I sort of have a love/hate relationship with Halloween. Actually, it’s more of a hate/hate relationship. Like, aren’t people creepy enough already, without having to dress up like zombies and murderous clowns? Also, I’ve said it before, but I’m not a fan of fall…
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Today: Get Messy Thursdays | Words, Week 6
It’s the final week of this season of the Get Messy Art Journal program (learn all about it here), and the inevitable has happened: I have run out of ideas and thoughts and brain power and found myself quoting Justin Bieber. There is a little…
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Today: Happy Weekend.
It’s barely 8:30 AM and we’re already on our third pair of shoes. Grace has settled on these, the perfect (tiny) weekend shoes. I hope you’ve either got your feet up, or a fantastic pair of shoes on. Happy Weekend. Also On Tap for…
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Today: The upsides of insomnia.
I’ve never been a good sleeper, but being pregnant really brings out the insomniac in me. It’s partly the discomfort of being the size of Oh my God, Jay, it’s a baby whale, partly the inability to roll over without involuntarily making grunting noises (and/or…
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Today: Get Messy Thursdays | Words, Week 5
I don’t have much in the way of actual words to share this week (which… let’s be honest… you’re likely 900% okay with this). I stuck to basic materials (scissors, paper, magazines, glue and a few pens) and made some equally basic pages. Sometimes basic…
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Today: Happy Weekend.
October beach days are lovely. There are no crowds, no man Speedos (no offense, men who wear Speedos), and very little risk of being hit in the head by a Frisbee (never say never). Lately, Grace and I have had the beach to ourselves.…
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Today: Get Messy Thursdays | Words, Week 4
I got completely swept up in this week’s prompts and the chance to focus on favorite childhood stories. We grew up in a house full of books, with parents who loved to read to us, so there was a lot to draw from. I zeroed…
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Today: Passing through.
I’ve always looked at spring and fall as transition times, not giving them the full respect of actual seasons. Spring gets us to summer (Thank you, Jesus). And fall gets us to winter (Happy Birthday, Jesus… and, in the case of winters such as the last one,…
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Today: Get Messy Thursdays | Words, Week 3
This post is a day late. I mention that simply so you don’t fear that I’ve entirely lost track of days (though… some days…). If you’d like to learn more about the Get Messy Art Journal program, click on over. Get Messy Thursdays | Words,…