Peace and a full heart

I havent posted in such a long time....life just keeps moving on...it has its own agenda and I'm just here for the ride.  I'm looking forward to 2013 and all its possibilities, big and small.  I wish us all peace and a full heart.

2013 word...

Finally, my word for 2013... this photo captures my intent perfectly...
SPARKLE

Yep, even me!

First of the rantings.....

Rantings of a crazy, single girl....   #1  dated November 27, 2012

Some random facts....
Avril Lavigne is one of the worst songwriters ever...I love her voice and music, but every song only contains one to two syllable words...yikes
I love champagne with a little bit of Chambord...yum!
The sun is a powerful thing!
Little kids rule!
Nobody is picture perfect...nobody
Most politicians are pretty ugly...why is that?
I dont want to get old...do you?
Blessings are always hidden in the most difficult moments...
The circle of life is so hard to grasp...yes we get it...but we never really treat it like its a "normal thing"
Its okay to tell people you love them...no matter what their role in your life is.....even if they dont "get it"...say it anyway
There is ONLY NOW....
We are all scared sometimes

To be continued....rantings of a crazy, single girl xo

Rants..... #2

Rants of a crazy, single girl (age 47 haha).....

Always remember to chew your food....

It's so fun to wear pretty dresses....

Can someone please step in and do something with Hilary Clintons hair????  Please?????

Coconut water is Da Bomb!

Its okay if you dont know EVERYTHING!

Eating a warm, buttery, Eggo waffle = happiness....

Simplicity is GOOD....

Life is made up of moments....

Sparkly chandeliers draw me like a moth to a flame....

Everything in moderation...EVERYTHING!

Life is so full of unexpected moments...learn to go with the flow and enjoy the ride!

Who knew life could get so complicated???

Sometimes a good cry fixes everything :)

Lit candles are so so lovely....

Sometimes it's scary to be happy.....

Moments like these....

Moments like these are so rewarding...Life is good....

Hi Kelly,
I am wondering if by chance you would be selling any more
 prints of your painting "Here Was Her Refuge--
Here Was Her Sanctuary." Do you remember
 that one? I have been eyeing it forever, and
 should have bought it ages ago. :(
 I loved it, and still do, and this year,
 my "one word" theme (instead of resolutions)
 is going to be "sanctuary." I'd love to have a
copy of that print to start out my year, but I
 think I may be too late...but wanted to check
just in case.
Thanks so much!
J

Kelly Lish

December 20 2012 11:49pm EDT

Oh J...
If you will just message me your address...I would so
 love to just send you that print for free...I would love
 that you would have it with that as your word and it
 would feel really good to just send it out to you without
 all this etsy money stuff...please let me....and thanks for
reminding me...I need to think of what my word is going
 to be for 2013!!!...
Love
Kelly

December 20 2012 11:54pm EDT

Oh, Kelly!! You have just made me cry--in a good way!!! Thank you so much!! That is SO sweet of you!!! I feel like I've
been crying sad tears for days (since Friday) and am
 so exhausted and drained, and you just totally made
 me cry happy tears!! Thank you!! I really just can't
 tell you how much this means!! I'm just so grateful!!!
 My address is:

And again thank you so much! You've just really, truly
made my week!!
Love,
J

Kelly Lish

December 21 2012 12:14am EDT

Oh J, and you just made mine too...that is what life
is about...these good moments we can share together.
 I will send it out tomorrow sweet girl! I hope your
 sad tears will dry up soon...I know life is very hard
sometimes...but we are strong...and if we have each
other, we can make it through anything, and come out
even stronger. Love to you J and I wish you all the
 happiness in the world.
Love,
Kelly

December 21 2012 1:28pm EDT

Thank you SO very much!! You are so right. We are strong, and we can make it through together. Love to you, too, and
 so much joy and peace!!

Found this on the web....

I found this on the web... I didnt even know about it-haha how fun!
newagemama.com/2012/11/15/

Almost ready....

I've been getting some prints ready, to deliver to THE MINDFUL NEST....A very cool artisan gift store in Burbank, CA.   I'll be so proud to have my work for sale here!

Even in silence

My friends and their love just fill me to the brim....I am very blessed.  Even in silence I can feel it 

Good things.....

Good things are in the air......I CAN FEEL IT!!!!

We are blessed....

Yesterday my daughter had this tattoo put on her arm...it is the date of my brain surgery.  She was a freshman at the time, just starting those tough years of High School.  It was a scary time, and I know deep inside she was afraid she might lose her mother...I hate that she had to go through even a minute of that fear.
So many blessings can be hidden inside of the difficult times....we are blessed

                                                                October 16th 2007

Simple and Pretty....

Made some sweet little Christmas stalkings today....simple and charming.....

Just a little daily reminder :)

Just taped this up on my mirror this morning :)  A little daily reminder never hurt anyone hehe

Art for Hurricane Sandy

I'm so proud to be a part of this wonderful, traveling piece of artwork...Elena at Charity Wings came up with this idea to raise money for victims of Hurrican Sandy.  I received the canvas today and just finished adding my part...tomorrow I will send on to the next artist.  You can read all about it here CHARITY WINGS and follow its progress on facebook!  Hope you all will buy a finished print and I hope it will raise lots of money for such a good cause....

