tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498601249282631022024-03-13T10:31:31.738-07:00Mini MaukAn Artist Figuring out Life... Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08974249903519174991noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349860124928263102.post-30239691567032021502016-04-06T07:09:00.005-07:002016-04-06T07:09:36.486-07:00Great Strides 2016<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Great Strides is right around the corner, and I hope the weather actually becomes spring/beginning of summer by May 22nd. And I also hope that I am able to get better by May 22nd. Some of you who follow me on Instagram/Facebook, might be wondering why I want to get better, as I had recently posted positive news about getting PICC line removed and how I was able to go on two runs with two days, and that my PFT's hadn't been where they are since December 2014. This is all completely true, however I did a horrible and quick turn around, my lung function went from 70% back down to 57% with a two week period. It is very strange, as the first week after stopping IV's I was able to get in 6 different runs. However the last run was definitely more of a struggle with coughing up a ton of mucus and a mini vomiting episode. Nevertheless, I pushed forward thinking that was just a little bump in the road to continuing to feel fabulous. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But for some reason I didn't continue to feel well, after that I just started declining in feeling more tired, started getting fevers, aches, and coughing a ton. So obviously all of this was making me feel very exhausted, since I was also working. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Currently, I'm back on regular oral antibiotics and prednisone, as we are hoping I don't have to get another PICC line too quick after just finishing IVs. Everything is a trial with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><a href="https://www.cff.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">CF</span></a>,</span></span> there is no black and white, the doctors obviously know medications that should work, and treatments that should work, but sometimes the medications and treatments for whatever reason just don't take. Maybe I've become immune to something or I'm allergic or it might not mix well with something I'm currently on. It's a complete game of juggle, but it's for my own body and trying to find out what continues to make it work properly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am pretty much always a happy person, but the one thing that can get me down is my CF as it can be a struggle at times, however I would really rather have it be an after thought and not my whole entire life. SO Please if you are able donate to the <a href="http://fightcf.cff.org/site/TR?px=1397321&pg=personal&fr_id=5034" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Maddie Mockingbirds</span></a> so that the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><a href="https://tools.cff.org/research/DrugDevelopmentPipeline/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">can help</span></a> </span>us find a CURE! And if you are around for May 22nd, join our team and you can come walk with us and you might even get some Gelato!! </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08974249903519174991noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349860124928263102.post-11390566287405307062015-11-13T07:15:00.001-08:002015-11-13T07:17:11.517-08:00Rice Kripies are AWESOME<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rice Krispies are like gold to me when I'm hungry. Anyone who knows me or went to college with me can tell you, I can and will scarf down 3-4 bowls if there is time, enough cereal and if the milk is very cold. I have been told my taste buds are very sensitive to certain flavors that others might find bland, for instance rice Krispies and whole milk or Turkey and lettuce on a hard roll with nothing else on it. But when I'm sick, I don't have any appetite to eat any of the items listed above or anything for that matter. When I'm sick eating food seems like a massive chore that I do not want to part take in, and I seriously love food, especially cheese. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Recently I got hit by a horrible cold, I was exhausted, coughing up a lung with this deep gross cough, which made me sound like a life long smoker. Along with the exhaustion came, sinus headaches and feeling achy/feverish. It was not a good time, but I went to my doctor and she put me on some IV antibiotics that seem to be working!! WHOOP WHOOP! As I'm beginning to feel better, and actually craving certain foods again, it so exciting, it's like each time I come back from being sick I forget why I loved food so much, oh yeah cause it's Fucking Delicious. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I walked into Stop&Shop last night and thought I REALLY want Rice Krispies (despite already have life and organic cocoa krispies at home, I love cereal, it's fine)!! And yes it is sugar cereal, but it is delicious when eaten correctly!! haha. But yeah basically I'm super excited to be Happy and Hungry, because it is truly annoying to have everyone in the world tell you, "you need to eat," when you really don't feel like it and are afraid of vomiting it up again!! SO Yay for when antibiotics work, cause eating is awesome. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">p.s. I didn't just have Rice Krispies for Dinner, I also had pork tenderloin and a salad (believe it or not, I did have some greens) </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08974249903519174991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349860124928263102.post-33774538236332327362015-09-07T13:06:00.002-07:002015-09-07T18:15:50.191-07:00Running For CF In USA and Abroad. <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As many of you may know I have three amazing humans in my life that are running the New York marathon for <a href="https://www.cff.org/What-is-CF/About-Cystic-Fibrosis/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Cystic Fibrosis</span></a>, for the Boomer esiason foundation. They include my sister who lives in Colorado, I have told her training at altitude should be an advantage for her, granted I have never run 26.2 miles. So she will have to fill me in on how she fells after the marathon. Secondly is my sisters friend Kirsten, a friend from growing up in NC, who is doing her fellowship to be an anesthesiologist at Columbia Presbyterian, which is actually my new hospital (I switched from Yale). She is looking forward to running around her new city and doing it for the best cause ever (I might be biased). Thirdly is my brother, who has always been an athletic nut, he is trying to help a sister out (haha not trying to sound like I'm from the hood, I swear) and get some money for cystic fibrosis, he has seen me cough my head off too many times I think. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It makes me super touched when people tell me they hope I feel better soon and show that they genuinely care and having serious concern for someone else besides themselves. Haha I don't mean for that to sound selfish, for my self, but when you can't go crazy on a regular basis like a "<i>regular</i>" 25 year old, it makes you feel human/"<i>normal</i>" to know people care and want to understand how it feels. So when people are willing to push their bodies to the complete limit, running 26.2 miles in one day, the longest these three humans have ever run. It's like whoa these humans are amazing, and so are everyone that can get behind them. Cause in the end it's not just for me, but as I may have said before their are about 70,000 plus people world wide and about 30,000 plus in the United States living with cystic fibrosis. I have begun connecting with many CFers online and found there are many people sicker then my self and some healthier, it's always comforting find people who go through the same thing as you, but sometimes it would be nice to not have it in common. Although, the positive is that the negative things that occur can build character and personal strength. However sometimes no matter what you do, you can't win, which is why more drugs like<a href="http://www.orkambi.com/?Branded_Week+1+Site_2015Approved+Status_Core_Exactorkambi" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #38761d;">Orkambi</span></a> and <a href="http://www.kalydeco.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Kalydeco</span></a> need to come out and the way to do that is through donation. Just think that I just started Orkambi at the age of 25 and the research for it began about 20 years ago. SO<span style="color: #38761d;"> <a href="http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/ElizaVoss/2015-TCSNYCMarathon" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Please donate</span></a></span>. and support CF and these fabulous NYC Runners. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Kiesza is amazing, I saw her last night at Irving Plaza, along with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKxtHslq9S0" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Betty Who</span></a>. It reminded me of when I was in the hospital in January and would play Kiesza's song Hideaway (the song below) on repeat to keep my spirits up, because 1. I love dance and 2. I Love music with great beats. I later I started to listen to the rest of her album, but it is always so great to come across a song that can bring your spirits up no matter the circumstances. Music is a powerful thing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A couple of weeks back I came upon this amazing human on social media named Caleigh, who is raising money for her double lung transplant through her <a href="http://fight2breathe.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Fight2Breathe</span></a> campaign. She has an amazing positive outlook and really has uplifted me, since she is going through a whole other side to CF that I have never seen personally, and it is just amazing how she is doing it with her positive energy and fighting determination to stay strong for the transplant!! And her supportive loving family seems to right behind her, cheering her on through good and bad times. I also found her logo on her t-shirts and sweatshirts she is selling to be super cool, I bought one and put it on the minute it arrived. You should check her out on her <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/fight2breathe" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Facebook</span></a> </span>and <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><a href="http://instagram.com/fight2breathe" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Instagram</span></a> </span>and donate to such a life changing cause, because breathing should be a thing that don't have to think about! