Shake Your Booty

WOW! Has it really been almost 3 months since my last post. Time sure does fly. I found this video and thought I would share. It sure did make me laugh. I hope you all enjoy it!



I'll try not to let another 3 months go by before I post again.



Kim

Throwing Pots

Chip and I signed up for a six week beginners pottery class. Chip had taken pottery in college. We have one of the pieces that he did and it's pretty good. He thought it would be fun for us to take pottery together. Who knows, it might turn out to be something I'm really good at. Our first class was last Saturday and we had a really good time. The class has a total of six people. We are all very new at the world of pottery. Our instructor took us through the basics of making a simple bowl from centering the clay on the wheel, opening it up, pulling the clay and making a bowl. Sounds easy right? It sure did look easy.

I was off to a good start. I was the first one to get my clay centered on the wheel. I felt pretty good. I even got it opened without a problem. Chip was a little wobblely in the beginning but he finally got his clay centered.

Then came pulling the clay. Pulling is what you do to start making the piece you want. I was going for a simple bowl. I pulled and pulled and pulled. And lets just say, I should stick to centering the clay on the wheel. I don't know what happened but I ended up with a lopsided bowl with very thin sides. The instructor tried to help me out and save the bowl but we ended up scraping it. Chip ended up with a very pretty bowl. I think the boy just has natural talent and does good at anything creative.

Even though mine didn't turn out like I had hoped I felt pretty good about my first try. I threw another ball of clay on the wheel and set to work again. Once again, I centered very quickly, got it open and started pulling. Unfortunately, I didn't do so great with it again. Instead of ruining another pot I waited for the instructor to come by and give me some pointers. Turns out my technique was all wrong. I worked on it some more and ended up with a half way decent bowl. Chip helped me finish it off. Afterwards, we cleaned up our stations and called it a day.

I'm looking forward to this Saturday. Hopefully I haven't forgotten everything that I learned the other day. I did enjoy the class and look forward to getting better. Who knows, I might turn out to be good at this whole pottery thing. I'll never know unless I try.

What Makes You Happy?

Have you ever noticed that some people just can't be happy. They complain about this or they complain about that. They whine, they complain, they whine, they complain. I've been around those people and to be honest with you it can be quite exhausting. Whiners and complainers can suck the happiness right out of you. And let's face. Life is too short to have that kind of attitude. So I say to all the whiners and complainers of the world "What makes you happy? Anything? Anything at all?" I think if we all looked deep down inside of ourselves we would find something that makes us happy. It could be anything. A favorite song, movie, book. A memory from childhood. It could be raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens. Yeah, Yeah I know those are "favorite things", but isn't it our favorite things that make us smile, that make us happy?



What makes me happy? Honestly, just pulling into my driveway makes me happy. I look forward to coming home and getting greeted at the door by two fuzzy little creatures dying to give me sloppy wet doggie kisses. My husband makes me happybecause he can make me laugh no matter what. My family makes me happy because no matter what I do, they will be there for me. And my friends make me happy because they put up with all my crap and still like me for who I am.



So this week I want you all to ask yourselves, "What makes me happy?" Enjoy finding your happiness!