Kickin' It Old Skool - Day 8

This month I'm joining Jamie Ridler and Shannon Ridler in their Kickin It Old Skool Blog Challenge.  It's a month long challenge that will encourage us to post every day.  If you want to join in, click here or on the button on the left side bar.

Day 8 - Where I am when I blog...

Today we've been asked to share where we are when we blog.  I have two areas that I work from when I blog so I'll show you both.

This is my desk in my studio.  The white part back beside the lamp is where my laptop goes when I work in there.  The desk is an antique that my brother found when he was doing house restorations.  It is a big old farmhouse type table that is put together with wooden "nails".  I love this table.  I use one corner as my desk and the rest as my work table for creating.

 

And this is where I blog from most of the time.  My corner of the sofa in front of the TV.  (Especially when a football or basketball game is on!)  I have a pillow that I put in my lap and then set my laptop on the "lap desk" that my Grandfather made over 30 years ago.  Back then we used it to write letters, or play solitaire (with real cards!).  Now I mostly use it to work on my laptop.  Every time I pick it up I think of my Grandfather.  He's in the photo hanging on the wall at the right corner of the entertainment center.  It's one of his football photos from college.  

So now you know where to find me when I'm blogging or just surfing. 

I'm cuddle up on the sofa now with my Grandmother's old bedspread.  I'm watching the Steelers game.  It's a messy day out.  The temps dropped to the low 30's and we have had rain and freezing rain.  It definitely looks like winter out there.

I'm off to finish watching the game.  Gotta cheer my boys on!
blessings
~*~

Kickin' It Old Skool - Day 7

This month I'm joining Jamie Ridler and Shannon Ridler in their Kickin It Old Skool Blog Challenge.  It's a month long challenge that will encourage us to post every day.  If you want to join in, click here or on the button on the left side bar.

Day 7 - One Sentence Saturday - Your Day

Today our prompt is to capture the day in one sentence.  Hmmm...

Today is almost over.

:-)

blessings
~*~


ps... I wasn't able to make it to the computer yesterday thanks to my head.  I don't have the energy to try to do a post for yesterday too, so I'm just going to skip it.  Hopefully that will be the only day I miss.  :-/ 

Kickin' It Old Skool - Day 5

This month I'm joining Jamie Ridler and Shannon Ridler in their Kickin It Old Skool Blog Challenge.  It's a month long challenge that will encourage us to post every day.  If you want to join in, click here or on the button on the left side bar.

Day 5 - 10 Things about Me!

1 - I love to garden.  Flowers, vegetable, herbs - I love having my hands in the dirt and watching the things I plant grow.

2 - I have an invisible chronic illness.  Two actually - I'm a Type 2 Diabetic and I have severe chronic headaches.  I have not had a single moment without pain in almost 8 years.  I've been through every test and medicine and have found no cause nor any relief.  

3 - I love to cook and bake.  Mostly bake as I'm completely addicted to sugar and am always craving something sweet.  Beginning January 1st I'm going gluten and sugar free.  I tried gluten free for 3 months last year, but it didn't help my headaches.  But I want to try again, not just for my headaches but for the rest of my health as well.

4 - I am a Witch.  I am not Wiccan.  I consider myself to be an old fashioned witch.  I've studied lots of paths and have found many that have pieces that fit for me but no one path had all the answers I was seeking or even felt right.  So I guess it would be best to say I'm an eclectic Witch.  I respect all faiths and respect people's right to believe what they want.  My philosophy is that if it works for you - I'm happy for you.

5 - When I was a child, I wanted to grow up to be a cross between my paternal Grandmother and Olivia Walton.  A big old farmhouse in the country with a husband and a dozen children was all I dreamed of having as an adult.  I have never married.  I was engaged once but it didn't last.  Also, I have never had children (except for the furry 4-legged variety).

6 -When I was 35 I was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer.  Because the kind I had did not respond to Chemo or Radiation, I had to have a complete hysterectomy.  At the end of January, I will have been cancer free for 9 years.

