DreamTime

We've recently nestled into a new living/studio space and are finally beginning to feel nice and cozy... most things have found their place in the home and the studio has surpassed its many phases of boxes rotating from corner to corner in the room as things are drug out and shuffled around until their placed in just the right spot. A lot of arranging and rearranging has been taking place... Before that, a lot of purging took place. We got rid of A LOT of stuff. It was just that, stuff. Our lives had become a little crowded with stuff and it was so easy to accumulate because we had an abundance of space to fill. We scaled down from a house with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, a horse stable and a barn on five acres of land to a little suburban house that we split with my loves brother and have all but two rooms to ourselves. It doesn't sound that great, but it's actually been the biggest blessing. 

I learned the lesson of simplifying my life... There is something to be said about getting rid of stuff, things that aren't really particularly useful but we've somehow added value to and even held an attachment to. So, in the act of shedding material possessions I was also granted a sense of shedding old mental baggage... Cutting down the old and decaying and making way for fresh new growth. 

There is also something a bit therapeutic to me about moving into a new space and having the opportunity to start all over. The rooms are empty and the walls are blank. 

This particular experience of re-filling a room has been interesting for us because in the last two years we have had two separate studio spaces; one for arts/crafts and the other for music. We had to take a good hard look at everything and consider what was important to keep for our expansion in the creative realm and what was simply going to be considered clutter in the new, much smaller space. 

We've managed to combine the two rooms into one and it's worked out quite well. I like to think of the space as being a bit of a yin yang... music on one side and art on the other, with a little of both mixed into each other. 

As I type this, I sit with my cat, Gaia, at my sewing table facing the window into the backyard... My love is busy weaving together music just behind me, filling the house with a soft thump, rolling bass lines and an ambient guitar groove which is being layered upon each other with the help of a loop pedal. All feels right. The studio is so beautifully organized and I'm proud of myself for managing to turn a room full of boxes and furniture that was piled from the wall to the door into a place where the energy flows. 

 I have just recently emerged from my hibernation period in the realms of being the crafty goddess that I am. A resting period was much needed... dreamtime...Wherein, I had the most beautiful of dreams and now am experiencing the opportunity to bring it all to life. Something is different about the way I am creating now, here in the space and this time. I went through this period of inner reflection and experienced such a big shift in my personal perceptions and how I present myself to the world. In a way, I was going through a transformation... That transformation has brought about beautiful change in my life, wherein I am riding the waves and really learning to trust in the Universe and go with the flow.  

When I am creating, I feel so guided by Spirit and this beautiful energy is just flowing right through me.  I am literally wildy in love with every single piece that is coming through my hands! Every day I feel inspired and so excited about the gifts that I have to share with the world. For a long time I was worried that I may have to fit myself into a niche, one little box and that be my one main thing... Yet, I know that if I really want to honor myself and be happy in this life, I have the be true to myself... And the truth is, I am a person of many interest and talents that will continue to expand throughout my life and I have the right to be stoked about EVERY single one of those things. 

Thus, as my intuition has always told me... I will follow every passion that ignites my spirit. This blog is about my life, not just one specific aspect of it. We are human beings. We are strong, creative and courageous... We have wild hearts and we should follow them! So, this is my journey and I want to share every bit of life that inspires me in hopes that it will inspire others, too!

 Thus, here is what I have been up to this past week; making absolutely beautiful and unique adornments for people of likewise nature...I can't wait to see what beautiful soul vessels will grace these creations! I sure hope that they feel as fucking fantastic and EMPOWERED when wearing them as I do while creating them.

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All items can be found in my shop, Resting Nomad, on etsy:

www.RestingNomad.etsy.com

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It's been quite sometime since I've posted here, but alas, I have returned again with tales of adventures and love, infinite delicious like honey on the tongue LOVE. Yes, it's a beautiful thing.

So here is a bit of a recap on what has happened in this patch of the world that I roam...

The last time that I posted I mentioned that we were preparing to move into our new home... 

here is what we've been up to since then...

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JULY:

>We held the first "Far Out Arts Show"in our home just before we began to pack the house and prepare for the moving experience. We allowed total strangers to come into our home (granted we had plenty of friends to help make things run smoothly) and received 5 admission from those who came inside the house to view the art~ with that came a drink, snacks, a raffle to win a piece of my art & live music by The Mutha Funkers) I invited a few other friends over who are artists and let them display/sell their work as well.  In all, it was a good experience and I always enjoy hosting events and creating an interesting environment for others to partake in. 

> I was also thrilled to find that the mushroom season was still going strong thanks to the massive amounts of rain we received (which wasn't so exciting when my garden was flooded) Yet, I'm still grateful... Anyhow, my brother and I picked a total of 5 1/2 lbs of chanterelle mushroom that were soooo delicious, especially cooked in butter with some fresh herbs. It may very well be one of my favorite cooked foods, ever. And the joy of picking is almost unbearable, I feel much like a child in search of hidden treasures. 

