10 things about me (again)

Today is Day #5 at  Kickin' it Old Skool

and the girls  are asking us 

to list 10 things about ourselves.

1

 I love About Me lists.

Even though I am an introvert and a recluse

 I am chatty and I do like sharing.

So here we go.

2

I am married to a lifeguard.

I love dogs.

We are trying to not rescue dogs anymore 

because we are getting older.

Today we have four dogs.

 

I am mom to two adult children.

I am a grandmother to one sweet grand daughter.

 

3

I love meeting new people.

I believe the best days of my life haven't been lived yet.

And I have had one awesome life so far.

It makes me excited to think the best is yet to be.

4

I am a spiritual mixed bag.

an earth and nature loving,

 eclectic solitary

person who respects all religious beliefs.

I practice kindness, love, truth and forgiveness.

I respect all living creatures

I do not label my beleifs 

but

I have been called a Pagan, a Christian and a Buddhist all in the last week.

I do believe Love is all we need

 

5

I am an Artist

I am a Quilter

I am a Gardener

I am a Good Cook

6

I love to travel.

I have visited 49 states  

and a few of the Caribbean Islands 

Alaska is on my list.

After that I will travel outside the US

Africa, Australia and Europe ...in that order.

7

I am fortunate to have a home in a forest

and a home on a beach

I love both equally and spend most of my time barefoot.

8

 I am extremely terrified of lightning.

But I am fascinated by storms, hurricanes, tornadoes

9

I am an organized hoarder.

I collect craft and art supplies, kitchen gadgets,

coffee mugs, stars, suns, fairies, santas, plates, 

and

owls

 I  been collecting owls since I was a kid in the 60s

....it's funny how popular they are again

10

I recently lost 75 pounds

I stopped eating sugar.

when I eat sugar the pounds add up.

It's not the same for everyone. 

I had a great time learning about me and my body

while figuring out what I could and couldn't eat.

I am looking forward to reading all of the ten things the other participants sharing.

if you would like to know more about me:

 About Me page

and even more here on

 Ten Ten Ten,

 More More More,

 It's never too late,

 and

 One World One Heart

see you tomorrow !

Marianne

Every Day during the Month of December I will be linking with 

Kickin it Old Skool  and blogging just for fun and connections.

I have already met some pretty cool people who I have added to my must read list.

I see some new friendships are in my future

You can join in any time here.

Sharing Colors - a meme

This post falls under the "be careful what you wish for" catagory. I was wishing someone would bring back some fun memes. Well the girls at Kickin' it Old Skool  did just that, and today's meme is a long one.   I wasn't expecting this much homework. and I will understand if you skip to the bottom, fake a quick comment and run.
Anyway ..... here goes.


[ RED ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of red?        roses
2. Closest red thing to you?        a red pen
3. What is the last thing that made you angry?       the string of lights that worked on Saturday but did not work today
4. Are you a fan of romance?       yes. 
5. Do you have a temper?         yes.   but only when I need it. Remember....we must use our powers for good.

[ GREEN ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of green?       money
2. Closest green thing to you?        the ten dollar bill in my pocket
3. What's your favourite green environment?        the forest I live in.
4. Are you jealous of anyone right now?        no
5. Are you a lucky person?        not really .... but I am not unlucky either.   I am grateful for everything that has gone right in my life.

[ PURPLE ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of purple?      old women.
2. Closest purple thing to you?         there is a purple glass bottle on my window sill.
3. Do you like being treated like royalty?         I wish someone would treat me like royalty so I could answer this question. But for now all I can say is I don't know.
4. Do you like mysterious things?        no. I like to know what is going to happen next
5. Are you intuitive?           Um,   yes, most of the time.

[ BLUE ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of blue?        my daughter's favorite color.
2. Closest blue thing to you?      a blue pen
3. Are you good at calming people down?       I think so. Never really thought about it.
4. What's your favourite body of water (i.e. lake, ocean, etc)?      the Gulf of Mexico
5. What was the last thing that made you cry?       I cried when we had to let our DutchBoy cross over rainbow bridge. Putting a dog to sleep is the hardest thing I have ever done.
6. Are you a logical thinker?        no

[ YELLOW ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of yellow?    daffodils
2. Closest yellow thing to you?     the book "How to Cook Everything" by Mark Bittman
3. What was one of the happiest times of your life?       now
4. What's your favourite holiday?      the one where everyone arrives happy, leaves happy and no one gets hurt.
5. What makes you happy?        too long to list....  