7 - I am a medium.  That's right.  I see dead people.  I actually see not just dead people, but other entities as well.  I not just see them but hear, sense, feel.  I've had this gift since I was a small child.  I did lose it for a couple years recently as I had never made peace with it and did not respect it.  But it came back about a year or so ago.  I work very hard not to take it for granted and not to disrespect this gift.  I'm also an empath.

8 - I read tarot.  I used to read professionally, but I gave it up when I saw a clients death and couldn't express to her the danger she could be in.  I have started reading for people again, family and friends or friends of friends.  I hope to read professionally again someday.  I am also a root worker or conjure doctor.  I've even been certified!  :-)

9 - I really miss my dog.  I had a black lab for almost 13 years.  He would have been 16 now.  He was diabetic and required lots of special care.  But I took very good care of him.  He was my baby - all 90 lbs of him.  I keep thinking I want another dog, but then I realize how hard a time I'm having just keeping myself and my cat going that I feel like it wouldn't be fair to bring a dog into my home when I can't give them all they need.  But some day, I hope to have another.

10 - I'm a family history buff.  Well, I am sometimes.  Before the cancer, I was a very into my family history and finding out where I came from.  After that I realized I would have no one to pass it on to and I gave it up.  In the last couple years I've slowly started to pick it up again.  


Wow, I thought this would be harder than it was.  I didn't even use all the things I'd first thought I would!  :-)  

Tell me something about you!
blessings
~*~

 

Kickin It Old Skool - Day 4

This month I'm joining Jamie Ridler and Shannon Ridler in their Kickin It Old Skool Blog Challenge.  It's a month long challenge that will encourage us to post every day.  If you want to join in, click here or on the button on the left side bar.


Day 4 - Weather Wednesday

Today dawned overcast and very foggy (or froggy as I have always called it - I have no idea why!)  

I had wanted to take a photo of the fog and hadn't gotten around to it, so how thrilled was I when I found out today's prompt was Weather?  I always have a hard time getting just the shot I'm wanting from my backyard.  If I was smart I would put on some outside clothes and go down to the park that is just two blocks from my house and get some photos of the fog there.

More than likely, though I will stay in my jammies all day and piddle.  I have lots I need/want to work on - paintings in progress, mail to be sorted, bills to be paid and some conjure work for a new client.   I have some collards that I need to cook and a recipe for an apple cake that I want to try.  Hmmm, now that I look back I have a lot to do!  I'd best get busy.

What is your weather like today?
 
blessings
~*~ 

Kickin It Old Skool - Day Three

This month I'm joining Jamie Ridler and Shannon Ridler in their Kickin It Old Skool Blog Challenge.  It's a month long challenge that will encourage us to post every day.  If you want to join in, click here or on the button on the left side bar.

Day Three - Colors!

[ RED ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of red?    Santa
2. Closest red thing to you?   postal stamps with red hearts
3. What is the last thing that made you angry?   a phone call
4. Are you a fan of romance?  yes
5. Do you have a temper?  oh yeah...

[ GREEN ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of green?  plants
2. Closest green thing to you?   highlighter
3. What's your favourite green environment?  nature
4. Are you jealous of anyone right now?  yes
5. Are you a lucky person?  not really

[ PURPLE ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of purple?  New Orleans
2. Closest purple thing to you?  my earphones
3. Do you like being treated like royalty?  it would be nice to experience it once
4. Do you like mysterious things?  yes
5. Are you intuitive?  very

[ BLUE ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of blue?  the sky
2. Closest blue thing to you?  bottle of acrylic paint
3. Are you good at calming people down?  i don't think so
4. What's your favourite body of water (i.e. lake, ocean, etc)?   the ocean in Cancun
5. What was the last thing that made you cry? the Kohl's commercial about the people decorating for their elderly neighbors apartment
6. Are you a logical thinker?  not at all

[ YELLOW ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of yellow?  the sun
2. Closest yellow thing to you?  my vacuum cleaner
3. What was one of the happiest times of your life?  the end of october a year ago at an art retreat
4. What's your favourite holiday?  halloween
5. What makes you happy?   puppies, babies, plants, books

