the wit and "wisdom" of whirleygirl

A pretty little vine...

This is part of the vine detailing i finished up last week that runs along the top of a little girls bedroom. Supercute and sweet. I'll be working on some additional accessories to go in the room as well.

Earth Hour

Have you heard of earth hour? It is an "event" (can't quite figure out what word to use) on March 29th, 2008 at 8p.m. (your local time) in which we are asked to turn off our lights for one hour. By doing this (imagine millions of us humans doing this!!), we would be making a unified statement that we do care about our planet and want to help fight climate change. So, in the dark by candlelight we will be..

i will admit - I do get  bouts of anxiety now and then about landfills being too full, not enough safe drinking water to go around, global warming, the over use of antibiotics etc.. etc.. but then i get so nervous about those situations that i just don't think about them at all and then i just feel guilt. Soooooo,

i'm going to make some changes, jump on the "green" bandwagon if you will, but I'm going to be realistic. Small steps...and i am going to list 4 things here - for all to read - as a way to commit to making this world just a little bit better for our future. (i know, i know - i'm being a wee bit dramatic...cue that whitney houston song about children being our future....)

1 - i will recycle (ouch, the shoe you just hit me in the head with really hurt!) i know this is obvious but i did tell you there are anxiety issues involved.

2 - i will reuse my shopping bags.

3 - i will not leave the water running when i wash my face and brush my teeth.

4 - i will unplug appliances that i'm not using.

and for extra credit - i will rethink paper napkins.

there is my start - i know it's not groundbreaking but at least i will be doing something. (we have already switched to compact florescent bulbs and i do reuse used paper as a scratch pad to doodle design concepts on so i'm not the worst human alive).

Back to earth hour - check out the main site here.

                      "Be the change you want to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi

what inspires you?

Some days i wander around seeking inspiration as if it was some great secret waiting to be found. Other days, i find that i'm filled with SO much inspiration that i feel overwhelmed and my head gets all woozy. (those are also the days i find myself needing to put down that fourth cup of coffee....) Then there are days like today that i actually feel creatively content AND focused..and still feel inspired...and i'm trying to figure out why...surely, there must be some formula that i could bottle and take a sip of whenever i needed to..but actually i think it all goes back to last weekend...

Last weekend started by spending the day with a friend who was visiting Chicago...now this isn't any old friend - this was a friend who i hadn't seen in over 16 years AND who lives in hong kong...I actually googled her after coming across her name on the wacky world wide web..and would you believe i found her?? It was great to reunite, blab away, and really realize that there are those we come across in life that are our friends "for all seasons"  - the ones that even after 16 years, you are the most comfortable with. "Moshi-moshi!!"

After that greatness, i attended a womens entrepreneur seminar that Country Living magazine had put together. Another day of inspiration!! I had the chance to talk to and hear from so many other women that have decided to "bank on their bliss" and really go after their dreams of creating a business that is not only a passion but REALLY is based on their true talents within! Unbelievable. I was so excited to see/ hear panelists that i was already familiar with as well as be introduced to other women that were just as fabulous. It really is amazing what just one individual can achieve....

So, back to today - I love that i'm still on the high of all that happened last weekend - with all of the day to day "rig -a -ma-roo", it is easy to forget the moments that really do inspire us. I guess it is a responsibility to ourselves that we must have to find the inspiration that is always around us. If it is in a movie, a great piece of jewelry, or simply in all the great people we surround ourselves with, i have to remind myself that the bottle of inspiration is always overflowing.  i should really get a bigger glass......

a new adventure.....

Well here goes...it's St. Patty's Day and hopefully a little luck will be with me as i start this blog. A place where thoughts can roam, new artwork can be shared, and new friends will be made! This will be fun....whhheeeeee!