I have been taking pictures of squash, pumpkins and turban squash. These were taken at Walmart. So very colorful. Ah, the colors of fall. Enjoy.
Happy Fall, Ya'll!
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Happy Fall, Ya'll!
I have been taking pictures of squash, pumpkins and turban squash. These were taken at Walmart. So very colorful. Ah, the colors of fall. Enjoy.
Happy Fall, Ya'll!
Art Sitter
This afternoon was my day to sit with the art. Well, sit outside with it since they had a meetings going on inside both rooms. They split the one big room the art show was held inside. A writer's conference was being held. I remembered it from last year and was kicking myself because I would have loved to have gone to it. They even had a poetry section. But I can't do everything.
I saw Nancy L. S. who I went to high school with. She is my hygentist now. She is a friend of one of the 3 lady artists that was sitting with the art before I arrived. They knew me, but I did not know two of them.
I knew I would be reading the guild's notebook with the artist's bios in it. Many of them have their own websites so I wrote their addresses down to view them later.
I saw a lady who was in a writer's club I used to be in back in the 80's. Rosa is also a member of the Church of Christ. We were in the Columbus Writer's Roundtable which later was called the Chatahoochee Valley Writers Round Table. I had not seen her in over 15 years. She was attending the conference & said she missed our old writers group. Me too.
I talked to one writer who had on a pink cap. She asked which artwork was mine & wanted to hear the story behind it. I told her what I used... makers and painter markers and other mixed media. I did it at the Phenix City Art Center in a little over an hour. I did it around the time that Genie's father was dying. I knew it looked like an intersection to me. I'd like to think that maybe Mr. Johnston saw these colors and floated above an intersection on his way to heaven. Rhett wanted me to change it to "Highway to Heaven", but it just didn't feel right to me.
When I was in elementary school I went to the library a lot. If you read so many books during the summer, you got a certificate which I did. There was a young girl working there who always remembered my name, but I can't remember her's now. She was older than me. I'd seen her many years ago after she just had gall bladder surgery and she did not look well then. She writes poetry and wants to find a market for writing medical journals.
Prof. J. was there! He remembered me. Dick McM. was also there with a hat on and a camera around his neck.
I felt like I had been there a year in just an hour. I'd watch the clock waiting for Melissa to come pick up my art donations for the auction. There was a nice older man in the writers group who told me we had such beautiful art that I could be his guest in their hospitality room to get myself a drink. I took him up on his kindness.
Then I was bored so I pulled out all the markers & crayons I had in the bottom of my purse. I borrowed a black magic marker from the nice lady in the bookstore. I figured I'd try another type of "intersection" in my art journal Genie gave me. Gotta thank her yet again for that! It is amazing what you can do when your colors are limited. I had a turquoise marker, a red one, a navy blue pen, a yellow crayon and a blue crayon. Once again I realized I draw feminine lines. My blacktop road is curved like a woman in one section. It reminded me of a tree I drew entitled "Stryker" complete with words. I thought it would look more like stained glass, but then I got really creative with it. Because there are lines in the book, I started playing off the lines. Because I like the turqoise & the red markers best, I used them the most. Then varied them to make stripes. I drew the black keys of the piano on them. This got good to me so I repeated the pattern as I know I am supposed to do. I left one area uncolored so it does actually look like part of piano. Didn't take me long at all. I haven't taken a photo of it yet.
Melissa came with her mom & daugher. She was very friendly. I had 3 pieces to donate. The blue collage which was the 3rd piece of art I did back 3 summers ago when I first began this journey as an artist. It is the one I gave Penny for her birthday this year. I had my pumpkins in the orange frame complete with a ribbon to hang it. I had an unframed, but matted photo of
a pink Necco sweethearts candy heart that said "love" on it in the palm of my hand. The photo is entitled "Love in the Palm of My Hand". Melissa said this was fine unmatted. I'd looked for a small version of "I Love Ewe" from last year's art show, but all I had was a magnet. I hated to part with it & couldn't bare to let it go. I need to get copies made of the photo. I did show it to Melissa. She and her mom really loved the blue collage the best. I told her I have more if she wants to buy one! Of course she may bid on that one herself. She gave me the 3 free tickets to the auction. She prints them up so it wasn't a problem. Now her mom was asking me how to do something artistic!
