Monday, March 12, 2012

Chips, dips, chains, whips.

It's amazing what you can get done when you are rested and have a day off!  This week is both of my daughter's spring breaks.  I had a doctor's appointment scheduled for Friday to get a cortizone shot in my elbow.  My right elbow.  So I knew I wouldn't be able to do much Saturday or Sunday.

I heard all kinds of horror stories about getting the shot.  I was so worked up that I almost got up and left while I was waiting to see the doctor.  But I didn't.  And it wasn't so bad.  The shot has a numbing agent in it, so by the time you notice the pain, "Poof!", it's gone.

Saturday morning was a different story!  I woke up with my arm aching.  It felt like someone stabbed me repeatedly in the elbow.  I spent most of Saturday doing nothing....keeping myself loaded with motrin and icing my elbow.  But by Monday I was feeling almost no pain!  I was so excited that I jumped right into my art journal that I made a few posts back.



It's hard to see, but this one says, "Step a little closer.  I want to see the color of your eyes."

After sleeping in, I joined my littlest daughter in the playroom/studio and painted to the sounds of Sponge Bob and Adventure Time.  It was nice.  While she drew My Little Ponies, I painted, inked, scrapped, and all other kinds of multi-media adjectives.



Both of my girls think that I should make some of these into postcards.  What do you think?  I could use them for Postcrossing.

Not sure what this one will say.  I'm still thinking.

This was definitely a highly productive day off.  OH, we also went to the park and then took my oldest to the gym to work on her back hand springs.  Then we finished the day all together on the couch watching Weird Science.  "Chips, dips, chains, and whips.  You're typical teenage party."

I also linked up with The Butterfly Effect.  Go check it out!

17 comments:

  1. ouch for the shot but it sounds like it helped. You got a ton done including some beautiful art pages. I think postcards are a great idea! Visiting from CED :-)

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  2. Fabulous pieces Nicole!!! Hope the shots work well for you, so you can enjoy your creating again :D XXX

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  3. They are gorgeous! I love the octopus. :) Thanks for joining in with the challenge. :)

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  4. oh Nicole, your work is so pretty... i am catching up on blogs today and i was looking forward to seeing yours. :-) LOVE "Enchanted"... thanks for sharing! Hope the elbow is feeling better. xoxo

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  5. great pieces! they would make wonderful postcards.

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  6. OOh I do love these - yes make them into postcards!! I had a cortisone injection in my wrist. It wasn't half as bad as everyone made out... maybe because I'd recently given birth so knew the meaning of real pain!

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  7. Great pieces!!! Hope the shot helps you out!!!

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  8. Hi Im a newbie here...saw your journal entry at Balzer Designs..it stood out immediately..just love it the colors ..simplicity..all fo it...I lov love the one below..how you did the profile in newsprint....amazing work ..looks so awesome...these would definitely make great postcards...! Nice to meet you by the way Im Robin..!

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  9. Very creative and beautiful work!

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  10. Beautiful pages and am pleased to hear you are getting the benefit from the shots. Happy PPF and enjoy the weekend, Annette x

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  11. Lovely texture and very creative. Well Done!

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  12. these would be wonderful postcards and hope that elbow gives you no more trouble... nothing worse than being in pain... sending healing thoughts your way...xx

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  13. I just love it when everything lines up and gives you a Creative Superday! Yes, these paintings would make great postcards. Glad to hear your elbow is better, and now I think I need to watch Weird Science.

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  14. Awesome work,sounds like a fun day!!!Deb

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  15. A great bunch of art, Nicole. I love the middle one the best. The top one is beautiful in color but it looks a little scary to me. Hope the elbow gets better soon.

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