Snow for Hallowe'en and Trusting Oneself

When I awoke very early this morning, I thought I could see snow on the ground. I told myself not to be silly: it was far too dark to see any such thing. 

When I got up and put some lights on, it turned out that there was, indeed, snow on the ground.

 Unfortunately, this picture came out terribly and made the snow look gray--believe me, it is white. It's continued to snow all day, big, lazy flakes wandering down to the ground, and it seems to be sticking. Phil has continued 'business as usual' hauling monster logs from the beach, but it is time for those snow tires!

Since Phil got back from his trip, he's been pointing out to me my consistently negative self-talk, which he finds upsetting. Observing how I immediately doubted myself on waking to snow this morning, derogated myself, brought some of that home to me. How about thinking "Well, I must have pretty good night vision!" when it turned out to be snowing indeed?

Awareness is the beginning of change, so I'm not going to announce an instant ceasefire on negative self talk, but I do commit to being observant of it. Listening is so important to me, and lately, I've been so busy, I don't notice the rote phrases spewing from my mouth and dragging me down. Maybe I can transform my vibration simply by noticing.

I made some Hallowe'en goodies before breakfast this morning: red eyeballs!

 Scooped-out cherry tomatoes filled with hazelnut cheese, with a half goji berry for the pupil.
I saved the seeds and liquid, and they will be 'red slime' in something else I'm making.

I'll be back tomorrow with the rest of what I'm making and possibly a picture or two in costume!
What are your thoughts/experiences with transforming negative self-talk?