What is ArtsyBE?

 "I want to be artsy like you," ~Beth 9/8/10

artsyBE defined

artsy- enthusiastic about, making a strong, affected, or pretentious display of being artistic

or interested in the arts

be- to exist, occur; take place, to have identity with: to constitute the same idea or object as,

to take place, to come or go

ArtsyBE is the act of doing something and being artsy.  ArtsyBE is a state of mind, body & soul.  Being artsy is findng that place, that thing that frees you and gives you peace.  ArtsyBE gives you a peace that you enjoy separate from the everyday life.   

When you live an ArtsyBE life you are living your best life.

ArstsyBE-say what you want to BE and BE who you want to BE.

Start by making your BE List.  A BE List is like a bucket list because that's what people know, but it's different because it's about BE-ing not just DO-ing.  

What kind of person do you want to BE?

What are the steps, the parts of that one thing that will make you BEcome that way?

What do you want to do, to occur in your life while you are living?

Your BE List is about BEing your best person while you are living not focusing on what you want to do before you die.  

BE honest and ever changing, BE flexible. When you find something you love share your passion with others.

Artsy BE

artsy BE 

BE grateful

BE thankful

BE strong

BE kind

BE real

be-YOU-ti-ful

be YOU be TRUE

BE fearless

Let it BE

Queen BEE

BE calm

BE happy

BE the change

BE inspired 

BE artsy

Updating my BE List

Re-evaluating & Updating my BE List

BE Me
BE Healthy
-Eat Right
-Exercise
-Pray
-Sleep
-Read
-Write
-Love
BE Crafty
BE Organized
BE Happy
-Relax
-Laugh out Loud
-Dance
BE Creative
-Take Pictures
-Write
BE Patient
BE Fun
BE Strong
-Mind, Body & Soul
BE Grateful
BE Giving
-Donate Hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths
-Donate Blood to American Red Cross
Be a Good Friend, Be Friendly

Work in Progress..............

To BE CONTINUED...

Today is my 15th Wedding Anniversary.  Yet another measure of time.  It seems like just yesterday and yet it seems like forever all the same time.  I couldn't imagine sharing my life with anyone else.  We fit together perfectly, like a puzzle.  He compliments my flaws and I his.  He is my best friend, my love.  We depend on each other the way you're supposed to. 
Things might not always be peaches and cream, but we work through them.  As they say, "what does not kill us makes us stronger," or like Ken says "it builds character." 
Ken supports my dreams and wishes and when ever possible he makes them come true.  Like artsyBE, he helped me start this blog.  He encourages me to find ways to express my creativity.  He understands me when I take "crazy photos" and knows that I see something special in those "crazy photos." 

"Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' in to the future."

and as that time slips away I want to go with Ken, into the future, always and forever.

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This journey called artysyBE is not over, even though my year is up.  There is still too much to BE done.

TO BE CONTINUED...

BE Realistic

I was watching Grey's Anatomy tonight and what Dr. Bailey was talking to Dr. Webber about the hospital and what she would like to do with grant money. 
"Let's not go to Paris, let's go to the grocery store."
I feel the same way,  I have dreams, wishes and wants.
But do I need them or want them?
Kids, laundry, errands, Paris,  food and house.
What's necesary, what's not?

Not BEing Me yet, too busy BEing Mom

Again, it's happening again...I don't have the time to focus on BEing ME.  All of the back to school stuff, sports and Brownies has taken over my life again.  I need some motivation to get working on BEing ME.
Back to school and right into beautiful fall weather, but I'm really missing those lazy days of summer at the lake.

"Are you bored with life?  Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never BE yours." -Dale Carnegie

I think that as busy as my life is this might BE my problem.  I'm bored.  How can this be?  Creating my BE List and artsyBE has been so exciting to me.  Over the summer I couldn't wait to work on it.  Now once again with my crazy days I think I'm bored and need to put my heart back into it.

Plan for BEing a Healthier Me

Borrowing some words from the late Michael Jackson,
"I'm looking at the man" GIRL
"In the Mirror.  I'm asking him" HER
"To make a change, no message could BE any clearer.  If you want to make the world a better place, you gotta look at yourself and make a change."

I NEED TO TAKE AS GOOD OF CARE OF MY BODY AS I DO MY TOES.

NO MORE CUTE PEDICURE FOR A WHILE.

TIME FOR THE NAKED TRUTH WITH MYSELF AND TIME FOR NAKED TOES.

Everyone puts off starting a diet 'til Monday, I have put it off 'til Amy started school.  Well the count down is on.  She starts in 2 weeks.  Until then I'm getting my mind ready to start the BIGGEST, MOST IMPORTANT JOB OF MY LIFE, ME!

