Do you ever have one of those days where you feel like you're stuck? Like the things that you want most in life will never happen? Like you might just be stuck at your dead end job for the rest of your life?

A bit dramatic? Yeah, okay.

That's how I felt today.



However, things are looking up. I found My So Called Life on On Demand, and that is a very good thing. I can re-live that part of my life where every little thing felt like the end of the world, and we all wore flannels tied around our waists....

I like that I don't feel that the end of my world isn't near. I should focus on that right now :)

Getting Past

Rainy morning fun time.
Originally uploaded by michele_maule

Well, I took a few days away from blogging.

I've been having a good time making some collages and trying to get some painting done. I say trying because I haven't been very successful at making any paintings.

We all have good days and bad days, good weeks and bad weeks. I think I'm just having a bit of a down week and I'm hoping that it resolves itself soon!

In the mean time, I'm trying to take care of myself. I'm drinking lots of tea, running, and writing in my journal. I'm also trying not to be so hard on myself! That is a huge task, by the way.

anyway, hope all is well everywhere.

Today

Today was rough and it ended with an emergency trip to the vet.

Chloe is going to be fine. She's had a cough and it's been triggering her to get sick. This evening when I got home, she threw up blood, and I rushed her in to her vet. Her vet thinks that she just broke a blood vessel.
She's on some antibiotics and everything else seems to be fine, so thank goodness for that!

They did some x-rays and her vet found something that she can't quite identify...so she's going to have a radiologist take a look at it tomorrow. I asked if maybe it was a tumor, but thankfully she doesn't think it is. She said if anything it's just her little intestine doing some acrobatics. Let's just hope she's right!

Oh, my little dog. She's been to the vet more times in the past 6 months than she has in her whole 4 years of life. I wonder if the vet would start taking paintings as a form of payment? ;)

Tuesdays

I've come to the conclusion that Tuesdays are just not my day.

For the past 3 or 4 months every Tuesday hits me like a ton of bricks. I don't know why. It's like all the things that I worry about all week come to fruition on Tuesday.

Today Chloe's eye bump came back. I've taken her to the vet, and it's nothing serious. She just gets these little puss filled bumps above her eye. When she plays, they get really red and sometime burst open. I make sure to put ointment on it and keep my eye on it, but it just looks awful...

I also realized today that my truck needs new brakes. Fun. Just what I needed. awesome.
That on top of being totally stressed out about this upcoming show at Stumptown.

argh. I try so hard to stay positive, and look on the bright side of things, but somedays it's really really hard. Really, really, hard.

Well, I did manage to get a new painting listed in my Etsy shop! That's a good thing :)
I think one of the things I am going to start doing on Tuesdays, as soon as this show is over, is go in for acupuncture! at least then I can relax and heal a little bit. I think that will make a big difference!

anyway, I think tomorrow is going to be great!

These are the Days

Today has be pretty rough on me.

I don't want to go into details...but it's been hard.

So I got to thinking. These are the days that must happen in order for me to appreciate those days that are amazing and wonderful.

So, I went for a run, gave myself a mini facial, and now I'm going to take my Chloe Baloney for a walk. I'm feeling a lot better, and I'm thinking tomorrow is going to be a great day.

Hope everyone is having a good day :)