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    Back in the saddle

    July 26, 2013 - By 

    enlightenment choose your pathI’m feeling better each day!! Still can’t sleep laying down but at least we have a recliner. I’m trying to be an optimist here.

    I felt good enough yesterday  to finish a journal page I started well over a week ago. I’ve been really into splatters and scribbles lately. This page was no exception. I found the image in a drawer. Not sure where she came from but the colors fit perfectly.

    Today’s page I was trying really hard not to use scribbles and splatters but in the end…a little bit of white splatters had to be added. I just couldn’t help myself.  I did restrain and set the black ink back down…baby steps.

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    Hello…is this thing on?

    July 25, 2013 - By 

    garage salecraft tablesYikes! I’m just starting to crawl back to the functional world. Let me explain.

    Towards the end of the day Thursday….the first day of the neighbors garage sale…I began to lose my voice. Ok, that wasn’t so bad…a bit of comic relief for the others.

    By the end of our mediocre sale at noon on Saturday, I was starting to think that I wasn’t just dealing with laryngitis but a cold virus instead.

    Unfortunately, I was right. A summer cold!! They are the worst.  I’ve been sleeping in the recliner to help with the coughing.  I’d been waiting it out, thinking I’d get better until yesterday I couldn’t take it anymore.  I went to the doctor and I have an ear infection. Thank goodness for antibiotics even though I’m not a fan of taking them. I’m already starting to feel slightly better. Hey, I can actually sit in front of the computer.

    I figured I’d show you my little setup of crafts at the sale. However, I didn’t sell much. It was more of a “guys” sale with lots of tools and greasy things. Oh well. Live and learn.

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    T stands for Tuesday

    July 16, 2013 - By 

    20130716_2617So my friend Elizabeth has started a new tradition…which is a twist on an old one. She is asking everyone to check in on Tuesdays with what ever you’ve got going on that day. You asked for it my friend….

    I have a really busy day ahead…a busy week in fact.  Before I dive into the day, I’m enjoying a quiet moment with my coffee and computer.

    I won’t go into all the minutia of the day such as meal prep, shopping, errands and cleaning but my main focus today is garage sale stuff.

    20130716_2620My neighbors are having a sale  starting Thursday and we have a ton of stuff to contribute.

    This is just the tip of the iceberg so to speak.

    I have the storage room completely torn apart. Boxes all over the family room waiting to be sorted. I still need to go through my closet and more in depth in the craft room. So far I only have a tray of rubber stamps that are leaving.

    We keep thinking of other things to get rid of…so we tear into another room or closet.

    It’s chaos, I tell you. CHAOS!!

    But first…Little J and I are going to knitting.20130716_2618 I need a dose of friends and laughter before tackling anymore boxes!!

    What are you doing today?