Memories....

Will surprised me and bought me a new camera to take pics of Armando playing soccer.  I needed a faster shutter speed to take action shots.. here are some pics I took during Armando's practice.. this camera is impressive and I now have to learn ALOT!

Inspiration... Move Me Brightly.....

The title of this post is a lyric from one of my favorite Grateful Dead songs.. "Terrapin Station".  Terrapin Station is actually the conclusion and blend of another great jam.."Lady with a Fan".  Usually you won't hear one w/o the other intertwined. Many nights I spent gazing up at the stars just getting lost in this song.  The song weaves into a beautiful story that takes me to another dimension in thought.  Almost as if it opens another door of perception and then my creative juices begin to flow!

Right now... I need Inspiration to move me.  Being a stay at home mom .. while it's a blessing, it feels like I am not contributing much to anything.  I have found my creative drive all but non existent, my life is full of "tomorrow's" and then I feel guilty of not getting all that I want to get done done.. Lord knows I have the time.. it's the drive I am lacking. I have a sketchbook full of designs, my head is overflowing with possibilities, my closet is full of materials, my goals are set, and my "to do" list keeps getting longer.. it's the spark that is not present.

BUT .. that is going to change.  I found a book on a lady's blog called... " 365: A Daily Creativity Journal, Make Something Everyday and Change Your Life" by Noah Scalin.   I haven't ever heard of this book and I found it intriguing.  Although I most likely won't purchase the book, it has still inspired me to begin to make a project a day.. hopefully getting me out of my slump.. lighting that proverbial fire under my ass to get behind my machines and do what I love to do... create.

Will also bought me a camera.. it is a combination Mother's Day, Birthday, Christmas and "ALL that".. gift.  He cracks me up.  While we had a good camera before, he bought this for me to take action shots of Armando playing soccer.  I have MUCH to learn on how to use this camera properly.  I was playing with it yesterday and wow.. it's ALOT of camera.. not the point and shoots that I am used to!

My new camera has also inspired me... to at least take a picture of SOMETHING every day... photography is not something I want "to get into".. I don't feel I have the talent or the "eye" for it.... but it's something I would like to do everyday... just to take 5 mins to stop and find something interesting and take a pic of it...  I am an artist at heart....I just love all things creative. AND to think.. I had a college art professor tell me that I should quit his class b/c I didn't have an artistic bone in my body and that he was going to have to fail me... obviously he hasn't seen my fabric artscapes OR my make-up artistry skills.  I CAN still design, draw and create art.. it's just not with charcoal pencils, water colors or pastels... it is with fabric, thread and make up.

I am so glad I didn't let that man totally squash my inner artist... Thank God my need and love for the arts was stronger than his ignorance.. he could have broken what I hold so dear.

With that note.. I am off to create my list of crafty projects for next week.  I am going to begin on Monday.  I am going to reorganize my craft room (lovingly called Room of Chaos) to get ready for my return.. ... I simply can not wait...

The Vet's... ugh..

So.. I took Reina to the vet's today to get her booster shots...  Poor thing is so sore.. you touch her shoulder and she SCREAMS out in pain.  It didn't help that she fought the vet tooth and nail and she had to keep sticking her in the same area 3 times.  I think shelter life was difficult.  She is very open and loving with us.. but when a vet or vet tech starts handling her.. she gets terrified.  It's not the average.. oh there's a stranger touching me.. it's sheer and utter panic with her.  It breaks my heart.

I sustained an injury as well... Reina's nails totally scratched up my hand.. looks like I got into a fight with a vicious cat.  Oh Well.

We decided to join the Banfield Pet Care program.  We had it with Nina and it saved us a total of $300 today alone.  It's worth the $25 a month.

I know I have to post pics of Reina.. she is not included in my slideshow.  I'm still working on updating my Iphoto and Photobucket.  But trust me when I say she is cute!  Since her last vet visit she gained over 3 lbs (Jan 29th)  the vet couldn't believe it! Reina is so much more healthier now than from when we first adopted her.

Well... it's time for me to do some house chores b4 the chaos hits when the kids arrive home..

TTYS!

Have a GREAT weekend!

I'm Getting the Swing of Things Again.....

My lack of blogging has left me feeling like an incompetent fool.  I have been trying for the past hour and a half to create a slideshow to post as a header. While for some it's an automatic thing to do, and at one time it was for me as well, I find myself creating error after error and getting frustrated, yet... I'm still determined.  I forgot how to read HTML which is BAD! I studied it once to create my very own website. In which I did and I was damn proud of myself!  At one time I could fly through codes and rewrite them to fit my needs.  Um.. not so much anymore.  The old saying "If you don't use it, you lose it".. well, that saying is true and I am proving it to myself day after day while revamping this ole' girl.

Right now tho, I am beaming.  But that wasn't the case about 5 minutes ago (or for the past hour plus).. I managed to upload the photo slideshow BUT I was disappointed.. it wasn't to my specifications.  I wanted it to be "just right".  Of course Photobucket and Blogger didn't offer exactly what I wanted.. so after looking at the HTML code for hmmm about 5 seconds.. I switched it up (while I was holding my breath, crossing my fingers AND toes while doing so) .. and VOILA.. it worked.  I swear I felt like I just climbed a mountain.. if Reina wasn't sleeping.. I would have jumped up out of my chair and did a full on Toyota moment  (that's giving away my age isn't it?).  But alas, I clapped like a crazy school girl, saying out loud all the while pointing the computer saying.. "Aha.. you SOB.. I did it"  in which then commenced into full song.." I did it, I did it" (you know.. when you start bopping up and down with your arms swinging from right to left) Yep.. I did THAT!

Now.. at this point and time, you are probably realizing I have done lost my mind.  I would conquer.  After having 3 children and a puppy recently added to the mix to contend with.. (and let's not forget the darling hubby) I have learned that if I don't become silly.. I'm just gonna cry or even possibly lose what is left of any sanity I had.  My kids look at me like I'm crazy half the time.. that's good tho.. I'll keep them guessing.. that way they are too scared to do anything that they are afraid I might go bat shit crazy on them for. It works to my advantage tho and once they get older they will understand. But for now... let them behave and have me in a good mood!

I am going to be spending more time uploading pics from my phone .. I always just save them onto Facebook.. it is inconvenient that I have 4 places I store photos.. my phone, iphoto, facebook and photobucket..it's going to be a job that is for sure! But one that I am anxiously awaiting to do.  I can't wait to see the finished product...

Okay.... now that I have spent most of the morning playing on Photobucket and posting my thoughts on it.. its time for me to eat. My stomach is rumbling and the coffee is just not doing the trick anymore.

Love & Light!