What have I been doing?

Painting my new, previously dark purple bedroom.

household without a house

trying to buy a house is the worst thing on earth, so i am just going to think about nice smelling things like lavender rosemary...

Nothing but soap/scrub naturally

my new Flagstaff buddy makes these reusable dryer sheets to aid in the war against trash, and the smell is divine and almost strong enough to cover the old-man odor emanating from the vacation rental we have been hiding in...

found on Good Eggs facebook

and i have been buying up groceries with no place to go, bags of bulk hopefully labeled but i doubt i am that sharp so everyone can use this chart (and Good Eggs has a good mission!)...

listening to The Deadly Syndrome - Demons

...and here is to good tunes: here here! or anywhere, because home is where the smells, food, and music is. at least for now.

ghost town

as my husband and i venture into the land of homeownership, seeking out a sustainable old house with character (surprisingly hard to do in Flagstaff)...

following 3 photos by ME, Wupatki

i have been hanging out at some ruins...

finding remnants of lives in the dirt...

learning to read this desert again and thinking about coexisting minimally with what is here...

meanwhile, the constant pressure of populations, politics, poverty pushing and pushing...

Shipping container home in Jakarta

and just trying to balance selfish wants with what is fair and right.

Obimama contest on Risaroo's Facebook

Wishful thinking checks it out...

Risaroo's facebook

plus, the fabrics are pretty.

durty

love getting my hands dirty...

Brooklyn to West

love the dirty work and DIY ethics of the Brooklyn artist Ariele: "I find or make pretty much everything"...

maija-louekari

and i love the clean work by Marimekko designer extraordinaire Maija Louekari...  

Brooklyn to West 

 and Ariele's mud-cloth print upholstered chair is my dream chair (mud cloth gets hands dirty and ends up with clean designs)...

maijs lourkari

 and i like how the clean, pretty aspen trees in Flagstaff have evil eveballs--photos soon!