10 points if you can guess what this is… 

Sipping some delightful French pressed coffee, listening to my new Christina Aguilera CD (thanks Mom!), watching my girls play and just relaxing on this beautiful, winter day. The holidays this year have been a time of more simplicity which has allowed time for what is most important to me. I have made fewer commitments, done…

I just LOVE this quote! “When you complain all you do is broadcast, ‘There’s a victim in the neighborhood!’.” -Maya Angelou Or, as my wonderful friend Trina says in her Sushi Song, “Quit Yer Bitchin’” 🙂 (This is directed at ME, by the way, not YOU. I put this here as a reminder to myself…

Below is today’s Daily Om Horoscope. I have to say that the longer I live, the more I agree with this perspective. I truly do have beliefs that work for me. The ones that haven’t, I have been morphing into something that works for me. It helps me stay in the present moment and be…

I wrote this Artist’s Prayer back in 2001, long before I had conceptualized “Live Your Truth, Love Your Life”. It’s interesting to me how often that theme comes up here. Life works in mysterious ways… Dearest Spirit help me find truth and love in all of my work and my life. Bolster me with strength…

“To prolong life, worry less.” -Chinese Proverb

"bloom" for Illustration Friday This is my first submission for Illustration Friday. I’m excited to participate. I’ve been challenging myself to take pictures and sketch every day and it’s working! Even though my kids and I have been sick for a week, I’ve continued to keep creating. It’s really keeping me in a good space…