Life goes on with or without my permission
This has been an incredibly stressful week for me. But my world does seem to be opening up a bit.
My dear friend Charlotte in Scotland called me!! it was just too wonderful to actually hear her voice and her laughter! What a treat!
Today my friend Nancy in CA called me. Talking on the phone with online friends is such a treasure!!
I've been in major sleep mode all week. Haven't been able to stay awake more than several hours at a time. While it's good for my body, it was not good for my to do list. I had to redo my whole web site, and got behind on my work for Artella. By Wed. night I was in a panic. Just before bed, my sister told me that she was taking Thur off so that we could declutter and rearrange some things. OMG!!! I felt that there was no way I could not work on Thurs!!!
Enter, my 8 year old self. As a child my sister was the "real" mother in our home. When she said it was time to clean, we cleaned!!! So, I couldn't find the courage to tell her no. So, I didn't sleep a wink Wed. night. We did what she wanted done. And then I went back to bed. So, today I woke up horribly stressed and feeling like hammered dog nookie. But, bit by bit I got all the Artella work done. I hoped that would perk me up and I'd feel like doing some art, but it didn't. I spent the rest of the afternoon watching movies and decorating shows.
Spring always make me want to paint and decorate. I saw a real easy "how to" show on installing a skylight. I so wish I had the confidence to do that. My apt was built onto an already existing house. It in what was the attic. The bathroom has a dropped ceiling but there are no other flat ceilings in the whole apt. They're all slanted. And the back of the main room (living room, studio and kitchen) is totally dark because all the windows are in the front. The ceiling to the kitchen and studio are the slant of the front side of the roof of the house. Beyond the kitchen is an attic, so there are no windows anywhere. The kitchen ceiling would be a perfect spot for a skylight. And it would dramatically improve the studio to have some natural light!!
All the walls in my apt are either cheap paneling or popcorn like they use on ceilings. I could paint the popcorn walls if I can afford the paint. It take tons of paint to paint that surface. But my brother in law refuses to let me paint the paneling. Yuk!! It's a quaint place that could be so creatively decorated. But with the restrictions of lack of energy, limited finances and my bil's restrictions make it very challenging.
I have had nice conversations with Lanny, Margarita and Laddan this week. Tonight I talked with Lanny and Margarita for over two hours. It was like being there. Lanny and I downloaded music together, then they were going through pictures and remembering old times. When they'd find a good one, they'd scan it and mail it to me. Lanny and I were talking about how much his sons Max and Jack are respectively like he and Laddan. So I did a little photo montage of the look-alikes. It's if you want to see.
These are Lanny when he was young (onbottom) and Max on top.
These are Laddan when he was young (on top) and Jack on bottom.
My dear friend Charlotte in Scotland called me!! it was just too wonderful to actually hear her voice and her laughter! What a treat!
Today my friend Nancy in CA called me. Talking on the phone with online friends is such a treasure!!
I've been in major sleep mode all week. Haven't been able to stay awake more than several hours at a time. While it's good for my body, it was not good for my to do list. I had to redo my whole web site, and got behind on my work for Artella. By Wed. night I was in a panic. Just before bed, my sister told me that she was taking Thur off so that we could declutter and rearrange some things. OMG!!! I felt that there was no way I could not work on Thurs!!!
Enter, my 8 year old self. As a child my sister was the "real" mother in our home. When she said it was time to clean, we cleaned!!! So, I couldn't find the courage to tell her no. So, I didn't sleep a wink Wed. night. We did what she wanted done. And then I went back to bed. So, today I woke up horribly stressed and feeling like hammered dog nookie. But, bit by bit I got all the Artella work done. I hoped that would perk me up and I'd feel like doing some art, but it didn't. I spent the rest of the afternoon watching movies and decorating shows.
Spring always make me want to paint and decorate. I saw a real easy "how to" show on installing a skylight. I so wish I had the confidence to do that. My apt was built onto an already existing house. It in what was the attic. The bathroom has a dropped ceiling but there are no other flat ceilings in the whole apt. They're all slanted. And the back of the main room (living room, studio and kitchen) is totally dark because all the windows are in the front. The ceiling to the kitchen and studio are the slant of the front side of the roof of the house. Beyond the kitchen is an attic, so there are no windows anywhere. The kitchen ceiling would be a perfect spot for a skylight. And it would dramatically improve the studio to have some natural light!!
All the walls in my apt are either cheap paneling or popcorn like they use on ceilings. I could paint the popcorn walls if I can afford the paint. It take tons of paint to paint that surface. But my brother in law refuses to let me paint the paneling. Yuk!! It's a quaint place that could be so creatively decorated. But with the restrictions of lack of energy, limited finances and my bil's restrictions make it very challenging.
I have had nice conversations with Lanny, Margarita and Laddan this week. Tonight I talked with Lanny and Margarita for over two hours. It was like being there. Lanny and I downloaded music together, then they were going through pictures and remembering old times. When they'd find a good one, they'd scan it and mail it to me. Lanny and I were talking about how much his sons Max and Jack are respectively like he and Laddan. So I did a little photo montage of the look-alikes. It's if you want to see.
These are Lanny when he was young (onbottom) and Max on top.
These are Laddan when he was young (on top) and Jack on bottom.