January 31, 2006

Illustration Friday: Glamour


Here's an illustration I tried out for the 'glamour' of Illustration Friday. To be honest I haven't fully illustrated in a long time so I see many flaws... but nevertheless (did I spell that right) I tried to do the best I could at the moment. I used a cover of 'Cosmopolitan' as inspiration. :) Thanks for stopping by! * Hugs *

January 28, 2006

It's a Mood Day...

The past few days I had a realization that I may never be the graphic designer I wanted to be. It felt like the saddest thing in the world for a few hours. Of course I forced myself to forget the idea or the possibility of this. After all that's negative thinking and not allowed. If you think you can't you can't, if you think you can you can...

A lot of 27 year olds right now find themselves doing whatever pleases them and while I am happy to be where I'm at I do realize that because where I'm at there are bigger priorities in the picture that matter to me much more than becoming a workaholic.

However, I can't seem to set aside the idea of wanting to be much more than what I am today. Where ever the tomorrow may be of one thing I'm sure: I want it to be a better tomorrow along with my family.

Figuring out the equation of balancing life, love, parenting, careers and friendships can at times make me feel a little bit like Einstein... trying to figure out at one point all these mathematical, scientific equations!! Ayyy! Anyhow... in the end I find myself in a race and I'm nowhere near the finish line. I'm willing to go the extra mile.

I couldn't help to look up Einstein and I ran into one quote that I find suitable for tonight:

"The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been kindness, beauty, and truth. The trite subjects of human efforts, possessions, outward success, luxury have always seemed to me contemptible.

* See what happens when I post late at night... too much deep thinking and too much information *

Below is a picture of a cake I made for my mom. I think it turned out beautifully. It was the first time I used the 'fondant' as the frosting. The middle part is a twinkie covered in pink fondant. While fondant looks beautifully on cakes I find that it tastes terrible so next time I do this I rather stick to real creamy frosting. ~ goodnight! ~


January 25, 2006

Abra Cadabra Appearo!

I've been invisible for some time now... but here I am! This is the second time I'm writing this post. Darn blogger refreshed my window and deleted everything I had typed. At this point I'm going to give you the summary of what I had written along with the pictures. K! Here we go! Read it fast! (Like a car radio commercial)

- This blog was originally intended for 'creative' projects. Here's the problem, I never made time to be creative. To celebrate my 'creative time', here's an in-progress collage. I'll post the actual piece when I'm done.


- Isa was a lion at the Wizard of OZ play! Here's a pic to go with that story! She memorized her lines and everybody elses! :) I was so proud! Her stage presence is just perfect. She was so into her role. She's reading, doing math, writing sentences and counting money!


- Olivia has this new "chillin' like a villain" chair where she looks adorable! Her vocabulary right now includes the words: eat, thank you, bless you, snack, cup, kaka, shoe, socks, mine, no, yea', bath.


- Jamel and I are doing wonderful! We're planning a Valentine's getaway though we can't decide between San Francisco or Vegas. And here's a pic of us. I now sport dark hair again. Still unsure about it but I'll keep it for a few months at least. Talk to you soon!