The Inner Workings of a Creative Mind

I have toyed with the idea of writing a blog for a few years.  I even had one for a little while when E was born but just didn't stick with it.  For me, writing about myself doesn't come easy.  I spend hours contemplating what to write about and thinking about what others might want to read.  Coincidentally, my problem is not coming up with ideas.  I have ideas coming out of my you know what.  It's honing in on those ideas and making a cohesive post that is time consuming, and therefore I often just give up.  So bear with me during my blogging experimentation!


Just so you know how my mind works, here is how I spent the last hour.... I truly think I need some Ritalin:

• open computer, check FB and Gmail
• while FB is loading, turn on embroidery machine and find USB stick
• forget about FB and email and load design on USB stick
• Oh yeah, I was going to check FB
• Read and begin to compose an email on FB
• toggle over to Gmail and look at photos of Elise and email Courtney
• Oh yeah I was going to embroider something...mark out shirt for embroidering
• Hoop my shirt and cut fabric
• Oh I wanted to see if Ana-White.com had any trundle bed plans, head on over to her site.
• Crap, I forgot about my email I was composing on FB (coincidentally, I still haven't finished it)
• I REALLY need to start this shirt.  Start the shirt, work on it for 5 minutes, then...
• back to FB
• Google characteristics of creative people
• think about ideas for my blog, open my blog
• go back to Ana White's page and email Jay designs for a trundle bed
• which leads me to look for a vanity for E on Craigslist
• No vanity...back to Embroidering
• open HULU and watch Bachelor Pad
• finish embroidering shirt and...
• back to the blog!

This is why it takes me 3x as long as a normal person to get anything done!

The short life of Little Lola's Lovlies

Some of you may wonder about the namesake of this blog.  Back in April I came across the best purchase I have ever made.  My wonderful mother  spotted a really great deal on an embroidery machine, and having wanted one for at least a year or two, I knew the price was too good to beat and my loving husband gave me the go ahead and splurge.  I spent the next few weeks learning about embroidery and applique and eventually decided to start a little business out of my home.  Little Lola's Lovelies is still a work in progress.  I am continuously learning new things (a special thanks to my friend Lynne who has taught me everything!) and coming up with new ideas.  I love to see other people excited about my things and for once I feel really good at something, and that's important.  My friend Lacy and I were just saying the other day, how we felt like we were mediocre at a lot of things but didn't excel at any one thing in particular.  I have always felt I would find my niche with something in the art world, and it just so happens that mine is sewing, and I am totally fine with that!

I really feel like I've come a long way in such a short time.  Here is my first attempt at applique after teaching myself, followed by one of my latest.  

I am so happy to be doing this and keep looking for opportunities to allow me to expand my business.  Thanks to all of my friends and family that have supported me in this endeavor!

Truly Outrageous

"Truly Outrageous" is the theme for the day.  Perhaps it should be my theme for life.  While sitting down for some quality time with E, we hopped on over to Youtube and watched some classic videos- one being the intro theme to Jem and the Holograms.  Oh Jem!  Today's children really do not understand the beauty of an 80's cartoon.  The bad pop music, the slow graphics, oh and who could forget having to adjust the rabbit ears on your tv?!  Dora ain't got nothin' on Jem.  It takes me back.  So, for those of you who do not remember, (I won't say "for those of you who have not seen Jem" because I know you all have or you would not be my friend), Jem's theme song went on and on about how truly outrageous she is.  And, what a wonderful theme song it was.  I am thinking of finding a way for that theme song to follow me around throughout the day and whenever I meet someone new, it just blares out over the nearest loudspeaker, with the minor adaptation of "Lauren" instead of "Jem."  How AWESOME would that be?  Come on, don't tell me you never thought about what your theme song would be!

Speaking of "truly outrageous" you need to pop on over to  www.confessionsofthechromosomallyenhanced.blogspot.com  to read up on an outrageous little fighter, Josie.  Her mama is a long time friend of mine and their story is totally rad. Like, to the max.  Ok, enough 80's references for the day.