Making a Fresh Start
So here it is the 10th of January and I feel like I'm just now getting started with the New Year. Better late than never. Every year I tell myself I'm going to be better about blogging but this year I think I'm finally up to the task. If you asked anyone that knew me, they would say I'm a pretty outgoing person with a lot of friends. They would also say I have a way with words. However when it comes to putting myself out there and actually saying, okay, I've got to write something for my blog, this feeling of dread comes over me and yet, I don't know why. Whenever I send an email to someone, I don't usually have a loss for words but when I have to be Johnny on the spot, then I feel like I'm doing something I have to do instead of something I want to do. So I guess the simple solution would be to want to want a blog entry. Right? Right! That's easy enough. So today I guess I wanted to write a blog entry and here it is.
While I was writing all this, I just looked down at a stack of books I just pounced on at the used bookstore I went to last Wednesday. I just discovered a new author, Jennifer Greene. I'm reading the book The Woman Most Likely To. So far so good. It was reviewed by Susan Elizabeth Phillips and if you've never read any of her books, you must treat yourself to one especially if you want a good laugh. I have yet to read one where I don't have a full out belly laugh in every one of them.
Also if you have any books that you can recommend that are romantic comedy or even female sleuth type stuff that also has humor in it, I love to find new authors. Plus I'm hoping if nothing else, it will give me new material to write about.
As for what's on the drawing board where my art is concerned, I'm back to painting on glass so expect to see more of that coming up. Also I'm going to try to come out with a new design for my prints of paintings etc.
Victor and I also have art in a new gallery in Scottsdale called The Noise Gallery. I have yet to visit it but I heard it has a great Rock and Roll theme to it.
I also regret to announce that Loveland Boutique in Tempe where I had also been carrying my art closed down a couple of months ago as well. I was really sad to see that place shut down because not only did they have cute clothes, but they really made it a fun place to hang out. I will miss that place.
I also start the new year on a sad note. It was just a couple of months ago that I had to say goodbye to my favorite cat in the whole world, Monroe. He was 10 years old. For the past 4 years he suffered with mega colon and then for the past 2 years he also had an auto immune disease that would make him severely anemic. Through my own research and special care that Victor and I gave him, we were able to keep him around even with both conditions going on. It was probably from all the medications he was on that caused his liver to finally give out and also cause diabetes.
He was always on the table laying there to watch whatever I create. So now when I attempt to make something new, I always have the feeling like something is missing. I know he's still watching from up above only because he was always too curious not to. I just know I miss him every day.
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