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My kitchen...
Honestly, my house is usually a bit messy. Not like crazy messy...but not always organzied either. Today, some friend were supposed to come over to do a 50's photo shoot in my kitchen, but suddenly one of their boys got sick. Poor little guy! So I thought, why waste a clean kitchen?I've always wanted to post pictures around my house, so what the heck! My kitchen is actually still "in progress." There's no ceiling right now, and the tiles are coming up and breaking (that's not in the picture). So hopefully within the year, we'll get that fixed up! I can't wait!
Lately I've been...
Reading: The Hunger Games. Well, actually I finished the first book last night. This is the first time I've ever read a book BEFORE the movie comes out. I'm stoked! I'm also reading a book called "Made to Crave". It's about satisfying your deepest desire with God, not food. It also teaches healthy eating and lifestyle. It's quite fantastic.
Watching: 80's movies. Sometimes I like to watch Netflix on my phone while working out at the Y. I've been catching up on some movies that I've heard about my whole life, but never watched...such as Heathers, and Girls Just Want To Have Fun. Also, at home we've been watching Portlandia.
Listening: Ok fine. I've been obsessed with a few mainstream artists lately. I don't know why I have such a phobia against this (Dustin would say it's because I'm a hipster...LOL)! Anyway, I can't get enough of the new Florence + the Machine and Adele. Both of them have amazing voices that move me.
Eating: Super healthy. I'm tracking everything I eat on MyFitnessPal, and totally loving it. I've been doing Weight Watchers since 2005 and just really needed a change. I kept ketting off track. Travis has lost 40 lbs with MyFitnessPal. Now that Travis and I are on the same plan, it's making life so much easier!
Loving: Drawing every day. Well, it's a love/hate thing. But I'm definitely loving it more than hating. Sometimes I feel like there are no ideas left in the world...which is ridiculous! This is helping me get my creative juices going and flowing for good! I'm really loving this "group" that I'm in with other artsits who are also doing daily drawings. We share them and keep each other accountable. It's fantastic. (want to see my daily drawings? click HERE)
Looking Forward To: The Dominican Republic with MGM. From March 31st to April 7th, 2012, Dustin and I will be going on a missions trip to The Dominican Republic. When we're there, we'll be doing things like Vacation Bible School, medical and optical clinics, along with fixer-upper help...and I'll be painting a mural!Daily Drawing from December 31, 2011
Watching: 80's movies. Sometimes I like to watch Netflix on my phone while working out at the Y. I've been catching up on some movies that I've heard about my whole life, but never watched...such as Heathers, and Girls Just Want To Have Fun. Also, at home we've been watching Portlandia.
Listening: Ok fine. I've been obsessed with a few mainstream artists lately. I don't know why I have such a phobia against this (Dustin would say it's because I'm a hipster...LOL)! Anyway, I can't get enough of the new Florence + the Machine and Adele. Both of them have amazing voices that move me.
Eating: Super healthy. I'm tracking everything I eat on MyFitnessPal, and totally loving it. I've been doing Weight Watchers since 2005 and just really needed a change. I kept ketting off track. Travis has lost 40 lbs with MyFitnessPal. Now that Travis and I are on the same plan, it's making life so much easier!
Loving: Drawing every day. Well, it's a love/hate thing. But I'm definitely loving it more than hating. Sometimes I feel like there are no ideas left in the world...which is ridiculous! This is helping me get my creative juices going and flowing for good! I'm really loving this "group" that I'm in with other artsits who are also doing daily drawings. We share them and keep each other accountable. It's fantastic. (want to see my daily drawings? click HERE)
Looking Forward To: The Dominican Republic with MGM. From March 31st to April 7th, 2012, Dustin and I will be going on a missions trip to The Dominican Republic. When we're there, we'll be doing things like Vacation Bible School, medical and optical clinics, along with fixer-upper help...and I'll be painting a mural!Daily Drawing from December 31, 2011
Friday Archive Dive
I recently went through all my old sketch books. It was crazy to see how many of the sketches I've turned into paintings, and the ones that didn't make it. Some sketches I still would like to paint in the future. I thought it would be fun to post some of the old original sketches with the end result.So every Friday → Archive Dive!
Sketch - August 3, 2007
Painting - November 2008"Selfish"18x18 Acrylic on Canvas
Sketch - August 3, 2007
Painting - November 2008"Selfish"18x18 Acrylic on Canvas
2012 Goals
I love goals!!!Goals are so much better than resolutions.They are just that...a goal.Do your best. Challenge yourself. Improve. Have fun!I have to write them down...it keeps me going.This list is not complete.I can add to it at any time, or make adjustments.Seeing this list makes me so excited for the coming year.
Bring it on!
Wonderful Things of 2011
The last few years I've got in the habit of reviewing the year, and writing goals for the next. I t has been very rewarding. Instead of typing it all out...I thought I'd just share my actual list of "Wonderful Things of 2011." It's messy and probably has a billion spelling errors, but that's who I am.
I'm the transparent type ya know?I'm still forming my goal list for 2012. These things a lot of pondering.Looking at this list, I feel SO very blessed.Blessed in ways I can't believe are actually true, and blessed beyond what I deserve.It's the Lord's work in me. None of it from myself. So very thankful.
I'm the transparent type ya know?I'm still forming my goal list for 2012. These things a lot of pondering.Looking at this list, I feel SO very blessed.Blessed in ways I can't believe are actually true, and blessed beyond what I deserve.It's the Lord's work in me. None of it from myself. So very thankful.