Thirteen years ago, on this day, I moved to New York City. I thought it was just for a nine-month-long internship. These days, it's looking more and more like it's for a lifetime. I have mixed feelings about that. I adore New York City, but it's not an easy place to live. I made a scrapbook page to sort out my thoughts:
I kept the page super simple — white cardstock, some stamping, two photos, and two simple handwritten lists. And, I love it! I think it's elegant and straight forward and expresses where I am right now.
Please note that I caught the edge of the "P" stamp and got a big black mark. Did I start the page over?
Nope.
In the end, it doesn't matter. The page still looks clean. It doesn't affect the readability of the journaling or the subtitles. And now it's clear that a human being made the page and not a machine — always one of my goals.
It felt good to create this page and write down those thoughts that have been bouncing around in my head. The pro list is still longer than the con list, so I think we'll be staying in NYC for a while! Do you have a pro and con list about where you live?
Thanks for stopping by!
Love this page! I’ve done a camping list like this one ha ha. Con of camping – airbeds that go down. We now use mattresses. My sister-in-law is currently in NYC – wonder what she’s doing now? Bye for now, have a great day!
Debra from Australia (sis-in-law is from here too)
Love this page! I’ve done a camping list like this one ha ha. Con of camping – airbeds that go down. We now use mattresses. My sister-in-law is currently in NYC – wonder what she’s doing now? Bye for now, have a great day!
Debra from Australia (sis-in-law is from here too)
Love this page! I’ve done a camping list like this one ha ha. Con of camping – airbeds that go down. We now use mattresses. My sister-in-law is currently in NYC – wonder what she’s doing now? Bye for now, have a great day!
Debra from Australia (sis-in-law is from here too)
Love this page! I’ve done a camping list like this one ha ha. Con of camping – airbeds that go down. We now use mattresses. My sister-in-law is currently in NYC – wonder what she’s doing now? Bye for now, have a great day!
Debra from Australia (sis-in-law is from here too)
Love this page! I’ve done a camping list like this one ha ha. Con of camping – airbeds that go down. We now use mattresses. My sister-in-law is currently in NYC – wonder what she’s doing now? Bye for now, have a great day!
Debra from Australia (sis-in-law is from here too)
I recently came to the conclusion that my style is “lazy” so I love to see and appreciate simple designs that pack a punch. Love this! 🙂
I recently came to the conclusion that my style is “lazy” so I love to see and appreciate simple designs that pack a punch. Love this! 🙂
I recently came to the conclusion that my style is “lazy” so I love to see and appreciate simple designs that pack a punch. Love this! 🙂
I recently came to the conclusion that my style is “lazy” so I love to see and appreciate simple designs that pack a punch. Love this! 🙂
I recently came to the conclusion that my style is “lazy” so I love to see and appreciate simple designs that pack a punch. Love this! 🙂
Love the LO! I need to remember that a little black blob on a page is AOK!
Love the LO! I need to remember that a little black blob on a page is AOK!
Love the LO! I need to remember that a little black blob on a page is AOK!
Love the LO! I need to remember that a little black blob on a page is AOK!
Love the LO! I need to remember that a little black blob on a page is AOK!
This is how I feel about living in NYC also! I moved here for law school and am not yet sure how long I’ll be staying… well, leaving probably would mean just moving out of the city and commuting in, but still! I love this page, what a creative idea!
This is how I feel about living in NYC also! I moved here for law school and am not yet sure how long I’ll be staying… well, leaving probably would mean just moving out of the city and commuting in, but still! I love this page, what a creative idea!
This is how I feel about living in NYC also! I moved here for law school and am not yet sure how long I’ll be staying… well, leaving probably would mean just moving out of the city and commuting in, but still! I love this page, what a creative idea!
This is how I feel about living in NYC also! I moved here for law school and am not yet sure how long I’ll be staying… well, leaving probably would mean just moving out of the city and commuting in, but still! I love this page, what a creative idea!
This is how I feel about living in NYC also! I moved here for law school and am not yet sure how long I’ll be staying… well, leaving probably would mean just moving out of the city and commuting in, but still! I love this page, what a creative idea!
