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Travels, Art, Teaching...

Stories of my travels across the globe that enrich my experience with teaching and making art. You can find me at my art studio in the FAB Studios 314 E.Holly Street, Bellingham WA, and shop with Rachel's Whimsical Art on the Annual Holiday Festival of the Arts!

Holiday Festival of the Arts

Five Days & Counting...

9/8/2013

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Greetings Readers!

This weekend is the one where I do ALL the things. That means I finish a list of my last minute things on the to-do-list in preparation for the upcoming departure date this Friday, September 13th. (Yeah, I am traveling on Friday the 13th! LOL)

  1. Laundry 
  2. Packing
  3. Paperwork
  4. Organize Binder
  5. Set-up my Mom's Skype
  6. Fixed my favorite purse
  7. Create slideshow
  8. Update website
  9. Hair cut
  10. Emails

On a good note, I have already accomplished most of these things & I should be able to finish by Monday.

I've also managed to spend a good amount of quality time with loved ones. These are the times that I cherish. Every great moment in time, I've been trying to burn the images in my mind as a reserve for later when I am missing home. This is why I am happy to live during a time when we have so many advances in technology for communications, videos, photos, etc. I will be able to keep in touch with so many via this blog, email, messaging, and Skype. 

This may just be the last post until after I finish the Friday travel abroad for about 12 hours of planes, cars, & trains.

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Work and Progress

9/1/2013

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Cooking, writing, and exercise are my goals this Labor Day weekend. Since I have 5 days of being a homebody while I house-sit & dog-sit, I baked cornish game hens in olive oil, rosemary, garlic, stuffed with rice, onion, garlic, peppers, & fresh herbs. There are fresh tomatoes growing in the garden, so I figured I could stuff them with the same delicious rice mixture and added some mozzerella on top. It was a tasty meal for two days while I keep myself busy.

This website is coming along nicely, but I can't help but wonder what others like and dislike about it, so I can improve. Any and all feedback is much appreciated, so please don't hesitate to leave comments.

I'm also reading more about my future classes I'll be teaching south of London. There are so many things that I can think of to read and research, that it's almost mind-boggling. Just to try and stay focused on one thing at a time is a serious challenge. Especially, when I am getting increasingly excited as the days get closer.

The house I'm watching has a nice pool and a small gym, so there is no excuse for me NOT to use them while I'm here. Yesterday, I ran for 30 minutes on the treadmill, and the day before I swam the pool for about 30 minutes. Today will be abother swim for me as it is a warm day outside. I've hopes that I will be able to keep doing these while I am abroad. Even though I'll be busy, I feel much better when I work out in a regular basis. It helps me stay focused.

Life is a teeter-totter, where we learn how to balance, sometimes make mistakes, share experiences, and simply try to have fun!

If you have any other images that come to mind when you think of life's crazy challenges, I'd love to hear them.


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