Happy, productive day today! I ordered my photos, finished the performance evalations for work, finished reading my friend Kathy’s story, ordered all the certificates I needed to do my upcoming consulate work, got gas, went to Costco, nd even bought a few scrapbook fun at Michael’s. Which is where we bought David these cute little stickers he is wearing. I’ve even printed my birth plan and have done half the list for packing our bags. Another productive day tomorrow and I think we’ll be all set.
After which maybe I can actually get some art done since I am itching to do my tag and maybe even a few more creative therapy catalysts. Wouldn’t that be awesome. Thursday’s going to be a full day so I want to make sure to get some good rest tomorrow, too. I can’t believe we’re already halfway through this week. All this time is passing way too quickly.
Happy Tuesday!
Quiet day here. Semi-productive and mostly resting and relaxing. Got a few things done and have a whole bunch more to go. I shall leave you with another one of the cute, sweet boy.
Today started much better. We were invited to an Easter brunch at our friend Kathy’s and David was the only kid there which meant he had the 60-some eggs all to himself. He was so excited and so happy that he couldn’t stop hugging her and telling her how awesome she was. I think it was by far the best Easter he’s ever had.
The rest of our day went pretty smoothly, too. I finally got my birthplan done and I got the packing list for the hospital, too so I will pack tomorrow. A few tiny things and we’re officially ready for this little one. Though, I have another 13 days or so and I’d like the baby to stay put until it’s due date ideally so she or he can be fully grown and healthy. Cross fingers.
My mom is coming a week from today. I haven’t seen her since Thanksgiving and I can’t wait. One more week. I will leave you with a shot of David digging through Kathy’s house to find all the eggs.
Today’s catalyst is: What makes you laugh?
My text:
Family is the one thing that makes me laugh more than anything else in my life. One of the original reasons I picked my husband was his great sense of humor and ability to make me laugh. I am not that easily amused and don’t tend to have a good sense of humor so any man who can make me laugh is a keeper in my book. Not to mention the little boy who is so funny, so sweet and cute that the wonderful man and I managed to bring to this world…
Technique highlight:
This is inspired by an old art journal page by Ali Edwards. It uses two chipboard pieces that I put down before I painted the whole page and then the white and silver sections are created by melting wax. Of course it doesn’t do justice to the original but it was fun to play with and it did make me smile.
This shot is really representative of the day we had. All three of us were grouchy in our on way and despite one piece of unbelievable and fantastic news in the middle of the day, we just couldn’t get ourselves to be in good spirits.
Some days are just like that.
Today we had our weekly doctor appointment and our wonderful doctor let David help listen to the baby’s heartbeat and it was all so smooth and nice. I love my doctor and I hope she’s the one on call when the little one is coming. Either way, I am glad I had her through this pregnancy.
We wanted to take some flower shots in the neighborhood since things are finally blooming for spring. We spent the rest of the day mostly resting and not getting too much done.
A quiet day for David and I. Both of us playing, relaxing, watching some TV and resting. I had a short to-do list today but even that didn’t get done. Oh well. I am trying to cut myself slack especially since I am having contractions each time I get up. All is ok overall. I had intended to catch up on some of my art while I was on maternity but haven’t been able to so far. Let’s see if tomorrow looks more promising.
As part of getting ready for the baby, my sister and I put together the pack’n’play I had bought for David. This is exactly where David spent his first six weeks and, if all goes well, little baby will spend his or her first weeks here, too. The boppy was a present but the other two pillows are the best new mother thing I ever got. They are called “My Breast Friend” and they are by far the very best nursing pillow I’ve ever owned. When new mom-to-bes ask me what they should get, I ask them if they plan on nursing. If they do, I tell them they must, have to, get this pillow. It’s worth its weight in gold. I have two because I used to keep one at home and one in the car at all times.
One of the things I was very nervous about the first time around was nursing. I wanted to make sure I could nurse and felt scared and insecure. But I was also determined. I am happy to say I got to do it for a long long time, so it’s one less worry this time around. I know that, assuming all goes well, I will be able nurse this little one, too.
This week’s question was " what is the last good book you read?"
Ordinarily, I’m a voracious reader and read two books, or so, a week. However, I haven’t been doing much reading (or anything really) lately and even the ones I’ve read haven’t been that great. The last great book I’ve read that really sucked me in and pulled me into another world was Twilight. I resisted reading it for a long long time since I don’t care for vampires in any way. But this book managed to make me realize that any topic can be made into a great story, so I decided to pick it as my book.
I am not crazy about this tag, either but this week’s technique was using glimmer mist. I put some thickers on the tag and then inked the whole thing. I then sprayed glimmer mist and put some pearl ink. I wanted to create the effect of “night.” Afterwards, I pulled out the thickers and with some glue, put some glitter on the letters. The glimmermist made the tag all soft and wrinkly so that’s why it ended up a bit odd and it’s really hard to take a good photo but you get the gist. This, too, is not one of my favorites.
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I am combining Emily Falconbridge’s art journal questions with trying a new technique each week. You can see the full list: here
Today is the last day of school for David for ten days. He’s off for Passover and since I am home on maternity, I decided he doesn’t need to go to camp so we’ll be spending the next ten days together. Let’s see how it goes.
A rather odd day today. I feel calmer than I have in a while but I am in quite a bit of pain on and off. I wonder if the baby is getting ready to come a bit sooner than planned. I guess we’ll see. At least we’re 99% ready, except for my hospital bag and some names. Specifically boy names. Oh well, I’m sure we’ll figure something out.
Happy Wednesday!
This week’s question was "what was my worst (or best?!) hairstyle experience to date?"
This one didn’t really speak to me immediately. In fifth grade, I decided to grow my hair and didn’t cut it until after college. Once I managed to cut it, I had a strong sense of freedom and proceeded to try several hairstyles. I went blonde, black, red and then back to my original brown. During this period, I spent a few months in Japan. While I was there, I had this one haircut which was the shortest my hair has ever been. It was auburn and really short. To this day, it’s the boldest haircut I’ve had, so I decided to commemorate it.
I am not sure I like this tag all that much but the technique I used this week was “printing on canvas.” I took this photo of me from then and printed it on canvas and glued it to the tag and then just embellished around it and put some fabric behind the tag. Not one of my favorites to be sure.
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I am combining Emily Falconbridge’s art journal questions with trying a new technique each week. You can see the full list: here
Here’s David with his “Silly Mommy” looks. I love him so.
Today is declared a day of rest. I plan to do nothing but lie on the couch and watch TV. Some little stuff might get done but no pressure. That’s the plan.
Almost caught up. My sister left last night. While I was tired all week, I really loved having her here. She helped us pick a house, she washed all of the baby’s clothes and setup the bed for me, she cooked for us every night, and she put up with my crazy. And trust me, I’ve been crazy. I miss her already. Thank you, Yona, so much for coming!
Today was a day of errands. I got the baby’s car seat installed, I confirmed we’re set for the hospital and for maternity pay, I paid my bills, and just tied all the loose ends, so I can relax now. David’s school is on vacation starting Wednesday night so I have two more days just to myself and I plan to make the most of them.
Here’s David in one of the boxes that used to hold baby clothes, wathcing Batman. Cutie pie!
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