whatcha readin'? {goal 41::book 5 & 6}

I have been reading
but like
literally
everything else
in my life,
it feels scattery and all over the place.

But I do have 2 to add to the
slowly growing list.

{also, dear reader (IYKYK)
i will NOT be continuing with Jane Eyre
as I have decided that I absolutely
LOATHE it and will not be forcing myself
to read it….I learned from my
Frankenstein experience last year
that it’s ok to just say…nope. This is not for me.}

The View Was Exhausting ♥♥♥ out of 5
I did like this book…the characters
were likeable…the story made
me wonder how plausible
yet at the same time, it
was interesting to see how a
public relationship may actually
be a PR diversion tactic
which I guess I knew but
it was interesting to see how it might
play out. I did like Leo’s character a lot
and I am kind of a sucker for
enemies-turned-lovers kinda trope
so there was that.

Protecting Whats Theirs - Tessa Bailey
😈😈😈😈out of 5
I debated even sharing this one but
out of embarrassment but in the end,
it is what it is.
I guiltily read it,
I guiltily enjoyed it.
Heh.
And that’s probably all I will say about it.
It was exactly what it was meant to be.

NEXT UP:: FAYNE - ANN-MARIE MACDONALD

The Artist Way - Group Reading (& other things)....

I came across an opportunity
to be part of a group working though
the Artist Way book by Julia Cameron
online (with a couple in person meetings as well)
& immediately said hell yes, pick me! pick me!

{i am not going to lie, this has been a
rough fall-winter in the big orange house
for many reasons. So this felt like a
chance to try to push myself forward.}

I was happily successful at getting a spot in the group
and started off strong with morning pages
and saying weird yet hopefully endearing things
in the group chat.

And then I fell off the path a bit.

{did I mention this winter has been a struggle?}

Headaches and burn out, grief and uncertainty,
stress and sump pumps…my focus blurred.

But now I am back on the path…moving forward…
baby steps….knowing it’s ok if I falter again.

If you have never done the Artist Way book before,
it really is a catalyst for creative momentum…
this is my 3rd time doing the book.
The first time I did it, I really moved forward.
But I was new to it all so everything felt
fresh and exciting, full of possibility.
It was when I really delved into photography.
I was new and open and full of butterflies in my belly.

This go-round…I am uncertain.
I am not sure what my momentum needs to be about.
I have a lot of ideas but I am spinning my wheels
looking for something to grab hold, to take traction,
to bite into the pavement.

And so, really, it’s a perfect time to do this book.
To find clarity. To try to sort through the ball of yarn
and find the starting point again….and to work
out the knots and the tangles in the brambles of my brain.

A weekly online group for Island artists and creators working in any medium at any stage is being offered by CreativePEI as a Well-Being Initiative. You can find out more about it here.

❤️ friday i'm in love ❤️

it's been a quiet kinda friday
here in the big orange house.

a headache-y kinda week
likely due to the ridiculous amount
of gloomy days and rain
leading to naps & a sick day
a migraine and general procrastination
which ultimately resulted
in a sickening amount of water
accumulating the basement
which then led to a tension headache
while furiously pumping out
disgusting basement water
in semi darkness
because i was afraid to change
the lightbulb while standing
in a foot of water
…..
i know i say my boots make me
invincible
but even polka dots
have their limits.

but onwards and upwards to the list! 📋

FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE::

🎈this sweet little a-frame….
♥️ i still love this song…and the dance to go with it…sigh
🎈all this rain is making me think about gardens
♥️ a visit to the naturopath and hopes for better sleep and more energy and hopefully eventually LESS headaches
🎈finally some success at blogging from my new tablet…in bed! :)
♥️ an extra long very much needed long weekend
🎈a visit from an old friend who brought me some all natural samples to try…I can't say much about them yet (but i can't control myself to not say this…THEY SMELL SO GOOD, I WANT TO EAT THEM)

and two mourning doves that found
their way onto my deck and
hung out for a bit leaving me with a big smile.

happy friday to you and
i hope you have a long weekend too…
and no water in your basement!!
☔️

friday i'm in love

hello beautiful spring-like friday…
you are my favorite day.

you bring me promises
and naps,
endless possibilities
and all the ice cream.
:)

FRIDAY I’M IN LOVE

♥ this hit home.

♥ these tiny flying rainbows made me smile.

♥ i am super excited about this and have been adding the bands
that i am not familiar with to my playlist!

♥ did you know that a group of jellyfish is called a smack?
Now you know.

where i am at...

I am still here.
I know I have been quiet,
but I am still here.

What have I been doing?

Going for rainy early morning walks
in my pjs and dino boots.

Watching Andrew Huberman on YouTube
and trying to emulate some of the routines he has
like early morning sun-in-your-retinas
and cold showers,
yoga nidra and meditation.
Working hard to take the right supplements,
eat better and fix my broken sleep.

Working along with a
fantastic group online to do
The Artist’s Way.
I have done this before
on my own
with inspiring results
so I am really looking forward
to diving in hard on this
and seeing where it takes me
if I let it.

I am trying to hard
to keep my mind and
heart open,
to see the synchroncities
where they happen,
catch the glimmers when they sparkle
& shine
and to focus on joy instead of
loss and stress…
some days it works,
some days it doesn’t.
it’s a process.
:)