maybe this is art?

here's the new website.

www.maybethisisart.com

it's not fancy yet. i'm still figuring out how to do things. I've got a lot of posts a-brewin...just waiting to pace them out and post them.

Can't wait to hear what you guys think!

seriously...it's coming

I know you all are waiting with baited breath (is that really the phrase?)...and i hope that the waiting does not leave you expecting too much of this new blog/website...but it's coming.

i worked on it last night. the structure is there--just need to transfer over some old posts to fill it in. IN THE MEANTIME--i've got sooo many new posts brewing...i'm so excited.

this blog, dare i say website, will have:

more pictures
more projects
more resources
more recipes
more parts of me showcased (showcased? that scares me)

(as long as i update it, that is)

be patient

Get ready friends....there will be a new website coming soon.

if you can tell by this blog, i'm not super website-saavy. i'm trying to get help to make things look better and maybe be more resourceful for the avg. viewer.

more to come.

I found a new blog friend. well, she is my friend. she doesn't know about me. yet. I love her blog and pretty much love her life. What a gem of a woman.

The last 24 hours have been simply domestic and wonderful. Baking (chocolate cups with mascarpone cheese and raspberries; macaroons), cooking (homemade gorditas and corn tortillas), and sewing a darling apron using ruffles for Jenny DoanEspe (don't esk me). I'm now determined to use ruffles on everything, grow in my sewing skills and make myself a dress. I went to Beverly's to grab some wonderful teal polkadot fabric to start my dress. I only wish you didn't have to wash fabric first--as with most Americans, I have a problem with delayed gratification.

I've usually been hesitant with posting blog updates that don't share something profound or insightful--sharing a process or new bit of wisdom. But it's becomming more and more appealing. If only I could become a better photographer so that I could post some of my creations, garden, life with you all. Ahh, the joys of being able to share things with strangers. It's just so weird but it helps to reflect on how wonderful my life is.

FIBBY!!

I've kinda resigned myself to using this blog not just for writing--but also sharing my daily thoughts. I'm a bit bummed about that. I wish I were writing more. But hey, can't do everything at once, right?

My good friend wrote me an email at 6am saying that she wasn't inviting me over but demanding that I come over to hang out with her and her family. So i went. We had breakfast for dinner with their 3 beautiful kids. I got to laugh, hug kids, watch the finale of the Bachelorette, dream about my future with Kip (Katie and Kiptyn 2010)...ha...

Sarah, I just love you a lot. You are a wonderful friend. Thank you for being thoughtful and faithful through the ups and downs of life. You are a blessing to your family and to your friends (even on the bad days).

Just took a beautiful walk to the beach on my lunch break.
I need to stop more--to watch how nature interacts
I like to smile and laugh at things when I'm by myself. It makes me smile even more. I need to do that more.

I saw whales. A whale. I think it was a whale--probably a seal. but let's go for whale. It would go underwater and my eyes would scan for where it was going to come up again. I pretended like we were playing a little game.

i'm trying to change my perspective on life.
memorizing Ephesians 3 helps.

Eventually, you have to come up for air.

I also drank a cup of tea today instead of coffee--yup, Katie Hund, the one who calls tea "dirty water". it wasn't that good--but i think avoiding coffee today will be good on my fickle tummy.

i am driving in the right lane

This morning I drove to work in the right lane.
Most mornings, once I get to Soquel ave, I head over to the left lane to avoid the merge at Morrissey and people taking the 17.

This morning I drove in the right lane--the whole time.

Once on Mission, I just drove. I didn't look ahead. Usually, when I see a car stopping to turn left, I immediately go over to the right lane to avoid the blockage. I didn't do that today.

I didn't check my clock to see if I was late. I just drove in a daze. It didn't help that I forgot my coffee and breakfast at home--or that i'm completely overwhelmed at work--or that I don't remember the last time I prayed with other people. Or that there are women in my office that bring in fresh dahlias and peonies every day from their garden--and my garden is dead.

Apathy (for me) is driving in the right lane.