A bit more about me.........

It seems I'm always doing something for so many other people in my life that I often have so little time to pursue the things that I desire to do and that I'd love to participate in.......

One of those things is........ I've never been "tagged" in the blog world...... so instead of waiting for someone to "tag" me, I'm taking the initiative to answer some questions I found on another artist's blog that I admire. The "3 Questions" come from Melanie Komisarski's Typepad journal. Melanie is a wonderful artist who has her own since of style and unique quality that shows in her artwork. I love checking her journal as often as time permits to see what she has been up to and what new artwork may appear. Mel certainly inspires me.... maybe she'll inspire you, too. Here is a link to Melanie's {Navylane Studio} website and journal: http://www.navylane.com/

3 Things You Wish For (Just for you…)

1. a sense of balance and inner peace - I have to agree with Mel on this one! I definately could use a good dose of balance to my life, hoping to discover it along my journey should provide me with some sense of inner peace;
2. personal success - again I'd have to agree with Mel! I'm aware that success means so many different things to different people so I've decided to elaborate on my own definition... the personal success that I desire to focus on my life right now would be to be a good sister, friend, fiance, mother and soon-to-be grandmother; {that is the thing I do for others as well as myself *wink*} and more personally, I'd like to delve deeper into the artist that is in me, secretly hidden and buried somewhere deep down inside. I have some other artistically related goals go......... but for now, that is enough to focus my attention on.
3. time for myself each and every day! - I'd be much more happier and able to make those in my life happier as well!

3 Things You Would Do To/For Yourself If There Was No One To Judge You (…or if you had the guts to do it!)

1. Get in touch with my inner muse..... create the art that I know is within me and somehow find the confidence to submit my artwork for publication!
2. I would move to another city/state.......... although I'd miss my family and friends here immensely, I'd love to live somewhere else....... somewhere with a warmer climate, near the mountains and close to a beach........ somewhere like Charlotte, NC or anywhere in the Virginia/NC/SC........ I loved it when Don & I travelled through there.
3. Promote myself as an artist more........ I think I don't do this for several reasons: I don't know where exactly to start; problems with time management; and too much chaos in my little corner of the world!

3 Bad Habits You Have

1. smoking
2. cursing
3. procrastination

3 Insecurities You Feel {Wow! Only 3?}

1. not fitting in or feeling a sense of belonging - this is deeply ingrained in my nature!
2. fear of failure and often a fear of success
3. the biggest for me! - feeling that wonderful sense of being vulnerable; bearing your soul for the world to see. Writing this weblog is probably the closest thing I've ever done to assist me with this one.

3 Talents/Skills You Wish You Had

1. more self-discipline - I can achieve what I set out to do - once I get started, LOL! but I really mean more in the area of focusing on the Me, myself, and I - without feeling selfish or guilty for doing so......
2. I wish I could draw and paint better than I am currently able to - of course, I could, if I'd practice at it more on a daily level vs. the sparodic rhythm that I do it in
3. more interpersonal skills - communicating with others more one on one. I suck at this, truly I do! I'm so scared of getting hurt that "I never stray too far from the sidewalk".... Kelly Clarkston's song oughta be my theme song.........

3 Things That You Would Do If You Had More Time

1. Create more art! and do more self-promotion and marketing
2. Get my home-based business up off the ground
3. Travel more, experience life to the fullest!

3 Things That Bring You Peace/Relaxation

1. A long leisurely soak in the hot tub on our rear deck surrounded by candlelight at night
2. A well-written book - a novel, an art book, anything uplifting and inspiring to my soul!
3. hmmm, maybe I shouldn't put this one here, LOL! Some things are better left to one's imagination.......

3 Things That Spark Your Creativity

1. Learning a new technique
2. Experimenting with a new art supply
3. Being involved with and surrounded by like-minded kindred spirits

Next question is 3 people to tag, and since my time is so limited and I myself have never been tagged, and I am uncertain of who exactly checks in and reads my blog to discover more of the details of my life vs. the artwork they'd like to see, I'm uncertain about this one. So, if you read this and you have a blog, consider yourself officially "Tagged!"