[ PINK ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of pink?       baby girls
2. Closest pink thing to you?        I have a big pink eraser on my window sill
3. What sweet things do you like?        chocolate
4. Are you sensitive?        yes
5. What is your favourite flower?        Roses
6. Does you have a crush on someone?         no

[ ORANGE ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of orange?   oranges
2. Closest orange thing to you?       a screen cleaning cloth on my window sill and an orange wired cord wrapped around the neck of the bottle on my window sill.
3. Do you dress up for Halloween?       no
4. What gives you the warm fuzzies?      my dogs
5. What would your superpower be?        I am very good with animals... especially dogs.  I could go on and on about this but this meme is long ....

[ BROWN ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of brown?       wood
2. Closest brown thing to you?      the counter here in my nook.
3. What is your favourite type of chocolate?        currently . . . Hot Chocolate in a warm mug.
4. What makes you feel grounded?  gardening. walking through the woods. nature.
5. Paint the wood or always leave it au naturel?     both. . . it depends on the wood.

[ WHITE ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of white?    freshly washed sheets
2. Closest white thing to you?       paper
3. Do you always try to keep the peace?      yes
4. Do you like to play in the snow?      yes
5. Are you afraid of going to the doctors or dentist?      no

[ BLACK ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of black?   
2. Closest black thing to you?     my phone
3. Are you sophisticated or silly?     neither
4. Do you have a lot of secrets?     yes.  I have alot of my own and I hold many that my friends have told me. I will take all the secrets to my grave. I am very good at keeping secrets
5. What's the new black?     charcoal brown

Well if you read to the end.   You have been added to the list of what make me happy.  This was not as hard as I first thought it would be.  I am almost afraid to see what Shannon and Jamie have up their sleeves for us tomorrow.     I need to clean off my window sill and decorate it for the holidays.

Marianne

so what are you doing right now?

That is the question being asked over at Kickin' it Old Skool,  

the blog-a-thon I am going to attempt to keep up with during December.  

I am also going to try to keep up with Tammy and her Rainbow Escape  Journal Prompts.

She is asking for 7 pages in December.... I should be able to do that right?

Here's the first spread.

the color prompt is Green and Turquoise 

and the technique prompt I chose was to use a rubber stamp.

I also doodled, glued and stenciled.

 

For Kickin' it Old Skool  --- today's prompt is  Time Capsule

Let's capture this moment in time.

1. What are you reading?    The newest issue of Somerset's Handcrafted 
2. What are you watching?    Nothing. Our TV is off most of the time
3. What are you listening to?  Bosley is snoring.
4. What are you loving?  my new slippers
5. What are you wearing?  Jeans, a sweatshirt and my new slippers.
6. What are you creating? An art journal spread for #rainbowescape.
7. What are you looking forward to?  Friday.   Hubby is going out of town and I decided to stay home.

and yes ....   I am still decking the halls.

see you tomorrow !

Marainne

Hello December.

One of the things I like most about blogging is 

the opportunity to meet people and make new friends. 

With that in mind I have joined 

Jamie and Shannon's

Kickin' It Old Skool Blog-a-thon

31 days of blogging fun . . .

 .... geared toward a time when blogging was new, memes were cool

 and it was more about making friends and connections, rather than self promotion and selling.  

  Don't get me wrong, I do love bloggers today and self promotion and selling doesn't offend me.  

 I just miss the fun and games. 

 So I am excited to play along and follow the 31 prompts

 and hopefully make a new friend or two.

So for today. The first prompt is "Selfie"    

  yes it's my profile photo. It's a  year old.    

 and this is me today

 So hello December and hello to to all of you too.

. . .   back to Decking the Halls.

see you tomorrow !

Marianne

Have you read any good books lately?

Today is National Book Lovers Day.  

Here are a few of mine.

What's on your bookshelf?

restless

Just a few thoughts.

for me, art and crafting is a hobby...

                                ....... performed at leisure for pleasure


shopping for craft supplies is fun

organizing my supplies is fun....

sometimes it's not

an unfinished project does not add pressure or anxiety to my life

Most of my projects are unfinished.

        I am a restless soul.

                I am a wanderer.

                         I am in constant motion.

                    Is this wrong?

                Should I try to channel my efforts to one art form?

                                                               Should I try to narrow my focus?

                                          I am not sure that is even possible.

self portrait



paper and paint collage on canvas



I am fighting the urge to crawl under a big fluffy blanket for the winter.

I've been working on a few paper and paint collages.

