tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276252671673248422024-03-19T00:02:32.026-04:00flowers & coffee cups.Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855827103556310607noreply@blogger.comBlogger294125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227625267167324842.post-32822673228348041302016-04-19T19:16:00.001-04:002016-04-19T19:16:05.999-04:00Hey guys. I'm still alive. I meant what I said in my last post, about entering a super-busy season of life. It's been stressful, but we're starting to enjoy our country adventure. :) You can follow along <a href="https://www.instagram.com/brit_why/" target="_blank">HERE</a>, where I update things much more frequently. xoBrittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855827103556310607noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227625267167324842.post-4863631559925526992016-03-14T00:43:00.000-04:002016-03-14T00:43:05.422-04:00Fields.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the views from our new abode. We are hustling to get everything put together and done, so that we may take our coffee on this porch and enjoy the wide sky. We are also beat--just absolutely dead-tired, "newborn baby tired" I call it. But it feels like home.Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855827103556310607noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227625267167324842.post-39544849386950303892016-02-25T14:44:00.001-05:002016-02-25T14:46:15.181-05:00Moving/Moving On.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've got a lot going on right now, which I don't really say with glee. I'm not one of those people that <b>must</b> be busy, always on the look-out for something to do. Nope. I will get my chores done, but then I will sit here with my coffee and paints, thank you very much.<br />
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The biggest thing is....we're moving! We've been looking at places for the better part of a year and have finally found <b>the one</b>, a little (but surprisingly spacious) cottage, nestled among farmland and acre upon acre of space. SPACE. It's a notion I've become unfamiliar with. To be able to breathe something other than car exhaust and dust. Despite its country setting, it's only 15 minutes from one of the cutest towns in the area, and a whopping 22 minutes from the nearest city, which is overloaded with art and restaurants and markets and all kinds of other things.<br />
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We're excited but also completely overwhelmed. I had forgotten how expensive it is to move, all the initial cost of getting everything switched over and set-up. Yikes.<br />
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So I probably won't be visiting this space much. Definitely not over the next month or so. But I hope to reconnect with lots of pictures of our new abode. Blessings to you, friends.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">*If you'd like a print, you can get one <a href="https://society6.com/product/the-sound-of-your-voice_print#1=45" target="_blank">HERE.</a></span>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855827103556310607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227625267167324842.post-76485702852928271662016-02-08T16:31:00.001-05:002016-02-08T16:31:22.421-05:00Taking Stock<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I haven't been able to write lately, by which I mean I literally <i>can't</i> think of anything to say. I haven't touched my personal journal in....one month? Two? In any case, I found <a href="http://www.thelittlesnail.net/" target="_blank">this great blog</a>, which lead me to <a href="http://meetmeatmikes.com/" target="_blank">this great blog</a>, which led me to <a href="http://meetmeatmikes.com/taking-stock-may/" target="_blank">this idea</a>, so I thought I'd try it.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Making : a triangular, rust-colored shawl that I feel I've been knitting my entire life.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Cooking : something having to do with turkey. Turkey burgers? Turkey chili? </span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Drinking : a very light, lovely green tea with roses, gifted to me from my sis-in-law.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Reading: just finished <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Carry-Rainbow-Rowell/dp/1250049555/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454964561&sr=8-1&keywords=carry+on" target="_blank">Carry On</a>, which I highly recommend. Now I'm moving on to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Poetry-Handbook-Mary-Oliver/dp/0156724006/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1454964613&sr=1-1&keywords=a+poetry+handbook" target="_blank">this</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Boys-Michael-Gurian/dp/1585425281/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1454964649&sr=1-1&keywords=the+wonder+of+boys" target="_blank">this</a>, plus whatever additional goodies I find at the library this week.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Wanting: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1440570604/ref=gl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2X1OEWFLYYKG0&coliid=I15ZB24H1BBYFH" target="_blank">this coloring book</a>, auburn hair, time to myself, and a tiny house in the country.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Looking: at my <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/brittanywhy/pretty/" target="_blank">"Pretty" Pinterest board</a>; lots of little things that make me happy there.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Playing: <a href="http://www.thelastofus.playstation.com/index.html" target="_blank">The Last Of Us</a> (does this category pertain to video games, among other things? I'm running with it!)</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Deciding: where we want to move. We're leaning towards the country/outskirts somewhere. Not too far removed, but definitely not in town.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Wishing: for a new home. A change.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Enjoying: the fact that while everyone out front is stuck in 5 o'clock traffic, I'm in here with furry boots on my feet and cup of tea in hand.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Waiting: to hear about a new job opportunity for hub.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Liking: our slow, homeschooling days. I struggle with feeling like we're not doing enough. So many families are booked solid with lessons...music, gymnastics, dance, sports....but then I remember how spontaneous we can be, because we aren't bogged down with a bunch of other stuff.