Pretty pinks.....

This one is for sure a statement piece....I had fun making it...all the pretty pinks

A piece for Fall

Here is a great piece for Fall...

Yummy little treasures, made by me :)

I'm going to start posting pics of some of my jewelry creations....some of these I did a couple of years ago, and have just pulled them out of their tissue paper and boxes, dusted them off, and decided to give them some life again....Perhaps I will try to find a local boutique to sell them at.....

UGH!

ONE MORE DOWN....HOW MANY LEFT TO GO??????????????   UGH!

IF I COULD.....

Just some thoughts of mine lately....

I will call this   IF I COULD

With each thoughtful goodbye
a strength grows within me...
such a painful way to learn,
yet something bigger is in control...

and if I could
I would follow each step you take...
I would submit and let you lead me,
and I know it would be good......

But I cant ignore my heart,
it leads me through this journey...
sometimes I wish I could,
but good isnt always right...

Life is too short, not to listen to the truth...
in the end, it will all make sense,
somehow, someway, without a doubt...
this journey will make perfect sense

If I could.....

Today...

Today I end this purgatory...today I begin a new life...today I embrace strength and power...Today I stop looking back; I only move forward, even on the difficult days...  I will cry when I need to, but only for a short amount of time, then I will wipe away my tears and take a deep breath and let my strength fill me once again.  It's that time again...I can do this :)

5 years ago today...

Five years ago today, I was in the intensive care unit, recovering from brain surgery.  I was probably asleep at this hour 3:23 pm...and probably would have chosen to stay asleep for that first month of recovery...not a fun time.  But here I am, alive and well, five years later...I should use this day to be thankful for my life and my friends and my family.  I should use it to be aware of what is important in life and what really isnt.... easier said than done...

It feels more like it was a life time ago...so strange what life brings our way, seemingly out of the blue.  I will never forget the outpouring of love and care that came my way, from family and friends.  It was a life changing experience, to feel love in that way, and I know I am forever blessed because of it.

Grow and move on...grow and move on...again and again and again...

Just need to come up with the title....

Here it is...I think I love it!

Latest...

Here is my latest work in progress...painting on my piece from my weekend workshop with Tracy Verdugo...trying to remember all the cool things I learned....

Tiny beauty

Just a little vignette of beauty...makes me smile

Venice Beach

Had a lovely day, sitting on the sand at Venice Beach...Being near the ocean always calms me down.  It always makes problems seem so much smaller.  I hope someday to live close to the ocean, so that I can take in her beauty on a regular basis....so wonderful.

Weekend with Tracy Verdugo....

Had an amazing weekend, learning from an incredible artist, that I admire so much!  If you dont know Tracy Verdugo's work, then you really should check it out.  Its just beautiful!   I've admired her art for quite a while now, and this weekend had the privilage of taking her art workshop.  Sometimes it is really difficult to go outside of your creative comfort zone...but so worth it when you do!  I felt like I was "in the zone" all weekend long!  It was awesome!  Here are a couple of pics from my painting, as I went through some of the different stages...I'm not quite sure that I am finished...I think there are a few more changes that need to be made....

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UP AND AT EM!!!!!!

Back in touch....

Going to do something creative today...just to get back in touch with "my reality"....

Please....

Just not sure how long I can keep my happy face and my hope...I feel like I'm losing speed, and I'm getting tired and I want to give up...not even sure what i'm looking for, actually.  I miss the comfort, I miss my feeling of home, I miss being  someone....I miss it all so much...but this is the path I am on...trying so hard to hold on to faith and to hope. .. Just dont know if its really out there or not?  God please be with me, while I am so lost.  Please help me find what I am looking for...
Love, Kelly

Sometimes a new do makes all the difference :)

I got a professional hair coloring and cut today....feeling renewed and ready to take on the world!  haha

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I'm wide awake...
Falling from cloud nine.....
Born again, out of the lions den....     Roarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!

Just pretty....

Just pretty...thats all....

Learning, growing....

A dear friend shared this with me today...It is perfect...It sums up all I am realizing throughout this difficult year...The words strike me deep inside, almost as if I had written them myself.  Life is amazing...and in its simplest form, so beautiful....

a few seconds ago

• 
  After A While
  
  Veronica A. Shoffstall
  
  After a while you learn
  The subtle difference between
  Holding a hand and chaining a soul
  And you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning
  And company doesn’t always mean security.
  And you begin to learn
  That kisses aren’t contracts
  And presents aren’t promises
  And you begin to accept your defeats
  With your head up and your eyes ahead
  With the grace of a woman
  Not the grief of a child
  And you learn
  To build all your roads on today
  Because tomorrow’s ground is
  Too uncertain for plans
  And futures have a way
  Of falling down in mid flight
  After a while you learn
  That even sunshine burns if you get too much
  So you plant your own garden
  And decorate your own soul
  Instead of waiting
  For someone to bring you flowers
  And you learn
  That you really can endure
  That you are really strong
  And you really do have worth
  And you learn and you learn
  With every good bye you learn.

What I'm working on....

Here's my latest work in progress....

sketch....

just a little sketch tonight...maybe a painting????  I'm not sure....

Hmmmm....

Life just takes you by surprise sometimes...thank God!