Prof. J came out, saw I had all these markers on the table and was amazed that I could do art from just those fewthings. When the lady in the book store came out, I showed her what I created today & she loved it.
I am FINALLY about to upload pics so prepare to be bombarded! Today was a good day for me. Hope your's was good.
Becky, artist
I saw Nancy L. S. who I went to high school with. She is my hygentist now. She is a friend of one of the 3 lady artists that was sitting with the art before I arrived. They knew me, but I did not know two of them.
I knew I would be reading the guild's notebook with the artist's bios in it. Many of them have their own websites so I wrote their addresses down to view them later.
I saw a lady who was in a writer's club I used to be in back in the 80's. Rosa is also a member of the Church of Christ. We were in the Columbus Writer's Roundtable which later was called the Chatahoochee Valley Writers Round Table. I had not seen her in over 15 years. She was attending the conference & said she missed our old writers group. Me too.
I talked to one writer who had on a pink cap. She asked which artwork was mine & wanted to hear the story behind it. I told her what I used... makers and painter markers and other mixed media. I did it at the Phenix City Art Center in a little over an hour. I did it around the time that Genie's father was dying. I knew it looked like an intersection to me. I'd like to think that maybe Mr. Johnston saw these colors and floated above an intersection on his way to heaven. Rhett wanted me to change it to "Highway to Heaven", but it just didn't feel right to me.
When I was in elementary school I went to the library a lot. If you read so many books during the summer, you got a certificate which I did. There was a young girl working there who always remembered my name, but I can't remember her's now. She was older than me. I'd seen her many years ago after she just had gall bladder surgery and she did not look well then. She writes poetry and wants to find a market for writing medical journals.
Prof. J. was there! He remembered me. Dick McM. was also there with a hat on and a camera around his neck.
I felt like I had been there a year in just an hour. I'd watch the clock waiting for Melissa to come pick up my art donations for the auction. There was a nice older man in the writers group who told me we had such beautiful art that I could be his guest in their hospitality room to get myself a drink. I took him up on his kindness.
Then I was bored so I pulled out all the markers & crayons I had in the bottom of my purse. I borrowed a black magic marker from the nice lady in the bookstore. I figured I'd try another type of "intersection" in my art journal Genie gave me. Gotta thank her yet again for that! It is amazing what you can do when your colors are limited. I had a turquoise marker, a red one, a navy blue pen, a yellow crayon and a blue crayon. Once again I realized I draw feminine lines. My blacktop road is curved like a woman in one section. It reminded me of a tree I drew entitled "Stryker" complete with words. I thought it would look more like stained glass, but then I got really creative with it. Because there are lines in the book, I started playing off the lines. Because I like the turqoise & the red markers best, I used them the most. Then varied them to make stripes. I drew the black keys of the piano on them. This got good to me so I repeated the pattern as I know I am supposed to do. I left one area uncolored so it does actually look like part of piano. Didn't take me long at all. I haven't taken a photo of it yet.
Melissa came with her mom & daugher. She was very friendly. I had 3 pieces to donate. The blue collage which was the 3rd piece of art I did back 3 summers ago when I first began this journey as an artist. It is the one I gave Penny for her birthday this year. I had my pumpkins in the orange frame complete with a ribbon to hang it. I had an unframed, but matted photo of
a pink Necco sweethearts candy heart that said "love" on it in the palm of my hand. The photo is entitled "Love in the Palm of My Hand". Melissa said this was fine unmatted. I'd looked for a small version of "I Love Ewe" from last year's art show, but all I had was a magnet. I hated to part with it & couldn't bare to let it go. I need to get copies made of the photo. I did show it to Melissa. She and her mom really loved the blue collage the best. I told her I have more if she wants to buy one! Of course she may bid on that one herself. She gave me the 3 free tickets to the auction. She prints them up so it wasn't a problem. Now her mom was asking me how to do something artistic!
