Tonight I have plans to get down and dirty and serious and emotional and.... oh yes, creative.
My husband came home from work and saw me at my desk with various supplies out and said "oh wow, you scrapped today?" (though I hadn't yet, I'm just sifting through stuff, trying to get my toes wet). His tone of voice was too hopeful. I realized ... he's been worried about the fact that I wasn't scrapping/journaling (other than commitments)! To be so well known by someone and not even realize it... wow. I understand though, it makes sense that on top of everything else he's been worrying about when it comes to me lately of course this would also be included. He eyes me warily some days.... sometimes I wonder how fragile he sees me. Sometimes I wonder how fragile I see myself.
I have been in this funky, weird place. I've been trying not to push myself too hard to get out of it, I need to learn to feel things as they come, not catalog them for later, if that makes sense. I've been spending a whole lot of time listening to/downloading music, watching the news (something I usually NEVER do), reading magazines like GOOD and Adbusters, and spending every quiet moment I can at Borders, just to be around others but still be quiet, still listen to music and read and learn and feel. It's been good, and I feel a bit recharged, not totally, but better.
SO, I'm way behind on sharing stuff.... man, way way way behind:
a quick layout I did about my newest cousin - I have big plans for this after I get a sewing machine...
my sis in law sent me a pic of my (at the time) soon to be born niece's room. I've been antsy to scrap something about her so I jumped all over this pic.
And since then, my lovely new niece Carlee Danielle was born Oct. 24th and the pics keep coming, I hope to scrap some this weekend. So excited to meet that little girl in a few more days!
For the latest prompt at The Art is Found. Using playing cards. Neil and I saw Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist recently, along with Zach and Miri Make a Porno.
For the previous prompt at Scrapmojo - to scrap your favorite scary story/stories and use sheet music. I loved this book growing up, along with most anything by R.L. Stine, like Goosebumps.
For the latest prompt at Scrapmojo - To use anything that inspires you from Alice in Wonderland and to use lace. I love this quote, and I've been thinking a lot about how much talk is actually necessary. I just wonder, if all the need to declare and define and make big broad statements isn't just a need to make ourselves feel better. Maybe, being these things instead of saying these things would make more of a statement and also avoid hurting feelings. I don't know... I have trouble saying this which is why I haven't blogged about it before, but goodness knows I've tried. I just think, sometimes we should all keep our big mouths shut. Hehe.
I was a guest typist over at The Creative Type for their previous prompt. This was insanely fun to do - love that blog, it's not only challenges but they post some really inspiring stuff inbetween!
*phew* Ok, that's that. I have this to say about the election - I'm excited and I feel good about it. My candidate did win, and I only hope that we ALL can go from here not being sore losers or sore winners and just play nice. Play together. Work toward common goals.
I know for me it's been hard listening to a few people who are upset about the outcome and want to lash out - I am only reminded that when their candidate won a few years ago they were more than happy to rub it in my face and now they want to continue with the crazy and be angry at me for my vote. Like I said, let's not be sore losers or sore winners. Everyone has a right to be excited or feel a little let down. But let's not bring each other down because of it!
I saw this today and it was pretty much how I felt.
Who knows whats going to happen, really, who does? All we can do is keep going, keep working, keep trying.
Gonna get my hands messy now, I thought it would be good to blog first and get some thoughts flowing and I was right, it helped and I'm reading to get to it!
Happy weekend!
