Sep 28 2010

Whimsical week

When I look back on last week I can hardly believe this all happened in just
a few days… I took a photo of my weekly art journal page just now and it
contains photos that I feel were taken a Month ago. Was it really just last week
that I met Thinkie? Some weeks just simmer and then there comes a week
in which so many things happen. Good things this time! The week flew by!

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Sep 24 2010

Pfew!
(Freewheelin’ Friday #40)

I’m almost done with the writing for this month. Pfew!
Ha. Not for long. I will have some extra spare time for a while
and then it will start all over… and I will again be writing articles
for the next issue of the magazine.
And so on, and so further.

But I’m doing well.
I’m totally used to the writing now and I found a rhythm and balance
that works well for me. Wanna see how “my work” looks like?

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Sep 21 2010

A special meeting

Hello my FEMALE friends!

Yes, I’m almost sure you are all female… do you think men
would write a post like this one, about hair and hairdressers?
And do you think other men would  comment on that with their
own experiences as much as you all did? Ha, I don’t think so!

So goodmorning, my straight and curly haired female friends,
I’m glad you stopped by again! (And if you happen to be a male visitor,
you’re very welcome too! No talking about hair today, so come on in!)

What DO I talk about then?
Well, for instance, the meeting I had yesterday.

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Sep 17 2010

Curly straight hair
(Freewheelin’ Friday #39)

I have a question for you.
How often do you have a haircut?

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I have “difficult hair”
It’s thick, it’s overwhelming MUCH and it curls.
That is, the under layers curl.
The top layer is straight.
If I put the top layer of my hair up with pins,
you see the curls that sit underneath (see this photo.)

And whatever they try: the hair keeps curling and the top layer stays straight.
With “they” I mean hairdressers – hairstylists…
or whatever name they go by these days.

When hairdressers sees my hair, they always wants to “do something fun”
with it. Like putting curls in the slick top layer. I know it won’t work.
I’ve had this hair all my life. I keep telling them: it DOESN’T WORK!!!
You can spend hours curling and spraying and drying…
I get on my bike and before I get home, it’s straight!
And the under layer is CURLY.
Don’t bother…

Just give me a haircut where the differences can live together on my head.
Do you GET THAT? hairdresser…??

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Sep 14 2010

The ring my mom took off…

Thanks for the nice compliments on my “symbolic rings” layout (see
former post
) And thanks Lena, for pointing this out to me:

“Oops… I just caught you telling a little lie…
Your mom did take off one of her rings.
The one she bought after chapter one.
She gave that one away to the winner of a little witch contest.
Guess who that winner was…
Yep, my dd Carmen and she still wears that ring!!
(send you a pic later!)”

Lena is right, my mom DID take one ring off…
I found the old pictures of the book presentation (October 2006)
so here is another “little witch story” for you!

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Sep 10 2010

Symbolic rings
(Freewheelin’ Friday #38)

The weeks fly by when you’re busy… it’s Friday already!
Hey you guys!

I was very busy over the last 2 weeks with writing articles for CmF
and in between I am also working on lessons (and “extras”) for the new
online art journal workshop with Michelle… it’s hard NOT to tell
what we’ve been up to because we have soooo much fun!
I can tell you this much: it’s going to be ONE HECK OF A WORKSHOP!!!

If the participants have only half the fun Michelle and I have
while working on it, it will be a blast!
For more info and registration for “Mixed Emotions” look here.

With my guest blogpost at Yvonne’s blog last Tuesday (BTW you still have
two weeks to participate in my little challenge – click the link for the info)
I haven’t had the opportunity to show you my weekly art journal from
the week before. And I even managed to get another layout done last weekend!

Here they come…

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Sep 7 2010

Visit me twice!

Good morning friends!
It’s a chilly and rainy day in Holland.
Just perfect for writing and reading 😉 blog posts.

Were you curious after I showed you the sneak on Friday?
Yes, you were!
That’s why you’re here isn’t it?
(Or do you just love me? That’s OK too of course…)

“Something nice is about to happen on Tuesday” I wrote.
Well, that’s today!
And today I am a guest blogger on Yvonne Yam’s blog Do More with Less

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