coffee, bakery, snowman. . . . skeleton & elf

a colorful weekend . . .

photo challenge 1/31/16 . . . self

Just be yourself.  

Let people see the real, imperfect, flawed, 

quirky, weird, beautiful, and magical person that you are.

 My final post for my January Photo Challenge.  It has been fun and gave my creative side the little bit of a kick start that it needed.  I like messing around with photo collages . . . just a simple one of me and some of the things that I like.  Clare, Sis, Mom, Planet, Clare Helen, Amma  . . . whatever name I go by - it's still me.  From baby to nearly 57 years old - it's still me.  

I've changed a lot over the years - its' still me.  

Sometimes I look in the mirror and wonder where that young person went . . . but it's still me. 

 I can say I lost myself a few times along the way . . . but not for long.  

I have learned that I have to be true to myself . . . 

I just have to be me.

One Minute Journal . . .

"To live a creative life 

we must lose our fear of being wrong."  

~ Joseph C. Pearce

 Richard was cleaning out a drawer and was throwing away this little book when I noticed it.  It is the instruction book that came with a watch.  It was way to cute to just throw away . . . 

 So I decided to use it for a little pocket journal.  Nothing too fancy or detailed . . . I'll use it to jot down quotes that I find, or glue in little items that are part of my day.  It is small enough to stick in my purse.  I like the idea of just taking a few seconds each day to jot something down in this little book . . . my  "1 Minute Journal" . . . that is easy enough to do every day.

up close . . .

 

 

Just a few pictures that I like . . .

This last one my boss sent me yesterday.  He is out of town at a conference and he found this origami crane . . .

I have a lot on my mind these days . . . hell, I always have a lot on my mind . . . that's just the way my mind is.  But I have a dear friend who lost her sister yesterday, another close friend having open heart surgery today, and another dealing with cancer.  Life gets like that sometimes . . . it does put things in perspective . . .

"I believe in prayer.  It's the best way we have to draw strength from heaven."  ~Josephine Baker



All Day I Dream About Stuff . . .

 I had started working on a doll today . . . but as I was stuffing the body - the seam ripped and the small attempt I made at fixing it didn't work and only frustrated me further, so I decided just to toss it out and make something a little simpler . . . a very simple little pillow made out of an old Adidas t-shirt . . . nice little touch in my craft room.  (I will make another doll body tonight.)
. . . and other stuff from my craft room.

 ~ PEACE ~

 

 

Richard put a new grip on my racquet today . . . bright colors for Spring.  Peace ~ Love ~ Tennis

I've been inside way too long for a beautiful Spring day . . . time to do something outdoors.



Just for Today . . .

Outside my window . . . warm and overcast – I love this kind of weather.
I am thinking . . . if we take every day as it comes – we can get through just about anything.
I am thankful for . . . my husband.
From the kitchen . . . pancakes – Richard called me this morning and told me it was National Pancake Day (he knows that I like that kind of thing) . . . 30 minutes later he showed up at my work with scrambled eggs and pancakes.  What a great way to start the day!
I am wearing . . . jeans and a Santa Clara University t-shirt (College Day at school).
I am creating . . . a clean and organized craft room . . . it looks wonderful!  Now it’s time to create something.  Nearly done with a doll that I thought would have been finished ages ago.
I am going . . . to probably drink way too much coffee today.  J
I am reading . . . Fifty Shades Freed . . . I ended up reading this whole series.  It was better than I thought it was going to be when I started the first book. I don't think I will bother watching the movie when it comes out.
I am hoping . . . to get out some St. Patrick’s Day decorations tonight.
I am hearing . . . nothing – I found a nice quiet place to enjoy my lunch break.
Around the house . . . cleaning out!

One of my favorite things . . . the new work table that I got for my craft room.  (which is what caused me to completely clean and reorganize that room)
A few plans for the rest of the week . . . write a story for my newest doll, cut out some more dolls,

From my picture journal . . . I haven't posted much this week - life has been busy . . . so just some random photos from a very busy week.  But not too busy to at least snap of few pictures of things that caught my eye.

random happy wednesday . . .

chalkboard heart . . . love and a miniature crane . . . wonderful new hairbands that Richard surprised me with . . . Shabby Charlotte doll hair . . . and a steamy heart . . . .

Just some random stuff on a Wednesday morning.  I am not sure what sets my mood each day.  I try to always start each day with a positive attitude, but for some reason today is more than a feel good day.  I seem to be in more than a happy mood -  for no specific reason . . . in such a simple way - that it would probably complicate it to try to explain it.  So I will simply enjoy it.  :) 

on our way home . . .

The ride home included a drive over The Golden Gate Bridge . . .

 . . . where you may see all kinds of things.

 A drive through San Francisco . . .

 . . . and a stop at our favorite outlet store.

 The Adidas outlet happened to have tons of stuff on clearance . . . so we came home with a bag full of goodies.

 

  . . . and our usual stop at Casa de Fruita.  I like stopping here anytime, but especially in the Fall.  It is not possible to drive by a giant pumpkin patch when you have me in the car . . . but then Richard knows that.

I guess all these posts about cover our weekend . . . and I guess I took quite a few pictures . . . it took me a few days to share them all.  Here it is Wednesday already - almost time for another weekend.  :)