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But as I said the second part of why I think Stephan Hawking has lived so long, is he was and still is able to use his brain for equations and his genius thoughts, and that is the second piece to the puzzle as I have found, you must continue to pursue your dreams of careers or hobbies</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Recently my health took another hit by getting Rhino Virus, which threw my whole body for a loop. My PFT's (Pulmonary Function tests) were the worst they have been in a long time or ever. It is pretty frightening to see a low percentage that is suppose to represent how you're breathing. It's like you have failed at life. I have always had pride in being able to bring my lung function back up. I don't like giving up. But this time, I actually felt a large struggle in the beginning, I mean I thought I felt a struggle before, but nothing compared to this, it dropped so fast and far. I had, had an appointment on 22nd and things weren't fabulous, meaning I wasn't back to my <i>base line</i> but I was feeling good and they had gone up since my last visit. And from the 22nd of December to the 6th of January my PFT's had gone from about 68% to 50%. And for those of you who don't really know much of what that actually means. A regular exacerbation I might go from 68% to 64% for that amount of time. I didn't even finish my Pulmonary Function Test, by second round (there is usually 3) the technician knew from my large efforts and massive amount of coughing that I would be coming in to the hospital. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As many of you may know I have <a href="http://www.cff.org/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; color: #6aa84f;">Cystic Fibrosis</span></a>. This year I have been really cruising along compared to the horrible health I had in 2013; when I was in San Fran and had 6 hospitalizations in 8 months. Recently, I have been feeling great, being able to take trips, see friends, started real estate school and I am now studying for the test. I was able to do all of these things because my health has been my first priority. I still have had my bumps in the road here and there with oral antibiotics and increased airway clearance treatments. But I have been able to live my life and do my daily routine without the hospital. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But as I kept talking about how great I had been since my last flu related hospitalization in May (And knocking on wood every time) I ended up jinxing my self. I ended up in the hospital this past weekend being very dehydrated, exhausted, coughing a ton and with a fever. Luckily it has been a while so it wasn't a complete pain, but I still wasn't feeling my best, actually far from it, so of course the tears did occur. But one thing my body does seem to do well (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ztZ7WFo3nw" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">knock on wood</span></a>) is bouncing back quickly. I have been on intensive IV antibiotics for the past 3 days and as of yesterday afternoon I felt like I could leave this joint (the hospital) and never come back. But obviously that won't be happening. I am awaiting test results to see what antibiotic I will be leaving here on and of course they are always very cautions of saying, "yes you will be able to go tomorrow" or whatever, since I have been promised that before and then not seeing it happen is probably the worst feeling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. To have a Half&Half and/or Heavy Cream Hot Chocolate every day in order to add the extra pounds the doctors have asked me to gain for the last year... and maybe with Christmas coming I will experiment with Eggnog</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Try to go to the Salt Caves a few more times, perhaps going every other week or every week for a month or two. Considering there have been many studies on it that shows in addition to my regular CF treatments they can help. I did go to one in <a href="http://saltanacave.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Ridgefield, CT</span></a> back in september and have been meaning to go back ever since but haven't had the chance. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Two of Ai Weiwei's pieces at first glance looked like traditional Chinese art, but when you took a closer look you could see that was not the case, they had specific details or were placed in a way that provoked to think about them in a different way. For instance the Traditional Chinese Dragon Kites, are commenting on how they are being restricted while still having the idea of being able to move freely as most kites do, but this one is even more imprisoned, being stationed in an old prison. The Blossom, which is made up of porcelain flowers reference the Chinese history of ceramic artwork and has two possible depictions either it could be referring to<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Flowers_Campaign" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Chinas Hundred Flowers Campaign</span></a> that took place in 1956 (allowed freedom and ideas to flow) or the idea of the inmates receiving flowers, as this instillation was situated in the old infirmary section of the prison. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Also the studio my dad and I share is getting a clean out... as it was really just becoming a storage area, with zero room to do artwork! Which was really hurting my art production... but hopefully now with room to move around, my inspirations will begin flowing! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last Sunday we had a fabulous turn out for The Maddie Mockingbirds at the New Canaan Great strides walk... I guess word got around that it was going to be the best party ever, or maybe it was just such a beautiful day they decided to walk for a great cause. Either way I enjoyed seeing so many family and friends coming together for it! </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Even though I had a quick exit before the walk even started. I was feeling to very exhausted, sick and run down. Not to mention I also kept coughing as if I was going to cough up a lung. So I went home to rest and get rid of my fevers only to go into the hospital a day later and realize I have the Flu... THE Evil Flu. But I have been doing better since starting Tamaflu, and hopefully will continue!