Off to a Good Start

My year is off to a pretty good start.
I've painted a couple of new paintings in the New Year.
Mostly Tree Art paintings and some Blackbirds...
but it's something.

I've also created some new Tree Art Prints and Steampunk
pieces in Photoshop.
I like everything I've done so far.

I also managed to 'cozy' up my house a bit...
I sewed some curtains and a matching cart cover for my
kitchen...it makes ALL the difference in the world...
and makes my house feel a little more like home.

My husband and I moved a lot over the years,
mostly because of his work...
so I'm used to not getting too attached to any one house.
But, as we got older and didn't move as much,
there were a couple of houses
that did feel like 'home'.

I haven't really felt like that since he passed away..
so I'm hoping that...
even though the house is too small to
really meet my needs...
I can 'make it work'...
I'm doing a little bit here and a little bit there,
to personalize the place...
now I just need to find some storage solutions...
so I have someplace safe...and out of the way..
to store my finished paintings.
That's my next 'project'.

Getting Back 'On Track'

Well...Skittles and I are both getting settled in

and I think I'm getting 'back on track' with the work and everything else.

Skittles is really loving her new home.

She gets to spend a lot more time outside at this one.

Course...that means more flea baths and a flea collar...which she's

not particularly fond of...but, she does like the outdoors

so it's a necessary 'evil'.

I'm not a fan of hardwood floors...and thank goodness...this house has carpet.

I would much rather push a vacuum a couple times a week.

I've listed a couple new paintings in the Shop, with more to come this next week.

The back is healing...I've taken it pretty easy so that I don't

keep aggravating it....though I really do need to finish

unpacking and organizing things.

My space is small enough that I really do need a place for everything

with everything in it's place.