I think she's the s**t!

Today I received a package form a really amazing friend from back home. She was the person who convinced me oh so many years ago to become a freelance graphic designer. Really one of the best career decisions I ever made. Stacey mentored me through that life transition and kept on being a source of work leads and moral support for years to come. She also over those months and years became a really great friend.

Not that long after I move to the bay area she made a major move of her own giving up a long established freelance graphic design business to go out on a limb and take a job designing books. I was I have to admit a little jealous, she moved to a city who's unofficial motto goes something like "50,000 lesbians can't be wrong" she is working for a company where she gets to design all kinds of cool craft books. Needless to say she has thrived there.

Stacey is by far one of the most creative, talented people I know. She's a great cook, does amazing stuff with all kinds of fiber, spins and dyes her own yarn, knits beautiful things, gardens, has great pets, I could go on and on. Well, you can only imagine how excited I was to find this package on my doors step today. It contained 2 great hats. One I immediately put on and still have on, it's now my official cover my bald head hat. I have decided it has special healing mojo knit in every stitch. The other hat is for cooler weather and is made form hand spun soy dyed yarn (yep she made it herself), a real treasure and incredibly soft. Plus there was a beautiful linen dress and a couple of other goodies.

This evening I wore the dress and my mojo hat to a great event we attended with some wonderful friends. Thank you Stacey, thank you so much. You are the s**t!

As if things couldn't get any better some friends came out today and helped us with some much need yard maintenance and planted a little patch of flowers in the front of our house. And then some other great friends watched Lucy for us so we could go to the aforementioned event. It has been a great day.

Thanks to today and the overwhelming generosity and kindness of many friends the last 2 weeks my spirits are higher than they have been in months. This and my family are what sustain me, what gets me through days like last Thursday.

My heart is full.