It Is Time - Believe

One of the earlier quotes of the Soul Restoration class is "It is Time" and it has stuck with me.  It is almost a command to get yourself together because it is time--no more procrastinating, no more hemming and hawwing--NO MORE EXCUSES!  I think I needed that.  It has pushed me a little harder to continue working with my art and working with my true self.  I feel like I'm examining myself more, but not in a bad or critical way. 



The word BELIEVE has also become more prominent in my thoughts because of this as well.  It is for you as much as it is for me.

BELIEVE...that you are perfect the way you are--really you are.
BELIEVE...that your dreams are special and important.
BELIEVE...that you are loved.
BELIEVE...that it's okay to be different--it's even better to be different than the rest.
BELIEVE...that you are beautiful.
BELIEVE...that everything will work out at the right time for you.

It is time for us to believe in ourselves.

I'm on spring break - yeah!

Yes, I'm on spring break, but not on a vacation out of town for sprinig break.  Just off of work, but woohoo does it feel great!  I plan on reading, painting, napping and taking walks (if the weather actually gets better), and seeing a friend's brand new baby boy Cole.  Unfortunately, my daughter's school district had off this week, so this is our first year we didn't have off together--a bummer.

But....I will truly enjoy my alone time.  A lot.  Just finished this painting and posted it on etsy this morning.  I'm pretty obssesed with positive and encouraging messages lately and this one is entitled "Follow Your Heart."

It's amazing how ever since I started painting (what my heart has told me to do), I am such a happier, more at peace girl. 

 What does your heart tell you to do?  Are you listening?

What a Great Spring Day!

Wow--we finally had a real taste of spring today!  It got into the 60s and it was heaven. 

Isabella and I played a little bit of tennis with our pink rackets in the driveway.  We also took Mazie to the dog park which we've been dying to get to since last fall when we took our final trip there before the snow fell. 

When we got home, we turned the heat off, opened a few windows and sat in the sunroom, snuggled on the couch with Mazie between us--Bella reading a Junie B. Jones book and me reading Lost and Found by Geneen Roth (which I'm loving by the way).

Tomorrow is supposed to be even warmer, so we plan to enjoy being outside as much as possible!  I'm a new person when the sun starts shining more, the breezes are warmer and we can hear tons of birds singing.  How about you?  Is it getting nicer where you live? Are you spending more time outside?

Are you a brave girl?

Yesterday I began my journey with the Brave Girls Club and started the Soul Restoration on-line course and I can't believe how full of energy I am just since I started.  I don't know what it is!  Maybe it's that I'm taking some time for myself and trying to figure out what really belongs in my life and that is actually exciting.  Usually by this time at night (8:24) I really am sleepy and ready for bed, but not tonight or last night.  Hey, I'll take it!

So far, I've watched some inspiring videos by the amazing hosts of the course, created some art and did some journaling.  I can't wait to see what transpires if I already feel this way after two days!

Anyone else out there part of this group?  I'd love to hear from you!

Live it Up!

I absolutely love this quote and think I should post it somewhere more visible to remind me that I only have one life, I'd better do all the fun and interesting stuff my heart longs to do.

"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting 'Holy shit...what a ride!'"        ~John Mallow

Photo:  NY Daily News.com

Seriously, I want to really live.  I'm sure I'm thinking of this because I'm getting close to 40 and reality is saying that I'm not a kid anymore.  If I have desires and dreams I need to start doing them now, or at least planning them now. 

Do you have any wild dreams or just any dreams of things you really want to experience, but have been putting off  for some reason or other?

A few of mine are:  go to Italy, Greece, Bali and Bora Bora (I know, not very cheap dreams)!  I have to work on some cheaper, more doable ones, but I need to start now.  Perhaps I need to make that bucket list that so intrigued me from the movie with Jack Nicholson.

The Wind in my Hair

Lately my painting is leaning toward more abstract in style.  My newest creation is called "The Wind in my Hair," a colorful, girly abstract painting.  I feel so much freer when I'm not trying so hard to make something look real and not blend in with other colors.  That's part of the reason I named it The Wind in my Hair--it feels more like flowing and just feeling, not really "trying" so hard!  Hope you enjoy it!  I think it would look great in a girl's room or in a home where the lady of the house loves sweet pastels.





Cool New Site - Check out my Art

I just set up an account on Imagekind, a site where you download your artwork and they print it and send it to the customer.  What I like about it is customers can see it in different formats, such as framed, matted or even how it will look as a wrapped canvas.  So even if I already sold the original, this site creates a print or canvas and I can sell a few of the same paintings, just not originals anymore.  If you have time, please check it out through the link in the first line!

One of my paintings, Dance II that I sold at an art show is available here, just to show you an example.

Thanks for stopping by!