Procrastinating...

I found the following in my "Drafts" folder. I've decided to go ahead and publish it today. The original blog post was written May 14, 2013, and was supposed to have photos of the table, which I haven't found yet. About time it was published on Blogger.

Original Post:

Posting today is just another way of procrastinating.  I'm supposed to be cleaning and sorting, but I'm just now on my first cup of coffee and can't quite get myself motivated yet.

It was a productive weekend.  I think I mentioned that I'd given away my dining table and chairs.  I just wanted something different.  I was looking for a rustic farm table.  Something I wouldn't feel back about putting extra nicks in, while working on craft projects.  A couple weeks ago, a neighbor was on the end of a three day yard sale.  I kept looking out my window and seeing a table sitting there.  I thought it was being used to display the small stuff, but finally got my husband to walk over with me just before she closed up.  I got the table for $10.00!

We've been working on it.  PJ sanded down the top.  We tried one finish, which we both hated, and he sanded it again.  I'd been thinking about a "shabby" white finish, but while looking at stain colors from Minwax, I spotted a water based stain called "River Stone" which has a blue tone to it.  I had my vision!  PJ painted the table legs black, and roughed them up a bit.  I used the River Stone stain on the table top.  It was a process of applying, wiping off, sanding, reapplying, wiping off... When it had the rustic look I wanted, PJ applied three coats of a water based Polycrylic finish.  I love it!  It's exactly what I envisioned!  

Morning Pages...

Part of the assignment for the class I am taking, a study of The Artist's Way, is to write Morning Pages. This is 3 handwritten pages of Stream of Consciousness writing. Free writing of whatever pops into your mind. It can be anything at all from story ideas, to family issues, to the weather, what irritates you, what brings you joy. Anything and everything that runs through your mind. It's very theraputic. I did not think I'd be able to do it consistently, but right now I can't imagine not doing it.

I finally attended the Zoom class! It was less terrifying than I had imagined. I get such anxiety over things like that. I even shared a bit, so that was good. I was careful not to overshare as I can get too chatty. You can all probably surmise that from my blog posts in the past. I tend to ramble...

The experience of taking this class, combined with doing the assignments like the morning pages, is definitely breaking something open in me. It is sparking my creative desires again. Who knows where it will ultimately lead, all I know is I'm enjoying this journey!

January 2022, Still Here...

Hello again! I'm a little shocked that I only posted three times last year. It has been some crazy times for us since my bypass surgery in 2020, then my husband's retirement, and all happening during the first year of Covid. We're still hanging in. We had our vaccinations and boosters and still got Covid at our house. Husband tested positive and the rest of us got sick at the same time, so it's fairly certain that's what we had. The cough and tiredness lingers on, but we are so fortunate. Friends who were not vaccinated actually ended up in the hospital on ventilators. Friends and extended family lost loved ones, both young and old. Our state Covid numbers are still climbing. We live in the Northwest and were mentioned on national news tonight. I am so over all of this! Praying we're nearing the end of it!

The good news, I started following the blog, Grow Me A Story, and as a result I signed up for their classes. Full transparency, Paul and Carol Roberts are family. He's my cousin and she is one of my dearest friends. Carol is leading the group through the book The Artist's Way, and I'm learning so much. It's definitely got my creative soul inspired again. Paul is doing a weekly podcast which I am enjoying as well! This is my attempt to see if I can get back to writing. I had completely given up on it, but every once in a while I would wonder if I should give it another try. I'm not sure where my creative journey will take me. I'm considering dusting off my piano again. Poor thing hasn't been played in years. I'm also dabbling with a couple simple art projects. I'll let you all know how I'm progressing, and I'll try to make it more frequent than I did the past couple years. New beginnings! That's all for now. Take care, my friends, and God bless!