#getmessyartjournal Aug Prompt

I am a little later on this post then my other art journal post but that is because my house has been switching schedules everyday so I never know what I am going to wake up too.  Anyways, here is my take on the Self Portrait in Objects. I went with a Totem Pole.

I know that I have Indian in my blood. You can't tell looking at me, but you can see the Indian in my brother. I also thought their culture and way of life was fascinating and sad. However, I do have a relationship with God. The one almighty. I believe Jesus came down, died and gave us the Holy Spirit/Ghost. Yet, I have always looked out to nature for peace and guidance. Not as a religion but as a reminder that God made this. For as long as I can remember I have had dreams about animals, usually only one type. Then to confirm my dreams I would usually see "signs" of that animal. Back to school supplies, greeting cards, gifts,ect. When I was younger it was always the beautiful unicorn. Then as I started to grow, my spirit animal became the dolphin. Playful, fun, curious. It surprises me how much that dolphin represented me at that time. Then about a year ago, I began dreaming of big cats, any and all. Tigers, lions, leopard. Though it wasn't til this year that the leopard was the cat that chose me. I still dream of it. To me, these animals represent me during times in my life. I topped my totem with the classic Thunderbird to syblom my heritage to the Indians. To me, it also represents my greatest wisdom and "protector". The animal I can count on through all of life, which to me is the red-tailed hawk. They are know through-out Florida and I can always hear them calling.

This Totem Pole represents so much more to me then just some animals that I like. This Totem has meaning and I will carry my Totem my whole life. Of course, as I grow older I will add more animals. My Totem will be a true representation of my life.

The text on the page reads- "This prompt took me almost the a whole month to figure out. At first I thought of using clipping of things I enjoyed. Then I thought about doing a painting of a girl. But one night. laying in bed, I realized the best would be for me to show off my spirit animals. That's when I knew I had to paint a totem.
My Spirit Guides=
Thunderbird (Hawk) [top] - Overall wisdom.
Leopard [second to top] - right now (20s)
Dolphin - my teen years; playful
Unicorn - my childhood; innocence"

I hope you enjoyed. There is going to be a video in this post, but I am still editing since my computer doesn't like my editing program. To see larger images go to my Flickr. These images were edited using PicMonkey. Affiliated link provided. 

Get Messy is an art journal challenge where a gang of crafty vixens are sharing art journal pages we have created to practise our skills and push past our creative limits with hopes to inspire. We share our pages without restraint every week, and once a month we create around a prompt. Go check out these crazy talented ladies who are creating pages who each have a unique perspective and style. We will be sharing our work around social media so follow the hashtag #getmessyartjournal

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#Getmessy Art Journal 2

Get Messy is an art journal challenge where a gang of crafty vixens are sharing art journal pages we have created to practise our skills and push past our creative limits with hopes to inspire. We share our pages without restraint every week, and once a month we create around a prompt. Go check out these crazy talented ladies who are creating pages who each have a unique perspective and style. We will be sharing our work around social media so follow the hashtag #getmessyartjournal.

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Can you guys believe that I have been creating art for three weeks now! Crazy. I think I made alot more "mistakes" this week but I'm okay with that because that's how I grow. It's how I learn. No way but doing. Also as a really cool bonus I have add video to my new post. Check out the full video below the photos or head over to my youtube to watch all my videos, #selfpromotion. 

August Currently List

10 Random Fact about Me (opens to IG)

Shiny

vs non-Shiny

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Goals // Home

Yesterday I wrote about how I have Goal finishing to do. I have finally sat down and wrote down what I would feel I need to do to complete each of my goals. Then I have went back and wrote down tiny steps I can do to help me achieve my main goals. Then I broke them down into categorizes; Home, Health, Work, Personal and Spirit. This post is going to be all about my goals relating to the Home. 

Home Goal 1-Purge
I would love to have my house purged of all unused, broken, untouched, random things. I have been learning that it's not about what you have but how you use what you do. I have a sickening about of stuff. I don't want to live like that. I want to live with what I can and give the rest to someone else. Ideally this means to me that I have everything organized and put away (or at least a place where it should go cause to be honest, Im a hot mess when it come to cleaning). In other words, have a place for everything. 

To achieve this really big daunting goal I have set myself some tasks to set me in the right directions. First, I need to I need to really know how much room do I have to store stuff in. Realistically, my closet should hold all of my clothes. Yet at the moment I also have a spare room holding extra. I need to see how many clothes my closet can handle and only have that many clothes. This also applies for other areas in my house, like bookshelves. Do I really need 100+ books I haven't read? Not really. It's time to really look at what I can do with each room and how much space is going to storage. 

Once that is done, then comes the hardest part, getting rid of. I know for a fact there is no way I can keep everything I have already. I have the mind set to rid myself of extra but I think knowing the space that I am working in will help. I be able to truly see if an item will be used or just going to hang out. That hanging out could be used for better. 

Then after I finish all that. I am pretty much done. Yay.

