Christal Kelly

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  • windmill by flowing water
    Adventures,  art,  dealing with life,  intentions,  marriage,  Thoughts,  Vision Board,  watercolor

    So I did a thing

    December 28, 2021 / 1 Comment

    I’ve been encouraged by a few people to start selling my art online. I’ve been reluctant because I don’t want the pressure of creating to sell. Painting has been a way for me to relax during the craziness that all began in March 2020. It’s been very meditative for me, so the thought of commodifying that felt like pressure to…

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  • art,  dealing with life,  divorce,  marriage,  meanderings,  new life,  Thoughts,  Thoughts

    ten things

    November 23, 2021 / 1 Comment

    We are getting ready for the holidays in our own little way being two people who lived several decades married to other people. We will visit my parents for Thanksgiving and the new husband will finally get to meet my sister and her family. I’m bringing my oft requested sweet potato soufflé along with my artichoke jalapeno dip and a…

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  • A drawing of a woman's face with yellow hair with the quote "pay attention, be astonished, tell about it."
    Adventures,  art,  blog,  dealing with life,  meanderings,  new life,  Thoughts,  travel

    Every day holds something new

    September 12, 2021 / 1 Comment

    I’m so sorry. I love my blog and I always mean to attend to it more regularly and then life happens. 1. A lot has happened since my last post back in May. I’m still creating, albeit not as much as I would like because my workplace has reopened and so, I’m having to go into the office on a…

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  • alone time
    Adventures,  blog,  dealing with life,  divorce,  Grief,  lifestyle,  meanderings,  new life,  Thoughts

    Returning

    May 6, 2021 / 17 Comments

    Yesterday, I had to go to the my office to print up documents for a project for work. It was a lot of pages to print up at home, so going to the office was the only answer. I’ve been back in the office only one other time since we were shut down. My desk is still a mess (where…

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  • April Year of Mary
    Acrylics,  Adventures,  art,  blog,  colored pencils,  dealing with life,  divorce,  Effys's Blogging Challenge,  meanderings,  mixed media,  new life,  Thoughts

    Give in to Joy

    April 29, 2021 / 16 Comments

    I finally finished the painting I started the other day. It is from Effy Wild’s “Year of Mary. There were a number of times where I was feeling frustrated with this girl and wanted to throw it in the bin. I decided to start talking to her lovingly and thinking nice, lovely thoughts towards the painting and this girl. She finally…

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  • Let Go
    blog,  dealing with life,  Effys's Blogging Challenge,  new life,  Thoughts

    When friendships fade

    April 21, 2021 / 6 Comments

    I have very few girlfriends. My closest female relationships are to my mom, my daughter and my cousin. I envy women who seem to have bountiful, strong female relationships. During my first marriage, I spent a lot of time raising a family, going to school, and working. Developing long-term friendships was hard because my time was so limited. Also my…

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  • Feeling the Music
    blog,  dealing with life,  Effys's Blogging Challenge,  music,  Thoughts

    My first love

    April 20, 2021 / 8 Comments

    Stories have been told about how when I was very little, I would lie in my crib and sing gibberish to myself. I’m sure I understood the words even if no one else could. I love singing. It was my first creative outlet. And when my kindergarten teacher yelled at me for not cutting a piece of felt correctly and…

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  • black bird
    Acrylics,  Adventures,  art,  blog,  dealing with life,  divorce,  Effys's Blogging Challenge,  Grief,  mixed media,  Thoughts,  travel,  watercolor

    The Bird in the Storm

    April 14, 2021 / 13 Comments

    Art I’m in a rut, artistically speaking, right now. I’ve signed up for quite a few things this year and nothing is speaking to me. Yesterday, I continued working on a piece that I started this week-end and I’m very “meh” about it right now. I try to be gentle with myself as a newbie artist, but this is something…

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  • red rose
    blog,  dealing with life,  Effys's Blogging Challenge,  Thoughts

    Ancestral Connections

    April 11, 2021 / 13 Comments

    On Friday, I wrote about my great-great grandmother Sophronia (click her name to read the post) and how I believed she helped me when I was going through my divorce and separation. When I think of that story, I’m reminded of other ancestral connections I’ve had over the years. I believe I must have had some type of connection when I…

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  • Cypress trees
    blog,  dealing with life,  divorce,  divorce,  Effys's Blogging Challenge,  Grief,  new life,  separation,  Thoughts

    Let me tell you about Sophronia

    April 9, 2021 / 23 Comments

    Sophronia Thrush is my great-great grandmother on my dad’s side of the family. I never knew of her existence until a few years ago. After my separation from the ex-husband, I was looking for a place to live. I needed to be some place that would bring me healing from the hell of the last six months I spent trying…

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