tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183536372024-03-07T04:18:52.625-05:00Life, As I Know ItTracey Clemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427059388274364886noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353637.post-51733878017337775292013-07-02T16:36:00.000-04:002013-07-02T16:36:22.903-04:00Farewell, Google Reader. I knew Google Reader was on it's way out, but frankly forgot about it completely until I tried to access my feed this morning and found it blank. Oops. Nothing like waiting until the last minute - or more like missing the last minute completely and scrambling in this new Google-Readerless world to get myself organized.<br />
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Feedly is my first choice, but as some of you may have noticed, it is buggy at the moment. So until they get their kinks worked out, I'm playing around with Bloglovin'. We'll see which one wins in the end. In the meantime, you can follow me on Bloglovin' here : <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/9687299/?claim=3hmgk72xfmg">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>. (This also validates my blog so others can find it and add it to their feeds.) </span><br />
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We are in our new house, but don't have Internet access yet. Trying to blog from my phone is supremely annoying. So more to come once we are fully hooked up and crushing the information super highway once again!Tracey Clemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427059388274364886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353637.post-8047942404685412052013-06-28T11:44:00.000-04:002013-06-28T11:44:31.417-04:00The Great Clem Family Re-bootSince my last post (yes, in February) we made the decision to leave New Jersey. Kevin had finally reached his limit with the 3 hour round trip commute in and out of New York City. Thankfully, his end-of-his-rope moment coincided perfectly with his company's need for someone to help build their West Coast presence. So our long-time dream of living back in California came true years sooner than we had anticipated. On March 4 we spoke with our agent in NJ and started getting our house ready to show...and on June 4 we loaded a truck with all our earthly belongings (where did all this crap come from?!?) and tearfully said good-bye to our first home and dear friends.<br />
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Since June 4th, we've been living in a furnished apartment while our stuff made it's way across the country and we closed on our house here. And today we finally get to move into our brand new place! Woo Hoo!</div>
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Since we've been here in San Diego, I've been thinking a lot about routines...and ruts. There are very few times in life when you get to make a true fresh start. Sure, New Year's tends to be our time to re-think our habits and consider changes. But I find it's hard to make real changes when my daily life looks exactly the same - same food in the pantry, same classes at the gym, same carpool to drive - all the same obstacles that kept me from making changes on December 31 are still there on January 2.<br />
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But here we have a true clean slate, a true fresh start. Our routines (ruts?) have been completely derailed and we have the chance to re-boot. I'm still working out how to best take advantage of this - but we are excited about the opportunity to change our health, our habits, all those things that we would love to transform, but often find impossible against the current of our daily lives.<br />
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Ok, off to pack the rest of our clothes in suitcases and clear out this apartment. We'll be sleeping in our new house tonight!</div>
Tracey Clemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427059388274364886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353637.post-48598304471399807402013-02-04T10:49:00.002-05:002013-02-04T10:49:28.774-05:00Come on over...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tracey Clemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427059388274364886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353637.post-55456290256044010272013-01-29T14:55:00.001-05:002013-01-29T14:55:08.458-05:00A little piece of heaven...Just my own personal piece of peace on a Tuesday afternoon. <br />
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We held his party at a local indoor playspace filled with inflatables called Screamin' Parties. This place is kid heaven - bright colors, loud music, bounce houses and inflatable slides. The perfect place for energetic 2-5 year olds on a chilly January day. He was one happy kid...and little brother was pretty jazzed too.<br />
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<br />Tracey Clemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427059388274364886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353637.post-44368140072993891352012-09-12T22:59:00.000-04:002012-09-12T22:59:04.759-04:00Progress and Play TimeThe kitchen is moving along now. In the first month there was so much done, but not a lot of visible progress...well, apart from an entire wall disappearing. They did electrical work, plumbing, insulation - important stuff that doesn't look very dramatic. But in the last week they've done new hardwoods, finished the coffered ceiling, and are in the process of installing the cabinets! So exciting!!<br />
