Featured Artist and P90X!

I have been so busy lately! Seems I can never find the time to blog. For the last several months my boyfriend and I have been doing the P90X Extreme Home Fitness Workouts! Whew! They are tough but a really excellent workout. It's been fun doing them with him too. The only problem is the time investment. The program is to exercise every day and each workout is at least an hour long. Soooo.... I feel like I have very little time for other things I enjoy. The best part is I am really a whole lot stronger! It's amazing how I have progressed.

I did have time yesterday to put together a featured artist interview for Notes from the Handmade Highway, where I am a guest blogger.

I thought I would share part of my blog post here. Meet Helen Janow Miqueo of HJM Art Gallery. Her work is AMAZING! I am in love with the red poppy paintings.

Tell us about yourself...
My name is Helen Janow Miqueo and I am an artist selling my art, primarily, on etsy. My shop is HJM Art Gallery. I can say that I have been painting since I was born. As long as I remember, I have been creating something. Creativity was always in my family. My grandfather wanted to be an artist, but World War II interrupted his dreams. My grandmother was an incredibly talented woman who created very beautiful, intricate embroidery and crochet-work. My mother is an architect. Following in my family’s steps, I am also an artist. Born in Russia, I successfully completed Moscow's School of Art and hold an AA Degree in Graphic Design. I have exhibited at numerous California galleries and On-line Galleries. My work can also be found in many private and corporate collections around the country and abroad.

Original Blue Sky Landscape Painting Red California Poppies II $189

Where The Wild Things Are, Major Disappointment.

I'm lying here feeling kinda bummed. I saw Where the Wild Things Are today and it was horrible! (In my opinion) It was just sooo depressing and slow. I kept waiting to get that wonderful feeling I had as a child when I read the book, under the blankets with a flashlight. But.... no luck. I left the theater in a depressed funk! Max, the boy, was so sad and alone. There was no plot or character development. I felt no connection to any of the "Wild Things" and found them all really strange. Needless to say, I've been waiting months to see this movie but really wish I hadn't. I'd love to hear what others thought.

Now, I am covered up in my new pink (for breast cancer awareness) snuggie! =) My boyfriend surprised me with it this week. It's very cozy. After the movie we got home and watched VA Tech football. Tech lost, bummer. While I was watching the game, I signed up for Dream Dinners. I'm really looking forward to it. I've never tried it before. I'm hoping it will be a delicious and an easy way to have meals quickly. Then we played Beatles Rockband with my boyfriends daughter! Now that was fun. I sang most of the time because I am terrible at the guitar and the drums, lol. I really can't sing either but they are very sweet and cheer me on anyway.

All in all, It was a great Saturday. Tomorrow I need to finish up a custom hypnosis CD I've started working on. Then I have to do my next installment of p90x! Whew that is a heck of a workout. I've been doing it for about two weeks now and I am already much stronger.

Blogger I love and Wellshpere

I wanted to take a minute and draw everyone's attention to a blog I really love. Weighless and Weightless is a very inspiring blog devoted to wellness and health. She discusses the ups and downs of dieting. The message I take from her blog is Stop Dieting, Eat Better and Eat Less and most importantly exercise! She keeps me inspired to stay on the right track. She is up for an award as a top health blogger on Wellshpere, another site I really enjoy.

Wellsphere has a plethora of resources for those who want to get and stay healthy.
Here are a few things you can do to get the most out of Wellsphere:

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