She hung her undies out for one and all to see this time tomorrow

This will be a colorful post because I'm not hiding anything. I'm hanging it all out there for everyone to see. Everything.....

Well, actually it's a list I hung out for everyone to see.
But it feels like I'm nekkie because I officially posted
my 101 List on the side bar of my blog.... I'm accountable now.

Psssttttt... it's what I said I'd do in my header up above....
I'm hanging my "undies out" for everyone to see.... what were you thinking???

See the rocker...
It's a hint of things to come on my 101 List, item # 35, listed on my side bar.

See the candles.... This is one of the items on the list, # 86.

I think I could sit here with an attitude of gratitude for a very long time. Well, at least until one of the items on my list calls me from my reverie to accomplish it. I'm incredibly grateful to have the breath, the desire and the ability to answer the call.

For all of you who are new to my blog, the items on the list were listed in previous posts. It took over 7 weeks to compile my creative list. The XOXO means it has been accomplished. Ahhh, it feels good to hang my undies out.....

TO-DOOOOOOO!!! This Time Tomorrow blows the finished trumpet!!!! Kinda like ta-daaaaa only better...

Here it is... the finished painting of my son, Jake.... Big sigh. Happy Happy Joy Joy

Learning to stretch my wings today so I'll be ready to fly this time tomorrow

I admit these are not the paintings from my lesson plan but they are clouds nonetheless. I found a bright, redeeming ray of hope by committing to post what I painted today and learned a valuable lesson. Truth is I struggled with the painting lesson and whined a whole bunch today. Big sigh....

I am committed to learning how to paint true blue, knock-your-socks-off clouds. It will just take more time. I'm going to wait to show you my before and "after I get it right" clouds for another post.

The lesson I ended up learning today actually brought tears to my eyes. On my 101 List is a dream I have had for 20 plus years. I believe it's listed in the first 10. It's a book I've wanted to write from a story my sister Pam used to tell our kid's when they were little to get them fall asleep. I always thought I'd write it and have someone else illustrate it. I decided I may give it a shot myself. The pictures below are from one of the lesson paintings I tweaked--or I guess you could say I "morphed it" into something else. Hey I'm a "green" kinda girl. Chalk it up as recycling at it's finest.

It was when I started tweaking one of the completed lessons that I started having fun and by allowing myself to lighten up I took the pressure off of myself to make a "perfect" cloud. I approached it like a kid would. How would a kid paint a cloud? So I finished what I had promised I would do today even though it was an unexpected outcome.

I actually got lost in playing with the painting below. I visualized myself designing the characters for the book. Filling the book with clouds.... sherbet colored clouds that kids would want to eat right off the pages. The painting below is not the end result. It is just the beginning of me taking flight. Living my dreams. Trying something new. Rolling with the lessons life brings you.










I can fly, too. Yes, I can.....

I wish I could be visiting this guy this time tomorrow...

Here is the picture of my son, Jake, I told you I wanted to paint in the first set of 10 things on my 101 List. Jake inherited an abundance of creative jeans... errr I mean genes, too. He is a musician (quite phenomenal if I do say so myself) following his dreams, writing, singing, and can play just about any instrument he picks up.

I want to take his newest band, "Eternity Lost" promo pics next time I get to his city about 3 hours away. Soon, one day soon, I will be able to drive on a freeway that faraway from home. Right now I cannot drive much farther than an exit or two on a freeway without birthing a panic attack. I'm working on it.... and will keep working on it until I can drive all the way to China. Hmmm.... better
put that on my 101 List. (joke, of course on the China.... I'd settle for driving to Cleveland or anywhere longer than 2 exits.... LOL)

>>>> Let the painting begin!!!! >>>>>>>>>>>>
I'll update my progress. FYI: The blues on his jeans look a little bluer in the picture I took of the painting than they actually are on the painting.