Prof. J came out, saw I had all these markers on the table and was amazed that I could do art from just those fewthings. When the lady in the book store came out, I showed her what I created today & she loved it.
I am FINALLY about to upload pics so prepare to be bombarded! Today was a good day for me. Hope your's was good.
Becky, artist
Friday, September 25, 2009
Let Each Day Be Your Masterpiece
I have had a quote pinned on my mauve cubby wall at work for nine years now. It says, "Let Each Day Be Your Masterpiece." The quoter or quotee is unknown to me.
I do try my best to let each day be my masterpiece. I start out with good intentions. It may just be to have a good day; to remain in a good mood and not let anyone spoil my mood. I stopped letting a certain person have that power over me after many years of prayers by me and my friends to whom I am thankful. My work time is so much better now. Breathable. Less stressful.
I try to let each day be my masterpiece. Each day I hope to create a new piece of artwork whether it is just a doodle on my doodlepad at work that will eventually be added to daily or used later in another piece of art. Lately I have not been so creative due to new family responsiblities of taking care of my aunt's finances. Sometimes I am too tired when I get home. Still I have ideas clamoring for my attention. I have scraps of paper calling my name from home. I can hear them now... They call my name like a whisper from a lover at this very moment as I wrote these words in my journal then transcribed them to my blog.
I try to let each day be my masterpiece. Some days I fall short for I am certainly not perfect. There is only one who is and I am not Him. I am always leaving something undone. One day I may be borrowing from Peter to pay Paul. I may not always be able to pay Paul back, but somehow we manage and I am thankful.
I know even Leonardo da Vinci and Michaelangelo had bad days too. Not every day can be a Mona Lisa kind of day. I wish!
I try to let each day be my masterpiece. It may not be in the form of pretty pastels which I cannot do well anyway; it may not be amazing oils or the perfect watery watercolors. It mostly likely is in the form of an odd shot photograph I just have happened to see. Another moment of my life captured forever. It may be the maturity of my son or his reversal back to his earlier childhood days by creating another amazingly awesome Leggo truck such as the one he made last night and I photographed.
Then I turn in my journal only to find tiny treasures; pieces of art I did awhile back and I smile with pride at the many, many things I have done thus far in my life. My son being my greatest unfinished masterpiece to date.
Quote of the day:
Today I saw these words:
"empty wishes"
and immediately thought...
I do not have empty wishes!
I have BIG dreams
and some have become reality.
~me~
(Who would have thougtht I would be so inspired by words early in the morning today?)
a bit of good news...
Well, I have a bit of exciting news to share with you... This is a 1st for me. I am going to participate in an art auction on Oct. 1st at Trinity Episcopal Church on Hilton Ave from 6-9. It is called "Art with a Heart". I will be donating some art work for a good cause. (I am hoping it is tax deductable.) I will be provided with 2 free tickets (although I have asked for a 3rd one so the 3 of us could attend - if not, I will take Rhett.) The admission for this event is $20 in advance & $25 at the door so I won't ask you to come to this as I know this is rather steep in our economy, although food and drink will be provided as well as a chance to bid on the artwork of other local artists. I am excited about this opportunity as it is a means of getting my artwork out there, seen and hopefully purchased. Plus it is a good cause. I am going to use 3-4 small framed photographs. Things I had in my art show. Fall pumpkins, a mermaid doll crying mermaid tears since this theme has to do with kids, a blue collage with a mother & child in the center, and if I can find a photo copy of "I Love Ewe" because of the heart in it, I will include it. If not, I am NOT giving away my original! Still I am giving from my heart and soul.
Even better news... I am going to get the 3rd ticket for free! So now we all can go. Yeah!
