Breaking my Own Rules

Have you ever made a rule for yourself you later broke?

Count me in on this one. I swore I would 

NEVER

EVER

use an eReader like a kindle.

Well guess what?

I use one now.

EVERY

DAY

I love it.

I have about 75+ books stored on it. No more late fees at the library (for now).

I get an email everyday with free/cheap Ebooks deals and I can borrow plenty from the media mall from the library for free with NO LATE FEES. Oh did I already mention no more late fees? Bahahahahahaha!!!!!

How I feel Without my Art

Yeppers, that's me.

Big blank canvas hanging on a brick wall.

I need to make art. I thought knitting again would fulfill me but so far it hasn't. Of course I may not have given it a fighting chance quite yet. I have a pair of socks for myself in the works but lordy they are slow going!

I hope to get a new art journal today. That might help.

World Turning

It's time to come back out of hiding and face my new life. Oh Lord why can't things just stay the SAME for longer than two years anymore?

Wait...am I complaining about my lot in life? Never may that happen! (Bonus points to anyone who knows where that phrase came from) I'm not COMPLAINING I'm just EXPLAINING.

When I moved to Danville I did not know two important things; that the neighborhood really was THAT BAD and that my friend who had the apartment was bipolar. Don't get me wrong, I loved the space despite the bad wiring, bats and other creepy crawlies and it being upstairs, which to my unending surprise kept a lot of people from visiting me. Who knew so many people can't manage one flight of stairs? That still boggles my mind.

Anywayssssssssssssssssss

I knew something was wrong with my landlord/friend within days but I chose to ignore it seeings how I spent 16+ months in a little pink room at my daughter's house sharing a bathroom with 4 other people. Having your own bathroom goes a long way in overlooking bad behaviors. But slowly, surely it became glaringly obvious that this was not going to be something I could disregard forever. Other people started dropping hints about her mental state and I had to make a choice to stand my ground or run. Life lesson-standing your ground is easy when you have no money to run.

The neighborhood had it's ups and downs then took a turn for the worse this past summer. Gunfire, unexplained explosions, people screaming in the street at 2AM, rap music booming from cars day and night, well you get the picture. I was living in the ghetto.

Ghetto +crazy=stress

I wanted to leave, I really did but I had some additional health concerns and my doctor was only a few blocks away. My family begged me to move, my friends not so subtly hinted it was time to MOVE!!!!! I was torn over wanting out so bad and leaving my friend there alone in her unsteady mental state- she had told several others how afraid she was to be there and how glad she was that I was around.

All for naught- I was forced out at the worst possible time for me and my business hopes. Said bipolar so-called friend decided to sell her other house and she thereby needed my apartment to store her extra furniture. She gave me like one week notice- yeah right- try again- someone must have told her to settle down coz she extended it to Nov 23. So instead of focusing on my domino art business I got to look around for a place to live none of which I could afford so I moved in with a childhood friend and put all my stuff in storage because this ain't happening again. I told MsCrazy she was NOT ALLOWED to complain to anyone about being scared in that big old house in the GHETTO all by her lonesome.

Now I'm back in the town where I graduated high school. It's ok but dang it I miss having the library right down the street and going to Royal Donut for supper.

Watch this video why don't ya?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL84jPY829I

Fleetwood Mac – World Turning Lyrics

Everybody's trying to say I'm wrong
I just wanna be back where I belong

World turning
I gotta get my feet back on the ground
World turning
Everybody's got me down

Maybe I'm wrong but who's to say what's right
I need somebody to help me through the night

World turning
I gotta get my feet back on the ground
World turning
Everybody's got me down

Maybe I'm wrong but who's to say what's right
I need somebody to help me through the night

World turning
I gotta get my feet back on the ground
World turning
Everybody's got me down

Turnin', everybody's got me down
World turning
Everybody's got me down

Let me roll

Songwriters: MCVIE, CHRISTINE / BUCKINGHAM, LINDSEY

Feline Rescue Center

Center Point Indiana $10 adult Admission $5 Kids, Very informative. Lots of tigers. Read more here:

http://www.exoticfelinerescuecenter.org/home.html

There's a bobcat behind her.