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Recently on the news there have been so many horrible, sad and depressing stories about school stabbings and other people going crazy across the board. Even one from my alma mater which I find so bizarre, strange and scary. But I feel like there has been a change, ever since I heard about Shaun White Surprising a <a href="http://vimeo.com/89446255" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">high schooler at her senior prom</span></a>, I believe things are starting to look up. Maybe that is because I love <a href="http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=9526919" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Shaun White</span></a> and have a very biased opinion, nevertheless you can't deny how amazing it is that he completely surprised a fan at their senior Prom, I mean, COME ON!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But also on a more personal level I went to my Pulmonary doctor today, and my Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT's) are much better then the last time... and I am feeling fabulous. I was feeling great before going to the doctor, but having that encouragement from the PFT makes me realize I am feeling well, it isn't me being in denial or anything! Last year I was in denial, almost pretending that I was well when I wasn't. I didn't want to face the fact that I couldn't keep my self well and didn't want to keep going back to the hospital! But now since my PFT's a great, I can get back life with my regular treatments and hopefully running!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The great strides walk in New Canaan is right around the corner, and with the walk we are hoping to raise a great deal of money for Cystic Fibrosis, to keep people like my self feeling well and out of the hospital. I was ecstatic with the news I received today at my appointment, but at the doctors office I also saw a handful of CFers that were on oxygen. One person was too tired to do a PFT, which is essentially breathing in as deep as you can and then breathing it all out with as much force as possible. Even at my weakest I have always been able to do it, not saying that all my PFT's have been great, but still my effort was there. It is a total wake up call to see people who are that sick, especially when you and them share the same disease. Of course you can tell your self to work extra hard to not get as sick as them, but actions are a lot harder to follow through with then just saying it. CF is a horrible disease that no one can really fully understand if you haven't seen it first hand, And it dose have the ability to kick my ass... BUT NOT TODAY!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So Please in honor of <a href="http://fightcf.cff.org/site/TR/GreatStrides/27_Connecticut_Wethersfield?team_id=21657&pg=team&fr_id=1994" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Maddie Mockingbird's</span></a> (Inspired by my dad's restaurant<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><a href="http://tequilamockingbirdnc.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Tequila Mockingbird</span></a>) and Cinco de Mayo, Please donate to our Great strides team, The Maddie Mockingbirds, if you haven't already!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That was until the other day I went over to Michael's Craft store, I needed something for a small project I was working on. While I was there I found numerous baskets of plastic fruit and my mind was going crazy. Earlier on this week I had planned to go to Michael's to pick up items to make my own massive bows instead of buying them. However, once I saw the fruit I immediately thought of using those instead. I remember when I was in middle school I had a Swatch watch that had a white background and had fruit all over it, I loved it and I often have tried to find it again, but never had any luck. So in my head the idea to put fruit on hair accessories was genius, however has been done before especially with Carmen Miranda and Chiquita Banana. But I was thinking to make them less over the top, but still fun and quirky, but without looking like you have a bowl of fruit on your head. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">While viewing all the colorful square and triangle pieces, I think back to when I spent hours upon</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> hours with an exacto knife and rubber cement and how many brain cells I may have lost inhaling it all first semester… I ended up digging some of my old color studies, or at least the ones I could find. After I viewed them, I like to believe I have improved in my own art world, I have found a way to enhance my messiness in good ways… with my own touch of the oil pastel rather then leaving remains of the rubber cement. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">I have always loved the human form, and I thoroughly enjoy depicting the human form with my drawing and paintings. I have been working away on a few pieces that the public aka the blog readers will soon see, as well as on my website! But Colossal posted about this artist who currently has a show in </span><a href="http://www.kleinsungallery.