I had a good free lunch of pizza with the best mushrooms on it. Today is my lucky day and I am so thankful for everything! What are you thankful for? I am also thankful for my friends who pray for me. Thank you.
I do try my best to let each day be my masterpiece. I start out with good intentions. It may just be to have a good day; to remain in a good mood and not let anyone spoil my mood. I stopped letting a certain person have that power over me after many years of prayers by me and my friends to whom I am thankful. My work time is so much better now. Breathable. Less stressful.
I try to let each day be my masterpiece. Each day I hope to create a new piece of artwork whether it is just a doodle on my doodlepad at work that will eventually be added to daily or used later in another piece of art. Lately I have not been so creative due to new family responsiblities of taking care of my aunt's finances. Sometimes I am too tired when I get home. Still I have ideas clamoring for my attention. I have scraps of paper calling my name from home. I can hear them now... They call my name like a whisper from a lover at this very moment as I wrote these words in my journal then transcribed them to my blog.
I try to let each day be my masterpiece. Some days I fall short for I am certainly not perfect. There is only one who is and I am not Him. I am always leaving something undone. One day I may be borrowing from Peter to pay Paul. I may not always be able to pay Paul back, but somehow we manage and I am thankful.
I know even Leonardo da Vinci and Michaelangelo had bad days too. Not every day can be a Mona Lisa kind of day. I wish!
I try to let each day be my masterpiece. It may not be in the form of pretty pastels which I cannot do well anyway; it may not be amazing oils or the perfect watery watercolors. It mostly likely is in the form of an odd shot photograph I just have happened to see. Another moment of my life captured forever. It may be the maturity of my son or his reversal back to his earlier childhood days by creating another amazingly awesome Leggo truck such as the one he made last night and I photographed.
Then I turn in my journal only to find tiny treasures; pieces of art I did awhile back and I smile with pride at the many, many things I have done thus far in my life. My son being my greatest unfinished masterpiece to date.
Quote of the day:
Today I saw these words:
"empty wishes"
and immediately thought...
I do not have empty wishes!
I have BIG dreams
and some have become reality.
~me~
(Who would have thougtht I would be so inspired by words early in the morning today?)
a bit of good news...
Well, I have a bit of exciting news to share with you... This is a 1st for me. I am going to participate in an art auction on Oct. 1st at Trinity Episcopal Church on Hilton Ave from 6-9. It is called "Art with a Heart". I will be donating some art work for a good cause. (I am hoping it is tax deductable.) I will be provided with 2 free tickets (although I have asked for a 3rd one so the 3 of us could attend - if not, I will take Rhett.) The admission for this event is $20 in advance & $25 at the door so I won't ask you to come to this as I know this is rather steep in our economy, although food and drink will be provided as well as a chance to bid on the artwork of other local artists. I am excited about this opportunity as it is a means of getting my artwork out there, seen and hopefully purchased. Plus it is a good cause. I am going to use 3-4 small framed photographs. Things I had in my art show. Fall pumpkins, a mermaid doll crying mermaid tears since this theme has to do with kids, a blue collage with a mother & child in the center, and if I can find a photo copy of "I Love Ewe" because of the heart in it, I will include it. If not, I am NOT giving away my original! Still I am giving from my heart and soul.
Even better news... I am going to get the 3rd ticket for free! So now we all can go. Yeah!
I had a good free lunch of pizza with the best mushrooms on it. Today is my lucky day and I am so thankful for everything! What are you thankful for? I am also thankful for my friends who pray for me. Thank you.
Friday, September 18, 2009
The Art Show
Well, I was really disappointed in the art show 3 ways.... The food was not as good as last time. There were no chairs and there was a lot of elderly people there, but not where for them to sit. My mom had to go outside the room to sit on a bench. I know this was supposed to be like an upscale art show where you just walk around looking at the art, but I am sure even art galleries have benches for those who want to sit and ponder a piece of artwork. The voting was different. I was given a piece of paper inside my name tag. I was to vote for the member of my choice which was myself of course. Needless to say I did not win.
