I am feeling great today and really looking forward to what tomorrow and all the other days will bring, but BOY, was last week ever rough emotionally.

I was so deeply lost trying to figure out what everyones reactions to me actually meant in regards to my life so far and what kind of a friend I may really be to all of them. It may be a Gemini thing, I am not sure, but I was always somewhat like this growing up. If things started to go bad or just looked like they were heading in a downward spiral to me, I would almost want to just give up on everything. After all, what was the point?

It’s a pretty shi**y way to think, but I honestly did. I would have to fight it with all my eternal strength,as there is no way I ever wanted to end up as a manic depressive or have a Doctor try and put me on medications. I had seen this happen to people in my world growing up and was so afraid up being sucked into that quick sand.

I haven’t felt that way is years. So many years that I have no idea how many it has been. Last Wednesday pretty much had me knocked to the ground and shedding a lot of tears. Don’t get me wrong, I know very well that I have a wonderful life and that I am one of the luckiest people around. But Boy oh boy, that was something.

The next morning arrived and I felt so much stronger and eager for all the great adventures and some challenges coming my way. I cannot wait for tomorrow to arrive and I am spending today enjoying the sunshine and finding something sexy and empowering to wear to greet my 40th year tomorrow.

Love to you all! Now go dance in your local grocery shopping aisle to the ‘musak’ of the day! … as that is what I am going to do, since we are out of peanut butter.

keep smiling and creating,

Nicci

These days stress seems to effect me differently and painting cannot seem to help me travel through those periods like they used to. Now that I have come out the other end of the ’stress tunnel’ ….look out world!

Of all places, I ended up in a Starbucks coffee house yesterday with my young son. As he was sitting there eating his granola & yoghurt while drinking his green tea matcha white hot chocolate (I know… where did this healthy kid come from. He has always made these types of choices. Yeah!) , I was taking in the varied clientelle and actually feeling the creative juices flowing withing the coffee house. I think I need to venture out to the coffee house more often like I used to.

I came home feeling I just had to do something, but my sketchbook journal was not the answer. So yesterday I revamped my black rusty mailbox that has been screaming at me since we moved here last July. I hope you like her transformation!

Keep smiling and creating!

Nicci

Click HERE to buy one TODAY!

There are on 30 prints in this collection. Each one will be numbered and hand glittered by myself.

Happy Valentine’s Week! Enjoy!

Nicci

Last week I purchased a design your own Starbucks cup (SKU # 1233010) and I thought you might all like to see the outcome and maybe print off a copy to insert into your own Starbucks cup.

Starbucks coffee cup art

Don’t forget to add some fine glitter for that extra sparkle for when you relax with your favorite caffeinated bevie!

Have a great Day!

Nicci