This one is my latest attempt at a self portrait.

I've been a bit blue lately.

I am a Gemini

The line down the center of my face represents my two inner voices.

Those voices are always in constant battle.

One of my Gemini Superpowers is the ability to equally balance pros and cons...

but this also makes the decision process very hard for me.

  I have had a lot on my mind.

We recently made the decision to not bring anymore dogs to RuffHaven.

It was a heart wrenching debate for us.

You see....we've been reminded again of how short  life is

and how we do not know how long we have on this earth. 

Since RuffHaven is small and private and not supported by public donations,

we knew that at some point we would need to stop.

We did the math and realized that this is the right thing to do.

The dogs that are here now will stay here for the rest of their lives.

Penny's Status has been changed from "Resident" to "Pet"

We are down to five.

But that doesn't mean I will stop saving dogs

I contacted the local shelter and had our home added to the list of foster homes in this area.

I know fostering will be hard, since I fall in love so easily....

but I will be able to help more dogs this way.

MORE MORE MORE

Eleven Eleven Eleven

(Remember my ten ten ten post from last year?)

 

 MORE RANDOM

Marianne...

1.  is happy

2.  was adopted

3.  loves  sunsets.

If the sunset is especially beautiful she will call everyone

she knows and tells them to go look at the sunset

4.  started to watch TV again...big mistake

don't bother her at all on Thursday nights 

5.  loves to travel

6. is still married to a Lifeguard

(but it was tough this year)

7.  does not like shopping malls and thinks they

should all be turned into homeless shelters

8.  got six speeding tickets this year...

driving too fast past a speed camera that she knows is there

so now she just doesn't drive through that town anymore...she takes another route

9.  wants to raise chickens

10. loves RollerCoasters

her favorite vacation was one she took with her kids when they were 16 1nd 17.

They hopped from amusement park to amusement park

and rode 32 different roller coasters in one week.

11. used to bite her fingernails. But she doesn't remember when or how she stopped doing it. 

One day about ten years ago,

she looked at her nails and they were long...

she remembers smiling about that.

 MORE FAVORITES

Marianne had a hard time choosing these:

1.  Color - Buttercream Yellow

2.  Wild Animal -Elephant

3.  Food - Mushrooms

4.  Drink - Apple Cider

5.  Movie - Dances With Wolves

6.  Song - In Your Eyes

 7.  State - Utah

8.  Hobby - Sewing

9.  Flower - Daisy

10. Shape - Circle

11. Game - Scrabble 

MORE from her BUCKET LIST

Marianne would like to:

1.  lose 30 more pounds

2.  go to Australia

3.  learn to play steel drums

4.  buy a ranch in Colorado

5.  meet some of her favorite blogging friends in person

6. buy a run down house and remodel it

7. learn to dance ...well 

8.  finish all the projects she started

9. sleep more

10. complain less

11. Live in Hawaii for six months.......air fair is pricey and the flight is so long

Six months should be enough time to see it all.

I hope this November 11, 2011 finds you well and happy.

11/11/11 only comes around every 100 years.

TenTenTen

This is one of my favorite posts. I am linking to Good LifeWednesdays because knowing yourself and sharing what you know....

.....is the sign of a very good life

 RANDOM
Marianne...
1.  is happy
2.  enjoys spending time alone
3.  does NOT like to wear shoes
4.  has a hard time choosing a parking space
5.  loves to bake pies
6.  married a Lifeguard
7.  loves to learn new things
8.  has traveled to 49 states
9.  secretly loves cats too ( don't tell the dogs )
10. did not marry her soul mate

 FAVORITES
Marianne had a hard time choosing these:
1.  Color - Green
2.  Animal - Dog
3.  Food - Grilled Salmon
4.  Drink - Earl Grey Tea
5.  Movie - Wizard of Oz
6.  Song - Your Own Special Way - Genesis
7.  State - Colorado
8.  Hobby - Shopping
9.  Flower - Rose
10. Bird - Owl

BUCKET LIST
Marianne would like to:
1.  live to be 99
2.  go to Alaska ( see #8 in random list )
3.  learn to play the piano well
4.  pave her driveway with yellow bricks
5.  lose 50 pounds
6.  write a book about Niki
7.  meet Sean Connery
8.  finish all the projects she started
9.  live to see the day when there are no zoos
10. grow RuffHaven to house 25 dogs , with a full time staff of 4 on site employees


I hope this October 10, 2010 finds you well and happy.
10/10/10 only comes around every 100 years.

Hope your day is a 10 !