>We took our friend Sandra on her first backpacking trip... Actually, it was her first hiking trip. She's a city gal, but mother nature welcomed her with open arms and she accepted with gratitude and caution. I had almost forgotten was it was like to experience those things for the first time, being in nature isn't so new to me so watching her was like watching a child discover wondrous new beauty. We ran around barefoot, followed curious noises in the night, played in the stream, filmed the meeting of two snakes that were face to face atop a branch of the stream, ran our fingers over every texture of fungi and moss imaginable and laughed into the the darkness. Did I mention that we forgot a back up pair of batteries for our water filter? Yeah, that happened too...

 

 

>Random, but I finished Shelby's dreadlocks...  She's a sweet friend of ours who decided she'd like to get her hair locked up. (Something I do locally for extra income, and because it's awesome helping people out) Her hair is very long and soft, all the way down to the bottom of her back and it took me for what seems like forever to lock it all up... But eventually I locked every bit, and it's so pretty. :)

AUGUST:

>Volunteer Workshops were held at our house on Sundays, to prepare for the upcoming Good Vibes Gathering. We painted trash cans, created decorations, made memorabilia to sell and pass out at the event and overall just got really crafty and happy together. It was a good way to bring our little community together before the event.

^ On the 17th & 18th the Good Vibes Gathering was held on the land where I used to live in Pine Mountain. This was the second year that I help this event and it was beautiful, once again.  I can't put the feeling into words very well, or even why I do it... there is just something very loving and magical about it that keeps this little flame lit in my heart. It's brought many families closer together in some ways and it's also made my family grow much much larger. I feel like it's given a sense of community to the area that was lacking before, and I love to see people leaving feeling inspired and in love with the world again with a renewed faith and hope in humanity. It's just a beautiful thing, and I want it to live in for many years to come.  I'm not sure if I'll do it again next year and if so, where the space would be, but I know that I will make it happen again. It's too beautiful not too, and to have people tell you that it changed their lives is an amazing thing to know.

>After the gathering we had one day to clean all of the land and clear the chaos of a mess that was at our house, then we were on to the next adventure... A trip to Florida to visit Landon's loving, giving, wonderful grandparents. We had a beautiful time enjoying their home, amazing lunch and dinners, taking our dog, Sasha, to the beach for the first time, visiting St. Petersburg and Tampa for some amazing eateries. My personal favorite being SushiPop in Tampa <3 a="" also="" bring="" comment-3--="" custom="" etsy="" forgot="" from="" hoop="" i="" in="" local="" made="" mine="" picked="" seller="" since="" to="" town="" up="" us.="" was="" while="" with="">

Her etsy shop is Helio Hoops and her hoops are beautiful, she is also on facebook and instagram.

>Lastly, we returned home and packed the house like madmen. My organized mind became a little cluttered here and there, but I trucked on through it all pretty smoothly. In order to get our deposit back, we had to repaint the kitchen, cabinets and hallway back to the original vomit yellow that it was... So that was a pain in the ass... But it's done with now and we're happy about that. :)

SEPTEMBER:

> We moved into a new home!! We left Pine Mountain and moved another hour north(ish) to Gay, Georgia... a very tiny town. We had SO much to move and a big heavy piano, but luckily our family is always there for us when we need them. So, with the help of many men we were in our new home overnight. Everything had found a place after two weeks... although I still haven't fully approached the shed and organized that heap of stuff. All in all, the house is lovely and we're very happy to have 3 bedrooms versus one. We now have two studio rooms, one for art and crafts and the other for music.  We plan to get some goats, chickens and a cow or two in the spring and are looking forward to making another beautiful and bountiful garden. Life is good. 

^ The 4th was my birthday. Family joined us and we all worked together to make hand rolled pasta. My gifts were thoughtful and lovely, it was a wonderful day.  Landon gifted me my first-ever professional massage by our friend, Karen, who we are going into business with (that post is to come soon). It was a full body massage that including aromatherapy and chakra healing. It is now a goal of main to eventually be able to have a massage on a monthly or semi-monthly basis. I feel that it is something my body needs and that it will be very helpful in many aspects of my life. It is also something that I am inspired to learn more about and Landon has even recently mentioned going to school for it. Ahh, that would be great.

>Since we settled into our new home we've basically been working... almost non-stop it feels at times. Landon is doing a bit of an odd job right now, working as a landscaper until we get our business up and running. I've also been odd-jobbing it lately... I painted three rooms in a house for pay and was then offered to paint the remainder of the house in exchange a car. I like bartering, and we really need a car so that I can get another job to bring in more income... so I accepted the offer and now I'm slowly but surely painting the entire house. So soon enough... I'll have that car and I'll have a new job too.   Once again, life is good. BECAUSE life is what you make it, so if you want to be happy then you have to create that happiness for yourself. Only you can make that happen. <3 nbsp="" p="">