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Wondering: who pays over $3,000/month for rent? Who are these people?</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Loving: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/therobynwolfe/" target="_blank">this Instagram</a>. So much good inspiration there.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Pondering: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/43487952629909657/" target="_blank">making these.</a></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Considering: finally making my own kimchii.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Buying: goat cheese :)</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Watching: the final season of Downton Abbey. You cannot know how upset I am that this is it.</span><a href="http://www.branchshop.com/" style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; color: #c69f73; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Hoping: for spring to come early.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Marvelling: at my skills of procrastination and my refusal to take naps.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Cringing: at Republicans. Every damn day.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Needing: a long, hot bath.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Questioning: why women are now wearing their nails long, pointy, and slightly rounded at the tip. I tried to imagine myself so fashionable, but really just ended up imagining all the bodily harm I'd do to myself.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Smelling: roses.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Wearing: full-on cozy gear. Favorite jeans, favorite hoodie, knitted beanie, warm socks, and big boots.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Following: <a href="http://www.lovelylife.se/mokkasin/" target="_blank">this blog.</a> I don't know what it says, but it's lovely.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Noticing: my son really needs a haircut. </span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Knowing: it's soon time to exercise and make dinner.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Thinking: about houses. Houses, caravans, campers, shacks, you name it.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Admiring: our newly put-together nature shelves (actually, it's my china cabinet).</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Sorting: clothes and books. Continuously. </span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Getting: excited for the possibility of starting over, if such a thing exists.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Bookmarking: <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/frame?post=1195662721&group=0&frame_type=a&blog=4062323&link=aHR0cDovL3d3dy50b3B3aXRoY2lubmFtb24uY29tLzIwMTMvMDYvYXByaWNvdC1zYWxzYS1xdWVzYWRpbGxhcy5odG1s&frame=1&click=0&user=0" target="_blank">this recipe.</a></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Coveting: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/43487952630044640/" target="_blank">this swimsuit.</a></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Disliking: Donald Trump. I know, you're shocked.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Opening: my heart. Trying to, anyway. Certain circumstances lately have been closing it off.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Giggling: at <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/43487952622769908/" target="_blank">The Eternal Dilemna</a>.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Feeling: hungry.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Snacking: I don't have snacks near my computer. Do you have snacks near your computer? Can I have some?</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Helping: my wee one quell his nervousness at meeting new friends.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px;">Hearing: a distant video game being played (Star Wars, me thinks), the bathtub filling, distant sounds of traffic, my tummy rumbling. </span>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855827103556310607noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227625267167324842.post-8724549005306880102016-01-24T20:41:00.000-05:002016-01-24T20:41:15.102-05:00Snowed In.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We really are. Snowed in, that is. As in, sidewalks are impassable and a lot of roads still aren't plowed. It's a mess. The snow is up to my chest in some areas. Hubby is wicked tired from shoveling.<br />
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We have a ginormous mountain of snow in the yard thanks to a kindly neighbor who owns a plow, and we have small friends who come over to play and get in and out of snow-pants 55 times. And we have one another. No one has anywhere to be, nor could they get there right now if they wanted to.<br />
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I have some fun things planned for school this week. I think we'll go out and do "snow painting", which mainly consists of painting the snow with watercolor because why not? And I might send hubby and boy out to do a winter photography class because, again, why not? We have books to read and videos to watch, yoga and hula hoops and cookies. We're good.Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855827103556310607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227625267167324842.post-13992299663027039582016-01-20T12:03:00.001-05:002016-01-20T12:04:23.330-05:00New stuff!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've got some new goodies up in the shop. Come check it out <a href="https://society6.com/product/mushrooms-208_print#1=45" target="_blank">HERE.</a>. <3Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855827103556310607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227625267167324842.post-819523805384751942016-01-18T02:02:00.001-05:002016-01-18T02:02:08.651-05:00"You Aren't The Same."<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So I've been hanging out in my studio/office/closet for most of the day, just getting things organized for another week of work and homeschool and I came across some of my old journals (old meaning from 2009-2010). Just for the record, I hate reading old journals. HATE IT. It all sounds like drivel to me no matter how old I get, but maybe I'm too hard on myself? But I keep them because not only are they a record of all the good things that happened, they are also a way of teaching me things about myself and the people around me, if that makes sense.<br />