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Here is the kitchen at the beginning of the day yesterday. Coffered ceiling is done - it's amazing!</div>
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<br />Tracey Clemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427059388274364886noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353637.post-22108376497938415602012-09-10T15:21:00.000-04:002012-09-10T15:21:30.217-04:00StallingSo it has been weeks since I last posted, and I have a lot of really good reasons why. Since the last post we went here...<br />
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Then we came back home for one night, frantically unpacked, repacked, and then left the next morning for Texas to visit all kinds of family - grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins - it was fantastic!<br />
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So we're home now, and our house is in complete renovation chaos - but it is going to be so awesome!<br />
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Tracey Clemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427059388274364886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353637.post-62552847505428534762012-07-20T10:22:00.001-04:002012-07-20T10:22:49.797-04:00Rainy day... It's a rainy, cool Friday here - very uncharacteristic for July. We are having a little morning cartoon time before we head to play at Ikea. While we're out enjoying Swedish meatballs and ligonberry sauce, come on over and visit my guest post at <a href="http://doodlebugheart.blogspot.com">Doodlebugheart.</a><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdZ0VMII0MSa-okazuQNaW4Kws7y7J_IJN7-G7M1rgkVX-GmPUX-YjCLkvDioLFfUwtDYRT7arHKK3D7JLLjAZV4slHXA1JKXkSudmS4yc9RpMhyphenhyphen0TLKZUf3OlCP8YDzWNEkR/s1024/Photo%252520Jul%25252020%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A21%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdZ0VMII0MSa-okazuQNaW4Kws7y7J_IJN7-G7M1rgkVX-GmPUX-YjCLkvDioLFfUwtDYRT7arHKK3D7JLLjAZV4slHXA1JKXkSudmS4yc9RpMhyphenhyphen0TLKZUf3OlCP8YDzWNEkR/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252020%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A21%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1342794150258.2737" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="374"></a></div> <br/><br/>Tracey Clemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427059388274364886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353637.post-3403001812716140432012-07-20T10:13:00.001-04:002012-07-20T10:13:44.421-04:00EvolutionThe other day I posted this picture of my art journal where I stalled out...<br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtJkq8CIOhgavEk0qzYIjKHNnSwIA7ubQOndRM1Kja-1CcUBAOVrp2-gQNhkmkMF0qzPwg68JrmkqFpQv2H1YeBTgJwglAEkYGMovATtIKQTa2xxSiwr31cYHxCipMxdg-0ZC/s1024/Photo%252520Jul%25252018%25252C%2525202012%2525201%25253A34%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtJkq8CIOhgavEk0qzYIjKHNnSwIA7ubQOndRM1Kja-1CcUBAOVrp2-gQNhkmkMF0qzPwg68JrmkqFpQv2H1YeBTgJwglAEkYGMovATtIKQTa2xxSiwr31cYHxCipMxdg-0ZC/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252018%25252C%2525202012%2525201%25253A34%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1342793443079.5195" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="277"></a></div> <br/><br/>So I decided to add a few stencils, some masking tape, and a vinyl placemat on top and spray them with Glimmer Mist...<br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplhLIOqlGwIdlUpfr9-7HSEAxRqMZYNu9NaC1c1RDyDvGaCakkKsmwD05Cs-CqDGHuC24dSgRzSyKOw7ftT4lqLXppf_xwMke9vyHY3yUHPGZ_FO5SPAeJL8XAVqglMb7awlp/s1024/Photo%252520Jul%25252018%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A49%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplhLIOqlGwIdlUpfr9-7HSEAxRqMZYNu9NaC1c1RDyDvGaCakkKsmwD05Cs-CqDGHuC24dSgRzSyKOw7ftT4lqLXppf_xwMke9vyHY3yUHPGZ_FO5SPAeJL8XAVqglMb7awlp/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252018%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A49%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1342793443066.2603" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="262"></a></div> <br/><br/>Well, that seemed a little busy, so I toned it down with a little more gesso. <br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOMYnSFXXpZupJrX84qj53VN81H08SRcmzRc-s1Q4ulqxBfsULi1j9nKOlpi-WXYCCN2krBZeQskKuLd3rLdGMN-UYrduPT5hER0vXDKHaNyxNMOFyPjPUgYjWghEEgnHL8qv/s1024/Photo%252520Jul%25252018%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A00%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOMYnSFXXpZupJrX84qj53VN81H08SRcmzRc-s1Q4ulqxBfsULi1j9nKOlpi-WXYCCN2krBZeQskKuLd3rLdGMN-UYrduPT5hER0vXDKHaNyxNMOFyPjPUgYjWghEEgnHL8qv/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252018%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A00%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1342793443057.4707" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="278"></a></div> <br/><br/>Now what? I just watched this fantastic video on <a href="http://donnadowney.typepad.com">Donna Downey's </a>blog recently where she had this amazing colorful background, then she painted over the entire thing with a simple leaf design. I decided to try something similar, since I had no clue where to go with this.