BE ME - BE HEALTHY 

NO MORE EXCUSES

Making a plan for me that will work:  This is a start.

#1 Boot Camp 2 days a week

#2 Supper Food Smoothies for Breakfast ( Everyday Food )

#3 Sassy Water (Flat Belly Diet)

#4  Apple a Day
#5 Eat REAL Food!

#6 When I think of something write it down don't wait or the thought will be gone. 
#7 No more BLT's, Bites, Licks & Tastes (Weight Watchers meeting)
#8 REMEMBER IT'S NOT A COMPETITION - IT'S FOR ME!

When willl I BE at my best?

Sunday morning, time for church.
Topic for today, "When was God at his Best?"   He has had many Best's, but has he had "His Best" or is his best yet to come?

When will I BE at my best?  Not to compare myself to God, but I too have had many Best's, we all have.  But I still haven't become ME at my Best!

My BEST Moment's

BEing Born

Making my Senior Ball Gown, Graduating from High School,

Graduating from Cazenovia College and SUNY Cortland College,

Managing the Frame Shop,

Marrying Ken,

Giving Birth to Alex, Emily and Amy

Moving Home,

Starting ArtsyBE & Starting my BE List!

(Banana & OJ to eat before church, Out to the Hen House Restaurant for Brunch - broccoli and cheese omelet, with home fries & toast with a coffee, NO lunch since we ate so late.  For dinner we grilled chicken and zucchini and had it with a fresh slice of tomato on a ciabatta roll, with corn on the cob & lemonade.  It was deliciously yummy!!  The fresh tomato that we picked up at the farm stand earlier in the day was so sweet and juicy, Ken even ate it.)

To BE or Not to BE, That is the question

I looked up the definitions for BE and BEE at dictionary.com.

BE:

• to exist or live
• to take place, happen or occur
• to occupy a place or position
• to continue to remain as before
• to belong

BEE:

• any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, as the bumble bee or honey bee or carpenter bee etc.
• a community social gathering in order to perform some task, engage in a contest, etc: a sewing bee or spelling bee

Quotes:
"The bee's knees" a person or thing that is wonderful, great , or marvelous (from the 1920's)
"Busy Bee" a person who has lots of things to do
"Make a beeline"  a direct route traveled quickly 

"To have a BEE in one's bonnet," is to BE obsessed with one idea. 

"Stung by the splendor of a sudden thought." ~Robert Browning

I have been stung by the BEE in my Bonnet, "My BE List!"

Trying to BE Happy

Trying to BE Happy, but instead I feel Blue.
Not sure what's got me down.  Hopefully it will blow over like the weather.  It's been so gloomy the last few days.  We need some sun.  Instead of writing tonight I'm gonna try reading.  I started reading Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, forever ago.  I really want to finish it before I see the movie.

BE Honest

I've had enough of the lies my children are saying, no matter how big or small.  Today wasn't the first time I caught Emily in a lie.  But today was the first time I had to have a real talk to her about it.  She loves to test me and I'm done.  I had to remind her of the 10 Commandments.  I explained that if she lies about something she's gonna get in more trouble than if she did something wrong and tells the truth.

HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY!

I haven't been honest with myself.  I've been in denial about my weight for too long.  Time to be honest and make a change.

BE Happy :) BE Fun

The kids and I had FUN today, taking pictures of Amy as "Little Monkey Vader."  She came down dressed like that herself and the help of big sister Emily.  So cute!

I was researching BE quotes at dictionary.com and thought this was appropriate:

"A man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink and to BE merry." -unknown

That is so true, especially with kids.
They eat, drink and BE happy.  Oh and occasionally sleep.

For dinner tonight I made raspberry iced tea, grilled chicken marinated in sun dried tomato vinaigrette, roasted potatoes also seasoned with sun dried tomato vinaigrette and green beans.  The girls made pumpkin bread for dessert.  Dinner was very fancy thanks to the girls setting the table fancy tonight.

BE Patient, BE Kind, BE Loving

Ken made me a very good breakfast, egg-white and 1 egg omelet with toast, potatoes and a cup of coffee.  The kids ate first while he cooked ours and we had a semi-quiet breakfast alone together.  Then we were off to church, Catholic today. 

We decided that we are going to alternate every other week between St. Mary's Church and Woestina Reformed Church.  This way the kids are exposed to both and can later decide for themselves.  Father's homily in a nut shell today , "BE kind and do not judge others for what's wrong with them.  Focus on what's right with them.  You'll be surprised when people are just as surprised about you getting into heaven as the next person." 

When we got home and were making lunch and cleaning up, I really had to do that BE Patient and loving.  The girls were fighting and whining so I just kept saying "I love you, I love you, I love you," to get through and stay calm.  It worked for today, I need to remember it for the next time.

