October 2010
2 posts
Locked Out
Today I am grateful for shoes and soup.
Here is why.
I got home today with a package that I need to open right away since it had perishables in it. I didn’t take my shoes off right away like I usually do because of this. I opened the box and put away its contents. Then I went out to put the box on the porch. I shut the door behind me and “CLICK.”
I locked myself out. My...
September 2010
27 posts
This Little Piggy
Today I saw a man walking his little pet pig. It was amazing.
Art Class
Today was my first Life Drawing class at a local art school. It didn’t really go how I expected, but it went okay. I forgot to eat before hand because I had a staff meeting at my day job that ran really late. So I had to run straight to class after. I won’t do that again because it made it hard to focus.
I’m not sure yet if I’m going to get along with this instructor....
“…the key to professional happiness is asking yourself two simple questions...”
– Bill Murphy Jr., author of The Intelligent Entrepreneur
BJD Regrets!
In my desperation to get my hands on a limited edition BJD doll part for one of my projects, I spent I little more money than I wanted on the only one that was available at the time. A few minutes after the transaction, someone posted a better deal. Ugh! There’s nothing I can do about it now and I’m glad I’m getting the part because it is rare, but I can’t help...
Dollies & Comics
Working on Nonesuch dolls today! I have a few custom orders I need to finish up this week. Then I really need to start working on my inventory because I’m doing a show next month! Hooray!
I’m going to try and set aside a few hours on a certain day every week to devote to comics. I have art night which I work on Nonesuch dolls, soon I will have my life drawing class, so why not...
Here, There...
And Everywhere.
L is up to visit me! So of course I had to take her all over the place! We checked out some tag sales, went the the Farmer’s Market, picked apples at the orchard, made a delicious home cooked meal and apple crisp pie! We ate way too much food and had a glorious day. The weather was perfect.
No arts today, but I’ve been thinking a lot about what’s going on...
Cute
Today, I’m okay with being cute. I’m not sexy, I’m not beautiful, but I am cute and I get told this constantly. I went to a karaoke night and I’m really self conscious about my singing. But I do it anyway because I always feel so good afterwards. I love the nervous/terrified moments before I’m called up to the stage. I focus on the little lyrics on the screen and...
Nothing
………. I got nothing accomplished today.
But L is coming to visit this weekend! YAAY!
Zzzz
Tired today… Happy streak wore off. But I don’t really feel sad either. Just tired. Tired. Tired.
I had sushi for dinner. Mmm…
Good Mood Continued!
Still in a pretty good mood today. YES. Feeling cheerful makes the day seem longer and more fulfilling. I’m going to hang onto this as long as I can.
I’m working on a custom Nonesuch that’s really freakin’ sweet. It’s a zombie ginger tabby cat. I painted pieces of felt with part of its skull and ribs and stitch them in behind holes I cut in the main felt color...
Good Mood
I’m in a really good mood today. I wish I could feel like this everyday! Maybe I can if I try. I will try.
Blah!
It’s hard to keep up with this journal when I don’t have any time to make anything worthwhile. My day job is really eating up all my time and I actually spent all day Sunday with my boyfriend. We live together, but I feel like I hardly ever see him now. So we planned a nice day together. It was fun. :-)
I don’t know how to get back on the art boat… Hopefully my life...
Inquiries
I’ve been getting quite a few inquiries about my dolls lately! I think it has a bit to do with the DevienatArt feature I had. It’s exciting! And stressful! Exciting because I love getting art related work. Stressful because I’m working overtime at my day job right now. But I’ll get it done.
I was looking at my Etsy shop today and felt really proud of myself. I have...
Wolfram Alpha →
Calculations
I found this cool website today! I’ve been typing in dates… (I’m 25 years, 5 months, and 22 days old today. And I’ve been doing this blog for 1 month and 26 days.) But it does all sorts of cool things!
I got a custom doll order today. This makes me happy! I’m still struggling with the drawing thing, but that should change soon. My life drawing...
Attention
One of my Nonesuch dolls was selected for a Daily Deviation on DeviantArt today. Boy, howdy did I get a lot of views and comments! It was exciting to say the least. :-)
Tough
This is the end of my first week as “acting manager” at my day job. I’m pooped. Nine hour days are tough. Cranky people are tough. Being in charge of certain things is tough. I’m happy to help during this transitional phase, but I’ll be relieved when a new manager is hired and things go back to some sort of normalcy. I hope I like the new person and that they...
Patience
I don’t have any when it comes to drawing anymore! Well, doodling anyway. If I have a set plan for a project, I can usually focus on it. But when it comes to doodling, I just scribble incoherently. I guess it’s okay since you have to get out all the crap before you can make something good, right? Haha.
Anyhoo, I’m officially signed up for a life drawing/painting class...