The thing about declaring something publicly is that even if nobody else remembers, I do. I'm talking about my monster list of tolerations, naturally. Those pesky little buggers that would free up so much mental clutter if I'd just hunker down and deal with them. I started bold and strong in January and since then, each consecutive month has seen a marked dwindling of productivity. I clocked in with ZERO tolerations-busting for the month of April, but I'm okay with this. April was an ... Read more
Fabric + Patterns Giveaway! [Closed]
Good morning! I hope you had a restorative weekend, friends. I figured that because I've inundated you with photos of K these past couple of weeks, and because I felt the need to take a break from sewing pint-sized clothes while I work on my illustrations, today (and probably next Monday) I have a giveaway! I did a little de-stashing this weekend, and I'm hoping there might be some takers of quilting cotton and I'm throwing in a couple of Butterick patterns. I like these fabrics just ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! A little watercolor painting of a coral today -- I really enjoy drawing sea life and I've been doing a lot of it lately. Speaking of enjoying things, last week while driving into downtown to run an errand early on a Saturday morning, I saw a man swaying his arms to and fro in exaggerated movements as he walked. The traffic light turned red, and I had the chance to observe this youngish man who looked decidedly un-homeless. Medium-build, glasses, sweatshirt and jeans. And massive, ... Read more
Me-Made-May 2014: Week 3
Final art for the book is due next week, so I'm devoting every available nanosecond to painting for the next 8 days, which means that I punted all sewing for the interim. Unless my stress level reaches explosive proportions, in which case I will have to engage in some sewing therapy. I know that I was on my soapbox about how productive I've become with Evernote yesterday, but all I was able to do for today was to re-serge the bottom hem of what you see above (the threads have a tendency to snap ... Read more
Productivity Tools
I used to have a near-photographic memory, and it's one of the main things I miss from my younger days. I rarely had to write down anything and spelling bees were a snap. Then, around my early twenties, I started to forget. Little things here and there evaporated quietly and mysteriously, and I started to delve into all sorts of organizational and productivity systems. I tried the Franklin, the David Allen method, you name it. Nothing really stuck. Eventually, I settled on the age-old and simple ... Read more