Designated Doodler

I share too much, or so I've been told. I've been warned about internet creepers and creepers in general. But before my birthday, I like to look back at the past year and see what's been accomplished/what I'm grateful for. It's good to write this shit down now, before I forget it. 1) Landing two awesome jobs. One full time, one part time. My coworkers are awesome at my real job and at my less real job, I've learned that I've got what it takes to guide 50+ tipsy adults through a painting. 2) Getting published twice. Once in a poetry journal and once in "Review of My Cat," which you can buy HERE . 3) Having an online presence! My little baby blog surpassed 11,195 visitors this year! AND, a grand total of 48,475 have read my fanfiction, from last December to today.       My favorite drawing from this year: My favorite painting from this year: 4) Being in a TV commercial and working at a place where there is an abundance of...

Leaving Pennsylvania is never easy. It's where I grew up, it's where the majority of my family lives. And every time the car leaves Beaver and heads towards the airport I get the same sad feeling in the pit of my stomach. I don't feel like I'm going home, I feel like I'm leaving home. I remember meeting my Principal before starting kindergarten. I remember catching fireflies in jars with my cousins and playing chameleon with my grandma. It's where my uncle taught me how to drive and where I picked out my first little baby kitten when I was five. There were family dinners and slipping beneath the table with my cousin so that we could sneak off to go play Playstation. We would slide around on the kitchen floor in our socks and pretend that bunk beds were rocket ships. There were fireworks on hilltops bursting above bridges on the 4th of July and Super Bowl parties with black and yellow chips. I slept on Snoopy sheets at my grandma Barb's and watched Re...

Ahhh Pennsylvania...the land where the high is in the 70's in the dead of summer. The land of "my people" a.k.a. Steeler's fans. The land of ma and pop bakeries, cute antique shops and a veritable sort of  homey shops. It's also the land of my family!  So here are some pics from my PA adventure (that is still ongoing) :D So far my trip has involved my cousin's wedding, trips around Meadville, a trip to Erie, Edinboro, Slippery Rock, Chautauqua, Beaver and more. This was the view from the car as we went from Beaver to Meadville.  This is Molly, my aunt Jan's sweet little pup. After the wedding we stayed at the Applebutter Inn - a B&B in Slippery Rock.  This was one of the homes at Chautauqua. The homes are super well maintained, have gorgeous details and are beautiful colors. Another Chautauqua house. Another Chautauqua home. My cousin Danny and his new wife Erin! This is my baby kitty - ...