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I hope this works! Above should be a photo video of my latest designs/products. Good! It worked.

Today, Monday (1-26-09), I went to my medication doctor and she upped my morning med. Now I have to take one pill in the morning and 1 1/2 pills at night. I forgot to ask her, ‘If this pill is to give me energy, then why do I need it at night, when I don’t need the energy. I need to rest and sleep!’ Oh well, I’ve got to go back to the pharmacy tomorrow and get them.

Earlier in my journey with this….’challenge’, I hated the thought of having to depend on pills to live and coping with life! Depending on any chemical, medicine to deal with life, just makes me squirm! So, after a time (a few years), I have finally come to terms with this….THING… and submit to it! I’ll have to take these pills for the rest of my life!  I keep looking for ‘cures’ or alternative treatments to help me be ‘happy’! I don’t want happy pills, but I do want to feel more positive, more less down everyday! Creating these designs is my ‘godsend’ is my therapy, but it can be my escape from reality and stay at it all day long, if I allow myself to. Some days I have to tear myself away from this thing and make myself to eat, get up and stretch and do other things other than computer stuff!  For the last few days I’ve been having a ‘bad hair’ day! Also, I’m fighting off another bug! I HATE colds!!

Well, that’s all for today! No quotes, no cute pictures today!

Till next time, Take good care of your selves! Don’t forget to respond to the poll I have in the post below! Thanks!

Hi everyone! I’ve been having a blast custom designing cards for a friend of mine from Zazzle! I won’t show you the whole card but I will show you the basic design of it! I was following a tutorial on how to make space vortex’s. When I come to a place where I know I can put my own touch on it, I do! This happens to me with the majority of the designs I make. So, without further ado, here is my Red Vortex design…

I didn’t use this for a card, but I did make some other products with this design on them at my Zazzle store (link on the right).

Here is the one I used for a card...

Which one is your favorite? And yes all my designs are copyrighted!

My moods have been going up and down for the past few days! Today started out pretty blue, then after I started on my designs my mood got really good! I was SO Pumped after I made this vortex design, I sent it to my brother and he said, ‘Do you ever eat or exercise? My response? ‘Eat? Exercise? What a concept! I’ll try those someday!’ LOL! Honestly, when my stomach starts growling at me and when my joints start getting stiff, then I get up and do something about it! Really I do practically live on this computer! I saw a cartoon somewhere where this person was sitting on the toilet with a referator and a microwave oven on one side and a computer in front of her/him. That would be DD’s perfect world!

How has your world been? Please feel free to leave any comments/questions for me at the bottom of each of my posts! I will answer all!  I think I’ll start a poll in attempt to start a conversation with you! And within one week I’ll post the results.

What position do you like to sleep in?  A-Back  B-Right side C-Left side D-Stomach E-Stomach/side

Now for a cutie picture…

Till next time, take good care of yourselves!

Wasn’t that inauguration awesome?? Here is my favorite picture from it…

The pride in the girls faces! I know you can’t see to much from this size, but it is wonderful!!

I feel as if that night was New Years Eve! Everything is new now! And when Bush flew over the Capital it felt like the old year is gone! There is SO much Hope in this man, Obama! Everything I’ve heard, seen and felt about this man is positive! HOWEVER, he is a politician and we all have heard good things from other Presidents before they were elected. The color of his skin, to me, has no barring on the kind of person he is and what he will do for us! I will sit back and watch what changes do happen and if he lives up to what he says, then I will be on his bandwagon! I have my hope in him too! I voted for him, as well! I bet everything I value that if McCain (the other guy) had won, us Americans would NOT have responded to him as we have with Obama!!! 

On to other things! My computer has been acting up lately, so I haven’t had any chance to do anything! So, now that it seems to be okay, I will be doing more, like responding to email, making more designs for my Zazzle store, ect…

For most of the day, I’ve been feeling a bit scattered brained, not remembering what I need to do today. I knew I had a few business phone calls to make, but for about 5 hours I just couldn’t remember. Then when I did, I had to hurry up and make them. 5pm was coming up quick! Now at 11pm, I am feeling better! I’m listening to news and all of it is negative…well at least most of it is!

Hey, what about that US Airways plane in NY? What GOOD news that was!!! The very first thought I had, ‘Oh no, not another terrorist attack’!!  Did you have that thought too! Wow! That whole crew was Awesome!! I do believe that there were angels helping out too!

Well, that’s it for today! Here is a good quote for you…

‘To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society’s ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.’ -President Barack Obama Inauguration  January 20, 2009

And here is a cute picture…

One of my favorite pictures of the girls!

Till next time, take good care of yourselves!

I don’t really want to write anything today! But, as long as I’m here anyway, mind as well!

 With Mona on my lap and me staring into this bright screen, I’m feeling down! Why? I have no idea!! My girlfriend said last Sunday that we’d go and do something next Saturday (today). I tried to call her 2 times yesterday and again today! Since I don’t have a phone, I have to be the one to make the calls out! (I use the neighbors phone)  And still me without a job, I’m feeling pretty down.

