From Chaos Comes Happiness

Oh, I'm here! I'm here!!! Yes, I'm late. But, I am here. So, grab your coffee (or afternoon tea) and comfy chair, and let's catch up. Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you a wonderful week, my dears!

So, PG kinda called me on the carpet tonight. Except, we weren't on the carpet. We were driving in the car to Ella's Kindergarten (gulp) Information Night. "So, what's going on with your business?" he asked. Are you kidding? I thought to myself . . .  Now? You're going to ask me about my life right now? Wow. We have about 8 minutes of free car riding time . . . where shall I begin? "Um . . . I don't know" I answered. And there you have it. I don't know. He drove and talked. I nodded my head. I heard all the words of encouragement coming from him. I understood everything he said. But the truth is . . . I have no idea what is happening to me. I have no idea what I am doing with my life. Really. No idea . . . at all. So, we attended the meeting. Learned all we needed to learn about helping our youngest as she begins this new chapter in her life. And then, we returned to the car to talk more about this most recent chapter...

"When I die," I told Phil this evening, as I sat on couch taking deep long breaths of air in and out, "make sure you surround me with my art, and the iPad. You have to bury me with the iPad." "You know you're not dying," PG said, holding my hand. "I know, but if I am, make sure you do that. I need the iPad with me, ok? I feel like I'm short of breath. I can't get enough air in right now," I told him. "Stop talking and breath," he said. "Just don't forget the iPad," I reminded him. "Maybe we can just send you with one of those cardboard iPads like the cardboard TV's from the furniture store," he said. He's so supportive, my PG. "You know, those kids aren't cleaning up their rooms up there, like I have asked them 100 times. You know, you can hear them singing and dancing and laughing . . . they aren't cleaning up their rooms ," I said. "I swear, I...

This afternoon, as I stood at near my kitchen table and feverishly opened the container of my latest obsession, I thought of you . . . my dear blog friends.  It's been a while since I've shared my latest obsessions with you, don't you think? It seems there is no time like the present! So, here are the Top 5 things I am totally so in love with these days . . . in no particular order: 1.  Archer Farms ZEN TRAIL MIX! I picked some up at the local Target store a few months ago, and I can't get enough of it now. A small 8 oz. bag is about $2.49 in our area . . . and so very worth every penny! Perfect little mid afternoon snack that gives me the push that I need. LOVE LOVE LOVE it!  Image from "Adele LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall Concert"   2. ADELE!!!! I've been a fan for quite some time, and am sure you have all heard her amazing voice by now. But in case you haven't, consider picking up this DVD . . . PG bought it f...

It's that time again! Time to grab the coffee, comfy chair, and inspiring thoughts . . . It's also time for me to get a calendar and WRITE DOWN WHAT I AM WEARING when I make these videos, because I am repeating the same shirt I wore last week . . . AGAIN! I swear to you . . . I have a great deal of shirts in my closet to choose from. I must just like this zebra print one. The funny thing is . . . it's not really flattering. ;) Time to give it to pass it on to Good Will!  Hope you enjoyed this weeks vlog. Have a Magnificent Monday, friends! Peace!

It's PG's birthday today!!! (that's P hil G uy, for newcomers) To the man who makes me laugh . . . all of the time . . . and would do absolutely anything for his girls . . . He's always there to back me up, whenever I need it . . . And knows all there is to know about having fun . . . He is hard working, an amazing father, and always takes care of his girls . . .   And my very very best friend . . . I'm so glad I am walking through life with him. Happy Birthday, my PG. I love you!

I'm working so hard at getting products ordered and in, and getting my shop up as soon as I can. Each day this week, the doorbell rings and I run as quickly as I can to see what goodies have arrived. The packages all look so unsuspecting from the outside. A man driving a simple brown truck, wearing a simple brown uniform, delivers a simple brown box, full of my dreams. They have no idea, you know? The brown truck people. Or the people who are printing off my order at their computer somewhere far away. Or the people who print my art, and cut the paper from which it is printed on. Or the people putting my art into their boxes. Or the people sticking the label on the box. They have no idea that they are mailing me my dreams. My heart practically stops as I carry the box to my kitchen table. I can't even wait to bring it downstairs to my studio . . . I have to open it as soon as it's in my hands. And the unwrapping begins. I'm nervous. I'm scared. I...

Are you ready? Have a hot cup o'joe? Comfy slippers on? How about a scone? hmmmm . . . sounds so good, doesn't it. It's time for our weekly chat. Thanks for being here, my friend. I had lots of fun sharing my vision board in today's Vlog with you. But I will admit . . . I think I am getting a little weepy at the end of the video . . . all the inspiration talk about dreams and living your dreams and believing in those dreams , and I felt a little emotional for a minute there . . . . So . . . what are YOU dreaming of? Leave me a comment and tell me about it . . . I'd love to know. Hugs and Peace, my dears.

So, one of the exercises for the ecourse I am taking is to make a business vision board. YOUR vision of where you want your business to go. I absolutely LOVE this exercise and began to dream of a business I actually never quite thought of before. Here is a peek at my board . . . Come back on Monday for my next "Magnificent Monday Vlog" and I'll talk about my board and tell you what it all means! Oh, before I leave . . . I have to share one more quick story and photo with you.While I was downloading the above picture from my camera, I found that Ella got a hold of my camera yesterday and took about 30 pictures of her club penguin computer game, AND my studio.  I love when she does this and when I can see the world through her eyes. Here is a photo of my studio work desk, from Ella's height. Yep . . . that's it. Cluttered and crazy . . . just full of happy chaos . . . and right in the middle of some awesome creative time this past week. LOVE IT! Hug...

Well . . . whaddya know . . . I'm pretty happy. If you look at my most recent art created this very week, you'll know what I mean. Because my most recent work is full of bright, vivid colors and mega-inspiring words. Yep, happy. And I think it's pretty accurate. I remember a time back in college when I wasn't so happy. I was involved in theater (yes, one of those drama people) and an art major (double whammie artist), and I was trying to figure out who I wanted to be in this world. Oh, and I wore black. A lot. I remember working on a painting during that time that was full of black (although, there may have been dark red dripping down at a few places here or there.) The subject of the painting was me kneeling on a stage. And while you can't really make out my face on the picture, I knew the figure was to symbolize me. It was one of the most struggling times of my life, when I wanted so very badly to follow a career in t...

Just a little glimpse of life as I see it today,  sharing my creative space with little Ella.    There are lots of "Mom, can you open this?" and "Mom, I'm hungry, can I have some juice?" and "Mom, how does this work?" happening from across the table. But it's all good. Because WE are CREATING. And like my most recent picture says . . .  And things are looking pretty beautiful from where I sit. Wishing you a beautiful world, where ever you may be. Peace.