My friend Cheryl & her husband Randy were there. Cindy M., Ruth R. & Ruth F. from the old JCPenney's days were there. When I told Ruth F, she couldn't vote for me, she said, "P*** on them!" Gotta love her! They had never been to an art show before. Jimmy came later and took pictures. I did not take so many this time. My friend Darryl also came a long way. It was so good to see everyone and I am thankful for all you came to the show.
I kept thinking I need to volunteer to chair the next show so I could get the caterers we had last time. I would re-instate the People's Choice award again, but both these ideas might get nixed. I don't think I really want the responsiblity.
I need to do a larger piece so mine will not be placed on bottom again. I wrestled with my choice. I took Don & Rhett's advice. Next time I will go with my 1st choice. I went in knowing this was not one of my best pieces. I actually did it at the Phenix City studio. This was around the time Genie's father died. I called it "The Intersection". I would like to think this is what her Daddy saw on his way to heaven so it has a sentimental meaning to me as I am sure most people's artwork does. Mine was placed beneath a dark rendition of Christ. There was another really good mixed media of Christ that I liked. If you viewed it upclose, you couldn't see it but when you stood off from it, you could see Him. Awesome!
The art will remain in the library thru Oct 4th. I will be sitting with the art on Sept 26th from 2-6 if you want to stop by that day. No one commented about picture taking. I gave my friend Darryl permission to photograph mine. I will try to take some later...
I always have beginner's luck.
My friend Cheryl & her husband Randy were there. Cindy M., Ruth R. & Ruth F. from the old JCPenney's days were there. When I told Ruth F, she couldn't vote for me, she said, "P*** on them!" Gotta love her! They had never been to an art show before. Jimmy came later and took pictures. I did not take so many this time. My friend Darryl also came a long way. It was so good to see everyone and I am thankful for all you came to the show.
I kept thinking I need to volunteer to chair the next show so I could get the caterers we had last time. I would re-instate the People's Choice award again, but both these ideas might get nixed. I don't think I really want the responsiblity.
I need to do a larger piece so mine will not be placed on bottom again. I wrestled with my choice. I took Don & Rhett's advice. Next time I will go with my 1st choice. I went in knowing this was not one of my best pieces. I actually did it at the Phenix City studio. This was around the time Genie's father died. I called it "The Intersection". I would like to think this is what her Daddy saw on his way to heaven so it has a sentimental meaning to me as I am sure most people's artwork does. Mine was placed beneath a dark rendition of Christ. There was another really good mixed media of Christ that I liked. If you viewed it upclose, you couldn't see it but when you stood off from it, you could see Him. Awesome!
The art will remain in the library thru Oct 4th. I will be sitting with the art on Sept 26th from 2-6 if you want to stop by that day. No one commented about picture taking. I gave my friend Darryl permission to photograph mine. I will try to take some later...
I always have beginner's luck.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Pity Party for One
I think Monday I was pretty overwhelmed with this burden that has been placed upon my shoulders. I prayed really hard on the way to work taht my burdens would be lifted. I felt like I was battling with depression wondering if I was headed for a meltdown. I guess I was having a pity party. I have only told my best friend Genie all of the problems I am going through. Because she is a teacher, I discuss with her the problems we are having with Rhett. Each day is a new challenge. Genie told me the sweetest thing that brought tears to my eyes. She says I am always asking everyone to pray for other people, but everyone should be praying for me. Genie said I was entitled to a pity party. She also told me I need to do things for me; to take vitamins and calcium so this won't take a toll on my health.
Then my cousin came. I was thankful for that. It didn't make these feelings I have go away or make me feel as if my burdens have been lifted. I was more caught in the middle of things. I guess I have always tried to please everyone. To be the perfect daughter, wife, mom, friend, etc and I fall short of perfection. That gets really hard sometimes. I found it hard to find things to be thankful for this week. I hate it when I have these pity parties for myself and no comes! LOL I feel old and tired and alone, but I know I am not alone. I have been so tired at night.