I did make a really nice Valentines Day design for my Zazzle store. Wanna see it? okay, I’ll see if I can get it out to show you. Wait a moment!  What do you think? Now you have to go to my Zazzle store to see it on the products.   www.zazzle.com/miller_creations. T-shirts are on sale now! “All Shirts are $4.50 off” And there is even a store that sells everything Obama! The link is on my site! There are so many wonderfully talented artists at Zazzle! I am so proud to be a part of them! I’m making so many friends from all over the world through Zazzle! I think they are a part of my saving grace during and after these down times! 

 I think I know why my friend is not answering her phone, when I call. Last Sunday she and her partner graciously took me home from church. I had asked, if it wasn’t an imposition, if we could stop at Safeway, I needed just milk and bananas. Her partner said that there is a Safeway right on way to my place. My friend said that they were on their way to see her partners mother. I did say that if it was going to be a problem that I could go some other time. Since then shes been cold towards me. I don’t see anything that I did that could have caused her to be cold towards me.  I guess I am sensitive to others feelings! I like to think that I am ‘tougher’ than that. I don’t like it when my friends don’t like something I did or didn’t do. WOW! I am so down!! And it does bother me! Yuck!! That’s why sometimes I’d rather be alone than to deal with other peoples ‘garbage’, moods, stuff! With my cats, I have unconditional love and acceptance no matter what I do…except not feeding them and cleaning their potty. 

I don’t think I’ll go to church tomorrow! Last week, I was happier than I am today! But, there is a magazine I want to get! Maybe sometime during the week, I’ll go! I am beginning to hate taking the bus everywhere I go. And to get to the church, I have to take 2 bus’s. And all that waiting! Yuck! It’s just not worth it…most of the time!   I gave her a book I knew she’d like, for a belated Christmas gift! Yes, she did like it…a lot! Having been snubbed by my best friend of 15 years (J), recently,  I am pretty gun shy with getting close to anybody..female or male!  But, at the same time, I hunger for that female bonding! I don’t have an older sister, nor a mother anymore! I know she’s in my heart and I can talk to her anytime I want, but it’s just not the same with a real life, in person! 

So, please excuse me for not having any quotes or cute pictures for you today! I’ll talk to you again later! 

OH…Before I sign off…I’d like to say that I have a whole bunch of Hope in Obama. But, being skeptical about politicians, I will be sitting by and SEE what he does for us! Not putting him on any pedestal -yet-, like so many others have! You bet I’ll be watching the inauguration next Tuesday! 

And one other thing…I believe there were angels helping that pilot bring that plane down in NYC, yesterday!

I went to be tested for a position with the 2010 Census Bureau. When I lived over in Seattle in 1999, I was a census taker. So, perhaps I will be eligible for a raise in pay!

For those of you that may be interested in a position with the 2010 Census (yes they are still taking applicants) where is their web sits address   http://2010.census.gov/2010censusjobs/index.php  It is a temporary job, but it’s worth it!

I have some new designs/products at my Zazzle store. Here is a couple of them…

Also there is my Love Line that I posted in a previous post. “You are Loved”, “I Am Loved”"Mommy Loves Me”, etc….  All for Valentines Day gifts!

I’m also starting on St. Patrick’s Day designs. If any of you have any ideas for me, let me know in the comments section.  Also, I do personalized designs for individuals!  I know Birthdays, Anniversaries and Weddings are some common events to make designs for too.

 I was talking with a friend on the phone today and we were talking about how to keep from getting down. The one thing that both of us agreed on was ‘Keeping busy doing anything…preferably something productive and affirmative for you. 

 Here’s a nice quote I found at…    http://www.midnightangel308.com/love_quote.htm  by Amy Carmichael

You can give without loving,
but you cannot love without giving

  I made a new friend at Zazzle who lives in Australia. This photo is a ‘thinking of you’ for you, AuntieBluebear!

 Good night, everyone! Take good care of yourselves! 

Hi Everybody!

Our Internet connection had been compromised for awhile. All is well now!

I got my uncles tribute (photo video) done! It is a success! At first I wasn’t able to send it via email, then after a bit of research and self-learning, I successfully sent it to my brother and he reports that he was impressed! It’s like I just ‘knew’ what to do while I created it. I knew the right song, the right sequence and choice of pictures the transitions, everything. When I do these ‘memorial tributes’ I feel as if they are inspired from within my spirit! I have so much love for these people that I think of while I do these, that that love just flows from my spirit to my heart to my mind to my hands/eyes. I feel so honored and humbled by having the privilege and skill to do these! The second part will be a hard-copy of the same pictures (thou not all) that are in the video, along with (I hope) a short paragraph from each of us kids (4) of a special memory or a lesson our uncle gave each of us.

