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Here’s to Paper Hearts

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Tomorrow I’m releasing my origami hearts out into the wild, I guess. A little early but, I am ready to get rid of them.  I did do a trial run of them at the library and I have no idea how that faired. Probably a bit whimsy, which is the ultimate goal.

A life without whimsy is a dimsy life. I made up a word!

A part of me is anxious for some reason. It’s not at all weird a 40 something year old is making paper crafts and writing weird messages and doodles in them, no it’s not…shakes head, yes it is. It’s like my inner child is unleashed. But it’s not at all any different from my cards. The cards though I get to choose who gets them. This I cannot say, or if my boss will take them away and say you can’t leave these here.

Still wanting to hide
Paper Hearts are ready to go!

I also feel that maybe someone out there, and I mean a lot of people out there right now need some light in their life. This world is dragging everyone down. And if I can spread some light to just a small part of the community then I feel like I have a sense of purpose. Valentine’s Day can suck for those without anyone, and even though I’m comfortable being alone now, some others may not be. Then there are kids who don’t have loving parents, or friends, maybe a paper heart will cheer them up. Maybe a widow or widower who is alone finds a paper heart and it makes them smile. So I’m going to do it. I may feel uncomfortable but I’m so tired of being in my comfort zone, my bubble. I’ve let so many opportunities and people pass me by because of it.

Paper Hearts do your thang! Hahaha

Hungry Heart

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This one has to be my favorite of the Origami Surprise Hearts.

And if you know the song even better and you are probably in my age bracket, hahaha…

I have made two baskets full and I hope they don’t creep people out, but in a way I guess I do want them to have an experience…of joy! But it’s mostly probably going to be uncomfortableness. Because I did make other song lyric ones too.  I was just in the moment running out of ideas, but also conjuring up a February playlist and that song was playing in the background.

And 80’s music had some of the best, mushiest, cheesiest songs in any era of music! And I mean that in a good way! They made great love songs. Peter Gabriel’s In Your Eyes is just one of about a million love songs that were so good. That one isn’t cheesy as some of them. But name some cheesy love songs and it might end up on my February playlist.

My all time favorite is This Must be the Place (Naive Melody) by the Talking Heads it’s already on there.

It’s not all 80’s music, but just some of the best love songs I believe to be the best. Actually there are too many to even try to fit in a playlist. And it’s going to take me the entire month to get it all I think. 

  If you haven’t guessed I’m making a playlist for each month..then after the year is up listen back and hope memories of that year come back to me..because music tends to do that. I don’t necessarily know if themes will pop up but they probably will (like February all about love). And I have gone and butchered and changed at the very end so I don’t even know if it’s that great an idea. 

But once I’m done I’ll share it with you guys!

Here is January’s. I was going with just Inspiration, and Strong Women because that’s what I aspire to be,my intention anyway. It is kind of melancholy too but January was pretty melancholy.

January

February

And that is the start of February

2024 Mushmas Cards

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Slugs made the cut..and inside each card is a little origami Santa.
I made an homage to potatoes…again, which was also the 2019 honorary code mush christmas card.
I had to do half head, and this seems to be the image that stuck around a lot this year.
Another slug, cause I really have been sluggish lately and out of ideas!

I do enjoy making these, and to me homemade gifts are special. Especially mushy!

Clouds in November (sounds like a song title, like November Rain)

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I think clouds chose themselves as the theme this month. Clouds are shrouded over the skies in Texas as well as my mind, maybe everyone’s mind…I feel shifts of energy, confusion and maybe just anticipation..I am not just thinking about the upcoming election, which I know is on everyone’s mind. But something bigger perhaps, or maybe I am just overthinking too much. The latter especially true. Too much worryin’!

Sending out positive energy today, tomorrow, the rest of the year! This has been a huge year!

Daily Mush for Halloween time

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I like to make a doodle everyday for my kiddos so they’ll have a little daily dose of mushiness, I’ve been doing these for a while now (3 or 4 years now! Whoa!). They do anticipate a new dose of Tuesday the Cat or Monday Brain, so I keep doodling. I had kind of stopped because I kept forgetting paper. Now I know better, I keep paper on me at all times! Because you never know when you need some MUSH.

Here is this week’s daily mush!

Monday Brain as a vampire bat. The brain needs blooood!
And Tuesday the Cat also needs blood, will draw blood with those teeth.
Wednesday the Dog as a pumpkin.
I don’t know, I didn’t like the banana but here he is as a banana.
I’m new at drawing hamsters unless they are murderous hamsters, so…this look will change.

Totally not liking my snake drawing but I’ll get better!

And Saturday and Sunday well, those are free days of nothiness mushiness…Until next week I guess if I don’t forget or if  I don’t feel self conscious.

You are the Crane! And also there are hamsters in the pumpkin patch

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Yes, I have transformed into the crane! I spread good fortune, love to all. I’ve become the weirdo birdo I vowed to become at the beginning of 2024. So I’ve stayed pretty consistent. And obsessive. Which are the great attributes of an artist!

And then now for something completely different:

Hamster Thursday: Hanging in the Pumpkin Patch

Next week I’ll elaborate on the Mush days of the week. So far, my kids enjoy Monday Brain, Tuesday the Cat, Wednesday the Dog, Hamster Thursday ( which is new, it used to be Thursday the T-Rex), and Snake Fridays (used to be Franken Friday).

Crane Power coming your way!

Fall Birdos

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Notice the birds singing in the fall

I love how the sun shines in Fall, particularly late afternoon. It’s just a different golden shade which illuminates the leaves falling, illuminates the shadows that cascade around you. Do you notice it too? It’s my favorite thing about fall. I want to be able to always pause and notice these seemingly ordinary occurrences.

I like to take my walks around the park this time of year to notice what’s taking place. What are the animals preparing for. What should we be preparing for?

I am in a pondering, wondering state of mind. I get this way when I’m thinking sometimes. At least it’s better than the anxious overthinking what I say and do…at least I’m thinking of a grander, expansive picture. Of the world and how tiny I really be.