Tell me, please

I've been asked to take stock of my resources, and in particular, to note all the things I am doing right. Not in the too distant past (yes, I wrote some good books, but that was several years ago). I'm talking about, within the past year.

Friends list, please tell me the things I am doing right. Lurkers, that includes you.

Right now, I need to hear that rather desperately.

Ok, this song really got under my skin today

This is a Christmas Wizard Rock song by The Brothers Black (yes, not only is there wizard rock, there's holiday wizard rock). It's not only beautiful, it says exactly what I've been feeling lately about how playing hpalternity is helping keep all those cold, encroaching fears about the future at bay. Repelling the dementors. This came up on my wizard rock Christmas list today, and I listened to the first simple verse and I just lost it, crying at my desk.

Fortunately, no one noticed before I pulled myself back together.

( Here are the lyrics )

You can listen to (and buy) this beautiful song here. All three of The Brothers' Black songs are very much worth a listen.

Creative lighting

Saw this at Curbly.com [curbly_diymaven]: lighting your home with lamps made from cocktail umbrellas, by Heather Wells:

Cocktail umbrella lantern

( other examples )

What you need:

pre-made cylinder lamp with modified base and self-adhesive shade

cocktail umbrellas with tips that have been dipped in glow in the dark paint

clear glue

sharp little scissors

spray lacquer

heat retardant spray

wire cutters

What you do:

Head on over to HGTV for the entire tutorial.

My twitter profile

woman. worker. writer. reader. thinker. worrier. creator. wife. mother. cook. spinner of plates. karate student. christian. multi-tasker. super heroine.

revised to: woman creator writer reader thinker wife mother spinner of plates friend listener rock questioner worker karate student cook gardener worrier super-heroine [you get a total of 160 characters]