A Luv Luv Sale at the shoppe!

Two Hearted Peeps

Its a Luv Luv Sale! Any heart and love themed print is on sale for only $10! AND I am extending my Dessert sale as well. $10 YUMMY and LOVELY prints 'til the end of February at the shoppe! xoxo!

Back in the Game

It has been 5.5 months since I fell off the p90x wagon. I am back in the game as of yesterday. P90x is an intense exercise program where you work out for about an hour daily at home. The thing that makes this program work is that everyday is a different workout so what happens is that you experience muscle confusion which means that the body doesn't get a chance to plateau (which is what usually happens in the gym). Getting laid off and starting the etsy store meant even more days (and nights) sitting and working. When I had the graphic design job I would at least take breaks and lunches! Any one who has an etsy store knows how hard we work and how addicting it is to be online and promoting...My body definitely feels it. One thing I really don't like (hate actually) about painting and crafts is how your body is often hunched over for hours on end...it is really hard to stop working when you are in that creative zone... But a new zone is something I need to get back into. That is the sweat, heart thumping, hard core mental and physical zone of movement and exercise!

Healing Power of Touch

The Healing Power of touch... I took 2 leaves off the same plant. The leaf on the left I paid attention to it by just holding it a couple times a day, the one on the right I totally ignored. After a couple days the ignored one is not looking so hot. After a week it has declined rapidly. (This was done in 2003 and no I do not still have these guys, they eventually met the same fate)

Positive Thoughts and Prayers

Sometimes it is easy to get depressed when one hears about the problems of the world and disasters that befall innocents (such as this weeks Haitian earthquake)...especially when we are helpless to do anything. Even with all the strife in the world one must take the time and remain positive and hopeful. I am hoping that there will be more survivors. I grieve for those that have left this earth plane and I do hope it is beautiful for them on the other side. But for now I will take a break to recognize the light in this world and its life force. I wish I can help out physically in some parts of the world but alas I cannot.

I can and will send out good vibrations and prayers.

To see a glimmer in the dust

To view the ocean inside a shell
Such a sight!
Never having to open my eyes.

Tea at the Huntington

I had a most marvelous time at the Huntington Tea Room (at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens.) I have been frequenting this fine establishment since I was a 16! The prices have gone up quite bit (its been a long time since I was 16) but the food, it is still delicious! My favorite are the scones and watercress sandwiches. I prefer a bite sized scone instead of a giant biscuit. The watercress sandwich has a bit of horseradish in it so it is quite zesty! The best part about this tea is that it is all you can eat. And afterwards you can walk around and enjoy the gardens. This outing never gets old and I will keep having tea there til I'm old and gray.

Ps: I didn't want to be weird and take a bunch of pictures of the food but I did get a close up of the strawberries and cream! Well now I have an excuse to go back, maybe on a less busy day. So for now I leave you with a rose...

A Lovely Purchase

I just want to rave about this lovely porcelain beaded necklace I purchased from a very talented young designer at her Etsy Store Violet Reaction. I was pleasantly surprised the necklace had a nice weight to it and so beautifully crafted. I got it for my mum but I secretly want it for myself!

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Flash Forward

Hope you all had an exciting New Years...we just went to the local Mexican joint and watched Dick Clark. I quite enjoyed the quiet time with all my favorite people under one roof. It was a very mellow New Years eve indeed, why I think I got tipsy after one glass of champagne and went to bed by 2am! My New Years resolution is to focus on my artwork yet try and not be so obsessed about my Etsy store that I ignore my kidlets. No more spending all that time in forums! It is sooo easy to get addicted! I would like make more sales obviously so I don't have to look for another job after my unemployment checks stop coming! Which means I need to do more art and have more listings. I'd like to get back to doing more walking of my dear neglected dogs. Also to get back into my yoga and exercise. That's it. Not too much to accomplish right?

Little Ladies at 12am 1/1/10

Flashback

Christmas 2009

Hope you are having a wonderfilled Christmas. We finally put up the tree a couple days before Christmas which is early for us! One of my little ladies is having her first Christmas so that is exciting. And I finally put up the lights too and proud to be the last one in the

neighborhood to do so!

My little ladies...
♥♥
Baby's first Christmas...
♥♥
For the Christmas post I would like to show these wonderful illustrations by Mary Blair, an artist I just recently found out about even though I've (unknowingly) seen her work at Disneyland since I was a kid. I love her work and her child-like style.


I'm a bit sleepy now, opening presents can be hard work! Merry Christmas!