Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life: Week 8
This Saturday I had a helper in the kitchen!
Cooper made Everyday Pancakes!
He put a few chocolate chips in the batter.
Needs haircut soon.
At the nursery today.
I’m excited for Spring!
Found out that we have a blossoming tree in our yard. I chopped a few branches and put them up.
Trips to Home Depot.
Exactly how I feel, bro.
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this wall calendar download has changed my life
Brunch is Hell
My current favorite dress from Target hugs all the curves nicely
Everything Sucks! <—- giving me major high school flashbacks
When was the last time you spent a whole weekend not using your phone (other than using it as a tool to listen to music or take pictures with?).
When was the last time you put yourself in a self-imposed Digital Detox?
My friend Nicole had a birthday. My friend Nicole is a Capricorn, just like my Mom. She was the first person in my life that made me realize that I would have been good friends with my mom if she and I were the same age.
Nicole wanted to celebrate her birthday by going to Wilbur Hot Springs with friends. I said yes to the adventure. Yes to getting out of my comfort zone and meeting new people and getting away. YES TO GETTING OFF MY PHONE and LIVING MY LIFE.
I almost talked myself out of it twice.
But then I changed my thinking.
I said YES to myself.
Because all I’ve wanted since my mom died is SPACE.
Space for my brain to grieve without having to take care of anyone but myself for a weekend.
I wanted to be alone with my thoughts and feelings and the 2 1/2 hour drive up to the hot springs helped.
I caught up on the Talking in Circles podcast. My brain really needed that. It helped get me in the zone to do some deeeeeeeeeeep thinking of what has happened in the past few years.
Three of us stayed in the solar lodge. I got the top loft. It was just the right amount of space.
Communal bathrooms are just fine. It feels like camp life!
Hello! Happy Monday, friends! Cooper has Monday and Tuesday off of school so we’re enjoying some family time this week. Hopefully we will get to do a little family adventure. Over the weekend we went to a crab dinner with my dad & friends and I painted the main wall in my office green.
I LOVE A FRESH COAT OF PAINT!
I’ve been in a cooking rut for the past few months.
I’m hoping to turn it around with some playtime in the kitchen.
Anything you’d like to see? How can I help? Wanna point me in a direction? HELP.
Here are my Intentions for the Week!
What about you? What are you up to this week?
MAKE IT A GREAT WEEK!
Heres what this past week looked like: My Everyday Life Week 7
Finding light. Trying to hold onto it.
Window shopping…but in a mirror.
A magic moment in Oakland.
Visiting my friend Lisa at her studio.
Type harder.
GOOD GRIEF.
So much inspiration.
Her glass collection is beautiful.
Lisa made me a painting of me and my mom!
From NYE many years ago!
Thank you, LISA.
1980 Dad handwriting.
These are all of the letters I have to catch up on.
Valentine’s Day card from my husband.
Came with a handwriting sample!
Lisa’s collection.
Outdoor dining in Oakland at Sideshow. NOM.
Potential.
Childhood icons.
So much character.
Dancer garage door.
Last Brush Painting class!
Thrift score of the century! I got this whole set for my lady deck.
The best part? I think I had this fabric or something like it in my room growing up.
Turmeric latte + a peanut butter sandwich
I’m in love with a Uni-Ball Signo Broad pen
That ray of light. Can you see it?
Kinda looks like I’m flipping off the camera but I’m not. Just pointing!
Making eye contact with a baby. Talking to a poet.
Your letters turn into my bookmarks and I find them when I need to.
My Valentine’s Day card for Casey.
Valentine’s Day made me miss my mom a lot.
This balloon made me happy.
My friend Jerry made flowers for his boo. Aren’t they pretty?
Playing around with chocolate & trail mix.
Roasted potatoes with kale pesto & roasted sausage.
A vignette in my house.
It’s the season here!
On the way to school.
Sending maj pictures in the morning.
Yes.
Made chocolate lollipops!
We had a good cloud day.
Hummingbird food.
Thank you for the postcard, Maureen.
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My brush lettering teacher sent us this video this week and it made me happy. So sweet!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Cooper and I continued our Valentines making tradition with these beauties.
We did something new this year and added Chocolate Lollipops to our repertoire!
I’m hoping to carry on my mom’s candy lady tradition.
We repurposed art scraps from the art scrap bin and made something new with them.
It pays to save some of your work, doesn’t it?
What we produced was a combo of two projects I’ve shared on this blog before.
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If you’re curious how we made them,
I printed labels with my Dymo Printer. We used address labels
Font is called Impact Label.
The cards are large index cards
We punched holes in the cards with a small hole puncher.
Tied the lollipops to the card with twine
It’s fun to make things from scratch!
Enjoy the day, you lovebirds!
