New studio....

So I did it!!

I moved the studio up from the dungeon!!! 

All by myself.  OK not entirely true...

Connor helped me with the three big pieces of furniture.

Just couldn't drag them up those darn stairs without help. 

If I could have I would have.  I promise. 

 Now it sits prettily upstairs

(P.S. Want a pair of these wings?  Contact Shelley and see if she's game!!)

SOOOO much better!  I am so lucky I had two spaces to pick from.

The ONLY draw back is that there is no over head light so I need to

invest in some good task lighting so I can see what I'm working on 

when it's gloomy out and at night!  But that's easy! 

Love it!

Oh and what's really cool is that since it is connected to the

dining room if I ever have friends/family over to craft or scrap

we can use the dining room table to spread out and won't have

to run up and down the stairs to get supplies!!!  Nope!

This also means there will be plenty of room for X-Man 

to work on homework, puzzles, drawing, or other projects he's working on.

All close by!  Just in case he wants to visit or he needs my help.

Yay!!!

From this:

(which was very nice)

to this:

(which is just plain awesome)

So much happier.

Only thing left to do is hang up all my fun art work and shelves!!  

Steve??  I need your help on that one.

Now no excuse to not make lots of creative lovelies.

My One Little Word...

When I started seeing people talking about picking their words for 2012 

I felt a bug PULL towards really commiting this year.  

I have picked words before but really had to think hard about the word.

It was more or less just a word.  

They didn't have as much meaning to me.

And I didn't do too much to make it a part of my life.  

This time around two words came to mind immediately - without much thought.

Those words were:

TRUTH and REAL

Both completely related.

As I have mentioned in many a blog posts

us moving has brought a lot of changes

it has sent me reeling a bit. 

My ego is getting the best of me…

I tend to make assumptions about situations, people, etc…

and what I am realizing is that they are not factual, 

not necessarily real or the truth.

And sometimes I am not realistic about

what I need to do to achieve desired outcomes.

I make excuses about why things might not be happening.

It's time to get real.

I really want to focus on what is true.

So my word will be...

  re·al, real/ˈrē(ə)l/, /rāˈäl/

1.  true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent.

2.  existing or occurring as fact; actual rather than imaginary, ideal, or fictitious.

3.  being an actual thing; having objective existence; not imaginary.

4.being actually such; not merely so-called.

5.  genuine; not counterfeit, artificial, or imitation; authentic.

How perfect is that?

That is exactly what I'm talkin bout!!! 

To see what is REAL about all situations.

To be REAL about what is needed for a desired outcome.

To be REAL with where I'm at.

To be REAL with my intentions.

To be REAL towards others.  

To show the REAL me.

To be the REAL me.

Be REAL.  See what's REAL.  Feel what's REAL.