Quote - Do you need a hand?

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"Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm ... As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others."  ~Audrey Hepburn

Quote - What YOU do you choose to be?

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Dream and give yourself permission to envision a You that you choose to be.  ~Joy Page

On the web & thoughts on letting go

It's been a super busy week for me. I started two online creative classes this week, BIG a FEARLESS painting adventure with Connie at Dirty Footprints Studio and She Had Three Hearts with Christy at Scarlet Lime. I'm loving both of these classes so very much.

I'm really working on just letting go and having fun with it. As Connie has been guiding us, it's about the process not the product and this is so true! I spend waaaay too much time with the finished product in mind that the fun and love of the process gets lost. I want to paint with abandon. I want to enjoy the process. I want to deposit my heart and soul completely into each project I encounter. I want my mind and inner critic to not be so involved but to take a backseat and allow my heart and intuition to take over. 

An art journaling spread I'm working on.

Latest painting I'm working on.

Here are a few fun finds I've found this week on the web:

* Eco-friendly laundry and dish detergent DIY on Scoutie Girl. I love those jars, by the way.

* June blog planners are available on Create as Folk.

* DIY patchwork art on Going Home to Roost.

* Donna Downey announced video workshop, Pan Pastel 101 coming soon

* More art journal love from iHanna.

* Love, love, love this spring garland DIY, fabric wrapped lampshade, and these flower napkin rings from decor8.

* Shabby chic birthday party from The TomKat Studio.

* Adoring this *free* printable artful reminder from My Concrete Sky.

I'm off to enjoy my 3-day weekend with camping and loved ones. Have a wonderful weekend!

Quote - Light a star

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"Stay the course, light a star,
Change the world where'er you are."  

~Richard Gallienne

Wishcasting Wednesday: What do you wish for your health?

To "be a maker of magic and a tender of wishes" visit Jamie Ridler Studios.

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What do you wish for your health?

Oh how I wish to be healthy and make better food choices. To stop grabbing fast food and choose my nourishment wiser. I wish to make exercise a priority and a part of my daily routine. I wish to be a healthier me.

My Favorite Things

Join me each Tuesday for My Favorite Things, beautiful and unique finds from Etsy and other favorite retail therapy sources.

1) This flower cha cha bracelet from The Bracelet Tree is so fun!

2) I love this lavender blossom dress from East Meet West Handmade.

3) Isn't this felted weeping willow and family of owls from Intres Handmade the sweetest thing you've ever seen?

They have a purple one too! And a crazy cat in a tree, birds in a tree, and this one that I can't help but love - lilac tree of love.

4) I'm thinking of a place to hang this felted red poppy garland from The Big Brown House.

5) I'm loving this raspberry suede hobo bag from Jess Amity!

Hugs,

Quote - Every heart sings

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Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. ~Plato

Quote - What thoughts do you wish to dominate your life?

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As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives. ~Henry David Thoreau

Happy Saturday!

Hello my sweets! I didn't mean to ignore you this week as I've been out of town with my day job. Thank you for all your day wishes last Saturday! I had a wonderful day with my loved ones and was surprised with this beautiful and delicious cake.

I spent the week in Virginia which is near and dear to my heart since I was stationed there with the US Navy for 3 1/2 years. Unfortunately I was in Stafford/Fredericksburg, although a nice area, but my old stomping grounds was Virginia Beach in which I didn't have time to visit. The weather was super temperamental with a sunny sky one minute and thunderstorms and hail the next.

That picture was taken on the patio outside the indoor pool of the hotel. We were enjoying an evening swim when it started. I endured several blows by the hail to get that picture. LOL. I got back midday today and have been catching up on laundry and yardwork. I really need a lawn caretaker. Oh and a cook too. Laundry skills would help. Apply here! LOL.

I'm off to veg out and watch The King's Speech. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

XOXO,

Quote - Tell your story

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There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.  ~Maya Angelou