A few goodies

I have found a life altering mascara. Seriously you guys. I bet you didn't know mascara was important enough to alter my life. Well it is. Sephora's They're real mascara by benifit is the best mascara I have ever used. I used it once and then i ran out, and decided i could go back to normal mascara for a while, and i just couldn't do it!! This is the best stuff I have used and I don't think I can ever stop. Its a leeetle expensive, and it is eating up my personal budget but it is so worth it.I just had to post a few early birthday presents that Brett bought for me! These beautiful gold toed flats! I am loving them. I don't get to wear them for another week and I'm so impatient.

And these earrings are from JCrew and they are to die for. I am all about the flashy/gaudy jewelry lately and these fit the bill!!!

Brett also surprised me on Valentines day by telling me I was getting an hour long swedish massage. Brett, "you know just what to say to take a girls breaf away"

On a more serious note, I wrote last time about going to school. But I am seriously doubting my decision to do it. Brett is in school, and has a time consuming calling at church and has a full time busy job. Life is kinda hard right now. I don't know if I can mentally and physically do it. Sometimes I feel like I'm barely living day to day. Should I really try to add school on top of everything right now. Is it in the best interest of me and my family???

Suggestions please?

So i have a problem

Most of you know that I am not doing school at the moment.

I am currently halfway through a math degree and partially through an art degree.

And now I am thinking about going back

It will be hard with Penny, but i seriously think i can do it. Brett and I have been looking at online programs so that I can do all my work at home and do everything in my own time. There are a few online Math degree programs where I can finish what I started. I will only have 6 classes left in one of the programs! Amazing right?
My problem??

I found online ART DEGREES.

I am torn. My passion is the art, but I am good at the math and it makes me sound smart.

The art degree is in illustration....doesn't that sound dreamy? I would love it so much. Except that I essentially have a full 3-4 years of that degree, while the Math degree I would maybe have 2-3 semesters depending on how many credits I want to take per semester.

But I really love art and I want to get better. Way better.

Secret?

I want to write childrens books!

I want to become genuinely great at something. Something that i could be proud of. SOmething unique

I feel that with math, I am passably good, but not great. I don't think i would ever be remembered for being good at math.

But art kind of lives on.

So there is my problem

Practical math vs. Impractical lovely art

Helpme.givemeyoursuggestions.loveme

Garish?

I have been in the mood for BOLD BRIGHT colors lately. Maybe its because the weather is starting to get drab. But seriously, i am bordering on being overly gaudy and garish. And I think I love it.

My mirrors.

I could wax poetic.

It is definitely not for everyone, but it is definitely for me.

I started by sanding down some gigantic mirrors from the DI.

Then I painted them with some leftover house paint that i found in my garage.

and completed it with an antique black glaze over the top.

Next is this old cracked painting that I found at the DI. I thought it was so drab. The flowers blended in with the background which blended in with the gold frame. The picture i took of it actually looks better than it does in real life.

So i spiced it up. I may have spiced it up TOO much with the purple background. I maybe will fix that. Basically i went over it in oil paints using some glazing techniques. Nothing difficult, but it for sure stands out like the old painting didn't

Anyways, feel free to give feedback.

The start of something good

I should probably say the return to something good, but I feel like this is just the beginning. I have been painting again. Now, there are multiple paintings that are in the works and i can't put up yet, and there are a few that are christmas gifts that i can't reveal yet. But I have been doing everything from repurposing old paintings, to abstract, to portraits, and then to just messing around and experimenting with paints.

It feels good.

I don't know whether its feels so good because I am accomplishing things or if i am accomplishing things because I feel good. Either way, I am in a good place! I am being productive and I am getting better at my painting. Its become something that I love once again. A release.

Here are a couple of the ones I did today as I was just messing around. I think i like them quite a bit. I am not above selling them.

OCTOBER

Brett has taken penny out running a few times. Its getting cold!!We went to Thanksgiving point and got ice cream sundays with the Judds. Cute family picture. Penny is so excited to be sitting on this stool.We had a little halloween Party with some friends. Pumkin carving, Carmeled apples and lots of fun!!!