A fresh canvas

Another real thing! I am not dead yet! I can still call forth a piece of soul and set it down in color, fixed forever. Keri Hulme

Well I am not sure if my happy mojo is back, but positive thinking HAS to return. I just can't focus with negativity around.

I have been trying to think of myself as a canvas, a work in progress. But every 24 hours I wake up to a new day, with new possibilities and new things in the mix.

Sticking with my journaling and working on my discovery journal seems to keep me focused and on track, so I'm sticking with it even if some days are harder than others.

Tonights goal? To go through all the wonderful magazines I've been gifted and tear em up! I am going to rip out pages I like and start a pile for my discovery journal!

What's your plan for this evening?

Happy mojo

My happy mojo is on vacation today. My positivity has run off. I'm negative, in a negative world. Meh, sometimes I guess it just happens. It'll pass .................. it WILL pass right?

SO I'm not sure if this is a good decision or not I'm taking a break for my simple abundance journey today, giving it a breather. Allowing myself to just be, in a state of lacking happy mojo.

What I mean by living to one's self is living in the world, as in it, not of it. William Hazlitt

It's hard to silence the outside world and live in your world. With the hum of traffic, the barking of dogs, the hustle of work it can be exhausting to try and live! Especially when you add trying to live in your world, and live with abundance. Live with abundance, when the economy still seems to be on a downward spiral?

It find myself falling back to the little things again, the sun was out today. My beads went ok for trying some new colors and techniques. I think I made 3 perfect buttons to go on a sweater I found on sale (we'll see for sure when they come out of the kiln), my family and myself are healthy. SO today is a good day, even though I thought otherwise at a couple points. I even got some sheet glass in preparation for my stained glass class starting monday (Thanks Karen!).

Love thyself

To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance - Oscar Wilde

I don't know if I love myself. For some reason that brings to mind arrogance. I do like myself a lot, and am try to treat myself better, I mean really who isn't entitled to some pampering every now and then?

We all find fault in ourselves, I try and embrace it and work on it. I am short tempered, especially in the mornings. So I try and avoid direct contact with humans until I've been up for an hour, horse seem to be ok! I tend to do too many things at once, lately I am annoyed I don't sit down and have a "real" dinner anymore. I haven't managed to resolve that issue yet, but I'm aware of it.

But all in all I like who I am, and myself a lot. We all need work but accepting your short comings sure makes life a lot easier.

Turquoise is the IT color for 2010

According to Pantone Turquoise is the IT color for 2010. YAY! I love turquoise, I have a decent sized collection of turquoise stones and beads. I am hoping to get a semi permanent silver smithing area set up so I can work on some rings and pendants. I have an idea for a equestrian themed line of jewelry.

In the meantime I have plenty of turquoise colored beads and a ring in my etsy!

What you love

Perhaps loving something is the only starting place is the only starting place there is for making your life your own, Alice Koller.

I know what I love. I love the nicker of the horses in the morning. In fact its the only morning conversation I welcome! I love the smell of hay, even though I am allergic. I love coming in the house to warm up after a cold winters ride. Something about the joy of a crisp, fun ride then enveloping yourself in warmth after makes me grin.

I love bright happy floral prints. Purple is one of my favorite colors, all though orange seems to be popping up it's head every now and then. I am working on getting more color into my studio. Adding some bright prints and lots of positive, happy clipping on my cork board. Which reminds me I need a bigger cork board!

What do you love?

Creative Excursions

I celebrate myself, and sing myself. I loafe myself and invite my soul ...... Walt Whitman

My goodness where did Jan go?

Time flies, it seems there is never enough time for everything. I am going to take a creative excursion this week. By myself, making time for the most important person in my life ME! I haven't decided what I'm going to do. Maybe a coffee and muffin at my favorite coffee shop, maybe window shopping, maybe an art supply for some inspiration for my gratitude journal or a book store.

Any suggestions?