My cowboy

Best get one more post in before end of August!
Here's my guy sharing a Sapporo and sushi with me!

Is it on the LIST?

This is ME...
ALL-THE-TIME!

Being pulled in multiple directions...  multiple businesses and multiple projects...

...the only way to maintain sanity these days is to make a list the night before.

Consider how a TO-DO list helps:

1. FORGETFUL? With an aging brain- paper doesn't forget!  Sometimes you just need a little help- even ONE word on your list can remind you of a project that is sitting stagnate.
2. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT?  Again, just making a to-do list can help jump-start an efficient day!  Make it work for you by prioritizing.
3. SHORT ON TIME? Writing all activities that you need to do allows you to save time; make more efficient use of your time by grouping like activities together ((ie all phone calls, emails, errands run in UPS fashion (in directional order & all right turns!)...)) 
4. NEED VALIDATION? How liberating is it to mark off a task completed?!  Or, if items are NOT marked off, open your eyes and figure out why and revise and rectify!
5. NEED A CLEAN SLATE?  YOU have control; each day you make a new list- reorganize it, recreate it, make it work for you! 

I am finding that I put too much on my daily list.. so I end up writing on the new day's list "SEE THURSDAY"!   This is not working!  I need to be more realistic of what I can get accomplished in a day, and create a NEW LIST- of projects, ideas, or make a list for each business.

AND try to remember to MAKE IT A GOOD DAY;

Enjoy what you do, or get on a new boat!

Roswell Movie Studio

Finally, most of renovation is complete! 

We have been slaving away in the Roswell dry heat, but are proud of the results.  Currently we are working on the wardrobe and make-up/hair rooms (will post completed pictures soon!).

See more pictures and floor plans on the Roswell blog and website.

Rodeo & Juliet poster!

Artwork  for movie poster, created by Mar Vista.

Note to ALL

"Do what you wanna do!"

I had a friend in college who quite frequently would say: "Do what you wanna do!", which of course is the normal course of action for any college student.. ..but now in the 2nd half of my life, this quote takes on a different focus, more akin to F. Scott Fitzgerald's philosophy.

This is closely related to my previous post, "Writing Your Story",  and I believe the greatest challenge is accepting your "story" as it has played out to date, but then if it is not turning out quite like you wanted, the 2nd challenge is to find "the strength to start over again."

You CAN become who ever you want!

Be PROUD of who you are!  Live a life you are PROUD of!

The secret to living a life of incredible stories:

find your fiction and turn it into reality.