Funky Junk Interiors

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

A crazy mixed up head banging latte writing DIY kinda week

Didja miss me?!? :)

I've been a good little junker later and have adopted a schedule of sorts. I've been writing and DIYing in between all the crazy that's been going on in my sign shop.

I'm still attempting to learn how to play with Windows 7 on a new Mac alongside new software AND new equipment. (my old system failed from a power surge) So I head bang with this temporary jury rigged setup by day...

(gotta love that DIY cutter stand to the left... I like it better than the fancy stand it came with!)

And then I've earned some DIY time. I'm revamping a room for a special feature that's coming soon so I have a deadline!

Wait! Make that two! Two rooms, two features. Nothing going on here....

And then... my writing.

I've taken the writing thang to a new level. When I'm at home, I work on my old signs ebook. Like tonight. I'm using Mac's Pages. The text is all done and tonight I started adding pretty elements. Yay!

And when my son is at cadets twice a week, I sit in a coffee house and write for my bookbook on the laptop.

I haven't signed the book contract. But whether I do or not, I'm writing this thing regardless when time permits. Because one day that junk book WILL be out there for all to page through! I hope. :)

How I wish I could show you the pics I took at the coffee shop last night! What's up with this new tethering issue my iPhone is dictating to me? It won't let me load pics. Next time I bring the real camera.

I sat on a red leather chair with an awesome latte by my side, in front of a fireplace and zoomed through 1500 words. I'm on chapter two! I love writing like that away from home and all distractions.

Wait... I have an idea...

How lame. :)

Not quite my usual beauty shots, however just know, that chair was awesome to sit in for 2.5 hours, the table was the perfect height and that latte was poured piping hot into a monster glass cup. I really enjoy those moments! More on that soon. That event deserves a post all it's own.

I received some very fun things in the mail from bloggers too (squeal!) so I can't wait to show and tell!

I'm also getting my current blog looked at. I realize it's running really slow so know I've summoned for help. As well as attempting to get a shiny new one going too.

And wow... you totally blew me away with that last post. Thank-you so much for your thoughtful replies! If you'd like to chat it up, please oh please feel free to join the Facebook page. It's so easy to chat back and forth quick like over yonder.

So dear friends, if I owe you an email, giveaway event, money (whoops! hope not) or whatever, stay with me... I'll be your way shortly!

Thank-you for your patience in waiting for me to get all my ducks in a row. I'm working fast and furious so we can get this show on the road once and for all. :) Fun reveals ahead!

Sunday, January 29, 2012

What creating a few empty hangers did for me (inspiration)

I always hesitate posting topics like this whenever they hit a little too close to home. However I think this may be important for some of you, so I'll risk it and jump off the deep end... :)

It doesn't matter what kind of car you drive or house you live in. What your marital status is, or how many kids you do or don't have. Or even what kind of job you work at. We all have stuff we have to work through to make life tick.

My own 'stuff' at the moment is a little over the top for what is comfortably manageable. And the result of that is generally chaos in some given way. Don't you agree?

There's no need to 'worry about me', I'm just attempting to prove I'm like anyone else.

So here's what happens to me.

Some days I'm running in so many directions I forget which one is most important. So I grasp. I do whatever I can whenever I can and generally fall short because I'm preoccupied with what's next. So everything I tackle is about half baked.

At times I'll take a short hiatus from all things that ail me, but if I do that for too long, the walls can come tumbling down pretty quick. Running away never seems to solve much.

So what's one to do?

What do you think it means when every message delivered in church appears to be pointing directly at you? I either feel incredibly needy or unbelievably lucky. :) Today's message was about working through the bad which can ultimately free you. Which really means, walking towards the pain in order to be pain free.

Hmmm... truer words have never been spoken. I know well what it's like to hit bottom wondering if you'll ever come up for air again. But I also know, every time that's happened, I've always come out even better than before. The trick has been to deal with the issue head on.

Here's another take. Life is built in a series of valleys. Each valley holds a valuable lesson. And with each lesson learned, it enables us to climb a little higher than where we were.

The hard part is being stuck in a difficult valley. But it's all workable. You just have to find the root of the problem, pick a path and work through it.

So today after church and a short chat with my pastor (thank-you!!), I tuned into one valley that was bothering me. Once I got home I visited dusty corners and closets and ended up filling 7 garbage bags thrift store bound. :)

It was just a small move. But know what happened? I started to climb. I could have run for the covers and moped about all things that ailed me but being proactive made things feel more manageable and the one valley just that much more shallow.

Here's one little trick I find myself doing when things are out of control.... try cleaning out one drawer. Seriously. Don't plan it, just do it. Dinner will hold for 5 more minutes. And next time your stress level hits a 10, go look at that drawer and allow it to be a reminder you CAN manage your current valley in the smallest of steps.

Being proactive is really, really hard when your spirit is in a difficult place. But the sooner you start your hike up, the sooner you'll be enjoying the view from on top.

I have lots of valleys and big decisions ahead of me and aim to step out of my comfort zone many times in order to work through them. I'm just glad I'm not doing them alone.

How about you? Care to go for a walk?

Lots more inspiration posts can be found HERE.

Here are a couple of other stories on how I jumped some major hurdles:

All about me: a story of Hope.

Summer Changes.