawings...

 and a brand new calendar for the new year!

it's almost as fun and exciting as having a blank canvas

to paint:)

 a clean and organized little space to make music

or to just admire the instruments, which are all

works of art...

and blank cards for me to follow up on my children's

book submission to the four remaining publishing

companies that i haven't heard from.

tomorrow is going to be filled with little rituals

to start my new year off in a positive manner...

hoping that you all have a beautiful new year's eve

and a fantastic start to a brand new year!!!!!