Ok.....It's Official.....

I am completely addicted to photography!! I think I have taken thousands of pictures since I received my new camera for my birthday. I am probably driving everyone insane. I know I took over 400 at a golf tournament this last weekend and am now redoing all of my images for my Etsy shop! I really can't understand why I didn't appreciate the bark on a tree, a blade of grass, an individual flower stem or catching someone on film when they are not looking before.....I thoroughly love it. I thought I would share pics of my art studio which was originally supposed to be an office - hence the warm orange color! The art doesn't look so spectacular on this particular color but I figure I'll repaint it someday. For now it is just awesome to have a designated place to leave everything out and pick up where I left off each time. I've had people call or stop by wanting to come look and everything was in stacks or leaned up against each other making for an uncomfortable visit to look at artwork you are trying to sell! Needless to say - it is 100% better and now I can get back to networking online.....oh, I mean painting! Until next time......

1st Online Sales!!!

Well today is Saturday and thank the lord above, no rain! We have been inundated with it and it has kept us all inside! A beautiful day is brewing, albeit a little windy, but that's ok! Alot of our state has had flooding and tornado damage but luckily, our area has faired well - we have been very lucky. I have been inside with my etsy and cafe press shops keeping me busy and have had my first online sales in both shops! Yeah!! I am totally addicted to my art and these shops and all of the fabulously talented people I am getting to meet along the way - I never would have received this gift if not for the internet! It is a total blast although I have to say, you can spend wayyyyy too much time surfing around and not getting much work done! I have to figure out some way to balance the two along with my actual real job as a real estate broker and of course my other full time job as a wife/bookkeeper/housekeeper/grocery shopper/hostess (we have people over usually 4 days out of 7!) and gardener! Life is full and fun though and I wouldn't trade it, almost all of the time anyway, for anything! I am now off to work on one of many projects I have going...........and hopefully get one finished!