I like your layout and honestly did NOT see the P smudge until after you mentioned it. The simple layout is great.
Pretty sure I wouldn’t last long in NYC, being a country girl at heart, I NEED space to roam. Peace, Donna
I like your layout and honestly did NOT see the P smudge until after you mentioned it. The simple layout is great.
Pretty sure I wouldn’t last long in NYC, being a country girl at heart, I NEED space to roam. Peace, Donna
I like your layout and honestly did NOT see the P smudge until after you mentioned it. The simple layout is great.
Pretty sure I wouldn’t last long in NYC, being a country girl at heart, I NEED space to roam. Peace, Donna
I like your layout and honestly did NOT see the P smudge until after you mentioned it. The simple layout is great.
Pretty sure I wouldn’t last long in NYC, being a country girl at heart, I NEED space to roam. Peace, Donna
I like your layout and honestly did NOT see the P smudge until after you mentioned it. The simple layout is great.
Pretty sure I wouldn’t last long in NYC, being a country girl at heart, I NEED space to roam. Peace, Donna
I love the page 🙂 It is very simple and elegant. As for pros and cons for where I live… I’ve never thought about it. It’s the perfect place for me at the moment, especially as I’m at university, and it’s such a great city in the cleanest and safest part of the UK. At the moment, I’m staying put 🙂
I love the page 🙂 It is very simple and elegant. As for pros and cons for where I live… I’ve never thought about it. It’s the perfect place for me at the moment, especially as I’m at university, and it’s such a great city in the cleanest and safest part of the UK. At the moment, I’m staying put 🙂
I love the page 🙂 It is very simple and elegant. As for pros and cons for where I live… I’ve never thought about it. It’s the perfect place for me at the moment, especially as I’m at university, and it’s such a great city in the cleanest and safest part of the UK. At the moment, I’m staying put 🙂
I love the page 🙂 It is very simple and elegant. As for pros and cons for where I live… I’ve never thought about it. It’s the perfect place for me at the moment, especially as I’m at university, and it’s such a great city in the cleanest and safest part of the UK. At the moment, I’m staying put 🙂
I love the page 🙂 It is very simple and elegant. As for pros and cons for where I live… I’ve never thought about it. It’s the perfect place for me at the moment, especially as I’m at university, and it’s such a great city in the cleanest and safest part of the UK. At the moment, I’m staying put 🙂
Oh I love this!! What a good idea! I have a pro/con list in my head – I live in land-locked Upstate NY and grew up just a few miles from the beach in Massachusetts!
Oh I love this!! What a good idea! I have a pro/con list in my head – I live in land-locked Upstate NY and grew up just a few miles from the beach in Massachusetts!
Oh I love this!! What a good idea! I have a pro/con list in my head – I live in land-locked Upstate NY and grew up just a few miles from the beach in Massachusetts!
Oh I love this!! What a good idea! I have a pro/con list in my head – I live in land-locked Upstate NY and grew up just a few miles from the beach in Massachusetts!
Oh I love this!! What a good idea! I have a pro/con list in my head – I live in land-locked Upstate NY and grew up just a few miles from the beach in Massachusetts!
