And now back to our regularly scheduled programming

Ok, so back to March's BJP.  As I was saying, March was crazy windy and my emotional balance was a bit weak, so I chose my mantra for March to Bee Strong

Fine.  You're right.  Its B O R I N G.  but at least its done!

April brought a ton of responsiblity.  I bought my house and had a lot on my plate.  I'm still eating, so to speak.  April BJP is far from finished, but its not because I've lost interest.  Just busy Bee-ing RESPONSIBLE.

Unlike some of the other house inhabitants -

Their only responsiblity seems to be bird and chipmunk watching.  Which, I admit, I do a fair amount of myself! 

or napping -

Which I DO NOT do! 

I have made some progress on the Mystery Lace Sampler though that I am working on with the Amherst Museum Lace Guild. 

Romanian Needle Lace

Bobbin Lace Snail

Limerick Lace - impossible for me!  Its all wrong.....but I'm leaving it

Needle Lace Tulip

Guess where the tulip belongs :)

I might have already shown you my entry for the Lace Guild's shoe contest - I called it Snake Skin Shoe.  

Hopefully tonight I will be able to ignore this drawer that really needs to be organized

and instead I'll hide in my studio....and Bead

Bead Happy and Often!

BJP 2012 February and March

My BJP 2012 garden is a little slow blooming this year.  But here are a few blossoms so far

I already shared January, so let's play catch up with February and March.

February was a tough month for me.  I was anything but Happy.  So to pull myself out of my pit of un-Happy, I chose my February aspiration: Bee HAPPY. 

I wanted to mix it up a bit, so I found some purple buttons that I decided to use.

My embroidery skills leave a lot to laugh at - but its wasn't a Happy laugh.

A couple of sequins tossed in.

Even those party gems couldn't turn my frown around.

The more I worked at  Happy the more I wasn't - both personally and when it came to this BJP entry.  Hated it.  And then I stumbled across this little quote that I have hanging on my fridge.  You know how when you have something for a long time, you tend not to 'see' it anymore?  That's how it was with this little snippet:

Hmm.  Well said Mr. Ripley D. Saunders. 

March was a very windy month (literally - holy cow, the winds blew fiercely).  I would watch the wind whip through the trees and pray for them to stay Strong (yes, I'm a tree hugger and proud ot it).   Personally, I was struggling with conflicting feelings of whether or not I should try AGAIN to make it work with Pete.  Right at that time that I was wavering back and forth - I got a message from a dear blog friend (yes, Nicole Campanella, I'm talking about you).  She gave me a cyber shoulder to cry on and helped me to stay Strong and be true to me.   No brainer there - I would aspire to Bee STRONG in March.

What the ......I don't have any pictures of March????  Oh geez!  Sorry about that.  Its dark now, so I will take a picture of the finished blossom tomorrow and get back to you.....

Kyah and Rainy enjoying a beautiful morning

Bead Happy and Often (and don't forget to take some pictures along the way!!)

Wonder of All Wonders!

Just for the heck of it, I thought I would try getting on to blogger tonight.....really?  truly?  its here???!!!  I'm back on blogger!  I can check in with all my beading friends again??  Pinch me!  I must be dreaming.......

Speaking of Dreaming, I would walk by this cute little cape cod style house in my neighborhood and think to myself "I could so see myself living there."  And then one day a For Sale sign appeared on the lawn.  NO WAY!  I called my realtor immediately and next thing I knew the For Sale sign changed to a SOLD sign :)

I closed a month ago and am still in awe that this is my house.  MY house.  ME.  MINE.  In a way sad.  I never expected to be single, but my marriage had deteriorated beyond repair and it was time to start fresh.

Welcome my friends, let me show you around.  Since moving in, I've done a little gardening.  Luckily there were some established plants and shrubs, so I just added a few things.

 The Iris are spectacular !

My Entrance/Yoga Hall Before and After:

My Bead Studio Before:

YES I have a BEAD STUDIO now!

A whole room--not a chair and a tv table anymore, but a whole room!!

and After: 

Here's Rainy asleep in the upstairs hall.

I guess I'll end this post now, before I put everyone to sleep! 

Beading to come soon !  (I promise)