I was going to start this blog on September 1st but I got a bit distracted. I've been moving stuff around since my time with Brandy has ended. I stayed with Jackie for a few days and now I'm staying at my Grandparent's place. They're on vacation right now so I pretty much have the place to myself... almost. My cousin Sean has been coming over daily to hang out and use Grandma's computer. He's not too much bother but a little bit distracting. I have been doing some crafty stuff too. I have a pile of stuff to take pics of and post.
My new plan is to start Blogging on October 1st. I guess this blog doesn't officially count because I'm not posting anything crafty. I'll just throw out a few of the random things running through my mind....
Brandy's son Ben has been driving us nuts about Halloween since Sept. 1st. We've tried to convince him that a month ahead of the holiday is enough time to prepare and make fun things. But he's been bringing stuff home from school and coming up with ideas for making a costume and watching every Halloween themed movie that Brandy owns.
It's slowly been breaking me down and now I've got ideas running through my head. I figure I can come up with some fun Halloween activities for me and Brandy and her boys to do. I'm also working on my costume. I usually go trick-or-treating with Brandy and the kids but this year I've asked her if I can dress up her front porch and give out candy. I want to create a haunting scene with me as a fortune-telling Gypsy. I have strobe lights and all kinds of witchy items to lay the scene. Safeway sells dry ice so I was going to buy some and create a bubbling cauldron.
I have lots of Halloween ideas that I'm sure Ben will be happy to help me with.
My other inspiration right now comes from the Handcar Regatta. I went last year with Brandy because her mother called us the day it was happening. It was so much fun and there was so much eye candy. This year I found out about it early and even dressed up a bit. I love the Moulin-Rouge inspired fashions mixed with Vernian styled Sci-Fi contraptions. Steampunk is a delightfully eclectic and anachronistic fad. I see so much potential in adding a little Steampunk flair to my everyday life.
So that's some of the stuff that's going through my creative mind right now. Plenty to keep me busy for a while.
More coming soon.... Hopefully
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
My situation/The Experiment
There are three things you should know about me:
I'm creative
I'm weird
I don't sleep very well.
What does this add up to?
A lot of sleepless nights being crafty. Until recently. A little more than a year ago I became "homeless". Right after losing my last job working for a very nice disabled lady the condo that my mother and I lived in was foreclosed on. We rented from a guy who pretty much never got his act together so the place got pulled right from under our feet.
My mother was able to move in with her boyfriend. I'm usually able to find work as a live-in caregiver/housekeeper easily so I wasn't too worried. Unfortunately the economy kind sucks right now and everyone is finding it hard to get a job. Not too many people have the money to hire private care for their family members or themselves. So where does this leave me?
I've basically been couch surfing with friends and family for the last year+. It's not too hard and I don't think I've stepped on anyone's toes (at least not irreparably) or worn out my welcome. The only hard part is not having one space that I can claim for myself. Where I can keep all my things and get comfy.
Sob stories aside; I've been doing okay bouncing around. It helps that for the last several weeks I've been staying with my friend Brandy and her 3 kids.
Brandy had a short bout of homelessness herself last summer and through the generosity of her Mother and Grandmother was able to find a nice mobile home and make a space for her family. She needed some extra help this summer and graciously allowed me my own chunk of space in her home.
Strangely though; I've not been feeling the urge to create much. When I was floating from house to house every few days I had to severely pare down what I could bring with me (I'm also car-less). Yet I felt a lot more productive when it came to sewing or crafting in general.
Now that I have this space (and a LOT of stuff in it) I can't seem to find my oomph. I'm also horribly addicted to Facebook and the fun and funky games and apps that everyone is gaga about. So I find it hard to pull myself away from the keyboard and really dive into my crafts.
I do spend time online looking at news and news-worthy stories from popular sites. I'm always envious of prolific bloggers who spend every day putting their thoughts into words. I'm more talkative than wordy. I find it hard to spout my feelings and have them make sense on "paper".
What am I getting at?