This is so funny…we just moved back to central NYS from
Houston, and I made a list about both places…what I will miss and what I am looking forward to…I love the simplicity of your page…and I wouldnt have noticed the P unless you said something! 🙂
This is so funny…we just moved back to central NYS from
Houston, and I made a list about both places…what I will miss and what I am looking forward to…I love the simplicity of your page…and I wouldnt have noticed the P unless you said something! 🙂
This is so funny…we just moved back to central NYS from
Houston, and I made a list about both places…what I will miss and what I am looking forward to…I love the simplicity of your page…and I wouldnt have noticed the P unless you said something! 🙂
This is so funny…we just moved back to central NYS from
Houston, and I made a list about both places…what I will miss and what I am looking forward to…I love the simplicity of your page…and I wouldnt have noticed the P unless you said something! 🙂
This is so funny…we just moved back to central NYS from
Houston, and I made a list about both places…what I will miss and what I am looking forward to…I love the simplicity of your page…and I wouldnt have noticed the P unless you said something! 🙂
Love this and would love to live in NYC for awhile. We are in NY but 2.5 hours West of the city. You can always come visit us here in the country:)
Love this and would love to live in NYC for awhile. We are in NY but 2.5 hours West of the city. You can always come visit us here in the country:)
Love this and would love to live in NYC for awhile. We are in NY but 2.5 hours West of the city. You can always come visit us here in the country:)
Love this and would love to live in NYC for awhile. We are in NY but 2.5 hours West of the city. You can always come visit us here in the country:)
Love this and would love to live in NYC for awhile. We are in NY but 2.5 hours West of the city. You can always come visit us here in the country:)
What a great page! I should do this, seeing as I want to move away from the Chicago suburbs to Maine. I wonder how my lists would compare…
What a great page! I should do this, seeing as I want to move away from the Chicago suburbs to Maine. I wonder how my lists would compare…
What a great page! I should do this, seeing as I want to move away from the Chicago suburbs to Maine. I wonder how my lists would compare…
What a great page! I should do this, seeing as I want to move away from the Chicago suburbs to Maine. I wonder how my lists would compare…
What a great page! I should do this, seeing as I want to move away from the Chicago suburbs to Maine. I wonder how my lists would compare…
I didn’t see the smudge next to the “P” until you pointed it out. I must admit that I would have had to start over with it. (I’m still learning to let go.)
The biggest con of where I live is that there are no thai food restaurants around.
I didn’t see the smudge next to the “P” until you pointed it out. I must admit that I would have had to start over with it. (I’m still learning to let go.)
The biggest con of where I live is that there are no thai food restaurants around.
I didn’t see the smudge next to the “P” until you pointed it out. I must admit that I would have had to start over with it. (I’m still learning to let go.)
The biggest con of where I live is that there are no thai food restaurants around.
I didn’t see the smudge next to the “P” until you pointed it out. I must admit that I would have had to start over with it. (I’m still learning to let go.)
The biggest con of where I live is that there are no thai food restaurants around.
I didn’t see the smudge next to the “P” until you pointed it out. I must admit that I would have had to start over with it. (I’m still learning to let go.)
The biggest con of where I live is that there are no thai food restaurants around.
Just yesterday after reading your blog, I was wondering what it would be like to live in NYC … and today here is your scrapbook page 🙂 Thanks for all the great ideas!
Just yesterday after reading your blog, I was wondering what it would be like to live in NYC … and today here is your scrapbook page 🙂 Thanks for all the great ideas!
Just yesterday after reading your blog, I was wondering what it would be like to live in NYC … and today here is your scrapbook page 🙂 Thanks for all the great ideas!
Just yesterday after reading your blog, I was wondering what it would be like to live in NYC … and today here is your scrapbook page 🙂 Thanks for all the great ideas!
Just yesterday after reading your blog, I was wondering what it would be like to live in NYC … and today here is your scrapbook page 🙂 Thanks for all the great ideas!
I don’t have a pro/con list, but I should. I’ve lived in Salem, Oregon all/most of my life, and it seems so boring, and unexciting compared to the travels my family members have experienced. However, one of the main perks is that I’ve always been close to my grandparents (now gone), my parents, and blessed by the sense of ‘community’ in my church. Great idea for pages! Thanks for all your hard work–I SO enjoy your blog and art!
I don’t have a pro/con list, but I should. I’ve lived in Salem, Oregon all/most of my life, and it seems so boring, and unexciting compared to the travels my family members have experienced. However, one of the main perks is that I’ve always been close to my grandparents (now gone), my parents, and blessed by the sense of ‘community’ in my church. Great idea for pages! Thanks for all your hard work–I SO enjoy your blog and art!
I don’t have a pro/con list, but I should. I’ve lived in Salem, Oregon all/most of my life, and it seems so boring, and unexciting compared to the travels my family members have experienced. However, one of the main perks is that I’ve always been close to my grandparents (now gone), my parents, and blessed by the sense of ‘community’ in my church. Great idea for pages! Thanks for all your hard work–I SO enjoy your blog and art!
