I am so plagued by panic that I don’t have a job at the moment that I am struggling to achieve anything. I say in my head that if I am self employed I can’t be unemployed, but that doesn’t pay the bills. There has been little interest in my angel stones and so I [...]
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Here is what I have done today to take another step towards my dream life. I have loaded my angels on trade me. I don’t know what will happen. If any will sell. But my goodness. I have done it. And now time will tell. Here is a shot of all of them. Not a [...]
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I am celebrating this birthday with a different focus than in past years, but a bit sad. I don’t know why, I feel a bit like I am collapsing in on myself on the inside at the moment. Trying to figure out who I am in this 32nd year. 32 today. I am okay with [...]
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Okay, I have just been on the phone to the tax department, explaining my current situation and lack of funds and they are actually quite flexible and able to make arrangements if necessary. I felt like such a grown up phoning them now, super early, when normally my modus operandi is to bury my head [...]
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I have not been reading the Artist’s Way or doing the morning pages. And the guilt of this has kept me from updating this blog. But I have now declared this to the world. I will do it. But I have not been. I have been painting, and living, and trying not to sink under [...]
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Okay I decided to do some art classes, just to dip my hand in and explore my creativity, to see if something resonated with me. The first class I have signed up to is Layer Love with Julie Prichard. It has five lessons, more video and such clear instruction. My camera is not overly clear, [...]
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The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. I have had this book for a while. I started it for all of two weeks and then I got lazy/life happened. But I recommit to this for at least the next 12 weeks. Working on my morning pages every morning and doing each weeks activities and artist’s dates. [...]
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My “Wreck this Journal” by Keri Smith has completely opened me up to art again. For so long I had not bothered. It was fourth form when I was 14 when my art teacher made some comment about the art I was working on, and I finished that year with no joy, and never took [...]
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Today, nearing the end of 2009, I am a mother. About to turn 32. In a loving supportive relationship. Doing this thing we do. I have recently become unemployed )how I detest that word), and in a quest to find some peace and bring some joy to my life I am here. I have recently [...]
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Well, when I first had my dream of this domain name and this site, I didn’t yet know what I had to offer. And then followed some sporadic posts, many of which were not authentic to me, truthful yes, but not authentic to where and who I am. So move forward to now. I am [...]
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My name is Natasha White, I live in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, and this blog is about my journey to define and pursue my joy.