Our preacher has asked something of me... a bulletin board, but I just can't seem to get into it. My friend Nancy is supposed to help. I had to hand it over to her last night. She even told Larry I have enough on my plate right now. If it were fish, I could draw them. If it were fish, Nancy would color them. I know I can say no and not feel bad.
My art has suffered also as I have created very little. The one photo I tried to take this week did not turn out. I know my aura must be off kilter.
When I was getting Rhett's school supplies during the tax free weekend back in August, I found some paint markers by Crayola in primary colors of red, green, purple, yellow & another color. I don't really like the yellow one. Monday I found a small art journal at T. J. Maxx for $1.99! (which I could afford!) It is similar to the journal my best friend Genie got me for my birthday a few years ago. The best thing about this one is the pages are all a water color type texture. Of course I had to try it out. I used the purple & green paint markers in it. I only have one flower painted on so far with a bird of a darker shade of purple flying over the flower. I drew the same type flower on an inter-office envelope today as a gift to a friend and co-worker to brighten her day. I realized I now have a style because my leaves flow and look feminine to me so I am proud of myself today. I hope to fill this journal up with more of my artwork. Right now it is just small doodles as that is all I have time for, but still it is art which makes me happy and I need all I can get right now since handling my aunt's finances as well as my life.
If you are feeling artistic, but scared to trying painting, you might want to try your hand at these markers.
Tonight is the art show. I have taken the afternoon off to get beautified. I have a new evening blouse I got at JCPenney's last Christmas which has shorter sleeves I will be wearing. I am going to give myself a french manicure. I hope the weather clears up so my hair won't frizz. I hope I get in a better mood.
I will have new friends voting for me to win the People's Choice award. Don won't be late due to work this year. My cuz will be here as will several other friends. Some from out of town! I am so lucky and so blessed with friends that will vote for me. I have a husband, son and family that love me no matter what.
At Last year's art show I felt like Ms. Congeniality in a pagent. I wish I could muster up those feelings again. Perhaps I will later this evening... Tomorrow I hope to report another win and not a fight between my cousins. Wish me luck!
If you are thankful and would like to participate in Thankful Thursday, please go to the following....
http://womentakingastand.blogspot.com/
where ironically the post is about masterpieces which ties in with my art show. Maybe it is a good omen.
Then my cousin came. I was thankful for that. It didn't make these feelings I have go away or make me feel as if my burdens have been lifted. I was more caught in the middle of things. I guess I have always tried to please everyone. To be the perfect daughter, wife, mom, friend, etc and I fall short of perfection. That gets really hard sometimes. I found it hard to find things to be thankful for this week. I hate it when I have these pity parties for myself and no comes! LOL I feel old and tired and alone, but I know I am not alone. I have been so tired at night.
Our preacher has asked something of me... a bulletin board, but I just can't seem to get into it. My friend Nancy is supposed to help. I had to hand it over to her last night. She even told Larry I have enough on my plate right now. If it were fish, I could draw them. If it were fish, Nancy would color them. I know I can say no and not feel bad.
My art has suffered also as I have created very little. The one photo I tried to take this week did not turn out. I know my aura must be off kilter.
When I was getting Rhett's school supplies during the tax free weekend back in August, I found some paint markers by Crayola in primary colors of red, green, purple, yellow & another color. I don't really like the yellow one. Monday I found a small art journal at T. J. Maxx for $1.99! (which I could afford!) It is similar to the journal my best friend Genie got me for my birthday a few years ago. The best thing about this one is the pages are all a water color type texture. Of course I had to try it out. I used the purple & green paint markers in it. I only have one flower painted on so far with a bird of a darker shade of purple flying over the flower. I drew the same type flower on an inter-office envelope today as a gift to a friend and co-worker to brighten her day. I realized I now have a style because my leaves flow and look feminine to me so I am proud of myself today. I hope to fill this journal up with more of my artwork. Right now it is just small doodles as that is all I have time for, but still it is art which makes me happy and I need all I can get right now since handling my aunt's finances as well as my life.
