CED: Sketchbook Moleskine: Queen of Hearts

I had a few slow times today, so I played with my expo markers in my desk.

Sketchbook Moleskine: Racoon Boy

Doodling in my moleskine. My new copic marker is a dud, it leaked out, so I had to turn him into Racoon Boy.

Daily Face: February 23rd

Daily Face:February 22nd

This young lady hair is brown but I like the illustration with the hair uncolored.

Literary Friday: Battlefield of the Mind

I am currently reading about the mind again. This time I chose Battlefield of the Mind. It's amazing to me how we can make ourselves believe a lie and it starts with our own minds. You have to be careful about what you let the mind think about.

You can make yourself happy or sad just with your own thoughts. Here are a few more books I have read about the mind.

One of my favorites is As A Man Thinketh by James Allen published in 1902. I have a vintage leather bound copy. The mind guides our footsteps as we progress along the pathway of life.

Update: No Clothes and Book Shopping

Okay, I didn't make it through this month. I was out with my husband and I just happen to glance through the racks. I found this Black on Black Hounds-tooth design suit by LeSuit. It has a coat with belt and skirt. It is a classic and will always be stylish. I couldn't let this one slip away.
Although I've made a purchase I am going to continue to see how many days out of a year I can go without  purchasing an item. Hopefully it will be less than 5.
Still going strong without purchasing books, but I am making a list of things I want to read.

Daily Face: 18th and 19th

Finally caught up!

Daily Face: February 17th

Greet the world with a smile.

Daily Face: February 15th & 16th

Still playing Catch-up

Daily Face: February 12th

I got behind due to the Valentine Holiday. I had to make backdrop for a Valentine Dinner Banquet. I hope everyone had a wonderful time with their love.

Literary Friday: To-Read & What's Next

I just finished Last Night I Dreamed of Peace. This was on my to-read list. I first heard about this story on NPR's book radio. It was quite interesting to hear the account of Vietnam War from a Vietnamese who did not like the Americans. I found it quite interesting that the young lady was a trained surgeon during this time of war.
At the age of twenty-four, Dang Thuy Tram volunteered to serve as a doctor in a National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) battlefield hospital in the Quang Ngai Province. Two years later she was killed by American forces not far from where she worked. Written between 1968 and 1970, her diary speaks poignantly of her devotion to family and friends, the horrors of war, her yearning for her high school sweetheart, and her struggle to prove her loyalty to her country. (Goodreads Review)

I don't know what to read next. I have a book called Keeping a Journal You Love by Sheila Bender. I've kept a journal since my high school days. I'm hoping she'll give me some pointers on what to do when you don't feel like writing.

My other choice is Clariel by Garth Nix. It is his 4th book for the Abhorsen Series. I love this series: Sabriel, Lirael, and The Abhorsen. I did not know that he had written a 4th book. The stories take me far away from Georgia and deliver into a world of good and evil, life and death. And the best thing about this series is that he writes and conveys all without profanity. Sabriel is one of my go-to-books. It never fails me, even though I know the story I still get excited.

Daily Face: February 11th

My husband and I went to an estate auction today. If I only had a mansion. I could fill it up with all the beautiful antiques. If you are young and only have a few dollars to spend go to the auction and by good quality furniture, instead of the cheap press board.

Daily Face: February 10th

I thought I had lost my iPad, my husband thought I was overreacting. I went without it for 3 days.