V-Day Thoughts and Stuff

LOL. This meme made me laugh. Sorry there’s no citation. I have no idea who made it.

The notorious V-Day is upon us! No worries, I’m only here for the discount chocolate.

I was going to campaign for elephants again, but I decided against it. I’ve grown very (!) weary of Facebook, and I am still working on reducing my time and friend list there. I do still post something almost daily, as you can see if you’re following. I’m attempting to spend less time on Twitter as well. That reminds me, TAE received my postcard, and it will be on display in Myrtle Beach in early April. If you need any additional details, just give me a shout.

I won’t be able to attend. My health is a disaster, still, with no solution in sight. I do want to give a better medical update than that, and I will toward the end of the month. Rare Disease Day is the 29th, so perhaps that would be a good time to catch up. I’m grateful to the online friends who follow along and check on me when I post about episodes. I don’t take it for granted.

I’ve said on this blog a few times that I don’t post about my relationships with people here, and I’m proving that right now by not doing so. But, I will elaborate on my own feelings about relationships in general pretty soon. I want to make a change, but I’m still figuring out what and who that should involve. Of course, my #1 priority is staying alive to begin with, and it will continue to be my primary focus for obvious reasons.

I ran across this article the other day and thought it was a perfect time to share. I hope it empowers someone who has walked through the fire and survived. https://iheartintelligence.com/dear-ex-thank-you-for-making-me-realize-deserve-better

And I loved this tweet.

Enjoy Cupid Day if you celebrate. Otherwise, Happy Friday.

2020 Twitter Art Exhibit

Twitter Art Exhibit 2020 is already coming up.

This avocado is on its way to Myrtle Beach.

For more info, visit twitterartexhibit.org.

2019 Twitter Art Exhibit

I'm always honored to be a part of Twitter Art Exhibit. This year, my postcard is in Edinburgh, Scotland to benefit Art In Healthcare. The reception was live on Periscope, so I was able to see the ribbon cutting from my bed, which was great. I hope my postcard sells.

March update, and a little bit of February too.

Books read:

Complementary Approaches To Pain by NIH and NCCIH (quick summaries of alternative techniques such as acupuncture...not terribly useful in my opinion)

Women In Sports by Rachel Ignotofsky (good)

Women In Science by Rachel Ignotofsky (highly recommend)

The Gingerbread Girl by Stephen King (bad, lazy, not King quality, possibly ghost-written or either written on a day he was really bored)

Love Poems by Pablo Neruda (nice enough, a bit sexual at times, very Song of Solomon)

Books in Progress:

Stillllll working on Anam Cara. It's spiritually heavy, and it's going to take a while to get through. It's pretty, I will say that.

I started Learn French with Paul Noble. I seem to understand it well while I'm listening to it and speaking along, but I don't believe I would understand more than a few words if I visited France, or even the hometown of my 8x Great Grandfather in Quebec (that would be Montreal, yes, he was a founder and trustee). My brain is mush, but I'll continue studying to see if I can improve.

I have Beauty For Ashes by Joyce Myers in my possession, but I haven't made it through a chapter yet. I do intend to read it. If I can find it in eBook or audio form, I'm more likely to do this sooner (vision-impaired). For now, my local coffee shop let me borrow the hard copy.

Someone very kindly sent me three audiobooks on Amazon as a gift today. I will be reading all three as soon as possible, and will elaborate when I do.

Art Stuff:

Credit:
https://twitter.com/twitrartexhibit/status/1105397743634313217

The folks at Twitter Art Exhibit received my postcard (top middle) in Scotland! I was excited to see it among the others. The reception is in May, and I'll give more info when I know it.

I have other projects I want to work on, but I have been too weak and tired to do so. I'll update my art blog with work whenever I'm able to crank it out.

I'm done with the Bob Ross company. I haven't been able to teach since my disability, but I don't like seeing how they're handling business these days. It appears that instructors are being thrown under the bus, so to speak, and a lot of them are quite unhappy with the changes. Rightfully so. Instructors have invested thousands of dollars and an incredible amount of time into doing what they do, and they make the company a lot of money. Good luck to them all. I'm sad to be disabled, but I'm glad I'm not a part of this new drama. No thanks.

I still get questions and comments and get asked for favors sometimes. I no longer teach art, and I do not do commissions. I want people to stop asking or expecting this of me. I feel the need to throw that out there, because I'm not kidding. Find somebody else, preferably someone with consistent motor skills and the ability to follow a schedule. Seriously. I'm done.

Food:

I'm super frustrated with my multiple diets and their associated conditions. I will talk about it all in a separate post.

Misc:

I went to therapy and Internal Medicine. I'll have to make my visit with Dr. B a separate post. It was more eventful than expected. Coming up: the eye doctor who I have not seen in three years (he's great), and nephrology (he's great too).

My birthday is in 10 days, and I have zero plans. I do hope to raise $100 for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, though. Feel free to check out my Facebook on how to help, if you're on there. You don't have to be my friend. It's public. :)

I'll ramble on about social media at a later date. I'm weary.

Systemic disease is a beast. It's not even 7 P.M. but I'm curled up in bed. That's become my normal again. Hopefully better days are ahead. Good night.

Twitter Art Exhibit 2018

"Making A Wish"

Colored Pencil on 6" x 4" Bristol

2018 Twitter Art Exhibit

Stay tuned for details. :)