tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38685097083385977512023-11-16T07:07:59.891-08:00gretchenmistbelinda marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141948181116751659noreply@blogger.comBlogger582125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868509708338597751.post-51293150672573152012013-06-18T17:47:00.001-07:002013-06-18T17:47:25.898-07:00new blog!<br />
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hi all! i've started a new <a href="http://belindamarshallstudioblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a>! gradually becoming myself in the new/old name :)<br />
i wrote a short post about the ace camp over there ~ come visit!!belinda marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141948181116751659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868509708338597751.post-10327187470015807592013-05-18T01:09:00.000-07:002013-05-18T01:09:39.888-07:00press!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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it's been a big and exciting week! thanks to grace for the <a href="http://www.designsponge.com/2013/05/belinda-marshall.html" target="_blank">design*sponge feature</a>, michelle and chelsea for the <a href="http://patternobserver.com/2013/05/17/featured-designer-belinda-marshall/" target="_blank">pattern observer feature</a> and etsy for the inclusion in the etsy australia/new zealand newsletter. i also won a pair of <a href="http://ok-ok.com.au/" target="_blank">ok-ok</a> tights! and just 4 more sleeps :)belinda marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141948181116751659noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868509708338597751.post-50826019353625254992013-05-12T17:44:00.002-07:002013-05-12T17:44:57.207-07:00Leif shop!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i'm super excited about having my new work in this <a href="http://www.leifshop.com/collections/art/belinda-marshall" target="_blank">gorgeous shop</a>! so many great things there ~ go see!<br />
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already!<br />
it's going to be an exciting month {2 wks and 2 days til the trip!}.<br />
happy may :) belinda marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141948181116751659noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868509708338597751.post-3993510123837209702013-04-23T21:05:00.000-07:002013-04-23T21:05:28.496-07:00new work, new shop . . .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i've opened <a href="http://belindamarshall.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">a new shop</a>! with my new work.<br />
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it seemed like a good idea given that so much has changed already, including my name. it's a big process to change names everywhere online so i'll take it one step at a time.<br />
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feels so good to have started and to have a place for the new work. it didn't seem to 'fit' in my etsy shop!<br />
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thanks for all the comments on the last good news post.<br />
enjoy the rest of your week :)belinda marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141948181116751659noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868509708338597751.post-24431887551539698992013-04-10T19:47:00.000-07:002013-04-10T19:47:16.595-07:00official pozible thank you page<div class="user_td_p">
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this week:<br />
turning 42 a couple of days ago, making the <a href="http://www.pozible.com/project/17185/" target="_blank">pozible target</a> a couple of days ago {with just 24 hrs left ~ massive thanks to 85 people and everyone who helped spread the word!} and this feature on <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/accessorize-april-showers-bring-may-flowers-187342" target="_blank">apartment therapy</a>!<br />
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all so exciting!<br />
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i have a week off after a week of school holiday single parenting to paint and celebrate. it might take me a couple of days to wind down and clear my brain . . .<br />
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belinda marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141948181116751659noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868509708338597751.post-33831404519740422202013-04-01T21:24:00.000-07:002013-04-01T21:24:32.887-07:00april!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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have been loving making this calendar with my little guy!<br />
this is his favourite so far. there is one that he really doesn't like ~ i asked him to put it aside for a month to see if his opinion changed. nope, apparently it's just no good.<br />
am going to keep it to making one or 2 months at a time so that i can see how the work changes. <br />
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ps. 92%!! too exciting!<br />
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<br />belinda marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141948181116751659noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868509708338597751.post-1275722140342985882013-03-24T19:37:00.003-07:002013-03-24T19:37:54.392-07:00new work!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i've been painting!<br />
last week was the first week this year with a clear view! the huge list of to-dos was there, as always, but there were actually no appointments or public holidays or days off in the middle of the week for my little one!<br />
i can see how it'll be good to have this as an ongoing thing after the next school holidays coming up at the end of the week. . .<br />
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the top one is finished and the second two are very close to finished. the middle one ~ just a tweak. the bottom one ~ i'm going to sit with it for a bit.<br />
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also, just 2 weeks left for the <a href="http://www.pozible.com/project/17185/" target="_blank">pozible</a> project! yah! <br />
thanks to everyone who has helped with spreading the word and supporting.<br />
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i was a lucky winner of this <a href="http://barbarabeesblog.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">barbara bee</a> print!<br />
