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
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Daily Beauty
I have not slept much in a couple of days, so I'm not feeling well. But I got an issue of Artful Blogging I ordered off Amazon, and it has reminded me to enjoy the beauty of my everyday life. Here is some tulle currently bunched up in my upstairs studio. I think it looks … Continue reading Daily Beauty
10 Reasons I Can’t Live Without My Phone
What’s the one luxury you can’t live without? Like a lot of people, my phone is a luxury I can't live without. Here are ten reasons why. 1. I use phone apps to create collage art. 2. Photography. I have taken thousands of photos on my phone. 3. Document scanning. 4. Instagram 5. Word processor. … Continue reading 10 Reasons I Can’t Live Without My Phone
Sometimes Things Don’t Work Out
I'm writing this from Casco Viejo in Panama. I am doing badly. Leaving the hotel room is a struggle. Twice I have had panic attacks in public. Mental illness is very real. This week my husband has work to do. Our romantic vacation ends tomorrow and we go to a different hotel in another part … Continue reading Sometimes Things Don’t Work Out
Sometimes I Fail
Some days are just hard. Bipolar Disorder takes no vacations. It's full time 365 days a year. Today I have not showered, let alone cleaned the house. I took Angelica to and from school and took care of the dogs. That was about all I could do. I want to be honest about that because … Continue reading Sometimes I Fail
Stay at Home Girlfriends
So I don't have TikTok, but I love seeing the stay at home girlfriend videos. Some of them accurately reflect my life as a stay at home wife. I'm a stay at home mom in the summer and on school breaks, but the rest of the time I'm a stay at home wife. My day … Continue reading Stay at Home Girlfriends
Why Has the Blogosphere Gotten So Quiet?
I spent some time this afternoon searching for blogs to give me inspiration for articles and decoration ideas I might want for my own blog. And what I noticed was that pretty much every blog directory I found had blogs that were defunct. Some of them have closed websites and others just haven't been updated … Continue reading Why Has the Blogosphere Gotten So Quiet?
Stay at Home University
It's my cute little name for the learning I'm pursuing outside of academia. I always thought I would go to grad school, but life had other plans, and I got married and had a baby. I got married to a wonderful man and had a wonderful little baby and I've never looked back since. Now … Continue reading Stay at Home University
Life at Home 