Friday, March 15, 2013
Friday, March 8, 2013
Spending Time
One of the things I have been reflecting on lately is what we have to spend in life; money, physical, emotional, mental and spiritual energy, time. The only one we can't generate more of is time. Every minute, every hour has been traded, exchanged for something once it is gone.
So, I bought a cell phone cover I don't really like the other day. No big deal. But for me it came to represent what I was willing to trade an hour of my life for. I had been spending an inordinate amount of time online looking for a cell phone cover that would not only protect my phone, but would be pleasing to me visually. I was standing in the store, looking at a perfectly functional and well priced cover and just decided that it was not worth trading another hour of my life looking for another one. Purchase done.
I thought that same day about what I did want to trade an hour of my life for, and it was having coffee with a neighbor. It may not be life changing, but certainly a better investment than looking for a sassy phone cover.
I think too about emotional and spiritual states and the time we trade for them. Not that I believe we can (or even should) fully "choose" all of our emotions... I think they are designed to tell us things and to harness for good...but to the extent that I can choose to forgive or not forgive, to be angry rather than grieve and move forward, to choose fear instead of openness... which do I want to trade the irreplaceable hours of this gift of my life for?
Isn't time odd? It is a Pandora's box of mystery and implication about physics and the spiritual. The enormity of the mystery can almost overwhelm me. But the grounding, the daily application for me is that I am given this minute, this hour to live, to spend, and that in most situations I am given the privilege and responsibility to decide how to invest it.
I have contemplated and jotted thoughts on this before.... I must be in a place where I need to think about it again:) Here is to spending our hours and days well. Cheers!
So, I bought a cell phone cover I don't really like the other day. No big deal. But for me it came to represent what I was willing to trade an hour of my life for. I had been spending an inordinate amount of time online looking for a cell phone cover that would not only protect my phone, but would be pleasing to me visually. I was standing in the store, looking at a perfectly functional and well priced cover and just decided that it was not worth trading another hour of my life looking for another one. Purchase done.
I thought that same day about what I did want to trade an hour of my life for, and it was having coffee with a neighbor. It may not be life changing, but certainly a better investment than looking for a sassy phone cover.
I think too about emotional and spiritual states and the time we trade for them. Not that I believe we can (or even should) fully "choose" all of our emotions... I think they are designed to tell us things and to harness for good...but to the extent that I can choose to forgive or not forgive, to be angry rather than grieve and move forward, to choose fear instead of openness... which do I want to trade the irreplaceable hours of this gift of my life for?
Isn't time odd? It is a Pandora's box of mystery and implication about physics and the spiritual. The enormity of the mystery can almost overwhelm me. But the grounding, the daily application for me is that I am given this minute, this hour to live, to spend, and that in most situations I am given the privilege and responsibility to decide how to invest it.
I have contemplated and jotted thoughts on this before.... I must be in a place where I need to think about it again:) Here is to spending our hours and days well. Cheers!
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Sunday, February 24, 2013
No Wax, Clear Wax, and Aging Cream
All three of these chairs are painted in the same color (CeCe Caldwell's) paint. Left to right: Aging Cream over clear wax, Clear Wax, no wax.
This next pic shows how Aging Cream (applied after clear wax) really highlights and ages the turned wood, giving it a lovely Old World appearance.
This next pic shows how Aging Cream (applied after clear wax) really highlights and ages the turned wood, giving it a lovely Old World appearance.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Long overdue photo of the table!
Between getting ready for the relatives coming for Christmas, skiing with the crew over the holiday, and then suffering from the nasty, post-holiday cold, I am long overdue on posting the 'after' pic of the once orange wood table. I love it now! Even better, it was a quick transformation.
I did a custom mix of CeCe Caldwell's mineral paints, followed by clear wax and then aging cream on the legs and skirt... then a quick brush on of CeCe's Satin Finish for extra durability. On the top of the table, I used the same paint. I then put several coats of an extremely durable (and very stinky BTW!) poly/stain product from a big bx store straight over the paint on the table top.
I did a custom mix of CeCe Caldwell's mineral paints, followed by clear wax and then aging cream on the legs and skirt... then a quick brush on of CeCe's Satin Finish for extra durability. On the top of the table, I used the same paint. I then put several coats of an extremely durable (and very stinky BTW!) poly/stain product from a big bx store straight over the paint on the table top.
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