Archive for the Life’s Challenges Category


A Very Carnivale Day in FantaFaces Studio

I spent all day in my FantaFaces Studio in preparation for Carnivale in Manitou Springs. Oh, I was tempted when the weather was predicted to be the warmest day to go for a Hike. But I resisted that temptation and got into my FantaFaces studio. At first I was a bit distracted by doing some […]

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Aliens in the Movies and on a Mountain

I keep seeing alien images after watching a movie last night. Last night my roommate again offered to fix dinner. By the time it was ready, a bit late in the evening, I finished all the “must have done” things. I was very tired of working in my frigid office, so decided I could take […]

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Computer Never Shut Down Takes A Visit to My Favorite Tech

What did I say at the end of yesterday? “Tomorrow is another day, and I hope to be more on track for what I need to get done again.” Well, that didn’t happen quite as I had hoped! I didn’t realize my computer never shut off last night. And this was the second time it […]

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Waxy Ear Turns into Earache and Distraction

I am not a good “sick” person or patient. Or maybe I am, as I still got quite a lot accomplished today,  just not what I planned. And am wearing down now . . . When I went to do a hearing test last week, one of my ears was judged to have too much […]

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Squirrely Day at My House and For the Broncos

A Squirrel on my Porch Demanded to be Fed. There is one squirrel at my house that has a cataract in one eye, so he doesn’t see very well. But he is very bold about wanting to get fed. And he is the only one we purposely feed. It was very sunny and warm around […]

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Snowy Day Commonwheel Retreat

It had snowed another 4 inches during the night. I was grateful it had stopped snowing when I looked out the front door. So I cleared the stairs and brushed the snow off my car to prepare to drive to the day long Retreat for Commonwheel Artists Co-op members. I had another member who needed […]

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Transitioned from Being Stressed to Excited about Possibilities

Gotta quit letting little things stress me out. Lately, I find myself feeling stressed way too much. Not my normal way of dealing with the World. But then my world has been a bit more chaotic than normal. Thankfully I do remember to breathe, step back to look at the situation and figure out what […]

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Solution Suggested and Accepted for Gallery Marketing Team

No one wants to be the Point Person for the Marketing Team for Commonwheel’s Gallery. Our Marketing person is on an extended leave of absence for health challenges. And that means many of us in the Co-op are taking up her job tasks. But it is a very disjointed effort. So today, as I was […]

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A Snowy Monday

So glad I took a hike in the sunshine yesterday! It snowed pretty much all day today. Not sure when it will quit, or how I will get in another hike this week. But will see what Wednesday brings, as it is predicted to be sunny . . . It wasn’t really very cold, and […]

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Tree Trimming and A Day in My FantaFaces Studio

I really, really love trees. It is very hard for me to cut down a tree. Yet, the elms that are growing all over my property sometimes are more dangerous that valuable. My neighbor cut down two recently. One was between the two houses and one was behind her home, but leaning on my roof. […]

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