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">NYC</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"> and his work deals with classical sculptured heads, which usually might be boring and over done. Nevertheless </span><a href="http://www.kleinsungallery.com/artist/Li_Hongbo/works/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Li Hongbo</span>'</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">s work is absolutely amazing and intriguing because the sculpted portraits are made out of sheets of paper that stretch out like an </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have finally felt accomplished and I am starting to feel better again (I believe), it literally is the most tiring and exhausting thing to do everything your suppose for months and months on end and still not be well. It goes against everything anyone has ever told me about doing what the doctors say, and it will work and you will get better… I was actually starting to debate whether they hadn't missed some huge issue in my lungs, lab work or sputum cultures. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Nevertheless, gaining weight is one of the main issues so I have been downing food, left and right… haha lucky me you all might say… but just like trying to loose weight, gaining weight is tiring, it might sound absolutely ridiculous to you all, but when your body has such a hard time as mine has to gain weight and keep it on, I look at people and want to say "no I don't want an Ensure on the side of my meal, they taste gross!" But finally the pounds are starting to come on slowly but surely (</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">WHoooop WHoooop)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, with the egg nog diet I have been on since the holidays… keeping weight on is essential to keep my lungs HEALTHY and to breathe easy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> I have finished <span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://www.sketchbookproject.com/projects/sketchbookproject" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">the sketchbook project</span></a> </span>book, which had to be postmarked by January 15th… when I talked about it before, it sounded like it was going to be easy. However, with the last minute decision to move home at the beginning of December from San Francisco really threw off everything and anything of my life that was in order. Considering, someone had to help me pack… aka I had no idea where things had be placed when unpacking on the other side. As well as being hospitalized pretty much the minute I got home didn't help in the beginning of the unpacking either. Everything was mayhem for a good while, things are finally starting to settle, and with all the drawing I had been doing to finish the sketch book my creative juices are flowing again... which is always exciting!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here are a few of the drawings out of the sketchbook I sent in yesterday, it contains drawings of friends, family and family dogs. It will be going on tour this summer with other sketchbooks around the northeast and it will also be on the <a href="http://www.sketchbookproject.com/library" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">digital sketchbook library</span></a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> I spoke to soon, I was healthy and out of the hospital for all of about a week. I have now been in the hospital for another week, with another virus, although now feeling better, and hoping to leave fairly soon (aka today), it has been a very frustrating experience. This will have be my sixth hospitalization since April of this year. Usually the most I am hospitalized in one year is 4 times. And that has even been rare. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px;">And with being sick yet again, I have felt too tired to do any artwork, so that has yet again been put on hold, not that I was really even able to pick it up within the two weeks I was home. The first week I was finishing IV's and by the second week I felt sick again. I have decided to move back east, at least for now. In able to save up more money while actually getting better and staying well. I have never had my CF control my life so much, and in the end I don't think it is really </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">controlling it, it is just telling me to slow down and BREATHE, which is what I aim to do. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The last time I was in the hospital I decided to sign up to be a part of the <a href="http://www.sketchbookproject.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">SketchBook Project</span></a>. It is a great project where you can sign up to receive a sketchbook, draw your heart out all over the pages and then return it and it will be within a collection a tons of other books from other artists around the world into a library. The books can then go on tour around different areas of the united states. I thought the whole Idea was super awesome. And since I haven't been able to get to my studio and do my bigger pieces, this will be a great way to let my hands move and just keep my brain sane in the hospital. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For instance, I was sooooo excited for Halloween, I thought about my costume at least a month before if not more. I dreamed about twirling (Hey <a href="http://twirlingclare.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;">Twirling Clare</span></a>) about as a Disco Ball, shinning bright for the whole world to see (aka the dance floor at a bar or house party). Nevertheless the week before I started having fevers and so I went down to Stanford for a CF appointment that I had made because of the fevers, more productive cough, and fatigue. