Serendipitous: A Secret Gallery

Hello Bonbons! While lurking around in the woods looking for trouble, I stumbled upon a gallery where I least thought to look: lemon yellow, thalo blue and punches of flaky pink all stirred up with the dirt and snapping twigs. Here's Muffin, King of Paint Palace:

How perfectly unexpected. :)

Gypsy Chronicles: Pittsburgh + Philidelphia + D.C.

Me becoming better aquainted with a tree in a Pittsburgh park...

Hello Friends! I have returned from my wanderings with empty pockets, aching feet, a camera full of pictures and best of all--brimming with new ideas! It was five days full of paint, pavement and big ass sandwiches! Here are just a few of the many highlights from the Spring Break Train Extravaganza!:

Pittsburgh

Philadelphia: Washington D.C. :

Now, onto other business!

12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women:

Secret 11: Subtracting Serenity Stealers

This last week McMeekin asks us to hone in on what it is that distracts us and zaps our energy, as well as gain a better understanding of our creative style. When I reviewed the list of Burn Out Warning Signs I had to giggle—welcome to University Life. However, I did find the Body Signals challenge, in which you identify how your body reacts to intense stress, to be extremely helpful. So often we wait until it’s too late before we pay attention to what Body is telling us! Personally, when I am overbooked or overwhelmed I begin biting my fingernails. I nibble them down the wick almost manically. Now I know that this is one of my Burn Out red lights—when I start biting, it’s time for a break!

McMeekin also introduces the Magic Wand, a tempting instrument that allows you to envision what your life would be like without unnecessary stressors. What would we wiggle our noses, tap with a wand and Poof! say Good Bye to? My list of expendable pressures took up an entire page of loose leaf. I know what that means:

It’s time to prioritize and Bibbity Boppity Boo, Bitch.

What unneeded distractions and demands would you erase with your wand?

Until Next Time,
Merry Making and Many Blissings, Friends!~*