November Notes, Day 28

I did another painting class...

The beer is for inspiration for this tropical scene which I am painting

in a place far removed from the tropics.

It all begins as a blank canvas covered in red paint,

then a sketch of the dark areas

Then you add in the ocean

Starting to add the wave element

The break point is developing

Add the beach, the trees, some movement in the water

Complete!

November Notes, Day 15

"Fabric Fanatic"

Spent most of the day today working on organizing my new craft room.  Today I focused on fabric. I've started dabbling in quilt making, and I want to design purses (I love totes) and stuffed bears.  So, I've bought a lot of fabric over the last several years, and finally have a place to store it instead of plastic containers.  Since my bestie is in town, she helped get things organized.  First, we had to do a little shopping...

Then we needed to add a little organization.

Then we started to go through boxes and bags of fabric..

This is only a small part of all the fabric I still have.

There are several UFO's (unfinished objects) in the top small bins,

several small quarter panels assorted by color/theme in the medium bins,

and bear, purse and large quilt fabrics in the largest bins.

Now to get my sewing machine set back up again...

November Notes, Day 1

It's been a while since I have written. (Has it really been since July!?!?)  Given that it's National Blog Posting Month, at least the traditional month of November, I thought I would start blogging again.  I don't have a planned theme this time, just thought I would write about whatever was topmost in my head that day.

Today I thought I would start by writing a little bit about myself for those that don't know me, haven't follow me in the past, or who might have forgotten since they joined me for the last blogging event... I forget sometimes a little myself these days:

I work as an Emergency physician in both rural Northern California and metropolitan Sacramento.  I like working as an ED doc on the front lines of medicine.  I hate to admit that sometimes someone's worse day is my best day, because, let's be honest, we train for emergencies.  That's what keeps our juices flowing, and some days it's the only thing that keeps us going back for more... that hope that something "exciting" will come in.

Work allows me to pursue my other interests, like travel... and cycling... and painting... and quilting... and filling my home with setting hens and squirrels... 

We bought a house up in Northern California in 2011, and for the last 4 years we've been slowly remodeling it.  Let's just say our "five year plan" is now our "ten year plan" but it's been a lot of fun, and I've learned a lot about construction and can confidently talk about such things as "header beams" and "rough openings" and "3-0/5-0 windows."

Anyway, I plan to write about random things,  and I hope you'll come along for the ride... it should be interesting.

Birthday Shuffle Year V - Day 12 - iPod Medley

When your husband surprises you with this

for your birthday...

One song just isn't going to be enough...

So my three favorite "I love life" songs for today are:

Good to Be Alive by Jason Gray

Living in the Moment by Jason Mraz

and

Best Day of My Life by American Authors

Cheers to what this next year of life is

going to bring and feeling thankful

for the blessings I have received this last year...

Day 21 - What's Next?

I loved the TV show "The West Wing" for many reasons.

Today, one of them is for the line I posted:

"What's next?"

You see, I'm a person with a short attention span.

I need a little chaos in my life to function properly.

Some of my best studying in medical school

was in the ER.

I don't need white noise; 

I need heavy metal blasting, in your face, 

the walls are falling down around you noise.

And, I feel completely calm in the middle of it.

Going along with this, my DH comments that

I'm not myself unless I have the TV on,

with the computer on my lap, referencing my iPad

and occasionally glancing or texting on my phone,

all at the same time.

Which is probably why I have so many arts and crafts supplies

that I am planning an entire room dedicated to them.

Beading supplies will sit next to

quilting fabric which will be bordered by

scrap book papers and cutouts which will share shelf space with

paints and pencils and books about drawing alongside

sheet music and photography supplies and yarn and

and and...

I'm always looking for the "what's next...?"

and generally have several projects going on at the same time.

Now, for the first time in a while,

I actually have some free time to think about it...

What to do, what to do..?