<br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigipFR26BPXWEaGO_Hy_o3VdkdQOvkYK4uZxfZoEnDEf2w_ndZkIUqWV0ouUP2rUxF4RBOxFqwodMmLxHtDfy-gOrY_RRfCd_xdSNxhi9T4H_i7qoxyK_DRR8lR0ZGDrllRbiw/s1024/Photo%252520Jul%25252019%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A56%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigipFR26BPXWEaGO_Hy_o3VdkdQOvkYK4uZxfZoEnDEf2w_ndZkIUqWV0ouUP2rUxF4RBOxFqwodMmLxHtDfy-gOrY_RRfCd_xdSNxhi9T4H_i7qoxyK_DRR8lR0ZGDrllRbiw/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252019%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A56%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1342793443097.55" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="254"></a></div> I like that you can still see some of the original elements through the layers of paint - I feel like it gives the simple image a little subtle energy.<br/><br/> <br/><br/>Tracey Clemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427059388274364886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353637.post-62484743553725338022012-07-18T14:32:00.001-04:002012-07-18T14:32:09.337-04:00Stuck... I find so often that I get to this point in my journal and I get stuck...<br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtJkq8CIOhgavEk0qzYIjKHNnSwIA7ubQOndRM1Kja-1CcUBAOVrp2-gQNhkmkMF0qzPwg68JrmkqFpQv2H1YeBTgJwglAEkYGMovATtIKQTa2xxSiwr31cYHxCipMxdg-0ZC/s1024/Photo%252520Jul%25252018%25252C%2525202012%2525201%25253A34%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtJkq8CIOhgavEk0qzYIjKHNnSwIA7ubQOndRM1Kja-1CcUBAOVrp2-gQNhkmkMF0qzPwg68JrmkqFpQv2H1YeBTgJwglAEkYGMovATtIKQTa2xxSiwr31cYHxCipMxdg-0ZC/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252018%25252C%2525202012%2525201%25253A34%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1342636242753.2195" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="277"></a></div> A couple of layers of paint, some collage, some gesso...and stall. 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While I'm chasing my boys around the pool today I have a guest post over at <a href="http://DoodleBugHeart.blogspot.com">Doodlebugheart</a>. Pop on over and visit!<br />
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Not a lot of time for art, but I did get a few minutes last night as my sweet husband was putting our kids to bed. I had a background basically done - it was a bunch of left over paint on stencils, on my paint brush, and from stamps that I had used on other pages and just "cleaned" on this page. Made the rest of the page go quickly. Gesso, washi tape, clutter from around my desk, india ink...done!<br />
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Anyway, it's definitely an experiment. I am loving the Caran d'Ache - probably because they give me the same control and vibrancy as acrylic paint, but are mess-free. <br />
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As always, it is all, just like me, a work in progress. <br />
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We went to the big parade here in Ridgewood. People start putting out their chairs along the parade route over a week in advance! We just showed up that morning and found a shady spot where the boys could watch the parade or run around and play. <br />
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In the afternoon we went over to a friend's house for a quiet cook-out - just our two families. The boys spent hours swimming in their hot tub. Then Caleb and I went home and Kevin & Cameron went to see the fireworks. Overall, a perfectly lovely 4th. <br />
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Now it's back to work! We're having a HUGE yard sale this weekend, so I've gotta keep purging and organizing. I love it!<br />
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Hope you had a wonderful 4th!<br />
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This is my practice session...I'm practicing saying this outloud: I have gotten very involved in Mixed Media art in the past 6 months...specifically art journaling. It's hard to say that to anyone as it feels like it carries a sense of expectation. Like, "really? So what do you do? What does it look like? What do you do with it? Are you any good?" Ok, no one has actually said that - but then again I haven't really told anyone. <br />
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I'm super self-conscious. <br />
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Plus I'm still figuring it all out - what materials I like, what my style looks like, what I'm expressing. <br />
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What I know for sure is that it is ridiculously fun. I am having the best time taking humble elements - paper, paint, sometimes castoffs - and creating something that wasn't there before.<br />
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So, there you have it. That's what I'm doing with the snippets of free time I have here and there. <br />
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Deep breath. I'll be better in about an hour. <br />
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Until he fell down about 5 seconds later...for the third time that morning. <br />
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Then the rest of the day it was, "Mama, I got a little hurt." <br />
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