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scrambled eggs skip to content about characters why scrambled eggs timeline photos sewing eat contact a gift 02 27 2017 belle i went to an art therapy group this weekend for women during this tumultuous political time a week before the meeting the leader sent out information on the despacho ceremony we would be participating in a despacho ceremony is a traditional andean shamanic ritual that aligns personal intent with gratitude offerings to the earth we were instructed to gather several offerings from our kitchen or yard to contribute i selected a few things from my kitchen sprouted pumpkin seeds symbolizing growth honey to symbolize the glue that holds us all together and four mandarin oranges for health i had never participated in anything like this and honestly at first it felt a little out there but as i drizzled sparkling honey over the beautiful mound of offerings a group of six passionate women had assembled i felt a surge of hope the honey glistened on the feathers of guinea hens on the pinecones of durham s towering pines on the flowers from my friend s backyard on the rocks plucked from the shallows of the eno river on the quinoa symbolizing our ancient ancestors and more it struck me just how fucking amazing it was that we were all there in that place at that time creating an offering to our earth and praying for peace and guidance think about it had one speck of dust landed differently on my drive over i might not have made it there had one person s child caught the ball that another kid with norovirus had tossed her family might have been struck with illness so she could not be there so many things had to align perfectly so we could be together creating amazing art that would later be burned in a fire and offered up to the earth and everyone on it that evening i returned to the instructional email and finally found time to read on the history of the despacho which has its roots in the andes primarily in peru and ecuador a despacho is created during a celebratory ceremony in the cosmology of the andes all life is perceived as one grand infinite ceremony because physical survival is so hard in the high mountains life is experienced as a true gift to be lived not a problem to be solved that last line made me stop dead in my tracks i have been watching a lot of documentaries about the evolution of man recently fascinated by how we as a species have come so far in one documentary they note that as life became safer we began to have time to start reflecting and creating for me we became truly human then no longer existing solely to find our next meal and reproduce suddenly we had a little safety a little time to start expressing ourselves we started to create and think deeply today many americans are for the first time in their lives feeling the sharp edge of uncertain survival climate change is here politics are a swirling storm new and previously eradicated diseases are on the rise and more we are watching the physical survival of our species and our planet become increasingly difficult with this in mind perhaps we should take every challenging and frightening moment to reflect on what a gift it is that we get to feel discomfort because the alternative is to not feel and not feeling may not be what is human so today when my child tantrums when my new york times app buzzes with another alarming update when the weather swings wildly once more i will breathe deeply and remember that this life of uncertainty is one to be lived not a problem to be solved i will relish the fact that this uncertainty is letting me feel a moment of discomfort to my fullest human ability 2 comments a labor of love the fairy bed 02 16 2017 belle when we first toured our house i knew it was the home for us chill bumps prickled all over my arms as i stepped in and sabine immediately started admiring the many quirky details as we worked our way through the home we came to the purple bedroom this is sabine s room my child declared and then started gesturing around the space my big girl fairy bed will go here and my toys will go here and there will be flowers like new york on my walls fast forward a week and i was in full spreadsheet mode here are all the things we have to do and purchase before we move in at the top of the list was a big girl bed for my still crib bound three year old i knew i wanted something non ikea with character that was built to last and was under 100 this is not an easy task when it comes to furniture sabine inspects the bed we both agreed that it looked very much like a fairy bed together sabine and i scoured thrift shops and consignment stores waiting for the perfect bed one afternoon we popped into the trosa thrift store and found two french provincial style twin beds they were in rough shape one bed had a rotting leg and the other while structurally sound needed refinishing but priced at 60 it came in way under budget and honestly how much could it cost to buy some chalk paint and sandpaper it s going to be so cute and cheap i texted to the professor hahahahahahaha laughed annie sloan love the smooth matte finish of chalk paint and wax finish varnish we hauled it back to our tiny apartment and i started researching chalk paint i wanted a smooth matte finish to the paint with the look of wax but the durability of varnish polyvine makes a dead flat wax finish varnish that had glowing reviews from chalk painters and was about 30 for a quart a little over budget for excellent durability is ok i justified sabine and i drove to raleigh to buy our paint from the area annie sloan dealer i showed him pictures of the bed and explained that i wanted a smooth finish not a distressed shabby chic look you ll want to shellac first he said that will ensure that none of the wood or old finish will bleed through and you need this brush he held up the most ridiculous looking round rough brush i have ever seen really that will give me a smooth finish i read that i needed a high quality nylon bristle brush oh no he insisted any other brush will leave strokes you need this 40 brush to go with your 40 paint and then you need wax and a wax brush i was able to stop him at the wax since i had already ordered the wax finish varnish he sneered at this but happily rang up the expensive brush and paint then off to home depot for 40 in sandpaper and shellac do you see where i am going with this 60 bargain bed 30 in fancy varnish 40 chalk paint 40 rip off brush 40 in shellac and sandpaper this is not a 100 project i sanded the bed outside the apartment then brought it into sabine s room to shellac paint and varnish this was supposed to be a two day project with one day to shellac and paint and one day to varnish seven days later i finished the fancy pants expensive ass brush left tons of brush strokes so every coat of chalk paint required a light sanding it also dropped bristles like my maine coon cat drops fur so i was constantly pulling bristles out of the paint it was a never ending painting nightmare six coats later and i waved my white flag yes there were some brush strokes but this was getting ridiculous it was for a little kids room chances are it would be covered in puppy stickers within 24 hours anyways three coats of varnish and 3 additional days of cure time and it was finally ready to wrap up and add to the growing pile of stuff for the new house i love the footboard does this not make you think of fern fronds and fairies so the moral of this story is that chalk paint is not a one day project polyvine dead flat wax finish varnish is badass expensive annie sloan brushes are a piece of crap and no diy refinishing project is every cheap or quick thankfully i am thrilled with the end result and most importantly so is sabine we set the bed up the first night in the house and she was so excited that she could not wait to go to sleep which is a very big thing for my sleep fighting child getting comfy cozy for her first night in the big girl fairy bed in our new home 6 comments wall cloud 02 02 2017 belle i pull into our polling location and get sabine out of the car as she protests and squirms she wants to go to the museum instead i explain that today is a historic day when we get to cast our vote for the first woman president tomorrow you ll wake up to a bright future sabine tomorrow the glass ceiling that has hung over our heads will be no more i said my eyes fill with tears as i mark the ballot that night the professor a friend and i settle into our sofa with beers and snacks to celebrate i select craft beers that have labels featuring foxy women television on laptops out and mobile devices connected to wifi let the games begin around 12 a m we switch to bourbon and stare slack jawed at our screens how was this happening the weeks between the election and inauguration i read the news daily waiting for something anything really to change the outcome but it did not happen the last two weeks have been a complete nightmare as one shocking thing after another hits the news i grew up in tornado alley and the feelings i am experiencing are a lot like the feelings when you re huddled in a bathtub listening to the radio coverage of an approaching wall cloud you don t know what is within that cloud but you know it s not good and if you happen to get a direct hit well things are going to get fucking ugly a bad storm line is over in a matter of hours this trump presidency and his cabinet of clowns however are going to be here for a long time and the effects will be felt for decades to come so hunker down y all this storm is likely one for the books please note that we are all entitled to our opinions in this election hateful deconstructive comments will be deleted 12 comments older entries recent photos picture picture mama shoot tutorial ikea dining room chair covers sewing boppy cover about belle i m participating icomleavwe join the conversation stalk me email address click join 380 other subscribers hunt search 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