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I parted with a friend around that time, after many, many years of losing touch, then rekindling the friendship in a constant cycle. I'm not going to go into whose fault this and that was because I'm sure there were things we both could have done differently. But I came across something that she said, and it really struck me which is why I'm writing about it now.<br />
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"You aren't the same as you used to be."<br />
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See...and pardon my lack of tact here....but this is the kind of crap that really pisses me off. Because I don't understand it. It's the strangest way to insult someone. I've heard it before, not directed towards me, but I've heard it said to other people and I just find it so incredibly odd.<br />
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I'm not the same. Okay. Compared to what though, or should I say, to whom? My teenage self? Should I be exactly the same as my teenage self? What a completely alarming thought. I would never want to go through my life acting like teenage-me, thanks. Am I not the same because I'm married now and have a son and didn't before? Your point is? That I think about other people before myself now, put others needs before my own?<br />
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See what I mean? It's weird. Why would we want to go through life always staying the same, never evolving, never learning anything from our past experiences? Why would I want to be the same at 20 as I was at 15, or at 30 as I was at 23? One of the greatest liberties we have in this life (especially if we live in a country were merely surviving isn't our only priority) is the chance to constantly reinvent ourselves, over and over again. And I feel it's something we should always be doing, looking for the better, gentler, calmer, healthier side of us.<br />
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But I could be over-analyzing this, which is something I've won medals for. It could just be that my then-friend one day realized I just wasn't fun anymore. It's probably true, to a degree anyway. I couldn't go out and binge-drink with all of the other twenty-somethings, not that I would have if I could have because it isn't something I enjoy doing. I think I'll just sum it up by saying that I could no longer go out and do destructive crap that I was only doing because of previous issues that were making me hate myself. There. That describes it perfectly.<br />
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Here's what I did instead:<br />
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I met a guy at a time when my heart was at its hardest. Over a little time, I realized that I did still believe in true love. The idea wasn't dead to me, I was just pretending it was. We got married (in case you hadn't guessed).<br />
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I had a baby. And I had one of those terribly nauseous pregnancies where you feel like if someone pokes you, you'll puke all over them. So I sat a lot. And I was bored, so bored. Which is how I discovered, or rediscovered, my love for painting and making things. I'd always made things, always tearing up my clothes to my liking, and beading my own necklaces, but I'd never really focused on it with any great intensity. I haven't stopped creating since.<br />
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I ditched all the poisonous behavior. That's kind of a broad statement, but it was a really necessary step. I stopped with the negative self-talk, I stopped using illness and other things as a crutch and instead started using them as fuel for the journey. I realized that pain could be useful, and through that, I found peace.<br />
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So yeah, I changed. I won't deny it. I absolutely did. And I can see how to another person, to someone who has known you for quite some time, it would probably be jarring. But the thing I couldn't seem to get across was that I'm <i>happy</i>. If I'd kept going the way I was....I'm not sure I'd even be here. All that sharp humor I used to possess (I kept the good parts), all that "funny" I-hate-everything attitude...it wasn't a joke. I <i>did</i> hate everything, including myself. I was lonely in ways I'll never be able to describe.<br />
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"You aren't the same as you used to be."<br />
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Yes, I know. And thank God. Thank God.<br />
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I saw a quote on Ye Holy Pinterest the other day, by Kaci Diane, and it says:<br />
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"I love the person I've become, because I fought to become her."<br />
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I fought to become her.<br />
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xxooBrittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855827103556310607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227625267167324842.post-69695883814828843192016-01-11T19:42:00.001-05:002016-01-11T19:42:14.386-05:00Do the Things, 2016.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Things I want to do this year:</div>
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- write more love notes</div>
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- ride my giant, antique tank of a bicycle</div>
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- hang out by the water</div>
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- hike up to the waterfall</div>
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- visit Philly again, go exploring, get lost, get to the museums</div>
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- pick more flowers</div>
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- eat more medicinal foods (<a href="http://www.greenkitchenstories.com/golden-sauerkraut-wild-fermentation/" target="_blank">this</a> is a good start)</div>
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- get back to writing down the ridiculous things my kid says</div>
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- sew and sell my handmade tote bags</div>
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- thrust myself into more social situations (a tough one for me)</div>
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- start a family journal, where we all can write things to one another that are too difficult to say</div>
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- revisit yoga</div>
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- get another tattoo (perhaps for my 30th birthday?)</div>