I don’t have a pro/con list, but I should. I’ve lived in Salem, Oregon all/most of my life, and it seems so boring, and unexciting compared to the travels my family members have experienced. However, one of the main perks is that I’ve always been close to my grandparents (now gone), my parents, and blessed by the sense of ‘community’ in my church. Great idea for pages! Thanks for all your hard work–I SO enjoy your blog and art!
I don’t have a pro/con list, but I should. I’ve lived in Salem, Oregon all/most of my life, and it seems so boring, and unexciting compared to the travels my family members have experienced. However, one of the main perks is that I’ve always been close to my grandparents (now gone), my parents, and blessed by the sense of ‘community’ in my church. Great idea for pages! Thanks for all your hard work–I SO enjoy your blog and art!
You LIVE there and we all want to GO there! I love that you are so balanced about where you live and how you live. And Realistic. I agree. There are pros and cons to wherever you live and whatever you do. Love you Julie, and love your art!
You LIVE there and we all want to GO there! I love that you are so balanced about where you live and how you live. And Realistic. I agree. There are pros and cons to wherever you live and whatever you do. Love you Julie, and love your art!
You LIVE there and we all want to GO there! I love that you are so balanced about where you live and how you live. And Realistic. I agree. There are pros and cons to wherever you live and whatever you do. Love you Julie, and love your art!
You LIVE there and we all want to GO there! I love that you are so balanced about where you live and how you live. And Realistic. I agree. There are pros and cons to wherever you live and whatever you do. Love you Julie, and love your art!
You LIVE there and we all want to GO there! I love that you are so balanced about where you live and how you live. And Realistic. I agree. There are pros and cons to wherever you live and whatever you do. Love you Julie, and love your art!
I don’t know if you have children — but I’m guessing not since we haven’t seen them in any of your posts! 😉 — but I feel like if you’re gonna live in the city, the time to do it is when you’re younger & don’t have kids yet & you can really enjoy all that culture and excitement! I wish my husband and I did that — we thought about living in Boston before we got married but decided against it bec. of the expense…but as you grow older and have kids everything just gets more expensive, not less! Wish we did it back then. I live in the country-ish suburbs of NH now — I like it here but if I made a list like yours it would pretty much be the exact reverse (NOT having all your pros would be all my cons!…)
I don’t know if you have children — but I’m guessing not since we haven’t seen them in any of your posts! 😉 — but I feel like if you’re gonna live in the city, the time to do it is when you’re younger & don’t have kids yet & you can really enjoy all that culture and excitement! I wish my husband and I did that — we thought about living in Boston before we got married but decided against it bec. of the expense…but as you grow older and have kids everything just gets more expensive, not less! Wish we did it back then. I live in the country-ish suburbs of NH now — I like it here but if I made a list like yours it would pretty much be the exact reverse (NOT having all your pros would be all my cons!…)
I don’t know if you have children — but I’m guessing not since we haven’t seen them in any of your posts! 😉 — but I feel like if you’re gonna live in the city, the time to do it is when you’re younger & don’t have kids yet & you can really enjoy all that culture and excitement! I wish my husband and I did that — we thought about living in Boston before we got married but decided against it bec. of the expense…but as you grow older and have kids everything just gets more expensive, not less! Wish we did it back then. I live in the country-ish suburbs of NH now — I like it here but if I made a list like yours it would pretty much be the exact reverse (NOT having all your pros would be all my cons!…)
I don’t know if you have children — but I’m guessing not since we haven’t seen them in any of your posts! 😉 — but I feel like if you’re gonna live in the city, the time to do it is when you’re younger & don’t have kids yet & you can really enjoy all that culture and excitement! I wish my husband and I did that — we thought about living in Boston before we got married but decided against it bec. of the expense…but as you grow older and have kids everything just gets more expensive, not less! Wish we did it back then. I live in the country-ish suburbs of NH now — I like it here but if I made a list like yours it would pretty much be the exact reverse (NOT having all your pros would be all my cons!…)
I don’t know if you have children — but I’m guessing not since we haven’t seen them in any of your posts! 😉 — but I feel like if you’re gonna live in the city, the time to do it is when you’re younger & don’t have kids yet & you can really enjoy all that culture and excitement! I wish my husband and I did that — we thought about living in Boston before we got married but decided against it bec. of the expense…but as you grow older and have kids everything just gets more expensive, not less! Wish we did it back then. I live in the country-ish suburbs of NH now — I like it here but if I made a list like yours it would pretty much be the exact reverse (NOT having all your pros would be all my cons!…)
I love reading your blog and Kelly Purkey’s for a taste of the big city life. It’s good to evaluate where you are (literally and figuratively) periodically, since it’s easy to just keep on with the status quo and not realize you need a change. I’ve been to New York and I’ve lived in small cities. Now I live in a small town with one traffic light and don’t want to live anywhere else.
