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Listen with Intent – Week 11

Another step in brave listening is releasing what I am holding on to. For me to be able to really hear, I need to stop the noise and I need to release the thoughts, ideas, beliefs I am holding on to. Part of listening and hearing is not carrying preconceived ideas. So this week’s intent is to release.

The lettering I used here comes from Calligraphy Alphabets Made Easy.

I chose to do a balloon because it’s a great representation of releasing something I might cherish and hold on to and releasing it in the short term feels a bit painful.

Listen with Intent is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.

Weekly Diary – March 16 2014

Since I am posting these retroactively, I will just post our family photos for the record.

aurelia loves making faces.

just never smiley ones.

david ran away after the tickling.

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.

Aurelia Reads to Mommy – Week 5

Aurelia Reads to Mommy is a project for 2014 that I am doing with my 4.5-year-old son. You can read more about it here.

Today I Know – Week 10

This week was one of those where I just didn’t feel inspired by anything and after spinning and spinning, I settled on an oldie but goodie by Abigail Halpin who is just amazing. I drew my little girl, colored it with some crayons and pencils and called it done.

Some weeks are just like that.

prompt says: today i know that i want to change my mind about

I wrote about how i want to change how i see myself.

Today I Know is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.

Stitching Circles – Week 10

This week’s stitching also comes from urban threads. I love this sketch. I used satin stitch and back stitch on this one. The little word is bold. I also tried to attach this one to the back in a different way to see if I liked it better. I haven’t decided. What do you think? Do you like the little bit of gold showing or did you prefer the blanket stitch way?

Stitching Circles is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.

A Book a Week – The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells

The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells was an Amazon Book of the Month pick and it’s the first book in a long, long time that I remember loving.

I read this in one sitting and I really enjoyed it.

It was so sweet, so tender, and such an interesting little book.

If you’re looking for a good read, this one’s a keeper. A really unusual one, too.

Savor Project – 2014 – Spread Seven

This week’s all about David’s birthday and our date night. A wonderful week.

Loving this project.

Savor Project is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.

Remember This – Week 10

And this one is from Life Book week Five. The assignment this week was to do draw a cotton candy girl and some sweets. I decided that what I wanted to draw was a piece of Dr. Seuss cake and a reminder that the goal when eating is not to feel full but to feel nourished.

This page has a lot of texture. I used heavy body paints and lay them down thickly. Even though the colors make me smile, I am not a huge fan of the page overall. It just doesn’t feel like me, not sure why. But alas, this is more about experimenting and having fun and I did both this week.

Remember This is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.

Listen with Intent – Week 10

Here we are. Since March is all about being brave, it made sense to me that the first intention I wanted to set was to dare. This sounds like doing stuff, but it’s actually not. What I had in mind was to dare to listen to my inner whispers. Dare to listen to the universe’s voice. Dare to listen to the smaller, quieter sounds that might be coming from the crushed parts of my soul or even from the deepest desires.

The lettering I used here comes from Calligraphy Alphabets Made Easy.

I chose to do a bird sitting and then birds flying because I feel like the first step is to sit and listen to the sounds. Dare to allow myself to hear them. Dare to listen to them. Which I believe will give me the strength and push to then soar.

Listen with Intent is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.

Weekly Diary – March 9 2014

Here are photos from this week:

The weather was finally getting nicer this week so Aurelia and I had lunch outside for the first time in a while. I’ve been trying to choose nutrition over eating just to be full and I usually eat no protein so I’ve been trying to eat healthy food for lunch.

so is the little one.

David’s been taking tennis lessons so we went to practice at a park nearby.

he and daddy played while I shot photos.

the practice has really been helping him improve.

the little boy spent his time running and throwing tennis balls.

and then running some more.

and playing with the net.

Jake played with David for a while as I entertained Aurelia.

who didn’t take much prodding to self-entertain.

then Jake and I played while David practiced against the wall and Aurelia ran around some more. When we got home, we were all tired, so it was time to relax and play games.