And here is another crazy rabbit trail....

I posted Tuesday about how the crazy internet world sometimes converges in a way that is interesting.  See if you can follow this trail...(it ends with beads, just hang in there :-))

I live near Washington DC, the city with the worst traffic in the world, I swear.  To stay sane I started listening to podcasts.  Those tricky iTunes folks always hit the mark with the "You might also like..." suggestions that lead me to Manic Mommies.

The Manic Mommies are two gals, Kristin and Erin, who meet to chat once week with hysterical and often familiar sounding stories about work, kids and husbands. The last few years they have sponsored what they call the Manic Mommies Escape, and this years key note speaker was Mel Robbins.

Wow!  Listen to the podcast, it is inspiring, but in a let's-roll-up-our-sleeves-and-get-it-done kind of a way and not in a find-your-inner-peace way.  I mean inner peace is cool and all, but I am more of a get-it-done-now-where's-the-wine kind of gal.

Mel wrote a book called "Stop Saying Your Fine" which after hearing her speak I downloaded from Audible.com.  I am still listening, but here is the basic premise.  If there is something you want, some change you want to make, some dream you want to pursue, then you need to write it down or say it out loud.  And when you do it must meet three criteria...

1.  It must be embarrassing
2.  It must be selfish
3.  It must be detailed

So here is mine:  I want to be a full time lamp work bead artist by 2015.

Embarrassing:  Hello, artist? Never had that duty title before
Selfish: Um, how to accomplish this while finishing up a full time job and taking care of the family
Detailed: 2015, there, I put a date on it

If you want inspiration check out this podcast where the Manic Mommies asked guests at the Escape what there goals/dreams were.

Have a great weekend everyone!