Friday, February 26, 2016
Home, home on the wall...
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Simple Daily Practices for a Happier Life!
1. Sit quietly in a chair every day for 15 minutes with NO distractions.
2. Floss. Very important this one. Not flossing linked to all kinds of unpleasant things. Keep several containers of it around the house, next to your bed, near TV/comuter, in your purse/briefcase. That way you have a better chance of getting it done. It only takes 30 seconds. Really no reason not to do it.
3. Give someone a compliment or/and do a good deed daily.Something for someone else!
4. Get out and WALK every day for 30 minutes, if you don't have 30 then 15.
5. Make good choices. Every good choice you make reinforces other good choices. Only YOU know what the better choice is.
6. Take a vitamin pill and if you live in the Northern US or in Canada pop a vitamin D.
7. Do some daydreaming. Think about wonderful things....
8. Call your mom or someone close to you every day just to say hi.
9. Drink a full glass of water. More is better but one is great.
10. Make sure your kitchen is clean each night. Makes the start of next day so much nicer:)
11. Have something to look forward to. Make plans to get together with a friend.
12. Think twice before you buy anything.
13. Make your bed
14. Smile
15. Avoid comparisons. You are you!
16 Say thank-you like you MEAN it.
17. Have a goal. If you don't have any, make one, or two or three....
18 Eat some greens. Have a salad.
19. Stop and admire the things that please you.
20. Stretch
21. Suck in your belly button each time you think of it:) Hopefully it is several times a day:)
22.Try not to worry.....
“Worry is like a rocking chair--it gives you something to do but it doesn't get you anywhere."
"Worry often gives small things a BIG shadow"
Anything to add? Please feel free to pass this on.
Mystery Art Show and Sale for Adsum House
Feb 25th at Argyle Fine Art Gallery on Barrington St., Supporting Adsum for Women & Children, The 2016 Mystery Art Show and Sale. Tickets are $20, you get wine, desserts from Scanway AND a chance to buy wonderful art for $100. It is a lively fun event! The artists names are obscured so you buy because it speaks to you:) Two shows, afternoon 3-5 and evening 7-9. Different art at each. Tickets can be purchased at the door, at Adsum for Women and Children or me. I have a painting there!
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Always a challenge...
One difficulty with being a self representing artist is that it is hard to get your work seen. I have had this 36 x36 abstract in my studio for quite a while now and although it is for sale, I am becoming quite attached to it and will now have trouble letting it go.:)
The art business as with many others is all about numbers. The more people that see something or become aware of it, the greater the potential for an exchange. Win win. Painting is a very solitary occupation and I spend countless hours alone and yet it is getting that work in front of many people that will increase the odds of it bring pleasure to someone. From one to the many:) Tucked away in my studio, these masterpieces (ha) don`t get much exposure. I am working on a website that I hope will help achieve this.
If you have any advice I`m always open to listening....
Monday, February 22, 2016
Mondays...
Monday Monday Monday..... Just another day in the week, but the one most people like the least! Work. Schedules.Back to routine.Up and at em! What if we could shift our perception..
Monday.....the day that finances the fun things we do, the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the dry places we live. Monday, the day we get to say hello to co-workers again and catch up with events. Monday, the day that gets us mentally revved and keeps us sharp. Monday, launch pad for the week ahead, a day to plan. Monday, the day we can try to get it right.... We need Mondays! Hail to Monday!
(says the person who creates her own schedule...every day is a Monday! :)
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. -H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Saturday Sunrise.....
Today's sunrise from the Halifax Seaport Farmers Market. Minutes before this the sky was soft pink and then deepened to this wonderful salmon colour. A wonderful way to start the day! The water was dark and glossy, rippling gently as the tide rolled in. The air soothing and salty fresh. I stand outside for several minutes every morning before the market opens. Adjusting my thoughts, welcoming the day and getting energized for the hours ahead. Hope you have a great one!
Friday, February 19, 2016
The Day Death Fell In Love With Life
Please WATCH this 5 minute video. You won't be disappointed. Haunting and lovely!!
So beautiful......
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Visual Feast
How beautiful is this? Radicchio and Endive. Vegetable jewels. This time of year I crave living colour. Got my fix today in the grocery store:) Outside everything is faded and dull. Although........on a sunny snowy day, sapphire and diamond hues rule!
The Moment
“Kindness can transform someone's dark moment with a blaze of light.
You'll never know how much your caring matters. Make a difference for someone today.”
-Amy L Mercree. Painting for sale! Acrylic...36 x 48 Tuesday, February 16, 2016
“How did it get so late so soon?”
Oh my! A friend just sent me these two pictures which I have never seen. That's me as a teenager on a school trip to Venice. It was such fun, we had tremendous freedom and roamed at will. I now look at my young smiling face and wish I could go back through time and give that cheerful girl some advice. Have a chat about life and choices.
The picture below is my high school prom picture! Why so glum? The dress was made by my next door neighbor from fabric I chose. Ha! The next day I flew to Scotland with my family, our Grandfather was ailing.
But really....... “It's being here now that's important. There's no past and there's no
future. Time is a very misleading thing. All there is ever, is the now.
We can gain experience from the past, but we can't relive it; and we can
hope for the future, but we don't know if there is one.”
-George Harrison
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