Dreaming

I came upon this great article on 'How to turn your passions into a home business', it's nice to dream, isn't it? For many of us, it's not a practical thing to do and it entails a lot of hard work to set up and run any successful business.  It can be a great alternative if you are not quite ready to retire or would like to work from home.

We had a snowstorm yesterday.  Luckily our snowblower was working as the snow was wet and heavy.  I did about an hour of manual shovelling myself, just for the exercise.  K had a snow day, and stayed home.

Look at this small size can of coke that they are now making.  This man at the grocery store was not impressed, he thought it was taking 'cutting back' a bit too far!  I think it's a nice alternative, sometimes you don't feel like drinking a whole can.  I know the standard size cans can vary worldwide.

The Surprise Meet Up

I was walking through Walmart the other day and as I was passing by the women's clothes, I saw these 2 women. The younger one said 'Mother! I thought for sure I'd never meet anyone I know in the clearance section!' This was followed by big laughs from the two them. It's the little things that make one's day!

I called my hairdresser of over 25 years to make an appointment only to find out he had slipped on the ice and broken his arm! Anyway, he had made arrangements to have someone else cut my hair.

And look what's already available in the stores:

Creative Tuesdays - Voyage

It's time for Creative Tuesdays.  Here is what I did for the 'Voyage' theme.  It's outlined with a fine point marker and coloured in with watercolour pencils on a 3x3 inch post-it note.  Please visit the other participants to see their inspiration for this theme!

For me the hardest part is deciding what I'm going to draw, conceiving the idea if you will.   From then on, it's a pretty quick process.

Autoshow 2013

M, K and I were at the Autoshow 2013 last week.  My daughter L finds these shows very boring.  It was very crowded as it was a public family holiday.We entered a few contests so I'm expecting a lot of junk email shortly.  I noticed this year we did a lot of touch screen typing, similar to entering stuff on an Ipad.  I think the old keyboards were faster for me actually.

Maserati

On the subject of cars, recently I've been hearing of people having problems with locking themselves out of their cars because the newer ones have these sensor keys. For example, my friend dropped her husband off to work one day. The car was still running as she bid him goodbye, but he happened to have the sensor key in his pocket. So she gets to the mall in the pouring rain, shuts the car off, and returns to her car only to discover she doesn't have the sensor key to turn the car back on. (I like my old fashioned key starter even more now!) My friend was able to contact her husband who arrived some hours later with the sensor key.

Sunday Sketches - Quick Sketch

Just a quick sketch today on a 3" x 5" post-it note. I was inspired by a fashion photo I saw on Pinterest, the model had such a beautiful figure and was so smartly dressed. I coloured her in watercolour pencils a bit differently than in the photo.

Linking to Sunday Sketches.

All too soon

All too soon it's time for L to get back to school.  What's a poor mom to do when grown kids go off to look for their life?  Sigh.  I suppose life gets back to a different routine and we adjust.  My son K keeps me pretty busy with day to day life to be honest.  We are thinking about college and preparations for that, although he will be attending post secondary school  close to home.  A recent milestone was when we had to submit his intention to graduate high school and will not return next year.

My sister sent me this photo of 'skeletoe' running shoes and their socks.  She says it's not a new thing, but it was to me!  What do you think?  (Crazy stuff, lol).  She always encourages me to try new things, but I think I will pass on this one!

Paint Party Friday - Neon Running Shoes

I saw this pretty girl wearing these neon orange coloured running shoes at the gym the other day. They looked so attractive, it inspired this piece today. It's acrylic on cardstock (11" x 8.5"). Later on, I saw another lady wearing a neon pink pair and realized these must be in fashion now. I have the impression they cost a lot too.

Linking to Paint Party Friday.