Magic...

To sit down with a stack of poetry books & a tea & completely fall in love all over again.
To read the words & FEEL THEM.
To feel energized & refreshed with writing, & with life in general.
To see things differently, refreshed.
To soak things up deeper.
To live life to the fullest-the feeling that I absolutely NEED TO.
To live in the moments.
To FEEL the sun.
To see the breeze move the trees.
To read as many books as I can.
To listen closely to the lyrics, let them move me.
To feel ALL my emotions, THIS is really living.
To accept all sides of me, even the shadowed ones.
To take the time out to spend time alone, to truly know myself.
To love ridiculously, the things I love.
To be unafraid.
To dive in.
To laugh, to cry.
To be unapologetic.
To live each day with a thankful heart, just to be breathing.
To be free.
To let life thrill me, and take my breath away.

Magic.

xo, Jamie

Just Inspiration...

...on a cool, rainy day...

(photos found here)

Happy Thursday!

xoxo, Jamie

On Passion...

Sitting here, listening to this song on repeat, thinking a lot about, well, life...my brain is all over the place.

Call it hormones if you will ;)

(source)

I made a promise to myself, about keeping this blog real & raw, a place for freedom & expression. A place to share, whatever it is that my heard desires. 

Or what is on my heart. 

I feel like if I keep it totally I-don't-give-a-damn-who-reads-this, I will continue looking at this place the way I used to when I first started blogging-an extension of my pen & paper & art collage journals. An extension of me. More real emotions & thoughts & inspirations verses forced posts or things I may think I'm "supposed to be doing". 

But anyway, enough of that. 

I was listening to music just now & thoughts came to my head. Instead of picking up my journal I figured I would just spew it all out onto my blog. Because why not??

I miss writing sometimes, the way I used to. Before motherhood, before marriage duties, back when I couldn't wait to get out of school or work to just have my alone time & get my creativity or overflowing thoughts out.

I miss the way I truly used to feel that what I had to say really meant something. Like essays in summer school comparing American Beauty to Fight Club on the topic of LIFE. Or, after watching The Virgin Suicides, the NEED to go outside & sit alone to write until my hand felt like it was going to fall off because I just HAD to express how that movie made me feel.

I used to dream about writing & illustrating 'zines, writing poetry books from my really depressed days, short stories about love, a story of my young life.

I'm not saying I want to be a writer (well, I guess who knows, maybe someday!) but I am saying I want to keep this passion alive. Even though I have responsibilities & things that like to gobble up my time, I still want to do this for ME. That's what this blog is, anyway.

And I want to continue to not care if someone out there doesn't like my post. Or doesn't get it. Or thinks it's pointless or rambling. 

Not caring is the only way to keep it truly REAL right??

Right :)

xoxo, Jamie

Life Is Sweet, Plus New Etsy Listings...

Hey there, happy Saturday!

Just figured I'd share some recent photos, little things from my life, lately :)

Red Vans are the BEST...

 Black nail polish during bare feet weather? Always...

 Aaaall black & a little baby bump...

 Baby's first onesie. I had to...!

 Trying on clothes in Hot Topic, with a growin' belly!

 I have loved painting lately...

 These 2 cuties just got listed in my Etsy shop :)

 I also listed these hemp bracelets as well...!

That is all for today...it's super hot & I need a popsicle! ;)

xoxo, Jamie

Kelly & Hoops...

Kelly O is the cutest darn thing!

I got a little too excited when I saw her on the cover of Self magazine!!!

She is so inspiring in so many ways & these photos are just adorable, right??

And the hoops?!?! Seriously?? Perfect.

I've been missing my time with my hoop so much! The first couple of months of being pregnant the thought of spinning around made me, well, want to be sick ;) But now that I have most of my energy back & not much nauseousness left, I am really missing it! 

I'll be putting on the hoop tunes and getting back into the rhythm very, very soon! :D Can't wait.

Happy Spring!

xo, Jamie