Month: November 2010

Getting Creative!

Getting Creative!

Good morning! I am up , showered, and dressed early this morning! This is quickly becoming a daily habit of mine, getting up early strictly for the purpose of spending time in a creative state of mind! This habit is beginning to be one of 

Getting REAL!!

Getting REAL!!

Good morning! I  did my weigh in this morning and am up .2 pounds from yesterday, which is frustrating because the weight was falling off so quickly before, and now it seems to be inching up a little every day. UGH! I am not really 

Tuesday Evening Update!

Tuesday Evening Update!

Well, I am still going through the Crafter’s Devotional, and tonight’s assignment is to color as if you were still a little kid. So here I am trying to think of something to color. The only thing I immediately thought of was houses, trees, suns, and rainbows – all of my favorite standbys just like when I was a little kid! I do however appreciate the exercise because it is helping me loosen up my creativity muscles so to speak!!

My husband and I live in a small condo, and I am actively looking for a little farm/cottage/or plot of land to call our home.  Someplace where we can have a small flower cutting garden, herb garden, and vegetable garden. I would also LOVE to have a space where my husband can do some woodworking, and I have a place to have both an art studio and a place to refinish/reupholster  furniture – HOW DIVINE!!! 😉 Ok, I can already hear some of you saying, “You? Get dirty?? Ain’t gonna happen!”, but, really, I am telling you! I want to get back to a simpler lifestyle, a lifestyle where you don’t watch life go by, you actually spend your life LIVING IT!!! I don’t forsee that we will be moving for at least a year yet, unless the good Lord has other plans for us, but I TRULY CAN’T WAIT!! 😉

I think I am coming down with something! I have been getting more and more congested, my right ear hurts, and now my neck and shoulders are really getting ache-ey!! I don’t have time to get sick right now, my work life is JUST TOO CRAZY BUSY to take ANY time off. At least, for the time being! I can imagine calling in sick in the morning, and my partner-in-crime, driving to my house, and picking my booty up, pj’s & all, and drag my sickie-self off to the office!!! I just love her – she really is a GREAT friend!!! I COULD NOT do what I do WITHOUT HER!!! 😉

Anyway, I am off to color some more…er…I mean, encourage my creativity!! What are some of the ways that you encourage creativity in yourself – I would LOVE to hear form you in the comment section above!!

Have a FABULOUS evening!!

Dreaming of Someday!

Dreaming of Someday!

I am sitting in my craft studio day dreaming about my ideal future. I dream about one day making a living doing what I truly love; being surrounded by beautiful home accessories and home furnishings. Ok, that may not sound very romantic, but I imagine 

Finding My Creativity!

Finding My Creativity!

I have just gotten home from a super-fun, and super-nerdy book store evening!! At this point, does this shock ANYONE??? LOL!!! I could sit amongst a huge pile of books and just pore of all of the pages, stories, and pictures and just soak them all in. Well, tonight I was surrounded by books on capturing and tapping into my creativity!! I texted Jason, who just happened to be sitting right next to me (LOL), that I dream about being an artist – I have this need to create something FABULOUS!! He just texted back, of course – as if that is what he has known all along, which might just be the case!!!

Anyway, I came home with a book called The Crafter’s Devotional: 365 Days of Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Unlocking Your Creative Spirit. This book was written by Barbara R. Call, and I am just itching to get started in this book!!! On day 1 (which they have set up for a Monday), the book guides you in getting started in journaling.  So, the idea of getting started has really gotten me motivated to get my office space back up and running! I want a creative place that is set up to inspire, and feed my creativity!!! YEAH!!! I will make sure to take pictures tomorrow to post as I get things in order!!!

Have a FABULOUS evening!! 😉

Thursday Night Update!

Thursday Night Update!

I am enjoying a nice quiet evening with my husband. There is soft music playing in the background. Our sis and niece stopped by and had a healthy dinner with us and we played some rounds of Bananagrams – still one of our FAVORITE games!!! 

Things That Inspire

Things That Inspire

Here are some pics that inspire me today: Isn’t she just tres chic? This is so true! In case one needed a reminder to know who is the queen??? I would LOVE to be able to create a scarf like this! Isn’t this just the 

Still Brainstorming Name Ideas!

Still Brainstorming Name Ideas!

I am brainstorming a business name for my FABULOUS dream career – a home furnishings/home accessories/interior design service boutique! I did have one idea that I thought was extremely fantastic, but unbeknownst to me, it was already taken – DANG! Anyway, I have a two names so far that have made the top 10 list!! My girlfriend Dawn, who is a genius wordsmith, is helping me come up with some other ideas to add to this list. Anyone have any ideas???

WORLD!!! IT IS TIME TO LET MY INNER DIVA OUT!!!

Have a FABULOUS evening! 😉

Format Change!

Format Change!

Today is a good day to change things up a bit. This has been a GREAT weekend, although I really haven’t see n too much of my Sweetie this weekend, which is a little sad! HOWEVER, I got to spend some quality time with some