The Story Girl

Nails

Look at your finger nails. Do you hold your hand out like this:

Or like this:

I remember that from middle school, where it was supposed to be feminine to hold your hand the first way, and masculine the second way. I don’t think it really means anything now, tho! I couldn’t decide which color to do so I used all three of my new American Apparel colors: Summer Peach, Mouse, and Office. Huh. I don’t really get why the blue is Office. Whatever. It’s just fun to experiment!

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Inspiration Overload

I’ve been reading a lot of blogs for a few years. Many of them packed with beautiful photos and ideas. I’ve recently been trimming back my list because I’ve started to feel overwhelmed. So much creativity instead of being inspiring actually makes me feel crippled. Do you know what I mean? I begin to compare myself to how productive and amazing these other women are, instead of separating myself from the equation.

I found that I also get addicted to reading blogs and just being on the internet too long. Time becomes inconsequential and I end up using that precious time to be “inspired” rather than do the creative things I think of. So many amazing women are out there blogging and I feel like I have to keep up somehow. Yikes! That definitely doesn’t work.

So I’m paring down my list some more, and allocating more time to hanging out in my studio. I got rid of a few social networking sites I belonged to and things already feel better. What kinds of things work for you to keep you from being distracted? How do you feel about blog reading and creativity? Is it really possible to be too inspired?

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Yay! Summer!

Two days in a row of summery weather!! I’m overjoyed!! (Hence all the exclamation points.) This afternoon I went to Sauvie Island with some friends where we spent the better part of the afternoon picking strawberries, blueberries, and a few ripe raspberries.

It was nice and hot (for here, low 80s, not hot like the rest of the country). I could see Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Ranier all looming in the distance it was so clear. I love summery days like this. It felt so good to soak up the sun and laugh with friends.

We picked so many berries at the one farm we didn’t make it to any of the other u-pick farms. The road was dusty and I kicked up my fair share.

I’m so happy it feels like summer, I can’t tell you. Winter just lasted way too long this year. Yay for summer breezes, lemonade, fresh berries, and all kinds of summer fun!

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