Fly Me to the MOON!!

I will try to blog more later  . I just wanted to say I am happily napping the afternoon away after a frenzied  4 weeks of prepping  then attending and teaching at the oh so FUN "ART and SOUL" !!! Saw this silly Snoopy  rocket on the way and had to take a quick U-E to snap it!!   Ain't it a HOOT!!

Banking blog B*&^H session

I guess I should consider myself "lucky" and that is exactly what the banks want me  to think. I am trying to refinance my loan . The paper work is endless and the attitude  of the bank!!! Yikessss . I think after last year when "We " the American people bailed them out We in general  have a new attitude about them,  well, at least I do . It used to be that I thought of the banking industries as the most conservative and also honest system with all their checks and balances. I now  do not trust them one bit and because of the loan that "we " gave them I feel it is their duty to give me on one back. Yet they have his attitude that if they look hard enough they will find some flaw in my history .( Last week I got turned down for a credit card because my credit score was to low It was 734!!). It has been an unpleasant experience so far, but as I said with their "new" tighter  rules system I am lucky to have gotten this far.   I am sorry If I offend anyone that works for a bank. I know it it the CEO's that are the "greedy" ones. I doubt any bank CEO is going to read my blog .But hmmm maybe they will as part of the "checking" me out process?!?! TEEE HEEE

Go dogs go

Do you like my hat? Remember the odd woman dog in Go Dogs Go. I think she was an artist?   I always kind of liked  her as a kid ,yet I knew she was Odd.  Go Dogs Go was my favorite Dr. Seuess book.  That man  was brilliant!! Our contemporary is Tim Burton!! Love him too.

Obsession or Love in Multiples

My sister Lorrie is taking an online class in photography from  LK Ludwig . One of the projects for the day was to take a picture of something you use everyday that comes in multiples. Do my Uggs count !! If you have ever had a pair, then you are hooked. I do not care how Uggggly they are   as they are the best and I plan to have them one day in every color of the rainbow. I am waiting for deep true red . But last year I missed out on the metallics. They sold out before I could get them and this year hmmm I guess I am saving for next year?!?

There is magic in long-distance friendships. They let you relate to other human beings in a way that goes beyond being physically together and is often more profound. ~Diana Cortee

 It has been almost a year since "Art Nest" art retreat where I meet Karen . A few days ago a surprise  arrived  in the mail !! After reading my blog Karen  thought I needed a pick me up! When I opened  it, tears came to my eyes . He stands about 5 inches tall and is the sweetest thing in the world!!! He now owns a place of  great honor in my living room placed on my victorian clock shelf beside old clock. I call him  " The Time Keeper " and  he will remind me that all things heal in time . Thanks, sweet Karen and a BIG  thanks to every one of you for your DEAR support and comments  . I heal a bit more everyday. Art saves lives !  PS I have told Karen she needs to  make these dear little guys and sell them! Her site is 
http://tessandore.typepad.com/my_weblog/ Oh but she is warming in the sun in Maui right now!!! Hugs to all Julie

give me the courage

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. The courage to change the things I cannot accept and the wisdom to know the difference . I have made a big decision in my life .  It is time for me to let go of  someone I love very much as this love is self destructive and  my  loved one is determined to stay on a  self destructive  path  no matter what I have done  and want to do to "help"  . I am sure we have all had someone in our life that is self destructive and we end up finding ourselves in constant rescue mode.  When we engage in this type of relationship it ends up eroding our own self esteem , strength , energy , passion ,hope and joy.  Often we  find that  the person we think we are helping is no better off and in turn has learned to resent  us and blame us for where they are in life . It is at this point we must go down with them or cut them loose and save ourselves. I have made the choice to save myself . It is so hard as I have to trust my head and not my heart as my heart still feels so much love and is  in so much pain.  This choice is also  very hard as it   Includes breaking vows that I take as very sacred and serious .So  I know  I must ask for the courage to stay with my choice to cut free and do so with the conviction   that  life is about  living to our full sacred  potential . To me living in a self destructive environment and with self destructive people   is  not honoring that full potential and therefore it is  not honoring sacred gifts which are my  potential . I am sharing this on my  blog as feel I have not been as constant here   as most of you have been in turn to me. Your visits mean so much to me as I know my visits  and others  visits , mean to you . It is this moody emotional  roller coaster   ride that   I  hope will change along with the changes I am making in my life. I known this will take some time but I have to hope there  will be peace, joy and passion  one day again in my life. This is my prayer.  God grant me the serenity....

HMMMM ....good question

Is it true that you have to see it to believe it , or rather , do you have to believe it before you can see it?