DEATH OF A BLOG

Well folks, enough blogging from me. Thanks to those who listened to what I had to say. Thanks to all those out there who shared their ideas and thoughts. It's been an interesting experience and I've had fun. But the fact is, in cyberspace no-one can hear you scream or laugh or see a smile and I found blogging a little lonely for my tastes. I don't have time to spend visiting loads of blogs and leaving my tracks to follow. Life in the real world calls more loudly right now and thats where I'm off too. People to meet in person, dirt to be dug, my local community to be involved in. Fun to be had.
Seeya!!!

Natalie

THINGS TO DO IN OCTOBER

• Consider taking an art or craft class. Theres a million and one fun ways out there to express yourself. You could try pottery, sculpture, mosaic, card making, quilling or even take a life drawing class, if for no other reason that to realise other people have saggy bits too.



• Sandal time! Treat yourself to a pedicure. If you can't afford the salon variety, there are beauty colleges that offer low rates for you to be a guinea pig and what's wrong with blue toe-nail polish really? Or even buy the products yourself and lock yourself in the bathroom for the evening. This is only a bad idea if the bathroom contains the only toilet in the house!



• Experiment with some incense. There are some delicious fragrences although they have yet to release 'pancakes with maple syrup'. I'll be first in line when they do. Some unfortunately smell like trough-lollies so give the pack a good sniff before you purchase or you may have a queue of workman at your door. The smoke cleanses the chi of your home and hides the smell of the insinkerator.



• Make a wish collage. Write a list of all the things you'd like or like to do with your life. Then go through magazines and brochures to find images to represent those wishes. Cut them out and paste them onto carboard, collage style. If you like, get the crayons, textas and glitter out and decorate. These can also be used to scribble over the woman holding the man you've stuck down.



• Tell everyone important to you that you love them. You'll make the postmans day.

October Edition

Frivolity, yes - that's October for you. Whack on a bib and let the creative juices flow. Some people have tried to tell me that they don't have a creative bone in their body. Tush. Not possible! Even plucking eyebrows or serving up baked beans on toast can be creativity. People tend to think that only art and craft is creative. But we've all been the the local Rotary club fete and seen that all craft is not good craft. You are a creative being. The way you get your bikini wax to look like Blinky Bill in profile is pretty darn creative. And nobody could even crochet that if they tried.
So maybe people say your art is bad. Well, you simply did not hit them hard enough the first time. Theres no such thing as bad art. It's simply expression. If you're having a bad week, you're not going to paint fluffy kittens and babies-breath. No girl, you gonna paint whatcha feelin.......Sorry, started channelling Oprah but it's OK I found the remote. What I mean is find some way of expressing yourself, whether it be redecorating the garden shed on shaving Celtic knotwork onto the dog; it doesn't matter how. Spring is all about creating something and Spring is telling me right now to bake some chocolate brownies. I am not afraid to go with my gut feelings on this one.