I love reading your blog and Kelly Purkey’s for a taste of the big city life. It’s good to evaluate where you are (literally and figuratively) periodically, since it’s easy to just keep on with the status quo and not realize you need a change. I’ve been to New York and I’ve lived in small cities. Now I live in a small town with one traffic light and don’t want to live anywhere else.
I love reading your blog and Kelly Purkey’s for a taste of the big city life. It’s good to evaluate where you are (literally and figuratively) periodically, since it’s easy to just keep on with the status quo and not realize you need a change. I’ve been to New York and I’ve lived in small cities. Now I live in a small town with one traffic light and don’t want to live anywhere else.
I love reading your blog and Kelly Purkey’s for a taste of the big city life. It’s good to evaluate where you are (literally and figuratively) periodically, since it’s easy to just keep on with the status quo and not realize you need a change. I’ve been to New York and I’ve lived in small cities. Now I live in a small town with one traffic light and don’t want to live anywhere else.
I love reading your blog and Kelly Purkey’s for a taste of the big city life. It’s good to evaluate where you are (literally and figuratively) periodically, since it’s easy to just keep on with the status quo and not realize you need a change. I’ve been to New York and I’ve lived in small cities. Now I live in a small town with one traffic light and don’t want to live anywhere else.
Yeah, I love pages like this, too.
I thought about what you said the other day about Project Life possibly negating your need to scrapbook. And I’m glad to see that, for the moment, it hasn’t. I always love seeing your scrapbook pages (in addition to your journal pages).
I’m doing PL as well and scrapping a whole lot less. I still love scrapbooking, though. And I thought, why couldn’t I just put any pages that I DO make right in my Project Life binder? I usually do “moment” rather than “event” pages – although, I guess that really wouldn’t matter. Either way, the pages would be inserted during the week I made them and, well, that’s life! ….Something to consider.
Yeah, I love pages like this, too.
I thought about what you said the other day about Project Life possibly negating your need to scrapbook. And I’m glad to see that, for the moment, it hasn’t. I always love seeing your scrapbook pages (in addition to your journal pages).
I’m doing PL as well and scrapping a whole lot less. I still love scrapbooking, though. And I thought, why couldn’t I just put any pages that I DO make right in my Project Life binder? I usually do “moment” rather than “event” pages – although, I guess that really wouldn’t matter. Either way, the pages would be inserted during the week I made them and, well, that’s life! ….Something to consider.
Yeah, I love pages like this, too.
I thought about what you said the other day about Project Life possibly negating your need to scrapbook. And I’m glad to see that, for the moment, it hasn’t. I always love seeing your scrapbook pages (in addition to your journal pages).
I’m doing PL as well and scrapping a whole lot less. I still love scrapbooking, though. And I thought, why couldn’t I just put any pages that I DO make right in my Project Life binder? I usually do “moment” rather than “event” pages – although, I guess that really wouldn’t matter. Either way, the pages would be inserted during the week I made them and, well, that’s life! ….Something to consider.
Yeah, I love pages like this, too.
I thought about what you said the other day about Project Life possibly negating your need to scrapbook. And I’m glad to see that, for the moment, it hasn’t. I always love seeing your scrapbook pages (in addition to your journal pages).
I’m doing PL as well and scrapping a whole lot less. I still love scrapbooking, though. And I thought, why couldn’t I just put any pages that I DO make right in my Project Life binder? I usually do “moment” rather than “event” pages – although, I guess that really wouldn’t matter. Either way, the pages would be inserted during the week I made them and, well, that’s life! ….Something to consider.
Yeah, I love pages like this, too.
