Painting, Painting

I've begun painting ketubot (Jewish marriage contracts). I'm selling prints and originals. Here's the beginning of a ketubah that features a hamsa and orange dahlias. 

Obviously not done yet.

I Wore Stretch Pants for their Intended Activity

It was a big day today. It was the first day of my tackling of The List! It was my very first yoga class.

I. Loved. It.

I'm sore and tired and endorphin'd and it's terrific.

Yay for The List!

Love Potion #9

It's almost Valentine's Day! Normally this raises the concern and anger and bad vibes of almost everyone around. I, however, adore Valentine's Day. So, I bring you this template for making valentines to help even the most heartbroken friend. 

Some of the photos are blurry. More to the point, they're a bit vague. Let me know if you need clarity.

Leather Bound Journal

So, I posted awhile ago about how to wrap a gift with scrap leather or suede. Bet you wondered where the leather/suede came from, huh? Well here's where. But this took a million years to put together for you so it's arriving late. Making a journal takes some getting used to, but ultimately it'll work out. 

Yoga

I am super duper serious about this list. So serious I bought a Groupon for yoga classes so that I'm obligated to go or I'm wasting the money.

So.

Next Tuesday at 5:30p I will wear spandex in front of other people while I demonstrate to the world just how inflexible I am. 

Addendum

- Taking unfamiliar public transit systems

The List

I love new year's resolutions. I try to make some at Rosh Hashanah and then some at the Gregorian new year. This year I forgot to make a resolution in January so instead I'm going to make a list of all of the things that I am too embarrassed or scared to do and I will try as many as I can during 2014. I should note, I am terrified of being embarrassed. It makes me miserable and so this will be hard. I have always been comfortable with a lot of things that make other people nervous, and very nervous about things that other people seem to do with with ease. For example, I have no problem dining alone, asking for directions, drawing, etc. but the things on the list below are so nervous-making that it's crazy. With that, I give you The List. I'll keep adding items as they occur to me and I'll post about each accomplishment. I'm not doing them in order, I'll pick and choose. Wish me luck.

This isn't strictly speaking true...
but it will be this year.

- karaoke
- catching things
- throwing things
- running
- kicking things
- dancing
- math
- showing my art
- speaking foreign languages around experts/natives
- saying hebrew prayers aloud
- going to places that expect “insider knowledge”
- going in a cave
- using weight machines
- giving blood
- going to yoga class