I did not make my deadline. This was a colossal bummer since I'd told everyone and their pets that I would be officially fini with all book brouhaha by October 5th (even the barista at my regular coffee shop haunt greeted me with a high five on The Day). I was technically done -- of course, I'm using the words "technically done" very loosely here -- on Monday, but then I kept finding mistake after mistake. It killed me, but I asked for an extension. Again. I used to pride myself on keeping my ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
It's been quiet around here, which means things are bustling in the background. I have much to share, but one of the highlights of last week was a Little Kunoichi event. It was my last scheduled event and was held at a beautiful Japanese gift shop/gallery called KOBO. There may be some more events in the future, but that particular book reading capped what I considered the launch season. My book has been out for almost five months, can you believe it? I just found out that someone's seen it in ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! Lately, I've been spending a few minutes every morning with my watercolors, painting whatever comes to mind. As a way to chronicle my daily paintbrush musings, I've been posting them on instagram, and it fills me with tiny bubbles of joy to have this little ritual (don't roll your eyes!). There's really no rhyme or reason to what I paint and I don't know how long I'll continue this. As I'm wont to do, I've been thinking a lot about this whole "follower" culture that's the norm ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! There's been a lot of painting going on lately, and I'm also raring to dive into sewing -- five more days until K is back in school, and I will have gloriously large swaths of time to devote to personal projects. Can't wait!! I've been wading through my massive stash, trying not to get overcome by the vast number of choices. For now, I'm savoring the last moments of summer and am hosting a lot of playdates. ************** M and I celebrated our 10-year anniversary ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! So, yesterday marked the third year of this little virtual notebook/sketchbook of mine. Three years that whisked right on by, full of surreal and life-altering changes, the whole nine yards. My thoughts are still very much aligned with what I pondered for my second "blogiversary" here (why, oh why are there so many unpalatable words associated with blogs, including the word "blog"??) I've decided to do something different and will take two weeks off from here. My mom is coming ... Read more