6 Things that Make My Day

1) Being hugged
2) A phone call from an old friend
3) A nap in the sunshine
4) Being encouraged
5) Landing in an entrepreneurial goldmine of information (BTW, that is what just inspired this post)
6) Wine

- Angela

PS: If any of you out there have not discovered Seth Godin's blog, I highly recommend it. It is like heaven for the small business owner. Also, Jay Conrad Levinson's book, Guerrilla Marketing, is a page turner. My list of action items is growing by the minute, but that is a wonderful thing!

creative juice, smoothies, and lulu hoops

Hello from the Brown's :-)

Lately the wheels in my mind have been constantly in motion. I have such big ideas in the way of entrepreneurship. I hope I can channel it into one constructive path instead of flying off in all "could have been" directions. I have been reading Guerrilla Marketing by Jay Conrad Levinson. Talk about a page turner. I have been reading this thing nonstop and writing "action item" in the margins of the pages. I have discovered the world of Newswires, self publishing, viral marketing, and a host of other things. (Lulu has become my new alibi. I am hoping to publish some Terra Verde books to promote the business.) It is so exciting! Last night I read into the wee hours of the morning. My task list is growing by the minute. I suppose that can be a good thing as long as I actually knock the items out one by one. I love being so excited that I can't sleep. I love being busy. I love working on projects.

Speaking of projects, I have a crochet basket full of items that I am half finished with. (One of my vices!) One is a jute book bag that I may possibly give to my sister Beth or my sister in law Sarah. They are earthy like that, but it is SO fun to crochet jute regardless of your style. I am planning on lining the inside with striped linen fabric. Should be nice if I finish it. :-) I also have a blue and white throw and a yellow blanket that I am working on gradually. Will post pictures when they are done.

I am going to Target later this week. I have a list of random things that I am going to pick up, but one in particular is a blender. (OK, I know that sounds SO boring.) My sister Beth has spent the past 6 years, give or take, in a wheelchair. Her hands trembled all the time, and she would have seasonal asthma flare ups that landed her in the hospital. She decided to try to become as healthy as possible since the prospects of walking were becoming slimmer and slimmer all the time. (I promise this does fit in to the blender idea eventually.) She began to do as much exercise as she could on her own even though her legs were weak, and she also started eating an all-raw diet. This diet prescribes eating fruits, vegetables, berries, some grains, and other raw items such as olives and figs. She researched it on her own (keep in mind she is 16 and has not walked since she was 10) without any outside advice other than what she read online. Long story short: she can walk again! The live enzymes in the raw food literally woke up her nervous system and healed her. Her hands do not shake anymore, and her asthma doesn't flare up as it did. Amazing! So that's why I am buying a blender. Even though I don't have the guts or stamina to give up normal food, I am going to begin making fresh fruit smoothies and eating more raw items. The proof is in the... well, not the pudding, but you know what I mean! I am going to try to find some raw recipes that my husband Michael likes, too. He will never give up his prime rib or sirloin steak, but adding raw food to the diet will be so good for both of us.

Here's Beth as she was a year ago:

And here she is now, in the middle with the orange shirt:

Talk to you soon!
Angie