Shortly after my Dad’s wife (my step-mother) died, I made a collage of pictures (that I had available) of their life together and a newsletter type tribute to Dad from his kids. I feel as though I ‘had’ to do this as a milepost or a symbol of my love and forgiveness of all the pain he caused me in my childhood and early adulthood, and as a forgiveness of myself of the pain I caused him! I was not an easy child to raise!! Both Mom and Dad deserve an award for doing their best (and in my opinion) they did a pretty good job!!

I plan to make one for my Mom/Dad and Grandparents! I have a lot of pictures I got from some photo albums that Dad saved. Also I think this is my way of keeping my memory of them alive! Because to me they are, just on a different plane. A while back I was accused of ‘living in the past too much’. Sometimes, my dear brother, that is an asset! I want to keep my memories of them alive, till I go home to see them again!

It looks like I’ll be helping the Census Bureau again this year (Spring ‘09). I was a census taker last time they did it (1999) when I was in Seattle. That was an interesting experience! But, this time I’d like to try my hand at being in the clerical part.

I don’t remember if I told you but, I made 4 sales over the holidays (3 from Miller Creations at Zazzle and 1 from Miller Images at Cafe Press)! Yes, I am very happy about that! Though I haven’t seen any royalties yet. They will be sent to my PP account someday soon!  You ought drop by every once in awhile. I am making changes every few days!

I have a T-shirt with a saying on it that I think everyone would like. I put it on a cup also.

Oh, by the way, the jar of vinegar with holes in the lid tip I gave you last post…well it works there are millions of dead gnats in that jar now! And I think the word is out too all the other gnats. The population is minimal now!

Well, I guess that’s all for tonight! I’ll leave you with another quote from a woman I admire, Eleanor Roosevelt,

‘It is better to light a candle then to curse the darkness.’  

Here’s a couple of cuties I found!

Till next time Take good care of yourselves!

My thanks to Roxie for the nomination for the Lemonade Award. I am humbly honored and grateful!

I think I’ve won probably 3 awards in my life that I can recall, anyway!  Nice artwork by the way!

When I was a youngster living in Alaska, I remember someone coming by with a pony and gave rides to us kids on Rocky Road! That’s when and where my love for horses began! Later, my family and I moved onto my Grandfathers farm - where which he was born on in 1901 - my love for horses grew. I’ve had the privilege of knowing and loving 8 horses and 3 of my own in my lifetime…thus far. I remember going around to our neighbors who didn’t have horses and giving them rides, supervised of course. So much fun was had by all! 

SO many fond memories living on that farm! I’m so glad I have them and a lot of pictures! Speaking of pictures, I made a wonderful photo video tribute to my uncle who passed away recently. However, I won’t be sharing it here or anywhere on the Internet without my siblings permission. But, I can tell you it turned out FANTASTIC!!

That’s all for today!

Here’s an interesting fact I found about cats….                                                                                                                                                   Cats act reserved because their ancestors hunted and lived alone. They did not live in packs and therefore depend less on others. 

It goes to show that Dogs have owners and Cats have staff! 

Till next time, take care!

Comments are always welcomed!

Being snowed in is no fun! Especially when one is looking for a job. There are many business’ closed and most of the public schools are too. Mostly because they didn’t shovel off their roofs. And the local bus’s are running on no schedule (they get to you when they can). Grrrr! It can be very frustrating!! And my cats need more food. My housemate upstairs has offered to take me downtown tomorrow so, I can get some money and then I need to go about 9 miles north to PetSmart to get their special food. Max needs this special prescription for his urinary problem. Did you know that most-not all- male cats have unusual tubing in their urinary area that makes food difficult to digest? This is what my vet told me, anyway. Before, I went to the vet, Max had been peeing in unapproiate places and a profound order and it was greenish in color. Yuck! After I took him in to see the vet and got him on this special diet, he has not been peeing on my bed nor any stinky pee and the pee is back to being normal.   And about every other day, I give him about 6 mg. of plain white yogurt. He really likes it. He licks it right off the syring as I slowly push in the syring thingy. I don’t know what they call it!

Also tomorrow we three ladies are going sledding, weather permitting. It snowed some more last night! It’s looking more and more like the Alaska winters of my youth, like this guy or gal…..

You baby boomers remember this sled? They don’t make like this anymore!

Well, I’ve come to the end of another post. We have a horrible problem with gnats in this house. Here is a tip I found to get rid of them. Thanks to www.HowToGetRidOfStuff.com

Track Them and Kill Them. If you’ve got a swarm, you need to eliminate the source. It seems gnats are attracted to vinegar. Fill a jar almost to the top with vinegar, poke several small holes in the lid and then set it out. The gnats will come to the jar, wiggle down into the hole, and will not be able to climb back out.

And here’s a cutie… I love baby ducks, do you?

Thanks to www.thecuteproject

Till next time! Take care of yourself!

Stop by for a visit. I’m sure you’ll find something you like. If not, let me know what you would like and I’ll try to make it come to life!