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">and be social</span><span style="font-size: 15px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 15px;">the night before Thanksgiving. </span><span style="font-size: 15px;">Seeing </span><span style="font-size: 15px;">as </span><span style="font-size: 15px;">I was </span><span style="font-size: 15px;">still </span><span style="font-size: 15px;">home</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But with both of these instances I had to make the best of it, cause other wise you will go insane, and I have to say that now that I have experienced Halloween in the hospital I would like to go back for it (just to visit, not to stay), it felt almost like Hogwarts to me because some people were all dressed up like a regular nurse in scrubs, but then would have peacock feathers on or pirates hat, as if they were some kind of magical being that was just working in the hospital. And there was actually someone walking around in a full super man costume…. seriously saving lives. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I ended up having a number of visitors which made the day wonderful, any time you have any visitor in the hospital, it helps. They brought my costume so I was able to light up Stanford Hospital, or at least my room and part of the court yard... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hey all, Sorry for the long hiatus without any warning, but I went back into the hospital again... yes it has become very annoying to me as well!! But with this being October,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> And halloween being around the corner I have made a few fabulous costumes.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> I love halloween because </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">it's another </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">excuse to dress </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">up and</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sometimes I wish I was little again to just wear whatever I want, haha, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For a friend's 'P' Party where you could only come as something starting with the letter P, I went as Polly Pocket, my favorite childhood toy. I always thought Polly Pocket was the most genius toy, until kids started eating them, and then they got larger... and their homes wouldn't fit in your parents pockets anymore... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But anyway here is how that came out... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">haha, but I really enjoyed being Polly </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> marvelous helmet, <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Disco-Ball-Helmet/" target="_blank">here</a> is where I got the instructions</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. The sun really makes for a great spot light for all the little mirrors on the helmet to really show off it's disco ball abilities!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But besides all the fun costume creations, I have a bunch of ceramics in the mix; The great dane, Bull Terrier Tea Pot and another pig. However, I have been searching for inspiration, or that urge to make some art, like the fire under my butt that makes me crazy and I can barely get my hands to move fast enough to create something new. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">well my dad sent me the link to <a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/" target="_blank">Colossal</a> which always has great new art to be inspired by, so I perused through... I absolutely love These <a href="http://www.morganherrin.com/images.html" target="_blank">Morgan Herrin</a> Sculptures that are made of 2x4 pine wood, are extremely intriguing and makes me want to do more 3D work, because the possibilities seem endless! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But extravagance with these kind of people didn't stop at the clothes they also had amazing Jewels!! Last week I went to visit the <a href="http://deyoung.famsf.org/" target="_blank">De Young Museum</a> while my mom was in town and we got to see their <a href="http://deyoung.famsf.org/deyoung/exhibitions/art-bulgari-la-dolce-vita-beyond-1950-1990" target="_blank">temporary collection of Bulgari Jewelry</a>. Just looking at all the stones is kind of unreal because they are so large you don't believe them to be real when in fact they are real. The last thing you see as you exit the exhibition is a video of how they make them, and it cracks me up, because I learned how to make jewelry in my metals class at school, which is how they were making it, with a little saw and everything, but obviously Bulgari's turned out a little more professional then my own. </span></div>
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July was a rough month for me, being sick for pretty much all of it which led to not a whole lot of art, blogging or weekend fun. My free time was mostly used up to do treatments, making sure I had taken all my meds and resting. </div>
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Today I went to my studio to work on some sketches and to basically use my creative side... since with anything if you don't use it you will loose it! haha, but no for real!! I needed to use my hands and sketch a bit... either over the weekend between watching <a href="http://www.sfoutsidelands.com/home/" target="_blank">Outside lands</a> or Monday I will go back to start working on bigger pieces for the open studios we will be having in mid September at <a href="http://www.artexplosionstudios.com/art/" target="_blank">Art Explosion! </a></div>
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Everything these days seems to be a stop... GO... Kind of rhythm, I am hoping</div>
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to eventually get into a rhythm that is more natural where things won't be </div>
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completely interrupted and things will flow naturally. </div>
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