Why Mommy

I just keep thinking of Susan.
If you get a chance go visit her and leave her some sweetness.
Or send her a tweet.
Susan is battling cancer and she is this amazing woman.
She is brilliant and interesting and this is more than unfair.

I just keep thinking of Susan.
And her little boys.
And her family.
And all of the good she does.
And her gorgeous massive love of science.

Just read this post about breast Cancer. Inflammatory breast cancer.  Please. Just take the time today.

We love you Susan. I swiped the hot photo of you. I hope you don't mind. :)

Coca-Cola and Amy Turn Sharp

I try and live each day with my thoughts pointed upward. I am pretty lucky to have a lot of amazing people in my life that I feel are my buoys. They keep me floating and make me see what an amazing life I do have. I try and always remember that my attitude is rubbing off on my children and I want them to remember me smiling and laughing more than being negative and stressed out from work. It is not always easy but I am trying. I have Joe to help me center and redo the days that go wonky. I am lucky to be married to a light source like him. I believe thinking positively has been a catalyst for good things coming to me. I feel like the more open I am to being mindful of positive thinking, the more goodness flows to me. I feel like it makes me want to pass the goodness on to others as well.

I am super lucky that I will travel to Atlanta in a few days with BlogHer and Coca-Cola to attend the "Conversations with Coca-Cola" event where I will meet with top Coca-Cola leadership. I am really excited for a lot of reasons. I like sharing and learning from business minded people as this can empower me in my own business life to push myself to do better each day. I am also excited because my father is a vintage Coca-Cola memorabilia collector and it is like an icon of home to me! We have a glass bottle Coke machine in the kitchen of my childhood home! I have traveled all over with my father collecting cool old signs and bottles with my dad.It's like a part of my childhood coming back to me!

OK. So tell me things about Atlanta? Where should I go if I have some free time? What should I ask Coca Cola? Just tell me things. Coke will be paying for my travel and lodging and I am being financially compensated for writing this post. I am still me during this time. You can trust that I will tell you my opinions. ox

I love it when the sexy pioneer woman comes to town.

I had a fabulous time this weekend hanging out with some pals:

Ree was in town for her book tour and we were SO excited to have her hang out and play with us after her looooong day signing books.
She was VERY loved by CBUS! 

We went to Northstar {and I made HER try a veggie burger and she LOVED it}
I gave her a very CBUS gift of the AWESOME AMYD vintage apron
{that of course had a butter pocket}  I can imagine her wearing it on the ranch! LOVE! {it kills me that I do not have a pic}
We made new friends and told old stories and talked life and love and blogging and the sweet laughter bounced all around the beautiful room. We also were so pleased to have Jeni Britton join us and then take us over to her shop for ice cream and some amazing talks and learning. {She is so brill}

I drank way too much wine and then when we all went home- me and momo actually crashed her Catholic church poker night and hit a local pub.
Sunday was a hard day but it is always worth it to spend time with friends.

Women Power! WOOOOOT.

{may have swiped these pics from momo and mommystory} :)

that's what it's all about

People that I like have been writing about blogging lately
and what it means to blog
and some of the politics of blogging

It's fascinating to read about our WHYS.

I just want to focus on something amazing that I read recently.
I follow @inkyelbows on twitter and lots of other literary folks.
(who am I kidding I am following agents and book folks galore bc when this book is ready this Fall I need connections. I dream of someone just reading my blog and discovering me. HA!)
Anyhoo.
I read via twitter that someone said that they try and think about writing a book like they are hopefully writing someones favorite book...

AH. Heart Stab.
Think about it.
Someone sat down and wrote your favorite book.
Didn't they?
They did.

Just like books- I tend to think of this blogging thing like that.
I want my blog to be someone's favorite read.
I really want to inspire someone in their random daily walk through life.
It's bullshit for me to say that I only write in this space for me
or that I am documenting life for my kiddos.
Who are we kidding? I ain't no real mommy blogger.
I am just compelled to sit down at lunch time and push keys.
Daily practice.

I like blogging.
I like being able to carve out my own small path in a very dense forest.
I like the perks and the work and the fun and the thought of building something.
I do.

But beyond everything else-even the work that feeds my family-
I like that this place that hovers somewhere for me between reality and fantasy
has given me wings.

And I like the girl that is flying around.

Amy the writer

The one who told her friend Michelle
soon after high school graduation
that she was going to write a book.


The one who is hopefully writing someone's favorite book
this hot and sticky Spring and Summer of 2010.

finally.

And it was the blog that made her finally know she could do it.




photo via ffffound