art supplies and angel charms

hi all!

No art today

although i had to share yesterday's purchases.

I'm always so excited about buying new art supplies.

I'm pretty easy to please.

A few things that make me really happy:

art supplies :-)

candles and holders - especially lime green ones

good coffee

good wine

2 hours in a book store

laughing with my son

a haircut (I'm getting one today - yay for me!)

spending time with friends

a good book

the ocean

new underwear ;-)

That's pretty much my list. 

If i had ever married,

the whole "for better or for worst" speech 

would have flown out the window.

I just would have supplied him with this list

and asked for his list.

Bam. Done. :-)

On that note, i want you all to know

that i'm not married, nor did i ever want to marry

nor will i ever marry.

Just to make things clear.

You know me. Clarity is always key. ;-)

ok, now that we have THAT out of the way,

i must also share this.

While i was running a few errands yesterday,

and buying these wonderful treats for myself,

i saw a bunch of little angel charms 

at the Hallmark store.

You know the kind...

the cute little kind,

each one with a different little look

and its own title (and super power!)

I looked at a few of the titles...

courage angel

love angel

wisdom angel

sister angel

and then...

out of the corner of my eye...

(i swear i'm not making this up)

i saw....

CASINO ANGEL.

Gentle Jesus....

Casino angel.

Are we fucking serious?

i burst out laughing and the clerk came over

to see what she was missing.

She told me she thought it was the most ridiculous thing

she had ever seen too.

And then she proceeded to tell me

it was a best seller.

Have we lost our minds?

I wanted to slit my wrists right there in the store.

ok, maybe i'm exaggerating a bit, but you get my point.

Some say this is great marketing -

and maybe it is,

but it certainly says little for our intelligence

as a species.

Good for a few laughs, i guess...

Happy Wednesday folks!

xoxo

vibrant aura

I really didn't like this one when i first started it last night in my cozy little blue room. The marker sketching in this one turned out pretty bad, so I figured I'd cover some of it with paint. In this case, a lot of paint. :o) But whether it's the bright colors, or the subject matter... it's kinda growing on me. Most of my painting is done in the blue room, where i simply leave everything out when I'm done. I think that's the key to creating. Having your own little sanctuary somewhere in the home. My own secluded space. It doesn't need to be a huge space - it only needs to be yours. So some mornings when I get up, after a few hours of painting the night before, I shuffle into my blue room & take a peek at my journal. Sometimes, I wonder what it all means, but most times, it just gives me a sense of fulfillment and makes me smile.