Going With the Flow

I had fun being spontaneous with a pack of blank cards yesterday. I needed to finally get my Christmas thank yous out, and I decorated a whole pack of cards with this and that, and wrote them all while I homeschooled. The dark smears you see are actually metallic silver: doesn't photograph well.
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Yesterday I also went to my second ever yoga class. Where have you been all my life, Yoga?? I have gone to aerobics classes in the past (a long time ago, ahem) but that has been my only foray into exercise classes. I hated aerobics! Everyone in their perfect outfits, doing their perfect routines! Yechhhhh! But having heard about yoga from several resources, I decided to check it out. TOTALLY a different experience! Low lights, soft music, go at your own pace at your own level, no comparisons or competition, stretching, balancing, breathing. I've felt like I've just had a massage after each class!

Here's to new discoveries and healthier habits!

Inspire Me Thursday - "Functional Art"

I found this terrarium at a thrift shop for a couple dollars. It was full of old dirt, with mineral-caked glass and bare wood. We used it for a few years, and it worked really well for Venus flytraps! I put it away until recently, then I cleaned up the glass, painted it, and put new silicone sealer on the glass seams inside. The back side is a mirror, which had a boring black reverse side, so as a last thought I painted the scene and quote on it. "The kiss of the sun for pardon, the song of the birds for mirth, one is nearer God's heart in a garden than anywhere else on earth." - Dorothy F. Gurney. We planted it with 4 tiny tropical plants. I asked my son who I should give it to, and he said, "Let's keep it for now!"