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Tomboy At Heart

I don’t believe in past lives, but if there was such a thing, I’m sure I had to be a guy in a past life. I just had to. I’m a real girly-girl in all ways that matter, but when it comes to sitting and the way I dress, I definitely have tomboy tendencies. I have to be mindful when I’m sitting in front of people when I have a dress on because for some reason I always sit like a boy. I have that honestly though because my mom sits like a linebacker too. Haha.

And when it comes to clothing, I would rather wear sweats and sneakers than dresses and heels. I would probably even take one of those welding jackets over a fur coat. I just like to keep things simple. I don’t like excess. I’m sure you don’t hear too many women say that!

Bad Air

Sometimes I feel as if New Jersey is slowly killing me. Maybe it’s not the whole state, but it’s definitely the city I live in. There’s so much noise and pollution to deal with every day. Some days you can smell fumes and chemicals for hours on end. It’s really bad. I know I’m not the most environmentally conscious person in the world, but I do try to respect nature and my surroundings. Some people around here have no respect for nature or their neighbors. They don’t realize that these things will come back to us later.

I definitely think people take clean (sometimes!) air and water for granted. Lately they’ve been sending out notices telling people in my city not to drink the water at certain times or to boil it first. That’s horrible. And there are a lot of people who believe certain diseases can be prevented or caused by environment. I  remember my aunt having really bad asthma and breathing problems until she moved out of this city. That’s what I need to do!!

Painting Wood

Last month I did my first painting on a piece of wood. I’m not sure how I liked that. I like the idea of painting on wood, but since I didn’t have a clear gesso to prime the wood with beforehand, the wood just sucked the paint up so fast. It felt as if I did about 10 layers and it still could have used more. I guess that’s what I get for using that weird all-purpose primer stuff.

Next time I decide to paint on wood I’m going to try to use clear gesso or something. I want to keep the wood grain without needing so many coats. If I ever get my hands on some large pieces of wood, a power tool and some power tool batteries, I’ll be no more good. I’d be creating wood paintings all the time!

Surviving The Storms

Recently we had a pretty bad snow storm here in New Jersey that did a lot of damage. The snow storm itself wasn’t very bad, but I guess because it doesn’t usually snow in October everything was thrown off. I believe something close to 1 million people were without power. Many people were still without power days later. That was very strange! New Jersey has definitely been getting weather that we never seen before. From carpets and furniture on the garbage to flooded basements, there are signs of water damage in so many places.

So many people in Jersey haven’t even recovered from the water damage and other problems suffered from that hurricane we experienced a few months ago. Scary. I was on The Steam Team’s website and it just made me think about what so many people are going through. The Steam Team is based in Texas, but I hope there is a similar company here.

NJ residents can really use carpet cleaning and restoration services right about now. I like that The Steam Team extracts water from water-damaged homes, offers an anti-microbial application and dries everything properly. That is so important if you want to prevent mold and further loss of property.