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It's The Little Things

I got this recently from the drugstore for a whopping 99-cents because I needed something for those rare moments I actually have cash (everything in Atlanta is done by way of debit card, it seems) and my current wallet is really only good for plastic and discount cards. This little cheap coin purse just makes me so happy!  Every time I dig a quarter out of it, I imagine I am a woman in the 30's or 40's in a fabulous vintage dress with a stylish hat and doing a bit of shopping or perhaps lunch at a small diner as a break while I ran my errands.  Yes, I am fully aware that the print on this coin purse is more mod than that but I don't care.  It's more the act of opening the coin purse that does it for me. And it makes me happy. :)

Feeling down

Even though I don't post as often as I really should, at the very least I have tried to keep them upbeat and positive (because that's just who I am)  if they are not about a project that I am working (sadly lacking these days).  Lately, however, I have just been feeling somewhat disheartened and I can feel it taking it's toll. Here is the short version done in bullet points to force myself to keep it short. July 2011 - scraped my left leg setting up for a one-night art show and had a lovely bout of cellulitis by the time I left the club. August 2011 - through traveling and working on my sister's engagement party , the wounded area reopened and cellulitis came back October 2011 - for my sister's wedding and subsequent travelling, etc. the wounded area reopened again but I lucked out on the cellulitis portion this time. December 2011 - wounded area finally healed and no more signs of infection. Once you get this skin infection once, you are more prone to