Season of the Selfie Day 33: Ripper The Clown and me

So many clowns so little time!

Photobombed by General Grant

Smoozing with president Lincoln and got photobombed by General Grant. How cool is that?

Almost Like Being There (but no real selfie)

A couple of videos I took a few weeks back when I unplugged and went on vacation.

Turkey Run, Indiana.

Season of the Selfie Day 32: Masks

Can't decide which one I like better.

Season of the Selfie Day 31: My Mother the DORK!

My youngest son said his friends didn't believe him when he described me as a dork. HA! I guess they don't know me very well do they? I had to give them photographic evidence- My job here is DONE.

I actually got paid a dollar to make this my Facebook profile picture for a week lol. Catch it while you can!

https://www.facebook.com/rebecca.tutwilerhalley

Season of the Selfie Day 30: Wanting another Puppy

I went shopping for another new puppy but all I got for my trouble was bitten lol.

Season of the Selfie Day 29: Go Big or Go Home Long John Silvers

Lunch with my BFFs can only mean one thing...PHOTO OPS!

Season of The Selfie Day 28: A Different type of Selfie

It's just cool- I loves it a lot I do! My son came across the Pulp-O-Mizer through StumbleUpon

Season of the Selfie Day 27: Me and Virginia

My BFF Virginia and me at Turkey Run.

Season of the Selfie Day 26: I Been Everywhere

OK maybe not everywhere but this makes me feel like I have.

Season of the Selfie Day 25: Squaw Thirty

As I was taking this picture the title "Squaw Thirty" popped into my head. You know like Beer Thirty or Dark Thirty?

Tipis in Forrest Glen Preserve- never been there wow how I did miss that?

Season of the Selfie Day 24 Do You Want to Build a Snowman?

Shopko in Hoopeston- Playing around with Duct Tape

Season of the Selfie Day 23 Me and Wren

My little buddy Wren and I enjoying the hammock at her gramma's house

Season of the Selfie Day 22. Running for the Restroom

Self explanatory for the most part- the women's room is downstairs and a city block away from my office lol

Season of the Selfie Day 21 Popping into the Comic Book Shop...

To pose with the Avengers n stuff

Season of the Selfie Day 20 Strange Cloud Formation Inspires Selfie

When we arrived at work today these clouds caught my attention so of course I had to pose with them.

Season of the Selfie Day 19 Modified Duck Face

Shame on me.

Season of the Selfie Day 18

Sometimes I go outside 

Season of the Selfie Day 17 Really Mother?

I could make up a story about this picture but I won't. Just try to fill in the blanks as best you can.

Season of the Selfie Day 16 Rain Barrel Reflections.

Heard on Facebook- Don't drop your camera!

Season of the Sefie Day 15 After a short hiatus

Busted again (and shamed into admitting I have a donut problem.)

Season of the Selfie Day 14 LOSER Mirror Selfie

Ever watch Ace Ventura Pet Detective where he holds his hand up to his forehead and makes an L for Loser? that's what this reminded me of lol

Season of the Selfie Day 13 Me and Derrick Rose

Oh those Chicago Bulls....

And no, I do not know why this picture is rotated wonky- Yikes!

We Interupt this previously scheduled Selfie Series for some Shameless Self Promotion

I gotta get this stuff out into the interwebs! I might be working at my "real" job a lot more very soon so I need to  promote the art while I can.

Domino, rummikub, and backgammon tiles.

Paint with alcohol inks and seal with Glossy Accents.

Add frogs, lizards, beads, found objects, initials and what do you get? Totally AWESOME Accessories for tweens, teens and adults, that's what!

 I will have listings in my etsy shop soon or buy direct from me rebecca@crazyrebeccas.com Free Gift wrapping and I can mail it straight to recipient if desired,