I've found a lot of blogs about specific interests; ie: Twilight, Books/Reading (in general), Movies, Music, Crafts (usually specific genres), etc. I figure since I'm driven by my creativity and I'm more prolific when I "talk" about my passion then maybe I can blog about that.
I really want to find a purpose to my skills. I basically want a reason to get up in the morning and something to feel good about when I go to sleep. I want to feel productive. To get something done instead of just pass the time.
I want to learn new things, screw some up, maybe excel at a few. I want to show off. I want to share my accomplishments and have people ooh and ahh! I want to scream and tear my hair out when things go wrong and have someone to understand.
I want to create a day or rather Create each day.
So my goal for myself (I won't promise because I'm kinda a procrastinator and promises are dangerous to me) is to make one thing each day. Not necessarily finish in a day because some projects take a while. When I finish a project I will post a pic and maybe write something about the process. I may just post one small item or several. I may have days that I have too many things to post....hopefully.
This is an experiment for myself on how much I can do and where I will go with such a goal.
Hopefully I will entertain and maybe even inspire.
I'm creative
I'm weird
I don't sleep very well.
What does this add up to?
A lot of sleepless nights being crafty. Until recently. A little more than a year ago I became "homeless". Right after losing my last job working for a very nice disabled lady the condo that my mother and I lived in was foreclosed on. We rented from a guy who pretty much never got his act together so the place got pulled right from under our feet.
My mother was able to move in with her boyfriend. I'm usually able to find work as a live-in caregiver/housekeeper easily so I wasn't too worried. Unfortunately the economy kind sucks right now and everyone is finding it hard to get a job. Not too many people have the money to hire private care for their family members or themselves. So where does this leave me?
I've basically been couch surfing with friends and family for the last year+. It's not too hard and I don't think I've stepped on anyone's toes (at least not irreparably) or worn out my welcome. The only hard part is not having one space that I can claim for myself. Where I can keep all my things and get comfy.
Sob stories aside; I've been doing okay bouncing around. It helps that for the last several weeks I've been staying with my friend Brandy and her 3 kids.
Brandy had a short bout of homelessness herself last summer and through the generosity of her Mother and Grandmother was able to find a nice mobile home and make a space for her family. She needed some extra help this summer and graciously allowed me my own chunk of space in her home.
Strangely though; I've not been feeling the urge to create much. When I was floating from house to house every few days I had to severely pare down what I could bring with me (I'm also car-less). Yet I felt a lot more productive when it came to sewing or crafting in general.
Now that I have this space (and a LOT of stuff in it) I can't seem to find my oomph. I'm also horribly addicted to Facebook and the fun and funky games and apps that everyone is gaga about. So I find it hard to pull myself away from the keyboard and really dive into my crafts.
I do spend time online looking at news and news-worthy stories from popular sites. I'm always envious of prolific bloggers who spend every day putting their thoughts into words. I'm more talkative than wordy. I find it hard to spout my feelings and have them make sense on "paper".
What am I getting at?
I've found a lot of blogs about specific interests; ie: Twilight, Books/Reading (in general), Movies, Music, Crafts (usually specific genres), etc. I figure since I'm driven by my creativity and I'm more prolific when I "talk" about my passion then maybe I can blog about that.
I really want to find a purpose to my skills. I basically want a reason to get up in the morning and something to feel good about when I go to sleep. I want to feel productive. To get something done instead of just pass the time.
I want to learn new things, screw some up, maybe excel at a few. I want to show off. I want to share my accomplishments and have people ooh and ahh! I want to scream and tear my hair out when things go wrong and have someone to understand.
I want to create a day or rather Create each day.
So my goal for myself (I won't promise because I'm kinda a procrastinator and promises are dangerous to me) is to make one thing each day. Not necessarily finish in a day because some projects take a while. When I finish a project I will post a pic and maybe write something about the process. I may just post one small item or several. I may have days that I have too many things to post....hopefully.
This is an experiment for myself on how much I can do and where I will go with such a goal.
Hopefully I will entertain and maybe even inspire.
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