Friday, March 30, 2007

giddy about giddings

We made it. 2 days and 20 hours of driving.
God Bless Texas.
Photos to come soon...

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

1,800 Abs

The movie 300.
It was really good.
Half naked, tan, killing machines with rippling, quivering, muscles.
And the story was alright too...
No, but seriously, the way it was filmed, the saturated colors, the characters, all rock.
you should see it.

Thursday, March 22, 2007

STUDIO FRIDAY: hope

What gives you hope? How do you keep it up? What or who guides you through the rough patches and makes you keep on going no matter what?


The unconditional love I get from him. I know its probably a little cliche and cheesy but it is the absolute truth. No one inspires me more than him. And when things suck he's always there to make me laugh and help me figure out my problems.
I love you.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

which way do I run

Do you ever feel like you have so many choices you don't know what to do first? I constantly feel like that.
I get all these ideas up in my noggin' and I have a hard time managing my time to get them all done.
Today I need to update my website with all the freshly sold items.
I need to make more jewelry because I am running low.
I need to take new jewelry over to The Artists' Nook.
I also need to send an invoice out to Beyond for her order.
I should call that girl that wrote me a bad check for the third time and remind her kindly to pay me again.
I would like to go to the fabric store and look for some new purse patterns that I could revamp.
I would like to figure out what all I am going to take to Texas to sell and how on earth I am going to display it.
I need to decide if I want to be in the highlands street fair again.
I should eat breakfast somewhere in there.
I would love to have a ton of jewelry to take to Texas. a few purses, some pieces of art, and a handful of cash to spend while I'm there.

Have you ever been to the roundtop/warrenton antique fair?
It happens twice a year. Last year was my first year. I go with my mom and help her sell her antiques but I also get to go off on my own and find cool junk. The best spot I've found so far is Clutter. Beads By Sandy is also there, and Uncommon Goods (my other favorite). Not to mention the hundreds of random people just selling their wares.
It is like a different world. One where everybody is nice nad ready to cut you a deal (ok, not everybody, but most people).
A world where you can find the most obscure things you can think of.
A world where the Texas bar-b-que comes in a styrofoam cup and tastes so good at the end of a long day washed down with a Shiner Bock.
A world where Sharon from Sack Lunch (out back behind Clutter) is queen and she happily gives me sandwiches and cookies and even shares her dinner.
A world where there is humidity (enough to make me feel good compared to Colorado) and sunshine and green hills and blue bonnets and wild pigs and gigantic spiderwebs.
A world where there are gypsies and junk.

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

a little midnight snack

I started wondering a few years ago about the changing of the seasons. I know scientifically why the seasons change but I have often thought that maybe it was the collective concentrated thoughts of so many people focusing on one thing that made spring/summer/winter/fall arrive. Whether consciously or subconsciously everyone thinks about said approaching season. Imagine if we could put all that thought power towards other things in this world. What else could we change?

Monday, March 12, 2007

bring it on



"And then the day came, when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."
-Anais Nin
This is such a metaphor for my life right now.
I have a feeling 2007 is going to be a good year...

our deepest fear

"our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate; our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond all measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, "Who am I to be brilliant, georgous, talented, fabulous?" Actually, who are you not to be? Your playing small doesn't serve the World. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that others will not feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of that which is within us. It is not just in some, it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others the permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

i love that.