I thought about what you said the other day about Project Life possibly negating your need to scrapbook. And I’m glad to see that, for the moment, it hasn’t. I always love seeing your scrapbook pages (in addition to your journal pages).
I’m doing PL as well and scrapping a whole lot less. I still love scrapbooking, though. And I thought, why couldn’t I just put any pages that I DO make right in my Project Life binder? I usually do “moment” rather than “event” pages – although, I guess that really wouldn’t matter. Either way, the pages would be inserted during the week I made them and, well, that’s life! ….Something to consider.
I was just in NYC a month ago and this time my whole family went. We had a great time doing all the different things we wanted to do. I have since been scrapbooking the trip and I am also keeping it really simple, using white, black or gray cardstock and no patterned paper. I love your photos. They really pop on the white paper. Thanks for the inspiration! Love your blog.
I was just in NYC a month ago and this time my whole family went. We had a great time doing all the different things we wanted to do. I have since been scrapbooking the trip and I am also keeping it really simple, using white, black or gray cardstock and no patterned paper. I love your photos. They really pop on the white paper. Thanks for the inspiration! Love your blog.
I was just in NYC a month ago and this time my whole family went. We had a great time doing all the different things we wanted to do. I have since been scrapbooking the trip and I am also keeping it really simple, using white, black or gray cardstock and no patterned paper. I love your photos. They really pop on the white paper. Thanks for the inspiration! Love your blog.
I was just in NYC a month ago and this time my whole family went. We had a great time doing all the different things we wanted to do. I have since been scrapbooking the trip and I am also keeping it really simple, using white, black or gray cardstock and no patterned paper. I love your photos. They really pop on the white paper. Thanks for the inspiration! Love your blog.
I was just in NYC a month ago and this time my whole family went. We had a great time doing all the different things we wanted to do. I have since been scrapbooking the trip and I am also keeping it really simple, using white, black or gray cardstock and no patterned paper. I love your photos. They really pop on the white paper. Thanks for the inspiration! Love your blog.
Your writing is so small in the picture Julie that I can’t read it. Is there any way you can at least enlarge that part? I’m from New York myself! Have a great day!
Blessings,
Peggy
Your writing is so small in the picture Julie that I can’t read it. Is there any way you can at least enlarge that part? I’m from New York myself! Have a great day!
Blessings,
Peggy
Your writing is so small in the picture Julie that I can’t read it. Is there any way you can at least enlarge that part? I’m from New York myself! Have a great day!
Blessings,
Peggy
Your writing is so small in the picture Julie that I can’t read it. Is there any way you can at least enlarge that part? I’m from New York myself! Have a great day!
Blessings,
Peggy
Your writing is so small in the picture Julie that I can’t read it. Is there any way you can at least enlarge that part? I’m from New York myself! Have a great day!
Blessings,
Peggy
Love it. Great idea, so well executed, love the resultng LO
Love it. Great idea, so well executed, love the resultng LO
Love it. Great idea, so well executed, love the resultng LO
Love it. Great idea, so well executed, love the resultng LO
Love it. Great idea, so well executed, love the resultng LO
Lists are always a great way to sort out your feelings, and you’ve done it soooo creatively.
Lists are always a great way to sort out your feelings, and you’ve done it soooo creatively.
Lists are always a great way to sort out your feelings, and you’ve done it soooo creatively.
Lists are always a great way to sort out your feelings, and you’ve done it soooo creatively.
Lists are always a great way to sort out your feelings, and you’ve done it soooo creatively.
Julie,
I love your Pro/Con page…what a good way to approach and examine a topic in a very different way.
You always come up with great pages and I have always liked your style.
Thank you for your tireless blogging as it is all very interesting and I like the different sections and topics that you do on a weekly basis.
Julie,
I love your Pro/Con page…what a good way to approach and examine a topic in a very different way.
You always come up with great pages and I have always liked your style.
Thank you for your tireless blogging as it is all very interesting and I like the different sections and topics that you do on a weekly basis.
Julie,
I love your Pro/Con page…what a good way to approach and examine a topic in a very different way.
You always come up with great pages and I have always liked your style.
Thank you for your tireless blogging as it is all very interesting and I like the different sections and topics that you do on a weekly basis.
