Jumping a Different Box....

Hugest thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes last week

it made me feel special despite it being a box jumper of a birthday

during the week I actually hit another milestone of sorts

and jumped into the past 300 followers box

which is a big two hands in the air dance around the room type deal for me

It was this time last year that I decided to get in and do the blog a bit more seriously

well maybe seriously isn't the right word

but I wanted to make it a bit more like me 

and to give up trying to make it all professional

most importantly I decided to make art that I like, that reflects my life

and stop trying to do it all "properly" if you know what I mean

at the end of the day I used to find it all a bit tiring

blogging used to remind me of doing the half dressed school drop off 

you know where you put on a nice shirt, tidy your hair etc

but on the bottom half you are in pj's and bed socks

and you spend the whole time praying nothing happens

so you will be forced to get out of the car....

although one day I did see it happen when a student couldn't get her bag out of the trunk

and the poor mum had to get out and help her, but she handled it with complete style

despite the fact that she was wearing bright pink pj pants covered in purple love hearts

which clashed with her oh so perfectly business suited top half

and people were honking and laughing

she bowed to the crowd and drove off with head held high

she was my hero for days after that

anyway blogging used to feel exactly like that

I was trying to show the world the neat , tidy respectable me

which really is an illusion on a good day... some may even say a delusion

and one day I was totally over it all and figured I had nothing to lose

I did the equivalent of doing drop off in full pj's ,complete with bed head 

and it was hugely liberating and fun and easy

never under estimate the allure of easy

I love easy and there is no way I would go back ... not for a minute

So anyway

a year ago I set a bit of a goal

well not really a goal, because just typing that word makes me hyperventilate a bit

more a wouldn't it be nice if this time next year I could hit the 200 mark type thought

so it is very cool that I am over that... and to celebrate I am going to do a give away

my 302 followers give-away...

and the 302 thing is important because if I mention bodily functions too much 

I seem to lose one or two followers

which is cool, because lets be honest there is only so much snot we can all handle

but I wanted those two extras as a buffer 

in case I decide to write about rampant hay fever again soon

The four paintings up for grabs are the four I have posted here

and are all ink and watercolour, and are originals

they are unmatted and on paper that is 13cm x 19 cm

which is about 5 in x 7 1/2 in I think so they are only little

but you should be able to pop them into a frame easily to pretty them up

and all you have to do is say in your comment that you want to be in the draw

I will attempt to work a random number thingy

but failing that then names in a hat will suffice

and if you link up to this in some way I will throw in an extra entry for you

just let me know in an email or in the comment section and I will take it from there

I will close entries at midnight next Thursday and announce the winners soon after

thanks to all of you for your support and being part of the fun

you are appreciated  and good luck ... xx

 P S  happy Friday to all the Paint Party Friday people 

PSS ... Facebook people who don't have a bog... 

just message me that you would like to enter,

 or pop a comment on the status update and I will enter you in there...xx

the last two posts links are....

Heavenly List Love ...

Do Chickens Have Tongues????