Skiing...a beautiful day in Colorado!

I can't believe it's already been a month since writing about living a life in balance

...the time has flown by.  Have I been living a balanced life?

I have had some success, yay, and will continue to work at it each day.  

And on the days where all the bits and pieces of work creep into every minute,

 I will give myself the gift of grace!  

Yesterday, was my first day skiing this season and

I willl openly admit that I am an extreme fair weather skier.  

Snowing, cold, wind...no thank you!  

So I have waited and waited for this beautiful day, 

schedule and good health to all coincide.  

Of course when leaving the house at 6:30 am felt like 5:30 am...

thank you daylight saving time...

I was wondering if I was still even a fair weather skier.

    

We had a great time, and I enjoyed every minute of it.  

Kelsey (our oldest daughter) and Peter (husband) were very patient, 

slowing down to ski the blues at Copper Mountain with me!  

When my legs finally cried 'uncle' they got in a few faster runs without me!  

What's a girl to do at the bottom while waiting?  

Enjoy a beer of course 

and a trial at what has become a popular trend that I haven't yet mastered...

...the selfie! 

(I must say it's even harder to accomplish in bright sun when you can't see your screen)

I also met a great couple from Longmont, Dian & Chad who own & operate

 the Flight Deck Grill at the Vance Brand Airport in Longmont, CO.  I'm really looking forward to taking the family there once they re-open in May!  

Now that I've finally hit the slopes...I'll be hoping all week for this Saturday to be another beautiful day and an even more awesome day with Corinne (middle daughter) and Alex (son & youngest) joining us on the mountain.  

                                             Shine On,

                                                            Lynette

Learning to live a life in Balance!

Okay...so January has already past, we're now well into February and I am really ready to look ahead!  I usually mull everything that happened the previous year, over and over, without a clear direction of where I'm headed next.  I guess you could say I am kind of a 'fly by your seat' type of woman. The thing is, while that allows me to be spontaneous, try, fail, learn and even succeed sometimes...it's also limiting.  So this year...bring it 2014...I have a list of goals!  Some big and some small, some fun and some not so much, but the first step to success, I've heard, is sharing them.  Not all at once, for my sake and yours...but throughout this year I will share my goals, what's working, what's not and what I've learned along the way.

 

bal·ance

 noun \ˈba-lən(t)s\

• the state of having your weight spread equally so that you do not fall
• the ability to move or to remain in a position without losing control or falling
• a state in which different things occur in equal or proper amounts or have an equal or proper      amount of importance

This is by far the biggest struggle I have had (to date) with running our small business out of our home! Some may struggle with motivation and getting down to work...I struggle with setting working hours and then honoring quitting time.  I know I am not alone in this!  I would be honored to hear your suggestions, success stories, and even ideas that have failed you in order to learn how to live a life in balance.

So, my starting point, I will spend 15 minutes of every morning visualizing what a balanced 'TODAY' will look like. This seems like a good place for a beginner to start!

Here's to 2014, a year of balance...one day at a time.

                                                                     Shine On,

                                                                            Lynette