We need to be out of our house by today, and I can't get internet access for my server until May 13th. My website will be down until then.

I should have internet access periodically through then, but please forgive any non responses until I can get my act together again! We've been moving for 5 straight days (where the he** did we get so much sh**?) and it's going to take awhile to get it all sorted out.

Thanks to all you DAers for your support, and I'll get caught up soon, I promise!

Things have just gotten to be too much over the last couple of days. There has been almost no good news this whole week.

My husband, bless his soul, has been so good. Trying to maintain a positive attitude. I, on the other hand, have been in full bitch mode.

I suffer from depression. This seems to be a common thing through artists, only instead of expressing ourselves through art, we sometimes seem to be paralyzed and can't do any art. Fear of our art being ridiculed falls into this category as well.

In an effort to do some self help stuff, pulling together people who deal with this issue I've just started a yahoo discussion group. If you are interested in joining go here: [link]

I hope to draw a group of people who are genuinely interested in helping to create a positive, nuturing and safe environment to help us all grow as artists and get past the road blocks. Within 2 1/2 hours of creation, this group had 20 members...

I feel like this month is hurriedly spinning out of control. I have 3 mosaic projects to complete, 1 glass fusing project to finish before we move at the end of the month. My granddaughter was born last Tuesday (April fool! Everything went fast but great, thank goodness!) and while I was babysitting the two grandsons, the four year old was spinning some binoculars by their strap, they flew out of his hand and hit my head just above my left eyebrow. So, for a week I've had this beautiful purple, blue and green eye. We're dealing with all the house loan crap... can't get the low income loan because for ONE TIME in 11 years my husband was allowed to get overtime for most of last year. Figures. The Tucson show mentioned in a previous journal was such a joke of a show... now I'm finding that the organizer may have signed my name to a contract!!! Can you say fraud??? I woke up Sunday with a scratchy throat so I've been doing the Zycam thing trying to fend off a cold. And I've applied for like 8 jobs and not heard thing one from any of them!

I'm venting, not complaining. It's a lot all at once, but things really could be worse. I'd just like a little breathing room!!!

Keep it up with all the inspiring art... I love the interaction of this place, how we all find each other and feature/praise/pass on each other's work!

I felt bad that my last entry sounded so pathetic. Besides, I'm on one of my favorite sites, so let's see what we find that's pretty... try to get the crap out of a bad mood right? Ok, so here's some cool stuff I found... look forward to getting to know them through their art!

I've just returned from another discouraging round of house hunting. We are supposedly supposed to move in just over 2 weeks, but we can't find a place!!

Either it's so trashed we just don't want it, not enough space, or not enough yard! Now, if I could combine this house with the other house's garage and still a 3rd house's yard...

I'm feeling like maybe I'm too picky, but crap! This is a large investment! And I've been given the boss from hell at work and I can't quit until I finalize the house loan or I find another job! Arrgh!

Too many projects that NEED to be finished and I can't work feeling this unsettled!