UNPACKING

I just spent 3 hours trying to get this wireless router to work. After all that, it still doesnt work. My mom gave it to me last night, since she found it in her shipment from Korea, and she just told me it doesnt work...and in my head I'm like "then why did you give it to me???"


Another photo of my new hair color :) more vibrant this time
I cant complain though, I still have to buy one, but at least I tried it first. I did get a few boxes full of household stuff that we desperately needed that mom gave us that she bought in Korea. Now that she is back home, she doesnt need two of everything. Can we say SCORE?!?!?!

We got more glasses, bowls, cookware, a rice cooker (yes, I'm filipino, gotta have a rice cooker!!) a toaster, rugs....its just nice to get settled and know where everything is in our place. Were picking up our dining room table tomorrow which will be nice to sit comfortably and eat.

As I'm sitting here, I wanted to start looking online for living room inspiration photos for when were all settled, I want our place to look retro and eclectic. Here are some cool photos I found on Pintrest of course.




As you can see, I got carried away on Pintrest, but I gotta say this last photo has ME written all over it! I want this room! I cannot wait to be able to decorate my house the way I really want to. What do you want your dream house to look like???

Unpacking boxes and ricecookers,


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Alphabet Blocks

Last week, I received an email from a gentleman in Canada who had stumbled across a drawing of alphabet blocks I drew up for a friend last year and requested I draw one up for him and of course pay me for my work. How awesome is that? I think that it's so cool that he found me and asked for me to a piece for him. It's a huge and humbling compliment.

He wanted old fashioned wooden blocks with his daughters initials. He wanted to incorporate her hand and her birthday in it somehow. So I sketched up these two ideas that popped in my head. I didnt finish inking it all the way.

He ended up going with another artist but he still paid me, which was cool. I enjoyed drawing it up for him, and I'm just happy that he is getting something that he loves.

I wanted to share it with yall because when I share my artwork it motivates me to keep going and push myself to work on my drawing and sketching and shading.

Here are a few other sketches I had in a sketch book that I never posted. I did post on my Instagram.

My signature legs I love drawing with shears and strands of hair

Script with "Beauty Is Not An Option"

I picked up the latest Rebel Ink magazine yesterday at Barnes and Nobles and got alot of inspiration from that. Do you read tat magazines? If you do, which one is your favorite? Mine are Bound By Ink and Rebel Mag! Love them! One day, I hope to be in a magazine, that would be awesome.

Tattoos and Ink,




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Attention Deficit Disorder

I am so proud of myself...really. My computer has just been a severe butthead. There are just no other words to describe it. But I was able to fix it and Im so proud. I still dont have a wireless router (which is on the list of stuff to get this week) but now my computer does run a but faster and I can go back to multitasking and having more than one page and program up and running.

I love my bathroom mirror! PIC before I colored my hair


I sometimes feel like I have ADD, I could have a movie playing in the background, a song stuck in my head, a youtube video up playing, have my Corel Paint Shop Pro open, a calculator, and my blog up and window shopping on the next screen and be FUNCTIONAL. Is anyone else like that??? Oh and lets not forget when the kiddos are with me...then add being a referee to Bella and Matti fighting over who gets to pick the next Netflix movie, one of them is hungry for a snack, the other spilt their drink all over the carpet then your son confiscates your camera and takes pictures of himself in his hero costume...(where does he get this from??) hahaha ...like below. oh I could go on and on. oh my goodness.....women should be given an award everyday for the sheer fact of how much we do. hahahaha



Anyways, back to my original post, I recolored my hair last night and I'm quite pleased with the color! I mixed in a lil bit of my leftover Joico semi permanent colors pink and purple with the Red Color of Paul Mitchell Semi Permanent colors. I just LOVE IT! Feels good to be back to a red color even though the past year I was cursing my red hair because my hair wouldnt hold any other color like blue, turquoise or pink.



It looks way more vibrant when the sun is shining on it, it was cloudy and starting to rain when I snapped this. I llove it, you can peek a bit of the purple still on the tips, but it will all be red eventually. Ill keep it for  while.

