Kelly Rae Roberts's Blog, page 109

florida, continued

every single time i come home, i think of patty griffin's song called florida. like her voice, it's haunting and beautiful all at once. she sings:
A couple of young girls wentSailing down A1AInto the arms of FloridaSailing down a highwaySinging their heads offProtected by the holy ghostsFlying in the oceanDriving with their eyes close
this song and these lyrics makes me miss my years as a teenager and young 20 something year old living here in northern florida. i was young, free, vibrant. my...

Sponsor Spotlight: The Gritty Bird

Please welcome new sponsor, The Gritty Bird. The Gritty Bird is the proud home of the original art, prints, jewelry designs and various online workshops by Becky Caldwell. The Gritty Bird is also a place were Becky shares her life's ups and downs, her inspirations and her dreams. It is a place to laugh, to let go, to be confident and to know that art and creativity are not about finding perfection but rather lifting souls. Please visit the website for more!

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my word for 2010, TTV, and florida

(my parents live here - love this house)
can i just say that i'm so glad 2010 is here. so glad. i love new beginnings. i love the symbolism, the ritual of recognition of years (time) gone by, and the hopeful welcoming of new weeks and months ahead. feels like a birthing. and i like that.
i'm not so much a new year resolution girl but i do like the idea of embracing one word to meditate/think about throughout the year. my friend ali has been doing this for years and inspired me a few years ago ...

New Sponsor Spotlight: Sleeping Dog Studio

Please welcome new sponsor, Sleeping Dog Studio. Over the last ten years, the hand-crafted items produced at Sleeping Dogs Studio have been a unique alternative for one-of-a-kind art objects and paper-crafts that have led to an "Indiana Artisan" designation. The studio is known throughout the Midwest for producing handmade greeting cards, frames, boxes and earring holders. Visit their website to learn and see more!

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2009, a review and a goodbye

dear 2009,
i'm sitting here thinking about you. about all the things you gifted me this year, all the things learned, celebrated, cherished. i think this year was about me stumbling a little bit, trying to hold on to my creative fire while juggling the many directions. it was about learning to let go, asking for help, and getting the foundation of my business more secure. it was about riding the wave of my creative life. it was about adjusting to a new city, a new life outside of o...

best of 2009 challenge, a follow up

(backgrounds - love making these)
i totally dropped the ball on gwen's best of 2009 challenge, but thought i'd pick it back up! here we go:
best challenge: the one i've been talking about lately. the one about not getting swallowed up by one dimension of my life. the one about nurturing all parts of my life that speak to me, and not just one.
best album: hands down, blind pilot
best place: my tub, late at night. it's where i do all my best thinking. i've been keeping a pen and paper by the tub, ...

on creating life

so, i've done a couple of things these last couple of days in the pursuit of a life outside of work. first, and most importantly, i had the sweetest conversation with john - one where we recommitted ourselves to ourselves and to each other. we had a little ritual/ceremony and by the end, i felt like a new woman ready to take better care of my whole self while walking toe-to-toe with him. we reminded one another of the last year of our lives - how we've had such big changes and how we've navig...

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the truth about stopping.

so, it turns out that i have a hard time stopping. without work and ideas and passion taking up my brainwaves, i'm not sure what to do with myself. i know, i know. so sad! it sort of snuck up on me, this seemingly one dimensional life. i'm learning the hard lesson of what i'm left with when that one dimension (work) takes a break for awhile. and what i'm left with is a mixture of confusion, a little bit of sadness, and not much of a life! i can see now how workaholics become workaholics and h...

thank you + signing off....

(photo by denise andrade. collage by me)
i'm feeling grateful over here. i've had such great success selling in my etsy shop these last three years that i was worried how my sales would go this holiday season without etsy to buoy me with its daily traffic/momentum/promotion. it was a risk to pull my items (especially my prints) off etsy and open up my own independent online shop - i was curious (and a teeny afraid) if it would work. with a bit of rearranging of efforts, it's totally worked...