Home Goal 2-Clutter
I completely get this is just like the other goal. Yet, this was made because I wanted to free myself from clutter. Once I purge I won't have clutter. But the steps or tasks are a little different with this goal. 

First I need to figure out which room to start in. I know it seems easy but really how many of you have problem with just starting? I know I do. I think the first part is figure out which room do I need to tackle the clutter first. Most likely it will be my bedroom. Yup, keeping it real and honest on this blog. 

Then I need to write out what need to be done in that room. Most rooms will have the basic check list of vacuuming, wiping down walls, and ect but some rooms have furniture that need to be moved or donated. While other rooms require bleach, which is something I can't handle (but physically and allergy wise) so I need to know when I have to be out of the house while James works. 

Once I have done all that, then I can get down to business. It's time to back my words by actions. The rooms won't clean, purge or shine themselves. Only I can. Yet, since I have a list I will feel much more at ease. I won't have to do the whole room one day. Just because I already know what needs to be done is have the battle. 

Finally, after a room is completed I just repeat to the next room til all rooms are done. 

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Plain and simple goals but they seemed much harder when I just had the word and no action for them. Now that I know what I need to get down and how to do, I think that cleaning will seem much easier. Yet to make sure that I am putting words into action I am posting here on the blog. I plan to update regularly with all of you so I can inspire and be held accountable. 

Do you have any cleaning goals still undone? What about goals in general? Do you have any cleaning tips and tricks? I could sure use some. Let me know in the comments. 

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Art Journaling Journey

If you follow me on Instagram, then you know it's no surprised that I have been feeling my way around the art community. In March, when I was sick, I took up an art journal style. However, I didn't like the size of the book I was using and quickly abandoned the work. Then in June, I joined in with index-card a day challenge. I found that creating something everyday to be amazing. I loved how freeing it felt. Yet, in July it was over. That's when I really knew that I needed to create. I was incomplete without it. So I started searching for how and what I wanted to do for my art journaling. That lead from pinterest to youtube to instagram.

Somehow on Instagram I started following Caylee Gray and her amazing art journals pages. I was in love with them. Then she put together a group #getmessyartjournal. "Get Messy is an art journal challenge where a gang of crafty vixens are sharing art journal pages we have created to practice our skills and push past our creative limits with hopes to inspire. We share our pages without restraint every week, and once a month we create around a prompt. Go check out these crazy talented ladies who are creating pages who each have a unique perspective and style. We will be sharing our work around social media so follow the hashtag #getmessyartjournal."

Well how could agrue with that? I also just happened to pick up an perfect journal to create art in at Barnes and Noble. I knew that joining this group is what I needed. That leads me to something new, a series. Every Thursday I plan on sharing my art journal with all of you, both here and on Flickr.

Sorry for the coloring, trying to get the best for each photo so you can read the words and see detail. To see larger images go to my Flickr. These images were edited using PicMonkey. Affiliated link provided. 



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Unbagging // Family Dollar & Walgreens

James, my partner, has been working the last few weeks to help pay for my medical bills (we are usually just a full time student). Have good insurance helps but not when you have so much going on at once.  Since I have been in pain and dealing with alot of hard stuff, he decided to treat me last week to a little shopping trip. Nowhere fancy or expensive, just local places so I could keep cabin fever away. Isn't he the sweetest? <3

1. New pens because mine were dieing.

2. Mini pens, onsale for .25 cents!

3. Lunchbox Love Notes. I got these because they have really cute saying on them. 

4. Sticky notes in neon. .25 cents.

5. Rubber Hair ties.  .25 cents.

6. Highlighters in 6 colors for color coding in my planner (to come)

7(-12). WASHI TAPE ON SALE .74 cents each!! What a steal!

8(13&14). Hello Kitty Thank You note cards. .49 cents each.  

Yup, I spent less then $30 at Walgreens. I am really surpsied about those washi tapes. I couldn't believe it. They had other patterns but I am trying to only buy ones that I know I will love and use. 

I didn't put numbers on these because you won't be able to read them. However, I will still list everything that I got.

Start with top photo

1. Monsters University Night Light. Yup, cause in Florida you don't want to sleep without one.  

2. Correction tape (soo interesting HA)

3. Masking Tape for art pages

4. Dark Peril by Christine Feehan Book. Though I just found out it's number 21.

5. Ombre LA Colors Kit Purple. On sale for 2.10. Downside, one of those purples is pink. 

6. Alien Birthday Card, for me because I like it.

7. Reward Stickers, for my planner. 

8. Blank Notecards for penpals. 

9. LA Colors Glitter Purple. Because I had no purple in my nail polish stash. 

Bottom Photo

1. Maxi Baby Doll dress. GORGEOUS!

2. Infinity scarf for Autumn (in tropical colors haha).  

3. High Waisted Skirt in tribal (squeal!)

4. Maxi Dress. 

All of these were on sale for about 7, minus the scarf. These are all first for me. I have never had a maxi dress before. I also missed the band wagon for high wasited anything. I am really excited to start wearing these. And of course, blog about it! haha.  

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