Just wanted to show ya my new hair! What color are you "dying" to color your hair??? What are you waiting for??? Just go for it! Ill end this with my favorite quote for this week that I just cant get out of my head. Remember this too when you are too scared to look different or be different.



Thanks for stopping by!

Raving mad with ADD and red hair ....and oh look at that cat,


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You want a tattoo WHERE?

So, I gave a lil hint in my last post that I was going back to a color I had last year. In case you are still wondering, here is where I am getting my inspiration from all these gorgeous images off of Pintrest. Oh yea, and I might have told yall that I was going to grow out the shaved head part of my head, well, I just couldnt get past the awkward growing out stage, so that went out the window as well. Back to the half shaved head. hahaha
Source: bit.ly via Lauren on Pinterest

And you wanna know the latest idea that I have been obssessing about???? And youre gonna think I am totally nuts, but I dont care....yall know I wanna be a tattoo artist and ive been working on my portfolio to take to a tattoo shop, well, I am gonna book an appointment to get a very awesome piece done.....since I am keeping my shaved head, I have decided that I want to get the shaved part tattooed. Yep, you read that right...I want a head tattoo....and its cool because if I dont want anyone to see it, I can always flip my hair over or just grow it out. I am super excited, but I am still deciding what I want there....right now, I am thinking a deep red rose and my signature swirls around it...and some stars. I will have to brainstorm about it. Here are some inspiration images from Pintrest as well on Head Tattoos. What do you think???


So, um, yea....gonna do it. I dont know when, because the artist I want to do it is pretty booked, but I plan on making the appointment soon and then I can work on my portfolio. I am not gonna give up on getting a professional apprenticeship. Gotta fight for what you want!

Red hair and head tattoos,

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WireLESS I wish

I feel so out of the loop. I need to get a wireless router at our new place, we have internet, but have to use an ethernet cable...which is better than nothing..but when you have a husband that wants to get online to play Call of Duty, and kiddos that wanna watch netflix, well it gets crowded virtually. hahaha For a while I was blogging everyday and I got into a routine, then we moved and .......that went out the window. I didnt even realize how much I use the computer. For blogging, researching artwork, online window shopping....stalking Megan Massacre...hahaha  but My last two weeks have been spent unpacking boxes and cleaning...and then lounging by the pool with the kids, so I guess it hasnt been too bad, at least I am workin on my tan. Which is definetly what I need, because I was looking pasty!

I have so much to blog about, so I gotta get caught up. Nothing major really, but I do wanna leave you with this picture of me from our "dress up like a zombie day" at Xotic Eyes where I work. Of course, I got into it big time. I painted up my face....because I was dying to use my BEN NYE body paints again and ripped up all my clothes. I loved it.


I also loaded this onto my Instagram, which if you have one and want to follow me, my name is sweetsurrenderart. It's another addiction I have at least on my phone.

Its taken me hours to write this, I started it at my moms house and then now back at my place and now that I am home, I gotta color my hair back to a color I had last year....can you guess what it is???

Ill keep ya posted! Off to color my hair and unpack another box. See ya next time

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Memorial Day




Memorial Day is more than just a day off of work (well, I had to work today)and more than a BBQ and good sales at the mall. Some people think that people join the military for money, school, travel opportunities, me of those reasons are why people join, but others choose the military for more traditional reasons. The military- any branch- has been around for hundreds of years and have traditions. Generations of families go in to serve, to be apart of something bigger. I joined because most of my family served and I wanted to have independence and college money.



When I was 17 years old, I enlisted into the US Army. I started basic training the day after the 9-11 attacks. I was stationed in Fort Drum New York and served for 4 years. It was the best and worst times of my life.



 I met so many people and am proud that I served side by side with some amazing soldiers, one of which was a good friend of mine that gave his life. Dan was a good friend as well to my ex husband and babysat my daughter.



We lost him and many others and I want to take this time to thank everyone who is serving, or has served and thank you to the families of lost ones. It is a huge sacrifice for those to enlist and serve, and an eternal sacrifice for those who give their lives. You will never be forgotton.

Happy Memorial Day to all my brothers and sisters serving in the military or have served. Especially to those who've paid with their life.
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