thursday - confidance

1. going through a rough patch this week and keeping it contained to the issue at hand - with jeff's love, support, and understanding.
   
2. while i was putting lea down to sleep she stopped to brush my face with her hand and give me the softest sweetest kiss good night. as if to say "everything is ok mama. i love you".
3. seeing karin and kate - always a treat
4. etsy and ebay for all the amazing fabric they have at a steal and all the inspiration it brings me to continue making clothes
5. this new resource: http://www.fabmo.org/fabmo/Home.html - repurposing fabric. i have an appointment to nab some fabric tomorrow. so excited.
6. jeff for taking lea to moma while i had lunch with a family friend in the city. jeff said lea was walking around looking and talking about all the art for a few hours. wow. what an attention span.
7. realizing after lunch today how far i've come. i never got defensive when provoked and stayed honest and true to myself despite the context of the conversations.
   

nugget: when you're about to offer your opinion or pass judgement the best course of action is to stop and ask questions instead. it clears things up right away, allows the other party to open up, and diffuses any stress related to defenses, or the like.