Which Passion Will She Follow?

I don't give much credibility to horoscope stuff. But my birthday date falls in the Gemini category. That being said I've always struggled with two extremes when it comes to taste. My latest being photographic art. I love a good clean photographic style (maybe some haze and such).

I also like the grungy or painterly artsy edits I can get in Photoshop or on my iPad with various apps. 

(supplies by Anna Aspnes)

We have far too many choices these days and even when I stick with one thing the choices are still many.

As a quilter, I loved a good traditional scrap quilt... (well this one may not be so traditional but I could find it on my computer)

 ...just as much as an artsy one.

As I've been cleaning out and reorganizing and it's made me drool over some of my fabrics. I even peaked into a couple quilt magazines. (oh no!) It would be much safer if I just moved my machine to the basement.

I could also live in a contemporary style house or one with shabby antiques.

Back to the 'digital art' problem. It IS a problem right now. With limited time I really need to focus and figure out where I want to go. I would like to put in an application to be in the Local Studio Tour this fall and the deadline is coming up in two weeks. As I'm writing this I'm finding myself lean toward the textured and artsy. I chickened out last year but this time I'm much braver. And older...

Since it is my birthday, I'm eating sugar today. I have a sore throat but I don't care. I'll pay later. I went to the local french bistro better known as Sugarbaker's and got a brownie with coconut and marshmallow and chocolate frosting. Then I got a piece of key lime pie. After eating it on their patio I went back in and got a piece for hubby. :)  Best ever! And real graham cracker crust. Then... I went and bought some clothes.

Have a great weekend!

Friday Finds Nov. 21

And Friday Finds this week could leave me depressed or liberated. Haven't decided which yet. By the time I finish writing this maybe it will be the latter. 

My thoughts this week had been concerning all the time I waste doing unimportant things, hours of wasted time on the computer. Sometimes the longer I sit there the more brain dead I get. Years ago when I worked a 40 hour week I actually got a whole lot more done than I do now when I work 24. I'm already looking back at this year and I'm disappointed in my lack of accomplishments. I've chosen projects that mean nothing to the important people in my life and put the important projects on the back burner. No, I'm not being hard on myself, I'm stating the obvious. I've neglected my house, my yard, my relationships at work and home. Fifteen years ago when I was deep into quilting, I saw many industry leaders get so obsessed with traveling and teaching etc, that many ended up divorced. Not fun. Been there, done that, don't plan to do it again. 

I'm one that finds it's too easy to stick my head in the sand and not wake up until it's too late. Apathy seems to be my middle name as I get older and it's just to easy for me to 'hide'.

Then Wednesday afternoon I read Barb's post here. Sounds like these thoughts are floating around in other people's heads too, judging by the comments. 

To top it off, that night I had a dream about the very same issue. My brother was giving me grief about it in the dream.

So, I'm making a list. On it will be things like... 

1. Make a book about my Dad's life. And have it it finished by April for his 80th birthday. 

2. Make a book about hubby's dad's life.

3. Put videos and photos together that I've shot of grand daughter's past two years. Transfer some to her iPad for her entertainment. 

4. Make a couple books. 

5. Make calendars of my photos. 

6. Print photos for my family.

7. Clear the clutter out of my house and my life.

It feels good to have written this down.

I will try to be choosy from now on about what I do, so for the next couple months this blog may only be progress reports. And maybe some holiday decorating...

(Now, don't hold me to this, a woman's privilege is to change her mind.)

Ok, so after sleeping on this I'm ready to defend my passion but I realize I'm still needing to focus it.

Of course you will continue to find me on Instagram nearly every night @coppercurls55. (App used, Stackables)

Linking up with Kim for Friday Finds.