Love Letters

I need to vent...

You may know by now that I'm working back in the Emergency Department, & ours is one of the largest in the US, based on number of patient visits per year.  Working part time has proven to be wonderful, just two 12 hour days per week, and I feel like I'm almost (ALMOST) retired!  It is wonderful! And I've really enjoyed being back in patient care... at least for the most part.  It's a wonderful feeling to know you've done something worthwhile and helped make someone else's life just a little bit easier, even if only for a little while.

But there are times when I feel like I'm beating my head against the wall... I'm referring to working with adults who like to play games, who like to try to get away with doing nothing, hiding, wandering... essentially acting like children and then justifying their behavior as if everyone else is wrong, not them.  I realize this kind of behavior is not limited to hospitals, it's everywhere, and I don't understand it. Having had my job eliminated and going through the absolute terror of trying to figure out what I was going to do next, I appreciate having a job like never before. Why is it some people are so cavalier about their source of income, their livelihood?!?  I just don't get it!  One thing I do know, though, is the older I get, the less tolerance I have for bull shit... and I'm not going to go quietly if I decide I can't tolerate this environment I find myself in, that is for sure!

So in the meantime, I've been doing some design work, making custom buttons for a client to use on her website, like this...  and trying to get my studio set up and organized. I sure can "waste" some time up there in my studio, playing!  But all play in the realm of art is worthwhile, no matter how trivial or childish it might seem, so, 

 

 

  

 

What an amazing St. Patrick's Day!!!

 

Greetings and a slightly belated Happy St. Patrick's Day!  I must confess, though, I didn't wear a speck of green today... I always figured with my red hair and multitude of freckles, and a name like Kathleen Patricia, it was pretty obvious I'm

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Bubba, the little wonder dog, (who is French, but celebrated with me anyway), went for a long walk with me today around noon, in downtown Royal Oak, where there were lots and lots of folks wearing green and heading for the bars... 

We stopped by a local watering hole where Bubba thought he was real cute, asking the bartender for the "Hair of the dog", but I got home and found out he wasn't being coy at all, he was serious!!!  

Who knew?!?

Bubba chose to drink at home, instead, which was probably a good idea, considering he obviously cannot hold his drink with a damn...

Moral of the story?!?  Those little French Bichon Frise puppy dogs are completely incapable of hanging "with the big dogs"!!! 

I hope you had a fun day...

 

Cool opportunity when I least expected it...

 
 

Thank for stopping by... I'm making a concerted effort to post more often and I really appreciate my internet friends stopping by, despite my self-imposed hibernation!  

What a thrill! 

Recently I received an email asking me if I'd be willing to allow an Arizona attorney to use some of my artwork on her website, in an effort to "warm up" the site and personalize it.  Would I?!?  Are you kidding?!? But of course! 

What fun to go to someone else's web site and see my artwork!  I'm going to design a custom collage for Joan which she may use to personalize her correspondence, and she is planning on using the collage as part of her signage outside her office.  I know I'm pretty sappy sometimes, but I really am excited about this. Thank you, thank you, thank you Miss Cait for recommending my artwork to Joan!!!

  

Click here to see Joan's site

Hey there!!!

Hello to all my dear friends in the blog-o-sphere, if you're still out there, occasionally checking in on Love Letters... 

Well, I'm still alive, just barely hanging on for dear life... 

Oh, I exagerate!  I'm back to work, back in school, and my studio is in a terrific upheaval, so I haven't had anything interesting to show and tell about, I'm sorry!  I feel so empty inside when I'm not making art!!!   

Yesterday was my first day working in the Emergency Department on my own, after eight weeks of orientation... thankfully all went well, no one died or even came close, my co-workers were terrifically supportive, and at the end of the day it all felt pretty good.  

So, with a very demanding job, and being back in school to finish my bachelors in nursing, my time in the studio is limited.  I've missed posting and spending time "visiting" my on-line friends at their blogs SO much, and it's interesting how people I've never met in person, but know on-line, are in my thoughts during my day.  

 

I'm going to get up in my studio today, even if all I do is continue to straighten up and organize things... and I'm going to stop by my on-line friends' sites on a more regular basis, and make a concerted effort to post more often.  I've missed our warm and supportive community of artists SO much!!!

I really appreciate you stopping by...

Now, I'm going to GO MAKE SOMETHING!!!