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- knit something like <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/43487952629767421/" target="_blank">this.</a></div>
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- keep up my hoopdancing practice (feeling VERY inspired by <a href="http://www.hooping.org/2014/09/a-dance-for-the-wilds-with-shakti-sunfire/" target="_blank">this amazing lady</a>)</div>
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- write more letters to faraway friends</div>
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Some shots of the school day. In the top two, we were doing simple baking soda and vinegar experiments to demonstrate a chemical reaction. Hayden added soap and some other substances to other glasses, to see if it would alter what happened at all.<br />
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"Beware the barrenness of a busy life." - Socrates<br />
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(If you'd like to own this as a print, you can get it <a href="https://society6.com/product/the-barrenness-of-a-busy-life_print#1=45" target="_blank">here.</a>)Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855827103556310607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227625267167324842.post-85103583308599707822015-12-24T23:05:00.002-05:002015-12-24T23:05:11.154-05:00.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Merry Christmas, friends. <3Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855827103556310607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227625267167324842.post-66133656924060252042015-12-23T16:09:00.003-05:002015-12-23T16:09:40.404-05:00Mum.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Made a pair of hand-painted linen napkins for my mum's Christmas present. Something special for her and hubby to use at the table or in front of the television. ;)Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855827103556310607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227625267167324842.post-12376514198090804432015-12-21T00:50:00.000-05:002015-12-21T00:50:11.461-05:00New work.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some new goodies up in the shop (link in sidebar). I had so much fun making these. :)Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855827103556310607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227625267167324842.post-71902404680200956362015-12-15T13:36:00.000-05:002015-12-15T13:36:06.670-05:00My Ten Favorite Books of 2015.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Life-After-Novel-Kate-Atkinson/dp/0316176494/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450203507&sr=1-1&keywords=life+after+life+kate+atkinson" target="_blank">Life After Life</a> by Kate Atkinson.<br />
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2. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Yellow-Eyes-Crocodiles-Novel/dp/0143121553/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450203623&sr=1-1&keywords=the+yellow+eyes+of+crocodiles+by+katherine+pancol" target="_blank">The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles</a> by Katherine Pancol.<br />
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3. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Paris-Wife-Paula-McLain/dp/0345521315/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450203716&sr=1-1&keywords=the+paris+wife+by+paula+mclain" target="_blank">The Paris Wife</a> by Paula McLain.<br />
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4. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Feminist-Invitation-Revisit-Bibles/dp/1476717257/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450203849&sr=1-1&keywords=jesus+feminist+by+sarah+bessey" target="_blank">Jesus Feminist</a> by Sarah Bessey.<br />
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5. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Calligraphers-Daughter-Novel-Eugenia-Kim-ebook/dp/B002LA09U8/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450203932&sr=1-1&keywords=the+calligrapher%27s+daughter" target="_blank">The Calligrapher's Daughter</a> by Eugenia Kim.<br />
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6. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Live-Now-Meg-Rosoff/dp/0553376055/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450204035&sr=1-1&keywords=how+i+live+now+by+meg+rosoff" target="_blank">How I Live Now</a> by Meg Rosoff.<br />
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7. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Life-Times-Witch-West/dp/0613621697/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450204139&sr=1-2&keywords=wicked" target="_blank">Wicked</a> by Gregory Maguire.<br />
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8. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hannas-Daughters-Ballantine-Readers-Circle/dp/0345433491/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450204221&sr=1-1&keywords=hanna%27s+daughters+by+marianne+fredriksson" target="_blank">Hanna's Daughters</a> by Marianne Fredriksson.<br />
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9. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Whered-You-Go-Bernadette-Novel/dp/0316204269/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450204302&sr=1-1&keywords=where%27d+you+go+bernadette+by+maria+semple" target="_blank">Where'd You Go, Bernadette</a> by Maria Semple.<br />
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10. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Flight-Behavior-Novel-Barbara-Kingsolver/dp/0062124277/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450204390&sr=1-1&keywords=flight+behavior+by+barbara+kingsolver" target="_blank">Flight Behavior</a> by Barbara Kingsolver.<br />
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There are SO many more books I wanted to include on this list, including books written by friends, but I only wanted to list books I've finished. I'd also like to note that the books listed above aren't in any particular order (number one is NOT number one), as I love them all equally for various reasons.<br />
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"Everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for." -Bob MarleyBrittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855827103556310607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227625267167324842.post-14113360608129925342015-11-26T18:24:00.003-05:002015-11-26T18:24:31.989-05:00Thankful.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So thankful for:<br />
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- construction paper turkey's<br />
