still 100% smart

As I continue to take singing lessons...

the ways that I am 100% smart change.

Before

After

Click here to see how you are 100% smart.

WORD OF THE WEEK

 Today's word that I picked from the fishbowl on my desk 

is...

snappy

1. excited or lively  2. fashionable or stylish  3. clever and funny  4. feeling or showing irritation

(Considering today is my birthday, definition #1 is my kind of snappy.)

character choices

Calvin and Chloe spent the morning on our living room couch.  

Where they sit says so much about them.

Chloe is thrilled to have a spot where she can see herself in the mirror.

While Calvin enjoys resting in the warm sunlight.

a bad case of stripes

Isn't this a fantastic cover for a book?  I think the picture is playful and sweet and very easy to relate to.  Because I've had a head cold for over a week, I feel just like this little girl.  To brighten myself up, I decided to wear a striped shirt of my own.

art battle

ar

Click here to vote for the amazing artwork of Miranda Maxwell.

colorscope

This is the colorscope of a business man known as the "Match King".
To learn more about this so called "genius and swindler" click here and here.

singing lessons

I started taking singing lessons!  When I walked into the Hollywood Academy of Music, I noticed I was the only student in the building who was old enough to drive.  I felt a little silly that my 32 year old self was sitting in a tiny chair, waiting with kids who were being dropped off by parents and nannies.

Then I met my teacher Crystal.  She didn't think it was weird that I was an adult who wanted to learn how to sing.  She asked me why I was here and I told her "TO HAVE FUN".  Crystal smiled.  We worked on some breathing exercises.  Hummed a view scales.  And then, I got to tell her about the kind of music I love.  She smiled again and we made a list of songs I'd like to learn.  I am already looking forward to my next lesson.

Hallelujah I Love Him So - Ray Charles
Bring It On Home To Me - Sam Cooke
Angel From Montgomery - (I particularly love the way Kristen Stewart and Emile Hirsch sing this song in the movie "Into the Wild")
I Think Its Gonna Rain Today - Sidsel Endresen

WORD OF THE WEEK

Today's word that I picked from the fishbowl on my desk

is...

darling
1. a person you love very much

on my desk

A beautiful book cover

Tin of Mint Tea

Glass jar filled with animal whistles

rosie flo on valentine's day

This Rosie Flo drawing makes me think of Valentine's Day.  These two little girls came home from school with oodles and oodles of Valentine treats!

Click here to see Rosie Flo, Rosie Flo Continued, and Rosie Flo Part Three.

WORD OF THE WEEK

Today's word that I picked from the fishbowl on my desk

is...

coo
1. to make the soft sound of a dove or pigeon  2. to talk in a soft, quiet and loving way

rosie flo part three

Click here to see the original Rose Flo post.

Click here to see Rosie Flo continued...

WORD OF THE WEEK

Today's word that I picked from the fishbowl on my desk

is...

flurry
1. a light snowfall  2. a brief period of excitement or activity

little book of letter press

On a whim, I bought this book a few days ago.  I am so happy did.  There are oodles of beautiful designs and color combinations.  How can you not love a book whose very first page looks like this: