Sometimes, I wonder if I talk about too much on this blog. I have poetry and art and submission and marriage and literature and photography and family stuff and mental health posts. You could definitely say I don't narrow in on a niche! But my life, like everyone else's, is complex and real. As a … Continue reading Blogging Without a Niche
Tag: art
Great Day
My daughter A had the day off today, but my husband and our exchange student did not, so it was just A and I. So we bonded! We got Taco Bell for lunch and then went on a shopping spree to the fabric store since it's closing soon. I got so much fabric! I got … Continue reading Great Day
Good News
This week is full of good news and we are barely halway through it. I got to see my parents. We hadn't seen each other in 6 (almost 7) years. To say it was amazing is the understatement of the century. Hugging my mom and dad felt so good, and they got to see my … Continue reading Good News
Blogging Life
I received three beautiful back issues of Artful Blogging. I'm really enjoying pouring over the lovely pages and soaking up inspiration. This blog has always been a hybrid. It's partly about traditional marriage, femininity, and gender roles. But it's also a diary of my life as a wife and mother. In addition to my work … Continue reading Blogging Life
Faith Collages
I felt a little better today. I picked up, did some cleaning, got dinner going, and even wrote some poetry! My book is truly underway. I plan to self-publish next fall. I need to make the most of the days I feel ok. I never know when I'll get them. I have too much housework … Continue reading Faith Collages
Education
Beginning in January, I will be getting feedback on the book I wrote this year, as well as some other projects I've been working on. I'm looking forward to the mentorship. What I want is to get my poems to a point where I feel they're ready to be in a book. Whether or not … Continue reading Education
The Creative Calling and the Trad Wife
Being a traditional wife, or trad wife, can be open a world of creative opportunity. My number one goal is to be a good wife and a good mother, but I also have a creative calling. I'm a poet who dabbles in nonfiction, short horror, and short science fiction. However, though literature was my mind's … Continue reading The Creative Calling and the Trad Wife
Classes I’m Taking
I'm so happy! I found a course to listen to online about art therapy. I found another on pressed flowers and floral art. Then I found one on honing your photography style and another on abnormal psychology that will pair nicely with the art therapy class. One day, if I enjoy it, I might get … Continue reading Classes I’m Taking
Dream
I woke up at 3 am with a headache and nausea. After drinking a lot and taking headache medicine I was able to get back to sleep. Then I woke up half an hour early from a dream. In the dream, I used tubes of watercolor on tissue paper to make something layered and beautiful. … Continue reading Dream
Birthday Girl
Today is my 36th birthday. My husband has spoiled me all day. Well, he always spoils me, but today he got me paints and tempera paint sticks and gelatos. Also, he got me a lovely art book. He made me stuffed shells (his stuffed shells are my favorite food) and got me a cake. I … Continue reading Birthday Girl
Life at Home 