Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label self expression

Some Days I’m Denim, Some Days I’m Wine

  Some days, I reach for denim. Grounded, effortless, pulled together without trying.  These are days when I’m busy, but still want to look nice.  Denim is for slow, casual days.  No deadlines, no piling tasks one on top of the other.  Some days, I reach for wine. Deeper, richer, a little dangerous. The kind that lingers…that people remember.  But most of all, I wear it for me.  For days when I’m wearing my domestic goddess crown,  stuck doing dishes, cooking up a storm in the kitchen, and  hanging wet clothes.  I may be doing chores, but my nails will look fabulous while doing them.  Denim and wine.  Same woman. Different expression.  I may be doing simple, mundane things.  Or shopping at a high end mall. But I still choose to be beautiful wherever, whenever.  Years ago, I decided to stop wearing ratty, faded clothes at home.  It’s just a personal choice.  I’m not judging anyone.  Since I’m a stay...

Why I Painted Background Noise

  “Background Noise” Acrylic on Canvas, Original Art by Lady E. I had a full day last Tuesday. I went out. I moved. I showed up. I did everything I was supposed to do. And when I got home, I thought I would write. But it didn’t feel right.