Summer To Do List

April is drawing to a close, and I'm a little amazed.  May signals the end of the school year and the end of the school year means a summer TO DO list!  Here goes mine:

1. Eat my favorite burrito at El Parasol in Santa Fe
2. Sing a song that I wrote on a stage with my band
3. Learn French (I always put this on my summer list)
4. Make bread, with yeast.... here's hoping it doesn't turn into the yeasty wheat blob
5. See Steve Martin play banjo while sitting on a lawn with a beer
6. Take a long walk with my friend Kara... she goes on these realllly long walks
7. Watch the Story of English
8. Read like a muther lover (I kinda overloaded the ol Kindle.... not to mention the stack of novels I want to get through)
9. Wear high heels through an entire wedding and reception
10. Do five yoga poses every night before I go to bed
11. Sit outside Chautauqua and listen to a concert
12. Band practice!
13. Write more poetry 
14. Wake up early enough to smell the dewy grass
15. Soothe a baby to sleep

It's a work in progress... might add to it.  What's on your to do list?

On creativity and band names

There has been this influx of creativity and general ingenuity in my life recently.  I mean, just now my neighbor was like "Let's make cheese next week" and I was all, "Okay... why not?" and that was just a few minutes ago.  There is this stagnation that comes with my hibernation in winter; it involves cozy comforters and marathons of Parks and Rec.  And that is okay too, but with the buds of spring, the greener leaves, the itchy allergies (okay, not so great) come many lightbulbs.  A friend wants to start a band with me... yes.  I created a new knitting pattern for a scarf... absolutely.  I have read like five books cover to cover in the last three weeks... awesome.  I made cake... well that's not ingenious, or helpful to my figure, but cooking is creating.  I really like this openness to creativity I've had in the last couple weeks.  It makes me feel more aware and present in my life.  It comes with a good dose of purpose and intention that makes the morning more easily met.

My guitar and lyric books.

I think 2012 is going to be an amazing year of growth for me.  Growth comes with tough challenges and fantastic results.  Right now the creativity in my life is breeding more creativity and who knows where it will go, but it will be fruit-full.  I suppose on Easter, that is a good lesson for me to take away.  What is your creative outlet?  Where is it taking you? 

p.s. What are some good band names?