The Essence of a Decade

2000. It seems like just yesterday that we were all worrying about what would happen with Y2K and the rolling over of a century. 2001. I still remember what it felt like driving home from work on 9/11 and not knowing what was going to happen next. 2003 Gram made it to 103 years of age and in 2004 I finally finished school. Once and for all! I made new friends and reconnected with old ones. The advances of technology is still hard for me to wrap my brain around but I can't imagine life without it. 2008 Expressive art has now become my daily mantra and I have learned how to give myself permission to pursue it while hopefully maintaining an equilibrium. But then with art this may really be an oxymoron. Right? 2010 My first little watercolor painting for you in 3 steps.

Lots of people do not do new year's resolutions. Truth be told, I make them every day and sometimes more than once a day. Pretty much because I also break them every day but I hope that I manage to chisel away at a few. I struggle with maintaining focus and I am always searching for purpose. My Holy Grail if you will. A friend once said to me "what artist do you know that is organized?" My plan is to go paperless and I will rely on my Blackberry for that. No more post-its everywhere. My other 2 overarching goals are to be kind and go green.

I took a tiny break from painting over the holidays but not the piano. Currently, I am reading a book on the origin of Zumba dancing. Not sure if you can really learn how to dance by reading a book but it is interesting. And Oh Yeah, HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. ~Mother Teresa