it's a print of a collage from barabara's <a href="http://365waysofmemories.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">365 ways of memories</a> project. they kids and i chose this as our favourite! <br />
i love the original too, thanks barbara :)<br />
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wow, nice to be included in <a href="http://blogs.kidspot.com.au/villagevoices/voices-2013-australia-best-blogs/" target="_blank">this list</a> of great blogs!<br />
thank you mystery {lovely} person who nominated mine :)<br />
i do think the list is missing lots of very cool bloggers ~ you are all over there {needs updating!}---><br />
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<br />belinda marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141948181116751659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868509708338597751.post-32584365786383006172013-03-08T02:51:00.000-08:002013-03-08T02:51:34.135-08:00bread!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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it has been in the high 30s for about a week but i'm so hooked on <a href="http://mynewroots.org/site/2013/02/the-life-changing-loaf-of-bread/" target="_blank">this great bread recipe</a> that i'm baking anyway!<br />
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have posted the recipe on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/belkemp" target="_blank">facebook</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/gretchenmist" target="_blank">instagram</a> and thought i'd share it here too. <br />
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i've never been much of a cook but i have been making changes with what i'm eating as a way of looking after myself and doing the best i can health wise and have noticed good results. it's been worth the effort and doesn't bother me to be not eating sugar, dairy, gluten, soy ~ there are a handful of foods that clash with my medication too, making them ineffective 8{ . . . anyway, it all seems much closer to my natural food preferences {i was brought up in a slightly hippy place/era!} so it suits me ok!<br />
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if you are interested: to avoid the small amount of gluten, i found swapping the oats with half quinoa flakes and half millet flakes with the same amount of water worked well. somehow the millet seems to make it crunchier and a better texture. also swapped the linseed for sesame and pepitas {linseed = estrogen issues!}. i made a version with just sesame and chopped dates too ~ yum! and easy!belinda marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141948181116751659noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868509708338597751.post-83565859034456923662013-03-07T01:44:00.002-08:002013-03-07T01:44:54.055-08:00progress!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i think this one is finished! have to stop myself from going too far with it, especially when it's 10 x 8 inches! this kind of work sometimes begs to be made bigger. . . it's one of the paintings i was working on in the <a href="http://pozible.com/gretchenmist" target="_blank">pozible</a> video.<br />
the <a href="http://pozible.com/gretchenmist" target="_blank">pozible project</a> is doing so well, thanks to all the lovely people who have supported and helped with spreading the word. it's all really great :)<br />
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this is my beautiful new necklace from katie / <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/budpnq?ref=seller_info" target="_blank">budpnq</a>. the one i wore for photos for my pozible video ~ it helped my confidence immensely! funny how that works.<br />
katie also featured one of my prints in a <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/123902276/lordagsgodis-no-7-a-matte-glass-beaded?ref=usr_faveitems" target="_blank">necklace listing</a> in her shop, and mentioned my pozible project in the listing to help get the word out! thanks katie :)<br />
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<a href="http://pozible.com/gretchenmist" target="_blank">it</a> reached 39% on day 5 btw!!! thanks to all xxbelinda marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141948181116751659noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868509708338597751.post-10884927849099661052013-02-20T17:51:00.000-08:002013-02-20T17:51:33.704-08:00the big exciting news!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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the big news i've been keeping stored up is that i'm going to the <a href="http://ritchieacecamps.com/#/camilla-engman-4/" target="_blank">camilla engman ace camp</a> in may!<br />
i mentioned wanting desperately to go in <a href="http://gretchenmist.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/fine-art-friday-sarah-giannobile.html" target="_blank">this post</a> from march, 2011!<br />
i think it's time!!<br />
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to make it happen, i've put together a <a href="http://www.pozible.com/archive/index/17185" target="_blank">pozible campaign</a>. it was a totally nerve~wracking and all~consuming but really positive process. i did try to do a video version of me talking for the start . . . but gosh that scares me!! photos are not so much my thing either, but, i'm hoping it'll all be worth it.<br />
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i had a lot of help from <a href="http://inkandspindle.com/about.html" target="_blank">teegs</a> {who was very generous with her time, thanks teegs} and a friend {thanks kate} with putting the text together, including a new bio/artist statement. phew! <br />
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anyway, now for the edge of the seat process of seeing what happens . . . <br />
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i'd so love it if you would help me spread the word :)<br />
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check it <a href="http://www.pozible.com/archive/index/17185" target="_blank">out</a>! {eeek! or maybe not so bad as you know all about my year last year, fingers crossed!}<br />
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i decided this year to make our own calendar. i did look for one in the shops of my favourite artists and found many i'd love to hang but none of them had quite enough space for writing stuff in.<br />
