Dressing Your Truth

Well, I took awhile to ponder this... but eventually I decided to sort of talk about my experiences with this program. I was skeptical for a really long time about it. But I delved into Dressing Your Truth and I was pleasantly surprised at what I found. Read about it here and tell me what you think!

My Article on Dressing Your Truth

Spring Creek Trail

I am not a nature girl. I like to observe nature from the inside behind large glass windows with a glass of something and being all comfortable. Buuuut I needed to get out and get some plein air painting done... so my dear husband offered that we go hiking. So we did. It was fun except for the terrifying bee that attacked me! (It wasn't that bad... I'm just a wuss). But anyway. Here are two of the fruits of my labor. The two that I actually like. It was pretty fun actually. Carrying them out without a wet panel box was a pain and a half... but otherwise, fun.

Green and Grey

It's been overcast and rainy over the past week and I LOVE it. I never want it to end! Everything is lush and green and the sky is grey with fluffy cotton balls of white. It's been really nice because for the past little while, it's been dry and there are a lot of forest fires. But anyway, I got all creative and threw together an inspiration board. I thought it would be for a bedroom design but... there's more art and stuff than furniture. :p Oh well, you only really need a bed in the bedroom, right?

Fire.

It's been hot and dry here so much that a lot of brush fires have started in the area. Thankfully, it has started to rain so the fires are largely put out (I hope). So I have been procrastinating on summer homework and I created an inspiration board based on the idea of fire. Mostly because... I really didn't want to do my homework. But making these inspiration boards are really addicting...

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I know, I know. I'll go do homework now! Sheesh...

For the men

So this may be a little strange to talk about but I have to. It's my new favorite thing. Not kidding. I love it so much, it gets a paragraph in my blog.

Soooo, my husband switched to a safety razor. I thought it was a little weird at first... but it's gotten to the point that I LOVE it when he shaves. I usually don't care if he's scruffy or not but now... ooh la la. His face is baby butt smooth! (Yeah, he'll hate that I said that, :p). Keep in mind, he's from good Scottish stock so his whiskers are tough! I know this is the weirdest thing to blog about... but I want ALL women to know about this safety razor dodad and its awesomeness. It is the smoothest shave I have seen on a man. Best present ever!

Now you know my favorite thing for men's grooming. Hehehe!

Memes...

So my husband is a freelance writer and has been creating a geeky blog where he writes whatever he wants. He dumped a whole bunch of memes one day... (see here) and then we proceeded to talk about the idea of memes and I don't know how we ended up on the subject... but the end of the conversation went something like this...

For those that don't know what a meme is... see here for an article about what these strange things are. But I attend a university where Thespians are rampant. I, myself, LOVE plays so I don't mind this one bit. But there was an on going joke I keep hearing that goes "Mom... dad... I'm a thespian." So somewhere in all that, this is what my husband and I thought of.
Macbeth is a cursed play, for those that didn't know. Actors consider it BAD joojoo to speak the name of Macbeth on set when the play is not in progress or else terrible things will happen! I love a good superstition, don't you? ~_^

Current obsession? Shoes.

Remember I said traveling is, like, my most favorite thing ever? I am thinking about making a pin board on pinterest just dedicated as the things I would pack for a trip to Rome, or Paris, or London, or Sydney, or whatever. But I have so many boards already. >.< I wish I could organize them in like... files or something. Have a "For the Home" board and then file things in it like "Bathrooms" "Kitchens" "Organization" and etc. But I digress.

I found some cute sandals I would want to drop into that pretend suitcase on that pretend trip.

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Now I realize those last pair are not sandals... but if I were to wear any Toms shoes... those would be the ones and they would be awesome to travel around in.

A LONG post about very little

There's been some life changing events happening around me lately. Okay, so I think that they're life changing. They're rather quite small to normal people. Mostly these changes center around... me finding myself. It's more of understanding my pitfalls and passions. That still seems like a strange thought to me. Maybe I should break this up into a list.

1.) I don't know why I try to be what I am not. Yes, I am crafty. I love all those wonderful craft blogs that teach me to do awesome things. So when I try to emulate that... I crash and burn because... I just don't care as much as everyone else to keep it up. So screw it. I'm writing about what I want to, not what I feel obligated to. I'm not a mother that is a supermom/wife. I am just me, trying to be that person when I don't have to. Though I give immense props to all those wonderful, creative mothers out there! That is just not me...

2.) I feel an incredible urge to travel. All the time.
Get on a plane and fly away anywhere. Everywhere. I often wonder if this is my form of escapism. I want a suitcase of beautiful clothes and travel to the far reaches of the world. I need this. There is something wonderful about climbing into the belly of a steel bird and then stepping out into a place you are vaguely unfamiliar with and then exploring the streets, getting lost, finding a good restaurant, seeing magnificent art... sigh.

3.) Art is in my soul.

My goodness, that sounds deep. What does it mean? I don't really know. I just know that art is important to me. I have to do something in the art world. But I'm still searching.

4.) I'm a 'fraidy-cat.

It's true! I'm scared of the unknown. No, I'm really scared of changing my habits. I think most people are. I'm scared to even put this in a blog, honestly. But I'm trying to get over my fears.

5.) Oops, I love food.

Seriously, I love good food and I have to learn to curb my enthusiasm. I definitely stuff my gob. I have realized that quality is better than quantity.

6.) I hate my body.

Guess what, I've used the 'I'm a woman' excuse in my head to explain my hatred for myself. It's a crappy excuse. I'm just lazy and need to get over it. I've seen women much more robust than I am and they're so happy. They've learned to accept themselves. I haven't. But I will, don't worry.

7.) My husband loves me.

He's the only one that matters when I dress up or lounge around in my pajamas all day. Him telling me I'm beautiful when I haven't brushed my hair or showered in a couple days is all I need. Want to know something else? He's darn sexy even if he doesn't bother to shave or is dirty from working.

8.) I need to be who I am.

Not what someone thinks I should be or who I think is expected of me. I once had a conversation about 'truth' with a dear mentor of mine. It was the conversation that spurred me into these crazy thoughts. A further conversation months later with a dear friend helped me to understand that sometimes I need help... and I shouldn't be afraid to ask for it.

These are my major life changers and realizations. I realize they aren't in any particular order, or make sense to many people. But who reads this stuff anyway? :) I don't mind. I like being happy and easy going... but I certainly like having things straight forward and in neat little rows. Such a conundrum.

I guess the point is... this blog is going to be an outlet for things I care about. Not that everything up until this post hasn't been, but it felt like a chore sometimes. It won't be anymore! Maybe  I will stick to it this time! :p

One last thing... Be Happy!!!