Love Me

"Love Me" by Curtis Kulig

Do you have artwork that is yet to be hung or framed? I do.

Artwork can help make a place feel like home quickly. It gives the allusion that the person is truly settled in. Once the artwork is hung it's as though a house sigh's, smiles and welcome's you home each day as you walk in the door - even if all the boxes aren't unpacked - at least in my mind.

Though I hold these romantic ideals, in reality after five years my Yok bottle is still only resting against a wall, and a Curtis Kulig print I purchased in 2010 entitled "Love Me" still hasn't been framed. 

My procrastination has been hiding behind this transient notion that "one day soon, I'll move".

But enough is enough; it's time to frame Curtis Kulig!

Do you have artwork that is hidden away, waiting for the right time to see the light of day? Tell me about it in the comments.

Would you like a letter in the mail?

When was the last time you sent or received a hand written letter or postcard in the mail? 

Most of the time I get bills and junk mail - it can be depressing. 

Pretty envelopes usually only arrive in my letterbox with the announcement of an engagement or wedding. But the thrill of a letter or postcard just because... well that rarely happens. 

I'd like to invite you to change this with me. I'd like to send you a letter!

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Over the last few weeks I have been sending letters and postcards to friends and family because... it's fun! Some of my family is in the thick of war overseas, some live in the same city as me. Some friends are chasing their dreams in far away lands; pressing wine or animating their imaginations for all to enjoy. Yet, others are learning about the ever changing world of their adorably cute babies. 

Whatever they are doing and wherever they are, as I drop their letter in our red mail boxes, I can't help but smile and wonder when they will receive it! 

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Email, facebook, phone conversations and spending time with people are all fine. But the thrill of receiving a handwritten letter or postcard in the mail, I believe it's heart warming in a different way. 

Tearing open an envelope with a smile, full of wonder about what has been scrawled on the pages inside; it's not announcing an engagement or wedding. 

It's just because.

Would you like a letter in the mail? Comment below and a letter or card will be yours!

Don't Quit

When things go wrong as they sometimes will;

when the road you're trudging seems all uphill;

when funds are low and debts are high

and you want to smile but you have to sigh;

when care is pressing you down a bit,

rest, if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is strange with its twists and turns,

as every one of us sometimes learns,

and many a failure turns about

when they might have won

had they stuck it out.

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Don't give up though the pace seems slow.

You may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out,

the silver tint of the cloud of doubt,

and you never can tell how close you are, 

it may be near when it seems so far.

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit.

It's when things seem worst you must not quit.

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