in light of many things, i have been given a really good opportunity to focus on myself. as a result, this week has yielded a much more collected estelle. i've got a really hearty to-do list that is being checked off everyday. and in general, i am feeling just so good about the work i am doing (my printing is getting better by the minute). i consider my last year to be a great gift of indulgence and experience- i am doing exactly what i love and i could not ask for anything more.

i bought my plane ticket home today and a shirt with tribal patterns. it reminded me of my mom, and then i became aware of how often and how large her collection of tribal pattern shirts is. i miss her and her batting eyelashes so so much. my mom does this funny thing of batting her eyelashes when she is puzzled/frustrated/or pissed off about something you did. and then she walks away or tries to finish what she was doing because she will really stop everything that she is doing to stand in front of you and bat her lashes away.