bonjour 40 reflections

image courtesy of ban.do

bonjour from my flight to portland. while le pug secretly slumbers on the seat between moi and le beau {shhhh, he's hidden under my black throw}, i wanted to do a quick birthday recap as promised.

for the past many years i've penned a reflection on the year that has passed and the year that lies ahead in my journal and sometimes here in the blog: 2012 and 2010.

i took time in paris to reflect on my 39th year and what i'd like to see unfold in my 40th. below is a recap:

highlights since june 30, 2012:

completed MSW

six weeks in paris

released mindfulness: tranquility within e-course

updated blog + website looks

10-day retreat to india

released tranquility du jour daybook + shipped it around the globe

hosted spring + fall TranquiliT pop-ups

hosted pigs 20th anniversary event

600-hour amtrak internship

hosted fall, spring + summer retreats in west virginia

bought vintage RV, lillie

co-created tranquility tour with le beau

vegas + oklahoma travels

jaunt to lake como, italy

released TranquiliT fall collection

attended world domination summit

9-year anniversary

began year of mindfulness program

indulged in tara brach + jonathan foust daylong workshops

psychotherapy networker conference

silent meditation retreat

made + released tranquillité parfum

5-day writing workshop in paris

hosted 2 paris retreats

bonnard diagnosed with cancer {sigh}

day in nyc with julia cameron

walked for farm animals

learned how to hand stamp jewelry

began hosting select guests at the pink palace through air bnb

tranquil space foundation fall + spring events

internal rebrand of tranquil space foundation
tranquil space turned 13 
learned to can with mama wilson
tried to learn granny squares
took an iphoneography class
learned lots at two animal rights conferences
simplified schedule

dreams for june 30, 2014:

part-time social work job {to begin accumulation of 3k hours}

pass social work licensing exam
complete victoria moran's vegan academy

tranquility tour success: meet + connect with lots of sweet souls

release 2014 tranquility du jour daybook

tranquilologie release + book launch fete

release tranquility du jour anthology

begin work on memoir

world domination summit

weekly digital day off

10-year anniversary 
learn how to granny square

crystallize tranquil space creative director role

healthy finances + establish budgets

intro of chevron + stripes into TranquiliT

weekly date night

external rebrand of tranquil space foundation

weekly designated creativity day

create + release tranquilologie manifesto

tranquillité parfum products {bath salts, etc.}

final offering of tranquilista joie de vivre e-course 
tranquil space's 14th birthday fete 

consistent tranquility-infused morning + evening rituals

weekly girlfriend time 

sit down for meals {versus eating on the run}

home sewing + return to private lessons

daily yoga + meditation
more animal rights efforts
mostly vegan

as i review 2012's dreams for 2013, i'm pleased to see many of the dreams came true and many carried over to 2014 {still struggling to find the perfect morning and evening routines}. it's been a juicy year and the 40s are feeling good so far. {although i've been sleeping lots of them thanks to my time zone confusion}.

i can't thank you enough for the sweet facebook and twitter love, snail mail love notes, instagram and email kindness over the past week. birthdays make me feel like a princess. if only we received so much love every day, wouldn't that be beautiful?

as my computer begins to run out of juice, so am i. off to nap in preparation for a pacific time zone arrival in 2.5 hours. i look forward to sharing my summit takeaways along with the entertaining "portlandia" experience. truly the land of sunshine and bunnies! my plan is to write, edit, make art, drink lots of green juice, do yoga, read, and explore powell's for hours and hours. oh, and have that family photo shoot i mentioned with lovely lara blair.

40's feeling mighty fine. a milestone, yes. but truly just another new day to strive to make dreams reality. what a gift! bisous. x