It's The Little Things...

Photo by:  Roseann Cazares

 

Today ends week 2 of vacation. The time has really flown!  Although I am on vacation, I have used some of my time to catch-up on work so that when I go back to school in a week, I am not completely swamped with deadlines!  Yesterday morning, I was washing dishes when I caught a glimpse of these beauties from the corner of my eye.  On Thursday night, I put these irises into a vase above the sink and they seemed to have bloomed magically overnight.  Their sheer beauty stopped me in my tracks!  I stopped washing and went over to my purse and grabbed my camera before the moment got away from me and snapped a few shots.  Simple moments like these are the ones that mean the most to me.  I hope your weekend is a good one no matter how you are spending it.  xoxo

Happy 2014 and How NOT To Sweat The Little Things...

Photo by:  Roseann Cazares

Good afternoon, 2014! There are SO many things to be grateful for as I look forward to the new year, as well as I look back at 2013.  Today has been another incredible day of what S. California is known for:  its beautiful and warm weather.  With today being in the low 80's again, it is no surprise why SO many flock to our state each year.   I took this photo a couple of days ago - something about how all of the flowers, berries, and leaves against the kitchen window and the way the light came through got my attention.  With the exception of the pink peonies, all of the rest came from my garden.  Please excuse the water spots on the window, but if you get caught up on what's not perfect, you'll miss out on the simple pleasures and beauties that are all around us.  Happy 2014 and may it be a glorious year for you.

Merry Christmas to all!  Hope you are enjoying this very beautiful and special day, no matter where you are!  xoxo

How I Have Spent Some of My Vacation...

I have been off for almost a week now for Thanksgiving break.  The time has flown!  Since the new school year started, I have been even busier than normal.  This year, I am teaching a class during the school day.  I am teaching "Creative Writing" during our third period.  I am loving every minute of it too!  Last month, I taught my students how to create mail art.  The students also added a short message to the mail art.  Once everyone completed their postcards, I walked them into the post office and had each piece (24 in total!) hand-cancelled and off to their new homes they went.  I must confess several of my students had a hard time giving up their mail art.  So to lesson the anxiety, my dear secretary and friend, Valarie (I KNOW YOU ARE READING THIS!), made copies of all of the art work and suspended each piece to the ceiling, in our main office.  This looks SUPER cool and very inviting when you visit.  During my break, I created 10 new postcards/ mail art.  The top left corner card was the piece I used as my sample for teaching the lesson to my students.   I have a lot of art I have not posted, including 2 journals I have completed in the last few months.  Being principal doesn't give me a lot of extra time to do very much outside of the job.  But creating, even in spurts, is good for my soul, like my dear red-headed friend, Kelly, says.  Speaking of Kelly Kilmer, I will be meeting her and a few other very interesting and special women, in the next few hours.  It's our journaling group and we will be hanging out at Farmer's Market and journaling. 

Happy Thanksgiving and A Gorgeous Autumn Day

Photo by Roseann Cazares

Happy Thanksgiving no matter where you are!  Today has been a spectacular day in our beloved neighborhood - just look at these colors.  Stunning.  I have been on break for the last few days and I have been making art like crazy!  Very soon, I will post the art I have made.  Enjoy the rest of your holiday and thank you for your patience and checking in on my blog from time to time.  

The Woman in a Chair Page

Another page from my journal.  I did this page in shifts.  I started the page prior to us leaving for San Francisco.  I continued working on this page while there.  I actually completed 2 pages while we hung out at the Ferry Building, in the Embarcadero.  The weather was absolutely gorgeous!  It was 85 (yes, 85 fucking degrees in San Francisco!).  Every time we are in San Francisco, I do not want to come back home.  I sure missing living there.  On another note, my mini-vacation is quickly winding down.  I go back to work tomorrow and although I have LOVED every minute of being on vacation, I am ready for work and the new school year.  Have a great day no matter how you spend it. 

Tattooed Hands

Another page I created in my journal when we were recently in San Francisco.  I worked on this page while at the Ferry Building, sipping on a glass of iced tea and hanging out with hubby.  If you look carefully, no matter where you are, there is inspiration, even in the daily and simple things, even in the beauty of tattoos. On another note, yesterday, I created my new blog,"Fabulous At Any Age".  I have been wanting to create a fashion blog for quite awhile now and I thought, since I am on vacation for just 2 more days, it was now or never.  I subscribe to several fashion blogs and although I find a lot of inspiration in some of them, most blogs are for young girls and women in their teens and 20's.  I am neither, but I love fashion SO much.  As a kid and into my 30's, I would sew my own clothes if I couldn't find what I was looking for.  I wanted this new blog to look at fashion from a different perspective - a middle-aged woman who is not exactly ready for the glue factory just yet.  If you want to check out my new blog, here it is:  http://fabulousroseann.blogspot.com/

P./S.  Let me know what you think of my new blog!