sigh

is there a point to blogging when i've got nothing to say?

peppermint hot cocoa

good thyme

we like our chicken roasted with a lot of seasoning. in this case, the lid fell off the thyme ... so it's extra seasoned. :) it was also extra tasty.

tonight, i'm thankful for a roommate that cooked me dinner even though he's not feeling well and didn't stay up to enjoy any himself. it seems the least i can do is make him a sandwich to take to work tomorrow, right? me - i'm taking the roasted neck of butternut squash for lunch. i do love a good butternut squash.

running.

today's the indianapolis marathon. see them there on the right? running? as i sit here in my pajamas next to the heater - i'm thankful i'm not out there. running. :)

grateful

my mind is swirling, and i can only remind myself of how many reasons i have to be grateful. i don't dare promise to talk of my thankfulness every day this month. but i do foresee a large number of posts focusing on gratitude. tonight, i'm grateful for the basics. a home with heat, food in the fridge and a roommate that's usually happy to see me when i come home.

life is crazy. life is hard. but above all, life is good.

every day?

if you haven't checked your calendar today, let me fill you in ... today's november 1st. that's right. today is day one of NaBloPoMo. am i participating? i'm giving it a shot. obviously blogging hasn't been my forte this past year, but who knows. maybe this challenge will get me back in the groove, right?

and maybe needing to post every day will get me more productive on a daily basis so i have something to blog about. :) this morning i started our thanksgiving decorations. halloween's still hanging in the windows, but i figure if i can make the swap by this weekend, all's fair. okay, maybe by tuesday night. i'm off monday & tuesday. yeah, let's shoot for tuesday.

happy november!

letting art fly

so i've begun abandoning art. that's right. abandoning art.

my sister found a group on facebook called Art Abandonment, and she shared it with me. you see, a few weeks ago i started leaving hand-painted quotes in my building's elevator. i knew people would take them, and that was half the fun. so i joined the group to see what every one was doing. the whole idea is to make something and give it away. to leave a piece of art in a public place to be found by whomever happens upon it and gives it a new home. a lot of the members were even leaving little notes with their art to explain that it was abandoned art and leave contact information.

whoa. contact info? i love the concept, but i do things anonymously because it's safer. contact info? really?

well, i got gutsy. i set up a new email account, and i wrote a note to accompany my next piece (the li'l crocheted butterfly you see above). and i left her pinned to the bulletin board in my building's laundry room. tonight, i got an email from her finder, and it included a photo in her new home. plus, the finder joined the facebook group, so i was able to scope out her page ... she's using a photo of the butterfly as her profile pic!

it. felt. amazing.

life has felt pretty heavy lately. it's been very full and mostly serious. and it's been weighing me down. tonight's email was a total mood changer. right now, i'm soaring. and i'm feeling really good right now about my decision to work on new pieces to abandon instead of trying to sleep in this ridiculous heat. :)

and in case you're curious: yes, i do plan to abandon art somewhere other than my own building. in fact, i have a piece all ready to go. i'm off tomorrow and plan to carry it with me in case the perfect opportunity arises.