I'm a mom (the hardest, most challenging, yet most rewarding job in the world), an artist and photographer.

In order to keep what little sanity I have... I must practice some form of creativity everyday... painting and photography being the obvious - other days it might be time spent searching the web for inspiration, doodling in a notebook, jotting down ideas for future projects, blogging, playing with photoshop, digging through boxes and bins of supplies (again, looking for inspiration), long walks and strolling through the local botanical gardens are also right up there on my list of creative and relaxing things to do.

I should also mention that since January of 2010 I've been recovering from major surgery on my lower back... if I ever want to get back to where I was physically, I have to be careful and follow doctor's orders, no bending, lifting or reaching until physical therapy begins in August of this year. This is hard. Very. I've always been active, so not being able to do what I used to do without even giving it a thought has been tough. So here I am, on my trusty pet-laptop... ice pack, heating pad and my little best friend ever, Miss Daisy the mini-dog.

Thanks for visiting my photostream on flickr, hope you see at least a few photos of interest! Your comments are welcome, I'm really a super-friendly girl, but please, no weirdo supa-freaks!