Creative Chaos

A Day of Painting.......

I spent an entire day painting.   Yep.  Just me and my paint brush.  Ok.....it wasn't exactly art.  It was painting primer on cabinets in our rental unit.  However, there was a whole lotta "I 'll take what I can get" in that apartment yesterday.  Even though it was simply primer on shelves, I did not let that stop me from making a statement with paint.  I wanted the primer to represent the struggle of the artist trying to stake out her way in life......  I wanted it to show how art on an individual level can affect the world as a whole ......I wanted the new renter to look at the cabinets and feel a sense of artistic ingenuity.......... Unfortunately, my husband didn't share the same artistic vision that I did when it came to painting.  I believe his comments were somewhere along the line of "it's just primer", "get a move on" and "time's a wastin'" .....dreamcrusher..........

Carlos wanted to help in the painting.  He got to paint the back of a closet door and the inside of the upper closet.  He was quite excited to get to sit inside the closet while painting and wanted to know if he could sleep in there that night.  We said no. 

 

Good Time Charley.......

Me:   You really can make Andres laugh alot.  You're a regular Good Time Charley for your baby brother.

Carlos: Yeah.....  But..... sometimes big brothers...Sometimes they can be Charley bad times for baby brothers too.

Me: This is true. This is true.  hee hee.....

They Listened To Me!!!!

I thought this was kind of funny in light of my "Christmas is Coming" post.  I received this the day I did my little rant.   I thought hmmmmm...maybe someone listened to me.  Creative Chaos....Christmas Chaos.   Sheer coincidence, I thought?  I think not!  Then I remembered the magazine spreads are done months before hand.  Hrrrmmpphh.  Anyway....all in all, I thought it pretty funny.  I find it humorous that there is a "cure" for all the stress that is created by Christmas Day.   As an aside....doesn't that cake look scrumptious.  I think I have to make it. Tonight. And eat it. Tonight.  Mmmmmmmmmm......

On a creative chaos crafty note, I am taking some pictures of some of my jewelry and other crafty items to put up in my photo album.  Now, if I can only figure out how to "work" that photo album, I will be in business.  I honestly can't even remember how I set those other two shots up.   Joe help!!!!

Baton down the hatches....Christmas is coming

I am actually feeling pretty jolly about Christmas these days.   I even began some Christmas projects that will be used as gifts for family and friends.  My typical M.O. is waiting until about 9 days before Christmas at which point I am inspired to make the most intricately complicated yet heartfelt and adorable Christmas gifts for all friends, relatives, acquaintances, postman, water delivery guy and meter reader.  Unfortunately, each said complicated and adorable handmade gift usually will average about 10 days to make. Thus finding myself repeating the same thing to everyone during gift giving....... "I was going to make the most incredible, beautiful and personal gift for you.  You should get it sometime around Easter."

Throughout my adult years, the holidays have brought about a complicated mixture a feelings for me.   And, frankly, the last 10 years has found me to be bit of a scrooge. It's not even a day.  It's a "season". It has been stretched out to cover the entire months of September - December.  I feel the blame falls squarely on the shoulders of the media.  All media.  You name it; I blame them.  Magazines. Commercials. TV shows. The News. Overeager children.  Every last one of them. I am deluged with all things helpful on how to "Save my Sanity during the Season"......."Relieve the stress with a doable plan"....."Save your nerves and not get frazzled"...."Get everything done and still have time for caroling"......"Get it all done with out injuring or maiming your loved ones".....OK I made that last one up.  But still.  It's ridiculous how Christmas has somehow risen to the level of stockpiling and preparing for an impeding hurricane.  I mean for the love of everything in a box and a bow, am I preparing for Christmas or Armageddon.  Because at this point I am not sure anymore.  But one thing is for sure, having kids has definitely brought the magic back into Christmas for me.  I keep it simple for me and simple for them and let the "season" flow onto me instead of chasing it down.   

So with that said, I am going to go back and finish the glitter infused ornaments I am creating.  Complete some designs for some jewelry. And let vision of sugar plums dance in my head.

Dating My Blog

I'm so sad.  My entire post just got lost because I clicked on the design tab. Gone. Poof.   

Oh well.  Apparently, these are the harsh realities of blogging.  I guess I better get used to it. 

As I said so wonderfully and eloquently in my other post that is now lost forever.......I decided that I want to slowly start designing & crafting and generally become a creative person again.  That was something that just wasn't happening the last few years of pregnancy and baby time.  The last couple years I've been wandering about; contemplating becoming creative, but not actually doing anything about it. My main motivation for getting through the day was my wonderful, glorious and comfy bed that called my name every night with the beckoning song of slumber. Beautiful slumber.....

Just before I got pregnant and just as my then 4 year old was entering preschool, I felt ready to get back in the groove.  Starting with a 10 hour New Year's Day Clean Sweep Marathon and ending with drywalling and painting my studio, I found out I was pregnant. Pregnancy got the best of me and sucked every ounce of energy and motivation from my 40 year old body. However, this past year, each day  has found me with a little more energy.  A little more motivation.  I'm not only at the stage where I am planning projects, but actually completing them.

I love the blog.  I had no idea what a blog was until Joe introduced our crazy little group to it a couple months ago over at Blogspot.  At first, I was resistent to a new form of communication.  Who is this blog and what does he want from me.  Then I was smitten.....He's everything I want. Immediate gratification.  I can talk all I want.  I can post gratuitous pictures of my stuff.  What's not to love.   I had contemplated starting a web site.  But felt like I'm still not ready for that kind of commitment right now.  Too much pressure. Too many expectations.   The blog is casual dating.  The web site is marriage.  I just want to date right now and see where this leads.

I'm off to "WUAP".....I told you I wouldn't abandon you guys......K

Well, well, well.....Look who's blogging.....

My first official test post.  I had so much fun over at Blogspot that I decided to venture out on my own. Now I know you guys will think I am abandoning the WUAP blog. Which in a way I have....... But, really, the truth is I didn't want to keep hijacking the blog with my creative endeavors.   I needed my own little space.  So Joseph, Joe, Gail, Paula and Gina forgive me for venturing onward.  I will still be around to blog about all the reality tv I can muster.