the 11th hour

here's a couple of snapshots from this summer :-)

even though i'm not sure how it went from

 the last day of school yesterday 

to labor day weekend, in the blink of an eye.

however you spend the weekend 

be safe, be with the ones ya love & make memories <3

driving to and fro - crossing the border!

coffee house love

supermoon

a little italian fest love

no caption necessary

i'll always be a sucker for flowers

reminiscing in my brothers car

candy colored skies

cloudy day at the beach is better then no day

patios, paintings & good company

4th of july

gluttony 101

under the stars with a bajillion screaming girls ;)

sublime

moment of impact

google image search the phrase...

moment of impact

now tell me what you saw?

collision, yes? 

disclaimer: 

my intention wasn't for you to see traumatic photos.

but at least you saw my point

these moments can arise from anything. 

in my most humble opinion, i believe that if you are not handling "it"

it being the crisis, the problem, the hardship, the bump in the road

at the moment of impact...

"it" loses it's merit. 

it never has the same effect after the fact.

there is no emotion, there is almost a disconnect and temporary forgetfulness.

how do you typically handle these things?

i hate the feeling of putting it aside and diving back in. 

that isn't what i want.

i want to face it all at the moment of impact 

and 

sort through it then and there.

i find not many people are like me in this sense

 and 

perhaps this is a confrontational mechanism?

well maybe that's a different blog, for a different day

but if you aren't in it presently...
 how do i know you will be in it at all?!

how do you handle your own moments of impact?

portion control

i just love knowing accomplishment
i love the feeling i get when its done and over with.
my lists are long and my portions are sometimes well, unbalanced!

i've always wanted to take on more than my plate could handle.

i've always believed that i was an exception to the rules.

and i certainly take pride in having my own brand of "controlled chaos".

let's not deny a full plate is distracting, especially if your not trained at portions!

you might never know where to start...

it is safe to say, i know where to start and i simply NEVER stop.

but writing, planning, keeping track and working on everything

are my things!

and i am okay with that, sometimes.

it's the rare moments when you could be backed against a wall.

when your throwing in more then you are getting out,

when your simple tasks cannot get managed

when you stop noticing how much laundry you have
and how you haven't seen real people in so long.

that is when we tend to crack.

it's okay to admit that you can't do it all.

i have never wanted to be superwoman anyway
 (plus red is definitely not my color!)

when do yo notice that everything you are doing is taking over you.
what are somethings you have a hard time "portioning out"?

the great transfer

as you may have seen on instagram

#THEGREATTRANSFEROF2014

has commenced!

that's right gals, from notebooks to the computer. 

some for work, some for play and some i'll be saving for a rainy day ;)

i've had many readers ask... 

did i forget, would i be leaving blogging for instagram!?

the answer is a very very very BIG NO!

i've been working on what i think are amazing pieces.

 i'm simply just undecided where to and how to use them!

let me catch you up to speed, i want to say it was early spring when i noticed many of my favorite bloggers "falling off the map" - very few tweets,

 random if any instagram gloss and no blogs at all! 

(i mentioned this in a post from june)

 you are all in the know with the hoopla and the craziness that has been my life.

so i'm extra sensitive and a little more cautious.

things don't ever get easier, you just get tougher.

i felt a little lost for awhile because i didn't know what the hell i wanted to read.

and what the hell i can actually deliver!

i had gone back and forth with that was appropriate for Secrets...

what is better suited for other blogs i write on

and what was better kept in my notebook and used as a chapter in "the book"

 i've been reading a lot of books, taking some amazing notes

sitting in on calls with professionals that i admire and making plans.

i'm here, i'm writing, i'm drafting, i'm working. 

and it is all coming your way <3