Please Excuse Me If I'm Repeating Myself

So if you have been reading my blog for awhile you know that I've become enthralled with a couple of things lately....collages and
clipboards. I just can't control myself, I mean I can do other things but I'm obsessed with getting the collage thing right and I love the pretty look of the clipboards. I can sew, but I have this broken melted beast of a machine that doesn't wind bobbins and sounds like a mack truck going up a side of mountain on overdrive when you start it up so Ihaven't revved the baby up since Christmas when I made this tree skirt. I do watercolors as well, the cherry blossoms one of the last ones I've finished and really the only one I have right now beacause my whole collection was destroyed. I before Christmas I was obsessed with making delightful Christmas trays and did those & gave away a few for gifts, and sold a couple at work to my employees. I hope I didn't strong arm them into it..heheh. :)

The other thing you might know about me if you've been reading my blog, is that I have just ended relationship that has been really really draining on me. We were together for 3 1/2 years and ohhh..about 6 months into the relationship I realized he had a drug and alchohol problem. It's been a roller coaster ride ever since. He had been on the right path and then a series of events occurred this last month that threw me over the edge and convinced me that I can no longer help him, nor will I subject myself or the kids to this nonsense anylonger. You can't help someone that won't help themself. What's worse, when on a binge, they step on everyone in their path and don't look back. Enough is enough, right? This collage is a result of some of my doodlings and interpretations of what has occurred recently. Some of it's funny....I like to laugh a lot....some it's emotional...because that's how I've been feeling...and some of it's sacrcastic. I have this collage in my front foyer, and on the other wall is this collage. It is slowly becoming I am woman hear me roar room. Kinda funny to me.
Here is the finished product. I love my bald mime. Before I found this picture, I wrote, "I feel like pulling my hair out. But then I'd be bald. I look better with hair".....then I found the mime...oh perfect. Arrows after the saying point to the mime. That's how collages work, you may or may not start with an idea and suddenly it takes on a life of it's own. I am expriementing with different types of lettering and wording. I've never had wonderful penmanship so this is an exercise in art in and of itself. So fun...so liberating. I hope you enjoy my journey as much as I am.

And so I stopped off for a little lunch today, and I got to thinking. I really need to put a little effort into cutting out the carbs! Don't you think? I'll never fit into my bikini (HA) otherwise!

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Today I choose to eat chocolate because I can.
Tomorrow, is another day :)

Lucy

P.S. This is post 99!! 100 and I 'm doing a give away. I may have to wait a few days between posts because Ineed to gather and make my goods before my posting. Confessions of a true procrastinator!