If you are feeling artistic, but scared to trying painting, you might want to try your hand at these markers.
Tonight is the art show. I have taken the afternoon off to get beautified. I have a new evening blouse I got at JCPenney's last Christmas which has shorter sleeves I will be wearing. I am going to give myself a french manicure. I hope the weather clears up so my hair won't frizz. I hope I get in a better mood.
I will have new friends voting for me to win the People's Choice award. Don won't be late due to work this year. My cuz will be here as will several other friends. Some from out of town! I am so lucky and so blessed with friends that will vote for me. I have a husband, son and family that love me no matter what.
At Last year's art show I felt like Ms. Congeniality in a pagent. I wish I could muster up those feelings again. Perhaps I will later this evening... Tomorrow I hope to report another win and not a fight between my cousins. Wish me luck!
If you are thankful and would like to participate in Thankful Thursday, please go to the following....
http://womentakingastand.blogspot.com/
where ironically the post is about masterpieces which ties in with my art show. Maybe it is a good omen.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
He's here!
Ya know it is really weird... I kept thinking I heard a storm coming yesterday at work. I'd keep going to the window. It did not hit until later.
Well, lo & behold my cousin is FINALLY here! He's here! He's finally here! He arrived yesterday around 5 and so did a storm which was really weird after the tornado dream I had that night he told me he was coming. He is staying with my folks. He brought enough stuff with him! I started to ask him if he's moved in! You wouldn't believe all the stuff! Tripods, 2 big storage bins, etc. LOL
Just talking to Lance last night about everything gave me one of my really bad headaches. He also brought some freshly cut sage brush which was in bloom when he left Idaho. I smelled it. Not sure if it did it; if it was a sinus headache or just a migraine from all the tension this whole situation causes me. It was one of the ones headaches where I feel as if I have a clamp on the back of my head. I used to get them before I had my hysterectomy. I had to take something & go to bed when we got home.
But today is a new day; a new beginning. We'll just have to see what happens...
Well, lo & behold my cousin is FINALLY here! He's here! He's finally here! He arrived yesterday around 5 and so did a storm which was really weird after the tornado dream I had that night he told me he was coming. He is staying with my folks. He brought enough stuff with him! I started to ask him if he's moved in! You wouldn't believe all the stuff! Tripods, 2 big storage bins, etc. LOL
Just talking to Lance last night about everything gave me one of my really bad headaches. He also brought some freshly cut sage brush which was in bloom when he left Idaho. I smelled it. Not sure if it did it; if it was a sinus headache or just a migraine from all the tension this whole situation causes me. It was one of the ones headaches where I feel as if I have a clamp on the back of my head. I used to get them before I had my hysterectomy. I had to take something & go to bed when we got home.
But today is a new day; a new beginning. We'll just have to see what happens...
Monday, September 14, 2009
I Wish...
On 9/9/09, Susannah of Ink on My Fingers at http://inkonmyfingers.typepad.com/ had a wonderful wish list for that magical day that has now come and gone. Please stop by and read her wish list. Today I don't recall anything magical happening in my life that special day, but my days tend to run together now. It is hard to keep up with what happened each day although I think I have kept an pretty accurate account here on my blog, but I am sure I missed some things; left a few things out. Some on purpose. I keep coming to roadblocks in my daily affairs, particularly since handling my aunt's financial matters. Life has just been one thing after another on this train ride I find myself on now. I feel it is all rushing past me. Susannah's post was like a breath of fresh air. A small detour off the train. Although I replied to her post personally, I re-read it again today.
I thought to myself we don't really need a magical day just to make a wish list. We could make one daily. At the end of each day, we could check our list to see if any wishes came true that day. We could see what we did or did not do in order to ensure our wishes came true so we might be able to repeat the process the next day. Maybe wish harder. Pray more. Pick more dandelions to make more wishes on them, etc.
