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Traffic noise amidst the winds of change

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The life was sucked out of me on 12th Avenue. The incessant traffic noise I wrote about on more than one occasion in my journal. It didn’t ebb and flow there but rather marched no cannon balled and madly screamed back and forth along that magnificent tree lined East Vancouver Street.
I remember mere moments of [...]

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Etsy feels like an addiction

And I should know because I am an addict.
Four and half years ago when I was being treated for GHB addiction my doctor asked me what I planned to do for money. At the time I was just discovering the beauty of blogging and all the possibilities that it held: a way to share my [...]

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Hope – Peace Edition with a touch of love or… lust

More than ever we as human beings need more peace and tranquility in our lives. This isn’t to say that excitement and even struggle are not a part of it, yet there comes a time when we must move on and change our lives for the better, even when it hurts.
I feel optimistic that the [...]

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I’m leaving on a jet plane for vacation on Saturday

And as such no postal deliveries will be made from April 24th to May 4th. All orders placed between those dates will be shipped promptly on May 5th, upon my return.
This postal service interruption will effect:

All three shops will remain open. Please do feel free to buy stuff while I’m gone
This is the [...]

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Rolling Roses (down the highway of life)

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For a while there… nothing was coming together; ink lines, paper cuts, pens with caps off, all were left wandering aimlessly in the studio with unfinished lines, scraps of paper and ideas yet to bear fruit. That kind of sums up the last few months of my life.

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Step by Step List – How I made a million dollars on Etsy!

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First I drew an ink drawing on pretty paper.

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Smelting Self Confidence

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I walked into the kitchen to wash my hands and met a ghastly hilarious sink filled with smelt. It took me by surprise. I stepped back, laughed and walked to the bathroom to wash there instead.
My uncle had been ice fishing for smelt and Mom was thawing out the frozen fish for cleaning, then cooking.
Later [...]

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Where I live you NEED a pair of these!

Waterproof boots

Woolie handknit hat and warm coat

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I am moving

The researching and later, packing began in early November, hrmmm June 2008. You know how it gets when things become crowded and you can’t do what you need to do anymore in order to expand and grow.
You might notice things become a little wonky over the next few days as I migrate to self-hosting Wordpress [...]

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RIP Cat McGandy – June 1991 to December 2008

Cat McGandy AKA Aloka became ill last week. We thought she would pull through by the weekend. Last night she took a turn for the worse and passed away earlier today.
My friends gave her to me as High School graduation gift in June of 1991. She was the runt of a litter of kitties from [...]

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The Rust Chronicles

My friend Candice has a new blog up.

Immediately, you”ll be sucked into her journey and love affair with all things metal, rusted and shiny! Go and read her introductory post In the Beginning.
You can also follow her on Twitter and view her galleries on Flickr.
Cheers!

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Today is my Birthday

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Is 35 middle age?
Many of the women in my family live well into their nineties. I will not be middle aged until I turn 45. How grand is that; I have another 10 years before the infamous mid-life crisis!

Until then, I will continue living, creating and enjoying life all the while smiling wearing these sunglasses [...]

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The Little List Life Update

Seriously ill last week with Acute Sinus infection.
Prescribed Amoxicillin; drilling pain behind right eye has ceased.
Working on a NEW exciting product
Product will be introduced into my shop next week… Stay Tuned
Featured on the Women of Mystery Blog
Went on first date with Mike
Went out on second date with Robert
Massive studio expansion underway! Before and After [...]

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Artistic Productivity

What does productivity mean to you? For me it involves a tangible result from effort put forth to create an ending thus setting the stage for a new beginning.
At this moment many endings are in limbo. Decisions are hard to make as I want to do it all at once. I cycle through this feeling [...]

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3 Years Today and Five Ways to Make it to 4

Yes, it is that day of the year again where I can honestly say that I am sober of GHB addiction.
Five Ways to Make it to 4

Don’t hang out with people who use the drug you were addicted to no matter how much you like them steer clear because a moment of weakness could strike [...]

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Beyond the Allergy

… there is hope that life will return to normal in the month of September when ragweed and golden rod cease to pollute the air.
Earlier this evening while sitting outside I began sneezing then rubbing my eyes then scratching my inner thighs. Something had stung me moments earlier while I was curled up inside [...]

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3 Ways to Positively Change You

1. Don’t visit the Etsy forums. EVER. period.
These days the Etsy forums resemble a mad hatters tea party on acid except everyone is serving nastiness and it’s become non-positive in every way shape and form. I can’t weed out the negative anymore. They can and will suck your creative spirit dry. As of today I [...]

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Synchronicity

As human beings we search for connections, look for validation and adhere to the norm. Every now and then a new idea emerges from the masses taunting older symbols long since ingrained within the societal stigmata.
This idea softly floats about joining itself to others through the senses in both unconscious and conscious ways. Once spoken, [...]

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Etching Memories Without Fear

In a moment our lives switch and adapt to our surroundings, yearning for alternative ways of thinking in approaching life.
When you meet new people that in itself creates new pathways in your brain causing reflection, affirmation and acceptance of what once was. Memories are created and we can either forget about them moving onwards to [...]

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It happened out of the blue

http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5736378&page=1
Anyone who sells on Etsy and has posted within the promotions section of that site’s forum also knows that within 23 seconds flat your promo post will be 6 pages deep within that section.
If you are lucky, someone else will post an item related to your item and your thread will be bumped to the [...]

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