- Nutella cake that filled the entire house with brownie smell<br />
- my mom, who comes up with insults like "penis-schnitzel"<br />
- The Husband, for picking up the lego's and washing the dishes while I figure out this homeschooling gig<br />
- the ever-transcendent power of dance<br />
- new watercolor sketchbooks that crack deliciously when opened the first time<br />
- my boy, who says things like "I'm thankful life is beautiful."<br />
- eating Thanksgiving dinner with reggae music playing<br />
- friends in dresses who paint; friends in pants who crochet<br />
- coffee and grilled cheese sandwiches<br />
- tossing around a tiny Nerf football with my son, brother, husband and step-dad<br />
- old, soft blankets on messy, unmade beds<br />
- the moon, the stars, the sky, the trees<br />
- to be surrounded by enough people, sounds, smells, laughter. Enough to forget about the lonely days, the tired weeks, the poor monthsBrittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855827103556310607noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227625267167324842.post-57891476279864521182015-11-25T12:36:00.003-05:002015-11-25T12:36:38.947-05:00New print!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Thanksgiving, all! I have a new print up in the shop, along with some other goodies. If you're interested, you can get one <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsociety6.com%2Fproduct%2Ftiny-victory_print%231%3D45&h=oAQEyT-Wo" target="_blank">HERE.</a>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855827103556310607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227625267167324842.post-19938382045562026932015-11-19T08:21:00.001-05:002015-11-19T08:21:37.351-05:00Art Class.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our first official art "class": still-life paintings inspired by Frida Kahlo's "Fruits of the Soil".Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855827103556310607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227625267167324842.post-45092060751987013752015-11-14T11:16:00.000-05:002015-11-14T11:16:49.485-05:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Changes are happening, what I think will be good ones. I'll be homeschooling my son. The paperwork is filed and everything is official. I'm flying blind but I don't feel lost. I hope to write more in-depth about it later.<br />
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In my research about homeschooling, I came across an old thread about homeschooling on a low-income budget. Not only did it give me a lot of hope and incentive to begin, but I came across something a one woman said, something I love. I, of course, didn't save this page and can't find it now, but she said something like this:<br />
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"You create the life you want. It's YOUR life. I can't believe how little it matters to so many people. Make it happen if you want it."Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855827103556310607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227625267167324842.post-11352347877698277012015-10-29T14:35:00.001-04:002015-10-29T14:35:10.684-04:00<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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I'm too sensitive.</div>
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I'm not sensitive enough.</div>
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I could "be sweeter".</div>
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I need to toughen up.</div>
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I'm too quiet.</div>
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I'm mature.</div>
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I worry too much.</div>
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I'm not concerned enough.</div>
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I need to relax.</div>
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I need to stay on it.</div>
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Being sick makes you different, in a good way.</div>
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Being sick makes you different, hard to understand.</div>
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I'm difficult.</div>
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I don't ask for much.</div>
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I'm wonderful.</div>
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I'm a spoiled little princess.</div>
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It's okay to cry over your imperfections.</div>
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You think you're so fucking perfect, don't you?</div>
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If you lowered your standards, you'd fit in better.</div>
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If you prayed, you'd feel better.</div>
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If you smiled, you'd be prettier.</div>
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You fucking women.</div>
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You fucking women.</div>
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I'm still around; super-busy dealing with some crazy-intense fibro symptoms. I think it's due to the seasons changing.<br />
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I am so thankful that I have art as an outlet. Seriously. If I was trapped in this body without my creativity, I think my soul would just shrivel up and blow away.Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855827103556310607noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227625267167324842.post-22044887278083896332015-10-07T13:35:00.002-04:002015-10-07T13:35:51.697-04:00The Long Goodbye<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"The Long Goodbye". Watercolor/acrylic on canvas. If you'd like a print, you can get one <a href="https://society6.com/product/the-long-goodbye-sn0_print#1=45" target="_blank">HERE.</a>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855827103556310607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227625267167324842.post-30825840607002921832015-10-04T14:12:00.001-04:002015-10-04T14:12:15.492-04:00Prints are up!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Prints are now up! You can also get this as a tote, pillow, duvet, or shower curtain, if that's your thing. I'm really happy with how this one turned out.<br />
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Go <a href="https://society6.com/product/saw-it-in-a-dream_print#1=45" target="_blank">HERE</a> to get yours.Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855827103556310607noreply@blogger.com0