Happy

I know it's been a while since I updated. Things got hectic then I got sick which i'm just now getting over and things are still hectic. But after the first of the year things should be slowed down enough that I can update at least weekly if not daily. I don't want to bore you if I can help it.
I'm happy! I started drawing classes which I'm having fun with. It's not easy and lessons are complicated. Although I'm learning a great deal. Hopefully for the new year I'll be making tubes to sell. But I'm not going to get my hopes up. I've still got a ways to go.
I did get a kit for my lessons and two maniquins lol. I've been using them like crazy! I think I've had graphite pencils and charcoal glued to my hand!

On another note, I've not taking pictures lately of random stuff like new dishes I make. But will be doing so again. Lately I've made Chicken A-La King, Red velvet cupcakes, Peach snickerdoodles, and more. I've just been so involved with lessons and cooking I forget I have a camera and a camera phone.

We are already making plans for Thanksgiving. My mom is coming up and bringing a small roast, Ken is cooking a small turkey, squash, potatoes, and veggies, and I'm going to make dessert. I think it will be oatmeal cookies. I've been dying for some but trying to hold off. I suppose I could make another batch for Thanksgiving... I'll think on it.

Other than all that nothing much else is going on. I'm so sick of the drama on FB and since I got sick I haven't missed CTing. So the first of the year I'll be quitting CT work except for ADI and doing a tut now and then for Amy. I'll just be tubing for MS and Amy with no other extra work. I just want to be able to have time to do what I love to do and with CT's I can't do that. Maybe sometime in the future I'll get back to it but I doubt it. Drawing and lessons have taken over my life and I'm so happy with it. It's relaxing and no one sees my work unless I want to post it on here or FB but I doubt I'll post there. I'll only be signing on to FB to post any CT I do for advertising once in a while (4 times a month) after the new year. Until then I'll be posting for 2 CT's every two weeks. I really hate FB with a passion and it's not so much just the drama, I just hate it period. I've got my friends I talk to most on yahoo and skype (I think I prefer skype over yahoo) so I wont miss FB at all. They could take close it and I'd not think twice about missing it. Just one of those things.

Well it's almost lunch time and I'm looking at my avacado drawing and debating if I want to touch it up a bit

Have a great day!

Social Networking

Well thank you to my sweet friend Samantha, she helped me get thru the whole agonizing ordeal of getting in Instagram. But don't tell anyone, it was worth the torture! So im on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and Twitter. I'm wondering what others I can join. I'm pretty happy with the sites I'm on. I'm an Instagram and Pinterest junkie. I've got my creative ego on facebook and twitter, so shortly I'll be making accounts for ARainyDayGirl and/or my real name.
To find me on my social networking sites I belong to just go to:

http://pinterest.com/abailey0346
http://instagram.com/arainydaygrl
https://www.facebook.com/rainy.daygirl.9
https://twitter.com/RainyDayGirl1
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I've still got to get my butt out of social sites long enough to do a couple of tubes for Mystical Scraps and Artistic Dreams Imaging. And do a CT for Thrifty Scraps By Gina. I'm honestly not sure what else is in need of being done. I'm still in upload mode. But I'll be sure to figure it out.

I'm off to do what needs to be done.

Snicker Doodling

Although it was hot out san bought the stuff to make Apple Pie Snicker Doodle Bars. I basically only made the circles for the top but at least I had a hand in it lol. And it tastes like heaven!!

INGREDIENTS:

1 tube refrigerated sugar cookie dough

1 can 20oz apple pie filling

1/4 cup sugar

4 tsp cinnamon

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat overn to 350 degrees. cut suger cookie tube in 1/2, press 1/2 into bottom of 8x8 or 9x9 inch pan

2. Mix together the sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle 1/2 over the cookie bottom

3. Spred apple pie filling over crust. Take rest of cookie dough and break of little pieces, roll into balls and flatten slightly, and lay over the apple mixture. Sprinkle with rest of cinnamon and sugar

4. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Let cool completely before cutting

ENJOY!!

