I put on make up today to take a selfie I’m starting to look better in my living room Than I do in real life I wrote this poem using Siri while driving on the freeway In my car I’m playing my favorite song The melody made me feel full like I was in … More #liveauthentic
We live in a society where so often we are trained to hold things in, hide our true feelings, ignore situations that make is upset, “be polite” “be cool” “let it go” “don’t worry about it” What if we just all said exactly what was in our mind? Exactly what we were going through? Exactly … More Say all those things in your heart that scare you…
I never even know where to begin… It usually starts when I find a dress while I’m out thrifting… this girl had so many wonderful details- a lace collar that I knew would come in handy, beautiful floral pattern, and a button up bodice that was just to die for. It started out with a … More Dress Alchemy: The Louisiana Garden Dress
If you travel past the sun and light-years back in time through whispers of a past so haunting it chills you, you will meet a queen. She was a great beauty, tall enough to look upon many worlds, yet not so large that she could not understand the hearts of those she lead and served. … More Queen Antonite
Once Upon a time I had this bathrobe… And I cut it here and there… You could say it took a trip…to a whole new life… And sometimes my dresses tell me stories… Here is the story this dress told me… Veronica had come from a small town in the southern Midwest… The name isn’t … More Bathrobe Revamp: The Tattered Housewife Dress and the story it told me…
I’ve got a Wolverine Heart- you know- that crazy metal alloy adamantium shit, bursting out of my hands, razor sharp and bleeding every time… Warrior heart- runs out screaming into the battlefield of life- open and huge, chronically naive, loving things it shouldn’t love, too big, too brave, all in, all the time, so excited, … More Wolverine Heart
I don’t like to wish because it feels like hoping and I don’t like to hope because I only want what I want Not those childish whispers of whimsy and fleeting possibilities * My power is so strong it cuts me like a knife yet it’s so far away I fear I’ll have to go … More it all fell apart but that’s over now…
This is a re-post from one of my first blog posts in July of 2012. I love it as much now as I did then and I’m hoping that the summer memories will warm us all… I love Goodwill. I love the friendly staff, even when they are grumpy. I love the funk music station … More Sleeping Dolls and their Tea Parties with Friends
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