ROOTMIX [life-as-art]

{hi5} jellyfiiiiissshhhhh!

ah... the noble jellyfish! underwater ballerina, luminescent orb of the deep...

{via beachbungalow8}

{via odette new york}

{via oh my ampersand}

{via unitedthread}

one, two, three, four, five! do you have anymore favorite links to jellyfish? hmmm?

hugs.

i'm really digging this simple bouquet for this sunday. i've just looked through some clean and open studio spaces on flickr and really am feeling a zen for simplicity and minimalism. it's hard to recreate that feeling irl at my house since i'm so packed up with reclaimed crafty materials... must mean i've got to get to crafting! luckily, it looks like a *little house on the playa* craft-together is in the works.

{datenight} love is abundant!

happy datenight! taking time at least once a week to be grateful for those around us and ourselves is a great way to generate love... abundant love!

{via just be splendid}

{via your wish cake}

{via white trash beautiful}

{via sooner or later}

{via vol.25}

have a great weekend! smooches!

{i want one of these}

i'd probably take the middle one...

and this typewriter...

this...

and i'd wear this while i admire my stuff...

and finally, for my imaginary shopping spree, theees... yay reuse!!!

happy monday y'all! i'll get my goals together and share my next round. stay tuned!

xoxo,
rm

{sunday's bouquet} it's a bright year!

{via erie basin}

happy sunday!

...and then you give yourself a reward?!?!?

{via tony fitzpatrick}

dear blog,

you know, elsie, over at a beautiful mess, has invited us to share our goals for the week. she sets her goals then rewards herself with a motivating treat if she's accomplished her goal by the end of the week. wha??!!?!?

i usually am stumped on how to motivate myself, but i'll be giving this a shot as twenty-ten is the year for me to be a beginner and try stuff out. i'll have to think of what my reward would be... hmmm? a massage!!! yes - that'll get me motivated!

i'm already 2 for 2 on my daily aceo project! yay! i'll keep that up for the week - 5 more aceos; complete an encaustics piece; and draft my business plan!

oh, i've also promised a tutorial for a heating pillow, you know, the kind you can warm up in the microwave? well, this tutorial will have options for hand sewing and a trick to its design so the filling doesn't get all caught up in one side of the pillow!

i work best when teaming up with others so this public posting thing could be a happy way to be held accountable for sharing goals and rewards with you, blog, and precious readers!

let me hear your goals too. and make sure to include what your reward will be! we can do this!!!

cheers,
rootmix!!!

{sunday's bouquet} welcoming the new year!

{via frolic!}

it's been a great start to the new year! how 'bout for you? i've really been enjoying welcoming in what each day holds and being willing to be surprised. rolling with what shows up. here new year, this bouquet is for you, welcome!

xoxo,
rootmix

why don't i know who the sequence is?

a re-imagined life - carpe diem

{via the lil bee}

dear blog,
today i worked in abundance for what i am welcoming into my new year. this included willing to be a beginner, pulling my bike out of storage and riding it, (even just for 5 feet in front of my house on the wet, rainy sidewalk), pulling out my encaustic materials which i have not set up in almost 2 years - i am showing willingness to use the tools, blog. this even led to sketching out my first piece of the year and i'm excited to get started layering on the melted wax. it was WAY easier to do then i'd spent the last year fretting about!

another thing i noticed about my approach to the day was taking immediate action. case in point: when i sat down to design aceo card #010110, first of a daily series, and found a pen was half dry (which has been the case for the last year, don't know what i was saving it for...) i made a new choice and stood up immediately to toss it in the trash! i know! it's the little things that are the most phenomenal!

{via alicia tormey}

staying focused, making intentional choices for the year, and not getting side-tracked. what i'm welcoming and including in my daily life. and the best awareness is that i get to do the exact same thing today: the attitude, the welcoming in, the choosing what's on the plate today, and the negotiating between choices that compete for time. i get to choose how i want to spend my time and practice the first *live* of *live and let live*!

blog, here are some of my first day ta-da's, since you asked!

capturing video footage of market street
running into a dear friend
visiting a hipster coffee shop and
blogging a timely entry (!!!)
reaching out and connecting with friends
meeting up with other peeps
crocheting and troubleshooting granny squares!
chatting with my housemate
eating healthy food, including lucky lentils & kale
meeting up with a good friend to walk in nature
drinking 10 glasses of water!!!
being in the moment and negotiating through my day
practicing gratitude, meditation, being willing
walking outside with my passport to welcome international travel this year
(this was inspired by my sister's interpretation of walking out of the house with a suitcase on the first day of the year to invite travel for the new year)

i'm blessed with an early start to the day. i'll be working on that encaustic piece, getting my second aceo of the year done, and drafting the steps to my first requested tutorial. stay tuned blog and precious readers! let me know what you're up to, too!

xoxo,
rootmix

p.s. woooohooo!!!

{white rabbits!} new year's day style!!!

i like the sentiment portrayed in this card by badbird. choosing to fly. what choices have i overlooked? where can i jump in and make a selection for my life? what choices are you making for your new year? what ever they are, i hope you soar!!!

{via badbird}

once my new year's theme is chosen, i often need a reminder to keep checking in if i'm on track. or even just remembering i had made a choice. here's a lucky white rabbit to follow my progress all throughout the year!