Restless Tonight, Cause I Wasted The Light, Between Both These Times...

Wow, it has been so long since I have blogged that I am not really sure where to begin. I guess I'll just dive in- let's not start with where I have been, but then again how can I not. Just to jog the process, I think I will just type whatever comes into my head, so know that this random list is just that, random. :) Bear with me, I promise the next post will be much more interesting.

- I've been painting and painting and my stuff has been doing pretty well

- People in Germany get me, there and Turkey and Portugal- these are the three places where I sell the majority of my purses, well outside of the US that is.

- I have been just so busy with life and all that its mundaneness offers as I am extremely good at going through the rigamarole with little fun in between.

- Sometimes I wonder if I would rather work than have what other people think is fun.

- I have an Australian Cattle Dog puppy (6 months) named Ringo, who keeps me very busy. I have never had such an active dog. I think that by the time he is two, I will quite possibly be a marathon runner, which is nuts because I hate running. But thanks to my trusty shuffle, it's becoming more fun and like a release that I desperately need.

- My sister now works in the office with me and while this is a good thing, it's sometimes hard because the lines between a personal life and work life are virtually nonexistent as we live together too. It's a good thing that we generally like each other 95% of the time!

- I have been reading when I get a chance and I now remember why I don't read all the time. I get easily consumed by books and because I read super fast, I can finish a 600 page book in a night if I am not careful. So I have to be careful to read with discipline- I make myself stop at a decent hour. Self- regulation is a must.

- My sister and I are going to take a small vacation in October. We are going to the Boston and Salem area to see ghosts (seriously haha) and then to Chicago for Halloween. I haven't been on a vacation forever, it will be really nice.

- I participated in a craft show thrown by Tall Mouse called Handmade Brigade. It was a lot of fun and everyone was so nice. I am used to younger people liking my purses and such but what surprised me were the reactions of all the older people. I didn't expect to get such nice compliments- :).

- My business is actually booming right now and it seems that people are getting to know me around Etsy and the craft circle- I dig that!

- I have decided to stop waiting until I become a full fledged artist to become cooler. I always thought that in order to be true to my artistic self that I had to pay my dues with my serious day job, and I do. But somewhere along the way I forgot my true passion- sort of that is, and I have felt my creativity get stripped away with adulthood. I am trying to reverse that now. I think a new arm tattoo will help. I mean, I know I have said this so many times, but seriously this summer I am getting an arm tattoo. Damn the Man!

You can now catch me on so many websites that it is ridiculous. Mostly, I love flickr, Etsy and Twitter. Add me and check out my new stuff.

Until next time, and yes that will sooner than last time. I'm going to try to write several times a week. We'll see how that goes...