Thanksgiving Essentials

 Lately, I have been trying to redirect my focus a little bit. I have been working on really being grateful everyday for God's blessings, saying thank you more to those around me, and showing appreciation. I have been pondering








the meaning of true, long lasting beauty ove worldly trends. Now, I will always enjoy some awesome quality clothes, don't get me wrong. But for some reason, during the holidays I tend to rebel. I really really dislike feeling pressure to shop! I want to shop when I need something and have the budget for it, but not because our society and traditions tell us that this is the ultimate time to shop. So I usually retract my shopping habits a little bit, so I can focus more on the real season. At my brother's church, this past Sunday the pastor talked about something called the Christmas Conspiracy, where people choose to make more homemade family gifts and give more of their time to others rather than being stressed with all the hustle and bustle. I'm all about this! These images reflect a few of the important Thanksgiving Essentials to be sure to remember to adorn yourself with as you are busy decorating and cooking and getting the house ready.
I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving!

hey, lets be inspirational

I love quotes! I've been looking for a good quote Ap on the iPhone and have yet to find one. I stumbled on a list of 100 of the most inspirational quotes of all time today! So, I'll post a few and you know, be um....inspirational!

Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.~ Les Brown


Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.~ Christopher Reeve


I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply all my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.~ Og Mandino


Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it. ~Tagore


Don’t count the days, make the days count. ~Muhammad Ali


Never think that God’s delays are God’s denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius. ~Georges-Louis Leclere De Buffon


The world has the habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going. ~Napoleon Hill    


Love all. Serve all. Help ever. Hurt never. ~Author Unknown


God Bless Dear Readers!

My summer

Since it's still September and still 100 degrees it's not too late to give a photo and caption recap of a few mobile photos. All in all it was an amazing unforgettable summer. Being unemployed wasn't as bad as I thought.



Art camp for two weeks was a blast! And good money too!



I had the opportunity to go to two art museums. The DMA and Norton Art Gallery in my own town.



Can't forget FIREWORKS on the fourth! Some of my favorite things!



Beautiful nature all around me on a daily basis. Created by the Master Artist.



The Gates set. Yep, I kept busy with being an Extra for the TV show.



Homemade pizzas on gluten free crust and other yummy healthful ingredients.




Me being in the hospital for the first time.



My AWESOME birthday celebration with Corwin. 54 candles and Sparkling grape juice!

I've got so much to be grateful for!

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two of four

Getting things I want is something I thoroughly enjoy and am never ceased to be amazed by how things easily fall into my lap. My sister, Rachel and I got manis and pedis a few weeks ago in Shreveport. She informed me of these new, awesome Alice colors! I immediately wanted to partake in this fun trend! So it was decided.

Then a few weeks ago we had Teacher's Appreciation Week at my work. I was given a gift card for a pedicure and inside the bag was the bright blue nail color called "Absolutely Alice"! How awesome!....still wanting one of the red colors, however...one of my coworkers came up to me with a red nail color and said "do you wear this type of dark nail color, I don't". I said "of course!"....and looked on the bottom and it said "Thanks so muchness", which another Alice color!!! HOW AWESOME IS THAT!! Still have "off with her red" and "mad as a hatter" to add to the collection, although I'll still be quite happy with what I have nonetheless.