Julie,
I love your Pro/Con page…what a good way to approach and examine a topic in a very different way.
You always come up with great pages and I have always liked your style.
Thank you for your tireless blogging as it is all very interesting and I like the different sections and topics that you do on a weekly basis.
Julie,
I love your Pro/Con page…what a good way to approach and examine a topic in a very different way.
You always come up with great pages and I have always liked your style.
Thank you for your tireless blogging as it is all very interesting and I like the different sections and topics that you do on a weekly basis.
Being a retired public school teacher in (granted) Ohio, I’m saddened that everyone doesn’t feel good about public education. I know what you mean in a big city. But, this really needs to change; we’re a nation!! I love your style and blog and what you’ve given me in art journaling and just needed to get this off of my chest. Thanks
Being a retired public school teacher in (granted) Ohio, I’m saddened that everyone doesn’t feel good about public education. I know what you mean in a big city. But, this really needs to change; we’re a nation!! I love your style and blog and what you’ve given me in art journaling and just needed to get this off of my chest. Thanks
Being a retired public school teacher in (granted) Ohio, I’m saddened that everyone doesn’t feel good about public education. I know what you mean in a big city. But, this really needs to change; we’re a nation!! I love your style and blog and what you’ve given me in art journaling and just needed to get this off of my chest. Thanks
Being a retired public school teacher in (granted) Ohio, I’m saddened that everyone doesn’t feel good about public education. I know what you mean in a big city. But, this really needs to change; we’re a nation!! I love your style and blog and what you’ve given me in art journaling and just needed to get this off of my chest. Thanks
Being a retired public school teacher in (granted) Ohio, I’m saddened that everyone doesn’t feel good about public education. I know what you mean in a big city. But, this really needs to change; we’re a nation!! I love your style and blog and what you’ve given me in art journaling and just needed to get this off of my chest. Thanks
I do all sorts of pro and con lists for things. I used to live in chicago, and the cons seriously outweighed any pros. Lots of moves later, we ended up here in Vermont. Even in a place so pretty, there are always a ton of cons too. There’s probably a perfect place, but I’d probably have to win the lottery to find it! 🙂
I do all sorts of pro and con lists for things. I used to live in chicago, and the cons seriously outweighed any pros. Lots of moves later, we ended up here in Vermont. Even in a place so pretty, there are always a ton of cons too. There’s probably a perfect place, but I’d probably have to win the lottery to find it! 🙂
I do all sorts of pro and con lists for things. I used to live in chicago, and the cons seriously outweighed any pros. Lots of moves later, we ended up here in Vermont. Even in a place so pretty, there are always a ton of cons too. There’s probably a perfect place, but I’d probably have to win the lottery to find it! 🙂
I do all sorts of pro and con lists for things. I used to live in chicago, and the cons seriously outweighed any pros. Lots of moves later, we ended up here in Vermont. Even in a place so pretty, there are always a ton of cons too. There’s probably a perfect place, but I’d probably have to win the lottery to find it! 🙂
I do all sorts of pro and con lists for things. I used to live in chicago, and the cons seriously outweighed any pros. Lots of moves later, we ended up here in Vermont. Even in a place so pretty, there are always a ton of cons too. There’s probably a perfect place, but I’d probably have to win the lottery to find it! 🙂
Gee, I thought that P had “character”. Isn’t it amazing how we humans can be so self critical? Lately I’ve been re-reading Fred Babb’s “Go Into Your Studio and Make Stuff” He helps me let go of that critical voice and just be happy in the process, letting it take me on a journey. If you’ve never read it, try and find a copy somewhere. The posters are great but the text puts forward his philosophy. It is out of print and since his death in 2006 it has gotten pricey. I hope that the publisher will re-issue it.
I have only recently found your blog but I really appreciate your sharing your work and your encouragement to the rest of us. Be not afraid! It’s only Art. 😉
Debbie
Gee, I thought that P had “character”. Isn’t it amazing how we humans can be so self critical? Lately I’ve been re-reading Fred Babb’s “Go Into Your Studio and Make Stuff” He helps me let go of that critical voice and just be happy in the process, letting it take me on a journey. If you’ve never read it, try and find a copy somewhere. The posters are great but the text puts forward his philosophy. It is out of print and since his death in 2006 it has gotten pricey. I hope that the publisher will re-issue it.
