the queen of the house

i love the simple life...do i have the simple life??? nope..but what a great goal. i am at a point in my life that i just want a little house, with a little yard and little responsibilities around that house. we are in the process of purging our material belongings and that feels sooo good...lots and lots more to go through. the things that felt important to hang on to...not really all that important...i am looking for less not more in my life. i am taking my teenager and his girlfriend camping tomorrow...a great way to get in touch with nature...god...and what is really important in life. i am on the hamster wheel of the american culture...and i am tired of it!!! i want to be the queen of a little villa in italy, where i can enjoy life and make art all day...wow...what a great goal!!!

oh my goodness..if this piece does not just stare you right in the face! welcome to my life...right here...so many ideas floating around me...inside and outside my head...and so little time! it is a constant inner battle...i wanna just hunker down in my studio and play all day...yet i have a full time job...children...a husband...a job...oh...you know the tale all too well i am sure. so this piece came blurting out of me, the ideas have manifested themselves as balloons, i think i am afraid that if i do not grab those ideas immediately, they will float away...out of reach...then i get a sense of urgency that will not let me sleep...i just wanna go play! so...i better go make the coffee, walk the dog and get ready for work...ha! there are more ideas coming...right?