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The Savor Project 2013 – Week 32

looks like I missed one more page from turkey 🙂

these are all from Bodrum, Turkey.

See you next week!

The Savor Project is a weekly project for 2013. You can see a detailed post on my goal and other details here.

Gratitude PostCards – Week 32

Here’s this week’s card:

It says: it is okay to be you just as you are.

This card uses a template from The Crafter’s Workshop (as well as a few others.) and acrylic paint.

Gratitude PostCards is a weekly project for 2013. You can see a detailed post on my goal and the postcards I use here.

A Book a Week – The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness

I read about The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness from Andrea Scher’s blog. She mentioned she loved it and it was an impromptu buy for me.

Which is pretty rare.

But something about this book clearly spoke to me.

The funny thing is, once it arrived, I read the first two pages and then stopped. For weeks. I didn’t pick it up again. I wasn’t sure what it was about, I wasn’t sure I wanted to read it. Blah blah. When I finally picked it up, I read the whole thing in one sitting.

It was that good.

If you’re into wonderful (true) stories that are interesting and inspiring, this is your book. It’s not for everyone but for those who like it, they will love it.

Gratitude Journal – Week 30

Here’s this week’s gratitudes and celebrations:

Before:

it says: do not dim the joy or the pain. let it all in. live your life in full color.

and here’s what the page looks like with all the gratitudes and celebrations:

Just another excuse to create art and remember the present that is my life.

Gratitude Journal is a weekly project for 2013. You can see a detailed post on my goal other details here.

Weekly Diary – August 10 2013

Here are some photos from this week:

David at his NASA camp.

He used the Kerbal Space Program.

which he loved.

and did some Scratch programming.

then we went out to celebrate.

the kids got to color at the restaurant.

i love this photo and his expression.

and the love of my life.

I had to go to work a bunch this week and the kids made a fort while i was gone.

so Jake snapped some shots.

which made me laugh.

thank you, love.

and then it was family photo time.

i love getting to do this.

even if for 15 minutes.

the laughter and tiny joyful moments.

amongst the “be quiet, smile, look at the camera!!!” ones, of course.

and here we go. so grateful for my life. i hope your week was lovely, too.

Weekly Diary is a project for 2013. You can read more about it here.

SixBySix – Week 32

Before this week’s art here’s the important reminder: Please remember, this is personal and hand-made and thus imperfect. If you want perfect art, do not buy mine. Also one more reminder that these are pretty small. 5.5inches by 5.5inches. That’s about 14×14 centimeters). You will just get the original piece of watercolor paper with my art and signature in the back. No mounting, no frame. I don’t want to misrepresent anything. I will put a paypal button under each (you can pay with credit card or paypal.) the button doesn’t update so you will have to click through to see if it’s sold out. I will try to update them as quickly as I can and remove the button if it’s gone, but just in case. Each piece will be $35. That’s US dollars. If you have questions please leave a comment and I will reply as fast as I can.

With that here’s this week’s art:

it reads: to pursue one dream you must be willing to let go of another.

SixBySix is a weekly project for 2013. You can see a detailed post on my goal and other details here.

The Savor Project 2013 – Week 31

and here’s the last of the Turkey pages:

these are all from Bodrum, Turkey.

See you next week!

The Savor Project is a weekly project for 2013. You can see a detailed post on my goal and other details here.

A Book a Week – The House of the Spirits

I read The House of the Spirits also because it was picked for book club.

I had never read Allende before so I figured it was the perfect occasion. This was said to be like Marquez, which I love.

Alas this wasn’t as goos as Marquez, in my opinion. The characters were less likeable and the overall story and tone wasn’t as well-done. But I still liked reading it and am glad I did. Since I have never read anything else by her, I can’t be sure if it’s her best or if her other books are anything like this one.

In the end, the book club decided to pick something else so I made my way through this thick book for nothing. Well, not for nothing, of course. Now I’ve read an Allende.

Gratitude PostCards – Week 31

Here’s this week’s card:

It says: never ever ever ever give up. never.

This card uses a template from The Crafter’s Workshop (as well as a few others.) and acrylic paint.

Gratitude PostCards is a weekly project for 2013. You can see a detailed post on my goal and the postcards I use here.

2013 Sketching – Week 27

My goal for 2013 is to make three sketches a week. If I make more, great. If I don’t, that’s ok. Trying to keep the pressure low while still encouraging myself to draw.

Finally trying to get back into the groove of things. Here are the ones I’ve done in the ladt few weeks: