A Time Of Statues

Antiques are fascinating to me, they make me think about what will become of all of my possessions, both trivial and valuable, after I die. Well any antique that ends up at an awesome resale store is lucky :) this weekend while my mom was in town we explored an antique store near the city. I found a very awesome dog statue a tribute to my own dog children, which apparently was a popular prize at carnivals back in the day. I would have been much more excited about awesome statue prizes versus the current animals filled with cheap foam... Ah yes a time when people had more time and desire for detail. There are definitely downsides to living in past eras - more untreatable disease, less product protection for the public, looser sanitation standards...but detail, they definitely had that! I tend to love things that are more vintage than not, yes some things are just down right hideous, but there are always gems hidden among them. I really want to have more time to dedicate to the pursuit of creating crafts, paintings, etc. Thanks to my discovery of etsy.com I have an eventual idea of where I could sell them. We will have to see.

Flavored popcorn is wonderful. "Blue raspberry" may sound questionable to some, but I love it! All things blue raspberry are usually fantastic, and this did not disappoint. There was a lot of food this weekend...as we inch closer to the holidays I can feel myself slipping into holiday feasting mode...that will mean even more trips to the gym. 

The wind is gusting outside as I prepare to make my way out for another day of work. Today should prove to be rather interesting, I do hope that the rain holds off until later as I just washed my car two days ago. The dirt was really caked on last time. Hopefully I will have my head on straight as the week continues and will be able to create more coherent postings :)

TILM: Blue raspberry popcorn, good news for friends, FLORENCE, thinking about Christmas, good books, Thanksgiving break is almost here!!! 

Long Over-due

Well this has certainly been my longest stint without a new post. With my love of fall and beginning all things festive this time of year, it hasn't exactly been at the top of my priorities to keep writing new blurbs on here. But tonight if I go to bed too early I know I will sleep too long and feel like a zombie for Friday and that is not a good feeling.

So whats new? FLORENCE! Yes the album "Ceremonials" if FINALLY out and I am definitely obsessed (and actually listening to Never Let Me Go at this very moment. The album is certainly different (as Florence always is which makes her genius and unconventional) and some tracks took a few listens to appreciate, others were amazing from the get-go. Her voice is still amazing and "the machine" as it were, is definitely staying strong. The new album actually assisted me in completing my best four mile run yet! *I am considering a small running challenge (5k maybe...) I guess I want to keep improving my ability with distance to prove to myself that I can do it first before officially deciding. I have never found such good running music and I have to give that some credit for my running success this week.

Halloween has passed and it has proved to be another interesting year ;) This was the last epic year of "The French Maid" who is now retiring and a new costume will make its first appearance next year. Fall is naturally flying by and cold winds and gloomy weather make their entrance - ominous of the classic midwest winters we have all come to know. I don't mind chilly, but freezing and windy is another story. As I age I come to desire only mild weather more and more.

I feel oddly optimistic about things (despite the competitive and seemingly unstable nature of my current work situation). Work has little to do with my happiness - I must contribute that to my wonderful boyfriend, puppy children, friends, new music, book project, fall weather, etc. My dream in the future is to work unfettered by a boss or corporate structure, to create beautiful and meaningful things - that would bring me a lot of peace in my life. Joining the seemingly endless cycle of adult working has changed my outlook on things in a darker way - but I feel like I have been able to recover some of my original self slowly over the last six months. It is amazing how that changes things - depressing to think about....but when people forget who they really are and become slaves to their passionless jobs (even without meaning too) it can be a hard place to crawl back from. But I am working on that.

The holidays are my favorite times of the year so I am excited to decorate for Christmas no later than the day after Thanksgiving, per usual! I have ordered more candles and they even came with free "festive" holders so I eagerly await their UPS delivery tomorrow.

In lou of my continual love of Florence:

And the arms of the ocean
Are carrying me...
And all this devotion was rushing out of me...


Seems a heavy choice to make
But now I am under all...


And its over, and I'm going under
But Im not giving up
Im just giving in.