Relying On Me

Short blog post tonight..very busy tonight prepping for a HUGE interview I have tomorrow. Very excited, and very nervous. Got off work tonight and couldn't get started on things until then, been working on prepping for this interview since then..

Relying on the strength that this life has awarded me. This is a great opportunity that could really change things for my life...possibility of tripling my income, great benefits, paid vacations..haven't had one of those in eight years! Don't get me wrong I love what I do and I love my job but I need to be at my all time best and utilize the skills and knowledge I have gained through three degrees and ten years worth of scholarly employment. Everyone says don't worry just be yourself, you got this and while I love their faith in me I can't help but be scared of failure. I havea professional standard that encompasses integrity, loyalty, respect and all dependability...all of the things most employers I hope look for in an individual...but you never can tell..

I tossed about sharing this information since I got the email asking if I would like to interview for the position because I id not want to count chickens before they hatched or have to come back and say "I didnt get the job" but that is just life these days and many people dont get the job they are dreaming of..you just keep going and working your behind off nothing in this life comes easily...for most anyways..

Not only do I need this job I want it...The position is for a Technical Author..rather not disclose the Company just yet but I believe I would be great at it..would require some training in the programs used but that doesn't scare me at all I look forward to the challenge and change and hard work has never scared me..it is natural to me. 

And so...have some more things to do tonight before bed but wanted to come by and think out loud...even if no one out there is listening ...

Tonight I rest my head with prayers for better days..for good things to come..for a chance to shine...

I will lay it at that point in God's hands ..he knows what is best for my life..I will give it my all and see where the chips fall. Wish me luck...even if just silent! 

xx

Hi friends!

Been a few days since I last blogged. Happy Monday and I do hope this finds you well.

Was getting a bit of cabin fever from being immobile with my hurt foot and leg and had to get out yesterday for sanity sake! Took a ride over the secret garden and the progress being made is incredible!! Here are some visuals from that visit..

Love getting water drops after a good nature feeding!

Little babies!

Work station with visitors!

So pretty in pink!

One of my favorite types of flowers..well they are all my favorites! lol

Love this one really...

I nver forget to recognize the color purple!

Entry path to my secret garden! Not in full bloom yet but just wait!

The smell of lilac is so incredibly pleasing to me...

The studio in the secret forest need a grass cutting and see the eggs! so exciting! ;)

Protecting lady of the garden...she lets no evil pass..

 Hope you enjoyed your visit...come back soon! Happy travels friends~

A good day!

Hello friends..Sun shine on you today? Boy I sure hope so...it was beautiful here today near 80 degrees and sunny...all things are in bloom...and me too! Such good news came to me today...fearful to share it but the kind of news that can be life altering in the best kinds of ways!! I really would love to share but think...Don't count chickens before they hatch...let's just say..I did a happy dance for the most part of the day :) Sometimes my hope dims, and I wonder if all these speeches I have given to loved ones, my kids, friends and colleagues over time..that speech about how hard work always pays off and never give up was all for naught and simply part of my gift of encouragement and support to people I love! Well friends..I am here to tell you that there IS  a bigger plan for us all. Those plans sometimes come on the most unexpected ways..and tend to come just at a time when all hope is plummeting..into thee abyss of eternal stench...and BAM! Just like that the universe turns it all around and throws you a bone...let's just say this is a way bigger bone that I thought the universe had in store for me! YAY! Excited ...and nervous...that kind of nervous that makes you slightly sick to your stomach...the kind of nervous that leaves you with sweaty palms for hours on end.

I got home today and called my family...got to speak to my favorite person in this world my oldest brother Bill. He is so wise...and when I am in need of his knowledge...it is there for me and I love him so very much. In the words of my big brother...the one who has always believed in me, always seemed to overestimate my abilities ...more belief in me than I have had in myself gave me the best advice ever today...and a quote that will be used with his name attached for a long time to come. Tonight I put on my desktop background to help remind me over the next week...these words...that ring so true...bring a tear to my eye...and settle my nerves:

 Ya...right?! I love him so much...

He also revealed some things to me that had been looming in the back of my mind bothering me for weeks..and needing closure..long story made short..it's good to know who is there..

and who never was. 

Food for thought:

"To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of FALSE FRIENDS to appreciate beauty, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. 

This is to have succeeded" 

Ralph Emerson

 False friends are like our shadow...

keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us when we cross into the shade.

Author unknown

Here are some cute little tags I worked on last night and tonight...not masterpieces, nor done by any means but cute and fun! Simple work to take my mind off things...and so it is..a few characters that will be surfacing in various ways...say hello to Twinkle The Stargazer...Mindy Moongirl and Cleo The Color Lover! More to come...

 New collage in the works...

 

 My messy process

Not much but enough to keep me going...

 

Late But Here!

Howdy friends!

Stopping by for a quick blog some visuals from my week..some updates. Hope this finds you all well.

Leg is healing I am happy to report...still very sore and still in a wheel chair for the work day but today, I am happy to report that I took a couple of steps without crutches or a walker! Yay on the rebound friends on the heal..Been catching up on my art group swaps and some art projects I started. Here are a few things from the week. My life hasnt really been too exciting just able to sit and lay..lots of writing and making art..catching up on things I got behind on...and so here it is some things I've worked on since my last blog post. Hope you enjoy and I will be back with more this week! Have a great week and lets hope some of that nice weather I was laid up for last week returns! 

Been really loving working with Lomography techniques in photos..I am always a bit torn between an artist photo and aa perfect photo..I enjoy both. I can see doing much more of it in the future..

 Some mail art swap postcards for my art group pals..having a blast with these...

just some fun doodle artful fun!

 A new favorite mixed media piece..just when I think she is done..she isn't.

 New banner for my new FB Art Page come by and check it out..hundreds of images of my work!!

 The Artful Life of Peculiarme71

Selling prints currently on Etsy

Cute little birdies...gotta love pinterest projects this is a fun one for kids guys..very simple and cute!

New..Mr. Hoot

Weekend Artful Challenge: Notes to Self!

 Hope all of you Mom's out there had a great Mothers Day today.

 Lots of love and have a great week...hope you enjoyed your visit! xx

Things from my day...

Ice cream cones under pretty summer-like trees

happy mail day...#9

Backgrounds for postcards for friends

dirty hands..fun playtime :)

All n all not a bad day...just hurting tonight a bit. Art helps distract the pain..

Cause she's going the distance.....

But not going for speed in fact it is slow moving but back to work today! YAY! wish me luck...:/

On My Table

Hello! And welcome to The Artful Life of Peculiar little ol ME. 

Imagine seeing you here...:) Come on it..get comfortable and by all means...make yourself at home..

News? Etsy shop open this week!! YAY!! I did it!! So excited and will be sharing that link this weekend with the rest of the world...only a few items up thus far but its in the works..have some great things lined up. Even if I never sell one single print...I faced that fear and I held true to my personal New Year's resolution to just go for it! 

Other things coming soon folks...hold on to your hats!

Things I've been working on while down with a bum leg? Sanity..some mixed media things..some phot editing cleaning up files catching up on great things with The Enchanted Imaginarium..been nice to have so much time to dedicate to that while off work for a week and laid up..here is a link if you are a mixed media artist, if you sew cool artful things, if you paint, scrapbook or just love to doodle and make friends who like to share their artful journey and make great friends..this is the place for YOU! We do fun swaps and challenges and just have a great artful time come check us out at 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/enchantedimaginarium/

and so...a peak at some work on my art table right now...

1941 Once Upon A Time Tales

 Sometimes finding the right words can take hours. A dear friend found this book for me at a local yard sale and I just love it...it never fails me in having the words I seek and need for various projects..have destroyed this book but for a good cause! :)

Catch you all soon...stay tuned!