It seems I am always late and a dollar short. A Capricorn late bloomer if there ever was one. So I will do my wish list today... Today I wish for... my cousin to arrive soon so I can take a breather even though I just started out the gate. I know I have been wishey-washey about his coming so I wish I was not so wishey-washey. I wish... there won't be a storm once he arrives.
I wish... I would win an award at the art show on Thursday evening which would mean a monetary award as well. I wish... all my friends would turn up to vote for me so I could win. Although I felt somewhat depressed when I turned in my framed artwork yesterday. So many really great pieces of art compared to my small one; some much better than mine. I wish... I didn't feel so small. I wish... to be rid of my self-doubts, faithlessness in myself, my abilites and my art as well as my feelings of inadequacies. I wish... to be more self-confident. Perhaps I need another pep talk from my friend Cheryl. I wish... to stop 2nd guessing myself that I picked the wrong piece of art for the show just because I was far more sure of my choice last year. I KNEW then. I wish... I don't have beginner's luck.
I wish... for Don's father to be alright; that his dizziness is not anything major as Don fears. That maybe it is something as simple as inner ear. I wish... Don doesn't have to go to Indy if it is bad news and he will miss my art show, but I will understand and go on.
I wish... my mom to find the right dr. I hope we are on the right road. I wish she doesn't have to have surgery.
I wish... handling my aunt's affairs were easier for me; a smooth ride with no more roadblocks ahead. I wish... it would not take a toll on my immediate family. I wish... it won't affect my son. I wish Don could find the right job for him and soon! I wish... our lives could go back to being normal again. I wish... we were well off without any worries. I wish... I could make money selling my art. I wish... we didn't have to pay bills. I wish... it was a perfect world with a happily-ever aftering. I wish... all our dreams could come true.
What do you wish for? I hope all your wishes come true.
I thought to myself we don't really need a magical day just to make a wish list. We could make one daily. At the end of each day, we could check our list to see if any wishes came true that day. We could see what we did or did not do in order to ensure our wishes came true so we might be able to repeat the process the next day. Maybe wish harder. Pray more. Pick more dandelions to make more wishes on them, etc.
It seems I am always late and a dollar short. A Capricorn late bloomer if there ever was one. So I will do my wish list today... Today I wish for... my cousin to arrive soon so I can take a breather even though I just started out the gate. I know I have been wishey-washey about his coming so I wish I was not so wishey-washey. I wish... there won't be a storm once he arrives.
I wish... I would win an award at the art show on Thursday evening which would mean a monetary award as well. I wish... all my friends would turn up to vote for me so I could win. Although I felt somewhat depressed when I turned in my framed artwork yesterday. So many really great pieces of art compared to my small one; some much better than mine. I wish... I didn't feel so small. I wish... to be rid of my self-doubts, faithlessness in myself, my abilites and my art as well as my feelings of inadequacies. I wish... to be more self-confident. Perhaps I need another pep talk from my friend Cheryl. I wish... to stop 2nd guessing myself that I picked the wrong piece of art for the show just because I was far more sure of my choice last year. I KNEW then. I wish... I don't have beginner's luck.
I wish... for Don's father to be alright; that his dizziness is not anything major as Don fears. That maybe it is something as simple as inner ear. I wish... Don doesn't have to go to Indy if it is bad news and he will miss my art show, but I will understand and go on.
I wish... my mom to find the right dr. I hope we are on the right road. I wish she doesn't have to have surgery.
I wish... handling my aunt's affairs were easier for me; a smooth ride with no more roadblocks ahead. I wish... it would not take a toll on my immediate family. I wish... it won't affect my son. I wish Don could find the right job for him and soon! I wish... our lives could go back to being normal again. I wish... we were well off without any worries. I wish... I could make money selling my art. I wish... we didn't have to pay bills. I wish... it was a perfect world with a happily-ever aftering. I wish... all our dreams could come true.
What do you wish for? I hope all your wishes come true.
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