[ PINK ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of pink?  hearts
2. Closest pink thing to you? metal rose hanger on my wall
3. What sweet things do you like?  ice cream, candy
4. Are you sensitive?  very
5. What is your favourite flower? snapdragons
6. Do you have a crush on someone?  yeah

[ ORANGE ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of orange?  halloween!
2. Closest orange thing to you? the cap on my elmer's glue bottle
3. Do you dress up for Halloween? most times
4. What gives you the warm fuzzies?  people expressing their love for each other
5. What would your superpower be?  to be ablt to freeze things (ala Piper in Charmed) and to be able to heal people

[ BROWN ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of brown?   trees
2. Closest brown thing to you?  my work table
3. What is your favourite type of chocolate?  ah...chocolate?  :-) 
4. What makes you feel grounded?   getting my fingers in dirt
5. Paint the wood or always leave it au naturel?   depends on how the piece looks

[ WHITE ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of white?  candles
2. Closest white thing to you?  keyboard
3. Do you always try to keep the peace?  most of the time
4. Do you like to play in the snow?  oh yes!!
5. Are you afraid of going to the doctors or dentist?  very much

[ BLACK ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of black?  my dog (he died 3 years ago)
2. Closest black thing to you?  my mouse
3. Are you sophisticated or silly?  silly
4. Do you have a lot of secrets?   yes
5. What's the new black?  a smile

That was a lot harder than I thought it would be.  But it was fun!
blessings
~*~

Day Two - Kickin It Old Skool

Day Two: Time Capsule

1. What are you reading? 

I'm reading a couple of things at the moment.  I just finished The Devil's Heart (book 3 in the Chattan Curse) by Cathy Maxwell.  I'm starting Healthier without Wheat by Stephen Wangen and have picked up a couple of cookbooks from the library with Gluten free recipes. 

2. What are you watching?

Right this moment I have a repeat of Castle on the TV.  This past weekend I watched the movie Immortals and really wished I'd not watched it.  Henry Cavil half naked through most of the movie couldn't save it.  :-(

3. What are you listening to?

The song What Now by Rhianna has been stuck in my head for a couple weeks now.  I tend to play it over and over.  Also, Royals by Lorde.

4. What are you loving?

Well, I guess right now I'd have to say it was the cheesecake I had the last bite of a little while ago.  It is a Bourbon Pumpkin Cheesecake with Bourbon Caramel Sauce.  So delicious!  And it was the first cheesecake I'd ever made!

5. What are you wearing?

My usual around the house clothes. Carolina blue thermal pants, a UNC t-shirt and my favorite hoodie that I bought 4 years ago in Nags Head.

6. What are you creating?

Right now, nothing.  But a couple weeks ago I made several SpiritWreaths.  And now that the moon is new I'll start working on another batch.

7. What are you looking forward to?

I'm looking forward to getting back into the studio this week.  Also doing some research toward going gluten free with the start of the new year.  It seems very overwhelming but I'm hoping I can figure it out.

See you tomorrow!
blessings
~*~

Kickin It Old Skool Blog Challenge - Day 1

*I'm joining Jamie Ridler and Shannon Ridler in their Kickin It Old Skool Blog Challenge.  It's a month long challenge that will encourage us to post every day.  If you want to join in, click here or on the button on the left side bar.


Day One: De-Selfie

I'm not big on self portraits.  I'm not big on having my photo taken at all.  Heck, I don't even like looking in a mirror most of the time.  But here I am.  (This is a photo from 2010 - I basically look the same except my hair is a little lighter now.)

So when I went to the Kickin It Old Skool blog to see what today's prompt was, I was well, dismayed for a second to see I had to post a selfie.  Then I remember my challenge to myself from a week or so ago at Jamie's Creativity Coffee.  We were asked what risk we were going to take this month and my reply was to put my face out in the world more.  So... guess I can mark that off my list!  :-)

See you tomorrow with another Kickin It Old Skool post.
blessings
~*~