I have only recently found your blog but I really appreciate your sharing your work and your encouragement to the rest of us. Be not afraid! It’s only Art. 😉
Debbie
Gee, I thought that P had “character”. Isn’t it amazing how we humans can be so self critical? Lately I’ve been re-reading Fred Babb’s “Go Into Your Studio and Make Stuff” He helps me let go of that critical voice and just be happy in the process, letting it take me on a journey. If you’ve never read it, try and find a copy somewhere. The posters are great but the text puts forward his philosophy. It is out of print and since his death in 2006 it has gotten pricey. I hope that the publisher will re-issue it.
I have only recently found your blog but I really appreciate your sharing your work and your encouragement to the rest of us. Be not afraid! It’s only Art. 😉
Debbie
Gee, I thought that P had “character”. Isn’t it amazing how we humans can be so self critical? Lately I’ve been re-reading Fred Babb’s “Go Into Your Studio and Make Stuff” He helps me let go of that critical voice and just be happy in the process, letting it take me on a journey. If you’ve never read it, try and find a copy somewhere. The posters are great but the text puts forward his philosophy. It is out of print and since his death in 2006 it has gotten pricey. I hope that the publisher will re-issue it.
I have only recently found your blog but I really appreciate your sharing your work and your encouragement to the rest of us. Be not afraid! It’s only Art. 😉
Debbie
Gee, I thought that P had “character”. Isn’t it amazing how we humans can be so self critical? Lately I’ve been re-reading Fred Babb’s “Go Into Your Studio and Make Stuff” He helps me let go of that critical voice and just be happy in the process, letting it take me on a journey. If you’ve never read it, try and find a copy somewhere. The posters are great but the text puts forward his philosophy. It is out of print and since his death in 2006 it has gotten pricey. I hope that the publisher will re-issue it.
I have only recently found your blog but I really appreciate your sharing your work and your encouragement to the rest of us. Be not afraid! It’s only Art. 😉
Debbie
Fascinating! I really want to live there so it’s interesting to see your take on it.
Fascinating! I really want to live there so it’s interesting to see your take on it.
Fascinating! I really want to live there so it’s interesting to see your take on it.
Fascinating! I really want to live there so it’s interesting to see your take on it.
Fascinating! I really want to live there so it’s interesting to see your take on it.
I know that conflict all too well. Add to the list that having a career in NYC means very little time for pursuing personal creativity or craft (unless you’re in the industry) and there is, in the art world at least, an incredible bias toward scrapbooking dismissing it as cliche.
But there are public schools that are relatively good though where else in the country does finding the right kindergarten become a second full time job?. So glad were just past that …
I know that conflict all too well. Add to the list that having a career in NYC means very little time for pursuing personal creativity or craft (unless you’re in the industry) and there is, in the art world at least, an incredible bias toward scrapbooking dismissing it as cliche.
But there are public schools that are relatively good though where else in the country does finding the right kindergarten become a second full time job?. So glad were just past that …
I know that conflict all too well. Add to the list that having a career in NYC means very little time for pursuing personal creativity or craft (unless you’re in the industry) and there is, in the art world at least, an incredible bias toward scrapbooking dismissing it as cliche.
But there are public schools that are relatively good though where else in the country does finding the right kindergarten become a second full time job?. So glad were just past that …
I know that conflict all too well. Add to the list that having a career in NYC means very little time for pursuing personal creativity or craft (unless you’re in the industry) and there is, in the art world at least, an incredible bias toward scrapbooking dismissing it as cliche.
But there are public schools that are relatively good though where else in the country does finding the right kindergarten become a second full time job?. So glad were just past that …
I know that conflict all too well. Add to the list that having a career in NYC means very little time for pursuing personal creativity or craft (unless you’re in the industry) and there is, in the art world at least, an incredible bias toward scrapbooking dismissing it as cliche.
But there are public schools that are relatively good though where else in the country does finding the right kindergarten become a second full time job?. So glad were just past that …