I think I can speak for a few of you when I say the winter blues reared their evil little heads this week. We're almost a full month into 2011 and one of the coldest weeks of the year is now behind us but the grey skies and thin veil of slick salty snow remains to keep us company should we take the warmer temperatures for granted.
For me, the ugly faces of these winter blues came with a side of rejection on a personal endeavor basket I placed my hopeful eggs into. A job that matched my skills, experience and interest had been handed to someone else. Not even an interview. I felt the largest of pains - mostly in my ego. Flowers from the boy (I can smell their almost chamomile pine scent right now and they are wild, wily and lovely looking) helped, but like an aftershock I kept feeling these waves of disappointment shake me out of nowhere. I could be riding my bike, looking up at the gorgeous Chicago skyline and BOOM - I've wasted my life.
So it was with a dis-proportionally large amount of relief that I came across a few woodblock posters on Etsy that seemed to say just what I needed to hear. I thought I would share them with you. Remember to bookmark this page for when life throws you a punch to the gut every once in a while. It happens to the best of us. They also do a great job of making what would normally be corny motivational phrases seem simple and well... motivating. For me anyway.
*Note to self: be more daring.
*I like this one a lot.
*Short and to the point. Don't dwell on your failures... blah blah blah...
*You can still make a difference even when you feel like you don't matter.
*This is even better because of the awesome pink color.
*If all else fails... fake it until you make it.Most of these came from Etsy Seller The Big Harumph. I am not linking directly to the Etsy pages as they sell out fast so your best bet is to go to their shop page and navigate from there. Other sellers featured are: Orange Beautiful, Book Fiend, Fifi Du Vie, Happy Deliveries, EvaJuliet, & The Ink Society.
I'm pretty sure if all these cruddy days keep repeating themselves before springtime comes, I might have most of The Big Harumph's stuff on the walls of our apartment. I apologize in advance if anyone doesn't like the Sh-- words on some of their stuff.
Now I press on - held higher by these kind creations by strangers. Also I made caramels. And curried lentils. Those help too.
Wishing you happy words at the most opportune times...
Love love love,
K.
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