Now onto being healthy and eating right...Ken and Alex made steak fajitas for lunch.  They were very good.
You know what everyone says, "never go to the shopping on an empty stomach."  So I ate first and then left for the grocery store.  Found new perfect iced tea K-cups, raspberry.  LOVE IT!  Enjoying one now as I write and watch soldier tribute videos on youtube.  They are getting me really choked up. This is making me think about my brother, Lars, hoping he's safe.  I wrote this:

Dear Soldier,
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service to our country.  Thank you for protecting the USA from harms way and being our heroes everyday.  Please tell your families thank you also, for letting you go and missing you so.  May God Bless you while you are away and bring you home safe.  God Bless you and God Bless America!!

At lunch today again my patience was tested.  I'm trying really hard and I told the kids that was on my BE list, to BE Patient.  Emily asked what's a BE list?  I said "Your BE list isn't just what you want to BE when you grow up, it's the kind of person you want to grow up to BE."  We talked about it more at dinner and I think they might write their own BE lists.

Speaking of dinner, DELICIOUS!  My wonderful, loving husband made spaghetti with beef sauce (stew beef that had been stewing in homemade sauce all afternoon). AMAZING!

BE Courageous and BE Strong!

" He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."

BE COURAGEOUS!

"The fall is so swift and fast.  The challenge is getting back up.
You must dig deep for strength.  One day at a time." 

BE STRONG!

I borrowed those quotes from 2 friends on facebook.  They were just so true and good and relevant, I had to share.

I got up with Ken this morning to help him get out fishing early, really early.  Ken, Ed and EJ (his 16th birthday) left at 4 am to go way up north in the Adirondack's.  After they left I immediately went back to bed. 

Got up later and had my breakfast with the Today Show.  This morning they were talking about interfaith marriages and it got me thinking.  An interfaith marriage we are not but we are very torn in how to practice our faith.  It came to me that we should treat our Faith Exploration like an Interfaith Marriage.  I think we should alternate churches every other weekend. 

BE an EXPLORER

BE FAITHFUL

For breakfast I had coffee with 2 slices of toast, 2 eggs and 2 slices of cheese.  The girls had breakfast with their guest and played until noon with her.  Then out with the girls to get ingredients for salad and Sangria.  Had lunch out at Subway 6" turkey & ham with water.  Bought brownies from a bake sale to benefit Breast Cancer- had one when I got home with and iced coffee in my new cup.  LOVE IT!

Great time tonight with our friends.  The guys brought home 2 fish from their early morning venture.  Sherri made a great dinner, Spanish rice & stuffed tomatoes.  I brought a salad and delicious SANGRIA.  I will definitely make that again.

~BE Patient~

Kids are driving me crazy!  I really want to get things done on the computer and they are fighting over this and that.  UGH!

I made Blueberry Muffins from scratch for breakfast.  DELICIOUS!  I had a few of those with coffee while getting my normal dosage of the Today Show. 
Left over vodka penne and a salad for lunch with iced tea.

I'm very easily frustrated today, trying to remain PATIENT.  

*ICED COFFEE TIME*

For dinner tonight I made roasted potatoes and chicken with a cucumber tomato salad.  DELICIOUS!

Still feeling very frustrated tonight, like I could cry at any minute and I don't know why. 

Girls are having a friend sleepover and they are still awake.  I'm trying very hard to BE PATIENT.  It's 11:30 pm and I want to go to bed but I can't, they are still up. 

Ahhhhhhh-----------------Quiet ***)

12:14 AM  time to stop working on my artsyBE blog, but I just can't stop.

BEing Healthy Take 2

<Oops!  Let's try again, I can't believe I didn't catch that.  I know why spell check didn't because tan is a word, just not the word I wanted.  So, I'm re-posting this for myself.  I'm not perfect but I'm trying to BE better.>

What is really in my head right now is skinny, but I know I will never BE Skinny.  So I just want to BE Smaller tan than I am today and in doing so BEcome healthier doing it. 
This is going to BE my first step to BEing ME.

I'm going to try journal what I eat for a while.  I'm going to do this right along with my other journal so they BEcome one.

BE Healthy - Eat Healthy

Slept late because of the crazy cat in heat outside my window last night. OMG!  It kept me up for hours.

Usual morning cup of coffee while watching the Today Show with a mini bagel egg and Canadian bacon sandwich.