Other than that I've not done too much else not computer related due to the fact it's been so hot today it makes me sweat just to blink so I've been sitting here in my tank and shorts playing in Gimp. I've done a tube, a CT tutorial and I think that's about it other than advertising. Still too hot to do much of anything so I'm sucking down iced tea and thinking about turning on the TV and playing around in Gimp and do a FTU tag tut. I'm not sure what else to do at this point other than go crawl on my bed and pass out extremely early but what fun is that?

Well I'll be off until the next time (probably tomorrow). I'm unsure of what I'll be up to but I'm sure it wont be good.

Hope you enjoy the recipe and have a great evening!

Comatose

I was out of one of my meds for almost 4 days. It's a med I need to help slow my brain down and keep me calm. Well my head was spinning and everything seemed to be moving around me at 100 miles an hour. And I was getting panicky. Not good in the mental health department. Anyways I was able to pick up my prescription yesterday and took them at 5:00pm. I slept until 9:00 this morning. Only to wake up now and then to go to the bathroom and once to check the computer before I shut it down for the night.
I am feeling much more relaxed and nothing seems of kilter. But I'll never do that again. I hate running out and not realizing it. It's actually terrifying when you can't control your thoughts and feelings and they become this confusing ball of messiness that you can't find the beginning or end to clean everything up. I'm not sure if this makes sense to you but I guess you'd have to be in the state to understand the metephor.

On another note I am back on top of things today. I've started laundry and managed to get dressed..sorta. Im still in my t-shirt I wore to bed and yoga pants i put on so I could wash my favorite shorts. Yay Me! I'll get dressed once my laundry is done ;)

I am in serious need to get in PSP and either make a script or a bundle. Im not sure which I want to make. Or a template maybe. I have no gumption to do much of anything but spin my wheels today. I am not writing a tutorial today. I need a day off from that. My blogs are all up and running smoothly although I need to get blinkies up for ADI and Bee-NCreative. I am back on ADI cuz I was being tortured with tube previews and the CT is so laid back. I'm doing CT for Amy as a favor. She loved my work and asked me if I would join in. I couldn't say no. I am not joining anymore! I'm not going to go back to burning myself out. Im enjoying myself with ftu tutorials for gimp, designing and tubing. Im going to keep it that way for a while. No more bending so far backwards for CT's and feeling like I'm not getting anywhere. Although I did love the kits and tubes, but it's not about all that. It's about having fun and enjoying a hobby.

Well I think I've updated enough for the past 48 hours or so, I'll be around somewhere!

Drama

Had some drama happen yesterday at my mom's. Now I'm not sure if I can trust the two people I have in life outside of the internet. One family and the other person I live with. The thing was they didn't even acknowledge that I was right there while they talked about me as if I weren't there is quiet secrecy. It hurts and not sure if I should say anything or not. I just wish I knew how to feel or what to do about it.
On another note I'm redoing my Gimp tutorial blog layout because I was so excited about the layout I forgot the copyright symbol on the header..so I am working on getting the corrected header and layout redone and uploaded. Lots to do and not enough time in the day to do it. I did however manage to get ads out this morning and got a tube done for an artist. After the layout for the blog is done I think im going to write another tutorial then call it a night.
I'll have to get a day this weekend and just sit and write my heart out on here. I'll share a recipe I found that I'm dying to try!
Well Im off to Artisteer to finish up.

Here I Go Again

Please bear with me. I'm getting this set up as a personal blog and not having an easy time of. I think it's because I'm tired and I think blogs are just not my thing tonight. I'll have to work on a bit tomorrow and see what I can come up with.
This blog is basically my personal what have its and whatnots. Ramblings, updates to new things in life and memories of old things. Food I've found, Books I've read and am currently reading. TV critiques for my favorite shows. Music mayhem. Anything you can think of.
So with that being said, I'm off for the night and will be back full throttle tomorrow!

Sweet dreams