Saturday, September 25, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
the beautiful exodus {56}
Curt and I went to an antique mall looking for finds. I bought an old photo from the 1920s of a woman and her 4 daughters...she's quietly smiling while leaning into/kissing her child's perfectly styled head, shy for the camera. So totally not what women are today. She's practically hiding behind what she knows within her makes her lovely. I thought it was beautiful. And 3 vintage watches, that don't really work, but I thought of giving one to each of my sisters attatched with a note that reads "with you is the best kind of time". Or maybe I'll keep them for myself, since they don't tick. Who wants a watch that doesn't tell time? I do.
Tomorrow I'm thinking about waking up to sit in silence and watch the sun rise. Waiting to hear the whispers of God. In other news, on a lighter note, or the other hand, I'm loving my ridiculously long Repunzel hair. It is on purpose. Like most things I do.
I pledged to myself, when I woke up this morning, that I will always back out of things that make me dishonest. I think that's okay to do. I try to make even my hair honest. Ha-ha! It's long, it's weird, I sometimes don't brush it.
I also examined my face in the mirror today to see what I really looked like when I'm sharing a joke with friends. I discovered that I look like a North Pole elf mated with a squirrel and my face was their favorite child. Sorry Mom and Dad. I don't mind so much, I guess. Part of the magnificent peace I mentioned earlier is accepting even your face. And not needing others to say anything about it.
dolce love,
BC
I pledged to myself, when I woke up this morning, that I will always back out of things that make me dishonest. I think that's okay to do. I try to make even my hair honest. Ha-ha! It's long, it's weird, I sometimes don't brush it.
I also examined my face in the mirror today to see what I really looked like when I'm sharing a joke with friends. I discovered that I look like a North Pole elf mated with a squirrel and my face was their favorite child. Sorry Mom and Dad. I don't mind so much, I guess. Part of the magnificent peace I mentioned earlier is accepting even your face. And not needing others to say anything about it.
dolce love,
BC
Monday, September 13, 2010
a brave heart 51-55
As you have noticed by now, I put new things partially on hold for a minute while I finished a prior commitment...or two..or three. A part of me missed blogging and then another part of me, the one that doesn't like to be pinned in to any mold, loved the freedom of breaking a routine. Something about being expected to do anything makes me nervous and dissatisfied at it being insincere when it's completed.
I did do a ton of new things during my break, but I have forgotten most of them, so I will count the couple I can remember and will start back up today from whatever number I amount to. Even though this blog is all about not measuring up to any number or value of another, you know what I mean.
The reason for my dissappearance from blogland is due to me being hired for 3 jobs that were all subject to be completed in the same week. One was interior decorating, the second was a surprise birthday party and the third was a baby shower. So the following are just a couple of new things that I accomplished!
#51. I made a home made paper banner for the party I was hired to plan. People actually sell these on Etsy.com so I'm seriously considering trying to make some in my spare time. I liked the unpredictable way of using patterns to make something simple lovely. I actually made a couple of these between the two events.
#52. Then this party came and went. Without a hitch, thank you very much. The theme was elegant, vintage, garden party.
#53. Tons of hand made tissue paper pom-poms for Ivelisse's baby shower!
#54. Baby shower success! Pushing myself to do things I never thought I would get the opportunity to even do. These events where very fun, but very exhausting as well!
I made lots of other things, but I think it would be cheating to list them all as new experiences because I would be well into the 60's! And that's just boring.
#55. Today I read all day long and even went to a new coffee shop to read in public. I am not ashamed. I am in fact madly in love with reading on my iPad. The end. I went to read at a new place downtown called The Leisure Club. I thought about the whole time what I would say if I had to write a review for a magazine, as if I were some freelance writer for a local periodical that featured new places in the city. Phrases like "people who want to feel cool without having to conform to the Starbucks unoriginality will feel welcome and at home in this clean, current, but retro enviroment" and even though I never drank a cup of any coffee (I hate the stuff.) I heard words like "undertones" when any brew was described, which impressed me.
I know blog posts are supposed to be short and sweet to keep readers interested, but I have been gone for what seems like forever so I feel as if I have lot to say. I am finding a magnificent peace. Maybe it's because I'm finding time to slow down or maybe I'm finally getting it. Whatever the reason I am catching happy like a contagious cold and today was the best day that I've had in weeks. I will tell you about what I've been thinking more next time we meet since I'm sure you are ready to go from here..on to Facebook or wherever else you spend your time.
Love,
BC
p.s. Loyalty, honesty and faithfulness is what should be coveted and copied, not hair styles, fashion and mannerisms. Be yourself. It's better.
p.s.s. I hope you missed me. It's adorable to be missed.
I did do a ton of new things during my break, but I have forgotten most of them, so I will count the couple I can remember and will start back up today from whatever number I amount to. Even though this blog is all about not measuring up to any number or value of another, you know what I mean.
The reason for my dissappearance from blogland is due to me being hired for 3 jobs that were all subject to be completed in the same week. One was interior decorating, the second was a surprise birthday party and the third was a baby shower. So the following are just a couple of new things that I accomplished!
#51. I made a home made paper banner for the party I was hired to plan. People actually sell these on Etsy.com so I'm seriously considering trying to make some in my spare time. I liked the unpredictable way of using patterns to make something simple lovely. I actually made a couple of these between the two events.
#52. Then this party came and went. Without a hitch, thank you very much. The theme was elegant, vintage, garden party.
#53. Tons of hand made tissue paper pom-poms for Ivelisse's baby shower!
#54. Baby shower success! Pushing myself to do things I never thought I would get the opportunity to even do. These events where very fun, but very exhausting as well!
I made lots of other things, but I think it would be cheating to list them all as new experiences because I would be well into the 60's! And that's just boring.
#55. Today I read all day long and even went to a new coffee shop to read in public. I am not ashamed. I am in fact madly in love with reading on my iPad. The end. I went to read at a new place downtown called The Leisure Club. I thought about the whole time what I would say if I had to write a review for a magazine, as if I were some freelance writer for a local periodical that featured new places in the city. Phrases like "people who want to feel cool without having to conform to the Starbucks unoriginality will feel welcome and at home in this clean, current, but retro enviroment" and even though I never drank a cup of any coffee (I hate the stuff.) I heard words like "undertones" when any brew was described, which impressed me.
I know blog posts are supposed to be short and sweet to keep readers interested, but I have been gone for what seems like forever so I feel as if I have lot to say. I am finding a magnificent peace. Maybe it's because I'm finding time to slow down or maybe I'm finally getting it. Whatever the reason I am catching happy like a contagious cold and today was the best day that I've had in weeks. I will tell you about what I've been thinking more next time we meet since I'm sure you are ready to go from here..on to Facebook or wherever else you spend your time.
Love,
BC
p.s. Loyalty, honesty and faithfulness is what should be coveted and copied, not hair styles, fashion and mannerisms. Be yourself. It's better.
p.s.s. I hope you missed me. It's adorable to be missed.
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