On the Today Show - BIG NEWS US Troops leaving Iraq.  I hope that means my brother Lars won't have to go now.  While watching my friend Kelly called.  We met her and her boys at Sassafras park.  Then to Walmart for a few things.  Had a healthy lunch, grilled chicken tacos.  Then to Kelly's for the kids to play in their "Water Park."  She has a small pool and water slide.  The kids had so much fun!  I'm glad we went.  It's important to take the time to ENJOY your FRIENDS!  She brought out chips for the kids and fresh strawberries and pineapple for snacks.  JUST SAY NO TO CHIPS- and I did! 
Dinner tonight at my parents to celebrate my Aunt Anne's 75th birthday.  Grilled London Broil,  potatoes, corn and salad with a glass of red wine.  Red wine is good for your health!  So I'm trying to drink it.  Strawberry rhubarb pie for dessert.  YUMMY!!!

"We have learned the simple truth, as Emerson said,
that the only way to have a friend is to BE one."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

ME I WANT TO BE

Wife-Mother-Daughter-Sister-Friend-Niece-Granddaughter

Healthy-Smaller-Organized-Clean-Patient-Saver

Faithful-Strong-Giver-Patient-Relaxed

Passionate-Fun-Courageous-Explorer

Dreamer-Believer-Thinker-Maker-Doer

Artist-Singer-Photographer

Remembered

My BE List Idea

It's 12:25 am on August 18, 2010,  I tried to go to bed 25 minutes ago and could not fall asleep suddenly this idea came to me to make a BE LIST, so I got up and started writing.

Everyone talks about their "Bucket List," the things they want to do before they die.  Tonight while going to bed late as I often do, I kiss my husband goodnight and looked at the clock, it was 11:57, I realized that in 3 min's it would be our anniversary, 14 years.  14 years of BEing lucky in love with the boy I always thought was cute.  But also 365 days away from 15 years.  15 seams like such a milestone, just like 40, of which I will be in 360 days.  360 days who thinks of their next birthday in days?  Well, I think I finally figured out that's the way to do it, like they always say "take it one day at a time."  So one day at a time I will take it.  I'm going to LIVE my life and BE!  I'm going to BE all the thinks I dream of BEing and sometimes I might BE Happy, sometimes I might BE Sad, sometimes I might even BE Angry.  But I'm always going to BE ME! 

I keep talking about how when the kids go back to school I'm going to take care of myself for a change, well I realized I have started already.  This summer has been so much fun and so relaxing.  I have been laying low and taking it slow for the mornings and then getting things done in the afternoon.  I realized just now at 12:37 am that's because I am preparing myself for the 360 days ahead of me to BE ME!  The me I dream of and want to BE.  So I decided I'm going to make a BE LIST, something Ken has always wanted me to do just never called it that before.  I always just said, I was what I wanted to BE and that I was happy.  What more could I ask for...I am a wife and a mother of 3 great children Alex, Emily and Amy.  I get to stay home and nurture and guide them, and hug them and kiss them.  Thankfully the diaper days are over.  In just a few weeks Amy our youngest will be starting pre-K for 1/2 day all week.  Friends have been asking me if I'm going to cry and I say no.  Then they ask,"what are you going to do with all that time?"  First I say, "it's not that much time, it's only 2 1/2 hours a day."  Then I say, "I'm going to take care of ME."  WOW 2 1/2 hours a day to myself!  What ever will I do with daylight hours to myself?  And then it dawned on me tonight while trying to fall asleep.  I'm going to BE!  For the next 360 days until I turn 40 I'm going to BE ME!

I'm going to take care of me while still being ME the wife and mother.  I'm going to document my journey here.  I'm going to come up with my BE List of the things I want to do while I am BEing ALIVE and LIVING my life before it's too late.  Life is too short not to BE yourself and the person you should BE. 

So here it goes...
Making up the list is going to take time and then trying to accomplish them is going to BE hard.  But for once in my life I feel passionate about something I think I can do.  The list I have in my mind will consist of different things, some are places to go, some are feelings but all will get me closer to BEing ME.  SO lets start this journey together 1 day at a time.  Let's BE!

I need to add that the whole reason I'm  doing this is because of loosing people too young and to many young people I know are getting sick right now. My childhood friend Stacy died 2 years ago to breast cancer, leaving behind 5 kids and her husband alone.  Now my friend Deb is fighting cancer for the second time.  Also another Deb that I went to High School with is fighting cancer.  Two other firnds have had cancer scared in the last few months.  And now my uncle is being tested for cancer.  And yet my grandmother is 97 years youn and has out lived 3 husbands raising 5 children on her own.  My other grandmother lived to be 93.  If I only knew thier secrets to a long life.  It's too late to ask Granny but it's not to late to ask Grandma, so I will ad that to my list.

I'm going to start from day 1 tomorrow, which is really today since it's 1:43 AM.  I better get to bed, tomorrow is a BIG day!