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it was such a fun project to make ~ i really love collaborating with the kids. i let them take the lead, no prompting and we quickly get into a quiet, focused space. the little one works fast! like his ideas have a deadline. although we were both wanting to make the whole year in one go, i thought i'd try to keep it as a monthly habit, mainly as a reminder to actually stop with the busy life things and sit and do more work with them. i'm going to want to keep it forever too!<br />
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am also learning how to use imovie to make a video for my big project, which i really hope to be finishing soon :)belinda marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141948181116751659noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868509708338597751.post-84414650451205132452013-02-04T19:08:00.001-08:002013-02-04T20:24:56.470-08:00getting serious!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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hello after what seems to be already more than a month!<br />
the year has started off in an anxious way for my little one and me ~ starting school has been a big move, especially as it is a new school. <br />
as is typical of me, i've jumped in head first the second it looked like the 'work' year has started {it has but the build up of actual available time has been very slow!}. i know it's silly to push so hard but it feels like it's well over due and all a bit urgent.<br />
i have a big {and slightly scary} project i'm trying to put together for something super exciting ~ you might know what i'm referring to ~ which needs a post of it's own! it has involved working on my bio and artist statement . . . <br />
have also 'started' <a href="http://patternobserver.com/courses/the-ultimate-guide-to-repeats/" target="_blank">this course</a> to help get back into fabric design/pattern making. <br />
have started mucking around with some jewelry making, which has been fun but also distracting.<br />
and . . . the best part, i have started painting and have been finding it relaxing, soothing and freeing! nothing like needing to get other areas of work happening {especially if it involves writing} to push me into painting!<br />
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i seem to be spending most of my online time on <a href="http://instagram.com/gretchenmist/" target="_blank">instagram</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/gretchenmist?ref=hl" target="_blank">facebook</a> lately! have never been a fan of facebook, and still don't get how to manage the personal and business page via instagram, but find the speed of posting to these places easy. be nice to see you there :)belinda marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141948181116751659noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868509708338597751.post-41798335182256611502013-01-01T20:13:00.001-08:002013-01-01T20:13:54.577-08:00happy new year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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so glad. i don't feel like i need to make any resolutions ~ just want to enjoy the fresh, the peace, the new strength, the new direction and the old intuition. </div>
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i'm having a sale!<br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/gretchenmist?section_id=7483254" target="_blank">garlands</a> + <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/gretchenmist?section_id=10645455" target="_blank">diy packs</a> are marked down + <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/gretchenmist?section_id=5672610" target="_blank">prints</a> are 25% off {for prints, use the code: 'happyhols25' at checkout}.<br />
. . . i can't believe {but i know u know i'm super glad!!} that it's nearly the end of the year :)<br />
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<br />belinda marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141948181116751659noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868509708338597751.post-1198261906195894452012-11-21T23:17:00.000-08:002012-11-21T23:17:45.635-08:00my creative space shop sorting: spoonflower + society6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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after thinking and thinking, i decided to moved my fabric collection from my etsy shop to my new <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/gretchenmist" target="_blank">spoonflower shop</a>. i thought i'd try this option for ease, time management issues and cost ~ it's way more affordable now! will see how it goes.<br />
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i got really inspired by the email from society6 this morning about making new throw cushions and thought of having this design in hot pink! was wishing for neon pink and orange, but don't know if that can be done. i have a new design almost done too ~ just need more time.<br />
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also, <a href="http://society6.com/gretchenmist" target="_blank">society6</a> have free shipping until monday . . . <br />
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happy <a href="http://blogs.kidspot.com.au/villagevoices/just-like-riding-a-bike/" target="_blank">creative space day</a>!belinda marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141948181116751659noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868509708338597751.post-70566022973407613182012-11-12T22:10:00.000-08:002012-11-12T22:10:40.619-08:00tweed river gallery market<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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my lovely sister and dad and carol will be having a table of my work at the tweed river art gallery market on sat nov 24. {click on the flier for a bigger image for details}. the market is organised by ellie of <a href="http://heymakercreative.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">hey maker</a> and <a href="http://petalplum.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">petaplum</a>/<a href="http://www.redseedstudio.com.au/" target="_blank">red seed</a>.<br />
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i love this art gallery which is just up the road from where dad and carol live and not far from where i went to primary school! it's a beautifully designed space with lots of windows and excellent shows. this painting is based on the view from one of the gallery windows.<br />
