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too much

too much life. definitely too much death. too much anxiety all around.

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pyramids

maslow’s hierarchy of needs
my pyramid’s been deficient in some pretty serious spots for quite some time.   i’ve spent time at the top in self actualization mode, so, when i lack an areas for a time it isn’t always so dramatic,  but this unemployment thing threw me for a loop for longer than i expected. [...]

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Sometimes

The one thing I really like about having a small readership is that I am feeling more and more safe to really write what I want. I always have that underlying fear of being harsh and offensive to people who don’t know that I am at heart a kind, overly empathic soul [...]

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Frost

It’s freakishly cold here today. 17 below last I checked. It has put some gorgeous frost on all of my windows. I find myself moving from room to room, following the sun so I can be hypnotized by all the little prisms.
I wish I was a better photographer. [...]

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PFD

I have strong vein of , “waste not want not” running in me. Combined with the attitude of, “use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without,” I tend toward a smidgen of packrat. I can’t get rid of something if I can see a potential [...]

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help

random notes on fears
i’ve never been good with allowing people to help me in any way.  i am stubborn and independent from a genetic basis, but, also maybe part of this overwhelming fear / loathing/dislike of needing help or just folks wanting to be nice and me being unable to let them has a little [...]

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Not that I’m a total earth mother/hippie chick, but, I have strong leanings that way.  I never ever planned on coloring my hair.  Oh sure, I would do the occasional henna every once in a while, but that was just for fun.
As I got older, and I started getting  gray hairs here and there, the [...]

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The Name Game

Caron
Someone with my name ran across my other blog this week and left me a comment. How cool is that?! The comment and, someone else with my name! I’m not certain how she pronounces hers. Mine is Car + on, NOT Care + on.
By the time I was in 4th grade [...]

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Studio Time

I’ve been spending time in the studio working on developing a couple of new patterns. My goal is to have one of them ready for etsy by early next week. Here’s a sneak preview.

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That’s my mantra when I’m feeling anxious.  I’m finding that phrase in my head again this week.  I have lots of things to do, and can’t shake the feeling that they all need to be done right this very minute.  Since it’s impossible to do 88 things at a time, I’m having a panic.   At [...]

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