visually inspired

each day actually each moment i feel as though i am seeing lifefor the first timei don’t like the way this types out so i have been uninspired to postand unfortunately i haven’t made time to figure it outi like to work with people with i have questionsi poked around the site in hopes to find answers and i end upwith questions insteadalaslast night i started a visual journaleven though i have been writing or journaling most of my lifei am just starting to do some things that inspire memore than words, though i will always treasure themadding images is a challenge for mei really enjoyed the process of cutting out a bunch of words and imagesfrom magazines trying very hard not to get into reading interestingarticles…too often anyway.i had a blast and the result was quite a good start. i plan to add more and will show an image once i figure that out with ease.here’s to life! 

ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

once again sharon b of in a minute ago shifts my mental energy in a good way of course to with her take it further  challenge for february! it’s like learning a new word…which of course i LOVE.bookmark grapefruit when i figure out how to do it i will post an imagei am curious now about how many segments there are in a grapefruit. so far i have counted 10-11- and 12  go figure yes this may be a silly post but if I don’t write it out, I don’t write it out I breathe inI breathe out~Kate 

this weekend

it’s been all thinking and no show n’ tell as well as doingso this weekendi plan to devote a few hours to sharing some treatssomething old, something new, something borrowed, something purple : ) 

wisconsin bound

flying to wisconsin sadness death in the family great harmonica player  hope to stitch on the trip therei breathe in i breathe out precious life~kate 

take it further challenge

i am participating in a challenge on one of my favorite blogs by sharonb of australia called http://inaminuteago.wordpress.com called take it further challenge. we are given two ideas. one is a theme, the other is a color scheme. i haven’t decided on one or the other yet as i am still pondering. i like color challenges especially when they are ones i wouldn’t usually pick. the theme is regarding “admiration”. i am choosing to keep it open ended…at least at this point. the challenge for me is to share my process. i have been pretty quiet in the sharing creativity with others world. what i admire and am inspired by is watching sharon’s process that she gives out so freely. the funny thing for me is i used to be that way except the medium was different. i actually think i will have a grand time sharing my process and thoughts and inspirations once i get through all the technical stuff. i feel a bit like a dinosaur emerging from under my piles and years of collecting from fabrics to ideas to UFOs. i don’t have many WISPs. so my current intend is to post my findings of UFOs as i go through my stash and post pix the i will have WISPs! sounds like a step to me! i decided to post this to get started as i tend to ponder a little too much and frankly i want to shine a little from within and with out : ) i need help posting images i want to take pix but don’t understand how to upload them yet. progress not perfection i breathe in i breathe out courage! 

burton pix test

practising adding images

getting ready for the challenge

bring it on!

it’s the simple things in life that

bring joy

and simple is as simple is

or “peoples is peoples”

a brilliant line  

from muppets take manhattan

as ever,

~kate 

 

challenge

starting january 2008

under themes chosen by sharonb

posted here

for viewing pleasure and inspiration

i breathe in

i breathe out

courage

as ever

~kate 

 

Friday 5:30am

Mama I don’t feel well still
Seems pretty simple
In a perfect world
No stress
Sure son stay home
the teachers and staff who know you so well
will excuse you and help you through this troubled time
NOT
I am angry this morning
I intended to go to a w/s and now I feel
all twisted inside
Torn between life and life
I have plenty to DO here
can I find the place of feeding my soul within
Grumpy grumpy grumpy am I
I am staying home as in my heart I don’t feel I can be so far away from
my son and home
Is this new or old?
I am in a fog at the moment.
In a fog about making the “right” decisions

Sometimes life is confusing
like right now
I am confused
I am hoping by writing I will find some clarity

No one can save” me but me
No one is more my enemy than I

What is tying me to all these feelings?
I feel I should be able to make a decision and feel confident
I mean that is what I want to feel
CONFIDENT

courage oh kate
courage

this isn’t so big that you can’t pass through to
the other side
however it feeeeels big

: )

I breathe in I breathe out

Welcome to WWKD. It is a process, life that is. Learning to go with the flow…make mistakes if there are such things. Move into action especially love-based ones it’s what fascinates me in this thing called life. What would Kate do? Well, she has just done it, begin! Fearlessly. Courage!