Long-term

Long term success is not an event...
it is a process that will have peaks and valleys along the way.
~ David Cotrell

There are many ways that quote applies right now. Beloved is going to have a hard week getting ready for a national conference (and week-long business trip) next week. Probably some late nights, high stress, bummer times for us, but it's part of getting to the point of success.

I had a couple of low weeks, ducked out of submission for a while, and I feel like I'm starting all over again, but this time I have a year of experience, good and bad, to work with. Yesterday, I turned in my application for the Submissive Journey Weekend 2009 and I know at least one other person has applied that I know in real life. I'm nervous and excited and it's 8 months away.

Boy has reached the age of "Mine! No!" and the day-to-day of it is weary work. It is a stage we all went through, one that will pass, one that will help establish his sense of self, independence, and uniqueness...but there are going to be tears in the process...mine AND his.

The bathroom shower is back in working order *crosses fingers* after the discovery of a leak on Saturday. One wall has to be remade and the trim...but it's another project we can pretty much check off the list.

Long-term. Years. Up and down, but forward progress. Just can't forget that...you're not STUCK in a valley...you just have to find the right path back up.