I have a NEW virtual home!

Hello everyone!

This was kind of a spur of the moment decision, but I'm tired of dealing with Blogger. I want more design options and I honestly miss the days of Wordpress. I had Wordpress for a while and then I kind of let that blog die. I shouldn't have, but at the time it wasn't affordable. Now it is, what with my full-time job of awesomeness! Ok, so the new home will be setup SOON, but not yet. The domain needs to get itself ready for visitors and I need to tweak some things. I am going to attempt to import my previous posts, but I don't even know if that will be possible. I'll keep you posted. Promise!

The new home will be exciting and official, hopefully for a long time. I look forward to seeing you all over there. Until then, enjoy this little VEDA video I made for Day 9...HOPES AND DREAMS PEOPLE!

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*skips away*

The artist in me.

Over the past several months, I feel as if I have lost the artist inside myself. This is not for any reason in particular. Work just tends to take its toll after a while and I become bogged down by stress. Each day I travel to work, stay there for about 8 hours, leave work, eat dinner, and catch up with my Husband. By the time I finish doing all of these things each day, I'm exhausted. Who wouldn't be, right? The wear and tear of the every day has caught up to me and I feel as if a change is in order. So I'm developing a plan. This plan involves taking a little bit of time each day to exercise my creativity.

The best time to start is now, but I doubt that I will be used to a new routine by tomorrow. So I'm using May as a starting point, of sorts. Each day I will do something creative. The best part is that I get to choose and it can literally be anything. I could chose to embrace my inner child for a day and color a page in a coloring book. Or perhaps I want to practice my wire wrapping and create a new piece of jewelry for my shop. Either way, my brain will get some exercise in being creative each day.

I mean, you exercise at the gym to keep your body in shape right? You probably care about what you eat or what goes into your body. Well, what about mental health? Sure, I read books and watch the news, but how often do I exercise my creativity? Not as often as I should really.

I think that my brain may need a little exercise in creativity. Won't you join me?

Post a photo from your daily creative activity or share a tweet. Suggest creative activities for everyone to try. Let's be creative!

Dearest Kathy.

I always fret over what to title my posts. So, I am just going to write and hope that something comes to me by the time I'm done. If the title ends up being jibberish, you'll know why.

I've been at my job for about three months now and a lot of things have changed. Starting on Monday of next week, I will be the go-to girl. The brilliant lady who trained me, Kathy, is leaving and so everything is essentially passing to me. It's a little nerve wrecking, but I know I'm fully capable of taking on the task. Kathy believes that I'm ready and I know she wouldn't say that unless she truly believed it. That's just the type of person she is.

I've come to love Kathy like family. It may seem odd, since I've only known her for a few months, but she is an amazing woman and that is just the kind of impact she's had on me. I feel as if I've known her my whole life and though I know she needs to embark on a new journey, I will miss her dearly. She's a kindred spirit, the type of person who can walk into a room and make everyone feel loved. She lights up the studio in the morning, every morning, and I will miss that. I consider myself lucky to have spent these past three months with her. She has given me endless amounts of advice and I hope that she will continue to do so. I wish her all the happiness and luck in the world as she takes on life's next challenge. She has made my heart feel light, joyous, and full these past few months. May she feel the same going forward.

Just a sweet little note this morning, as I attempt to return to blogging. Baby steps, so I don't feel pressured or overwhelmed.

Have a lovely and wonderful Friday!