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the market will be great, i only wish i could get there too!<br />
belinda marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141948181116751659noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868509708338597751.post-3267341820558815322012-11-05T17:38:00.000-08:002012-11-05T17:44:15.238-08:00iphone cases ~ designformankind + $5 off promo!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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thanks to the lovely erin for the featuring my i-phone cases on <a href="http://www.designformankind.com/2012/11/bookmark-it-63/" target="_blank">design for mankind</a> on friday! the bookmark it collection is always inspiring.<br />
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also, there is a $5 off everything in my <a href="http://society6.com/gretchenmist?promo=b5b589" target="_blank">society6 shop</a> running until november 11. could be good for christmas shopping if you're getting organised already!belinda marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141948181116751659noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868509708338597751.post-28587661600191964022012-10-30T02:33:00.000-07:002012-10-30T02:35:05.666-07:00the F blanket<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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we are in the middle of birthday season ~ my baby turned 5 yesterday!! my big one is turning 8 in a couple of days! lots of fun things happening . . . </div>
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my first creative space post in such a long time!<br />
{thanks so much for the comments on yesterday's post}.<br />
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i jumped in and uploaded some work to society6 to make some i-phone cases. actually i need a new one and what better way to justify a seemingly frivolous purchase than 'business expense'! <br />
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you can find them <a href="http://society6.com/gretchenmist/cases" target="_blank">here</a> ~ and there is free shipping until the end of sunday.<br />
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off to see <a href="http://blogs.kidspot.com.au/villagevoices/my-creative-space-a-challenge-for-fun-community-and-creativity/" target="_blank">what you've been up to</a> :) <br />
<br />belinda marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141948181116751659noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868509708338597751.post-27529674167856179112012-10-23T20:00:00.000-07:002012-10-23T23:25:13.528-07:00a personal but still work-related post ~ avert your eyes if you like!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i had a day to work on the weekend and though i was aching to get into it, i was circling around things on my desk, still at the difficult beginning stage. <br />
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there's a bit of a battle going on with this at the moment ~ bound to be the case i guess as there has been so much change in my life this year {stuff you probably already know from reading}: my health situation/future is promising but ultimately and unavoidably uncertain {something i can live with day to day, but it still hangs there}, my 'husband' removed himself, the kids and i have moved house, there is no clear routine set up yet, i have processed a change of school for the kids for next year {for the better!} . . . when i lay it all out like this it sounds like one of those stories that happens to people who are somebody a friend of a friend knows, the stuff that sells gossip magazines! or maybe it just feels that way once all the details are there {i won't bore you!}.<br />
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but, i can feel the mixed heaviness and excitement/promise of more change and the financial pressure {financial support while i work away on my thing isn't there anymore} conflicting with reality and both holding up and forcing the change at the same time! a strange cycle! the reality: i'm still averaging 3 appointments a week until mid january and recovering from the year so far; my youngest isn't at school until next year; there is far less mental energy available for working and creativity as a single parent; my business is kind of on hold/hasn't yet flowed to a point of being able to look like an income . . . .<br />
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the positive change which feels on the verge but somehow blocked includes changing my name, changing my business name {which is tied up with a very romantic version of the x} and also changing my work practice in a few ways. the block with the first two is my lack of imagination and the realisation that i'm not at a point where i can choose something suitably uplifting and fitting just yet ~ i can't know what the future will hold til it starts! the block with my work is to do with lack of time and the almost-year of not working taking its toll on my confidence and momentum. i remind myself that this will have a chance to get better next year when my youngest starts school and my appointments slow right down to checkups.<br />
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in the meantime? i can agree to muck around with whatever comes along until the time is right, i guess! without stressing! i hope. <br />
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anyway, i know this post is personal {i've had it forming in my head in vague snippets for a while, along with a million other things and ignoring it seems to block other posts from forming} but i value the friendships i've made here, and honesty ~ although i still cling to protecting my privacy from people who no longer matter . . . maybe by writing about this stuff, some of it can start flowing/come
unstuck in a good way and even help with progress! acknowledgment is the first step isn't it?<br />
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:: the 2nd and 3rd sketch are random ideas that have popped up in the process of getting started! the first one feels like where i want to be heading and a bit familiar. <br />
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hope your week is good so far! <br />
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