Hello, there world of SDTraveler! I hope everyone is well and staying active, healthy, and is getting out into the world to experience what life is about. I know that I have been getting outside more and just have been enjoying what life has to offer me. Running, climbing, making art, going on long walks. Normally I spend about an hour to three hours outside on weekdays but on the weekends I try to stay outside as much as I can...unless it's raining. Then that becomes a problem but we go through the motions when that happens. When I'm not outside, as you may know, I work for Disney's call center, and guess what I'm noticing? 

People are suddenly getting covid. How weird? Coincidence? I think not. It's crazy how everyone under the sun is suddenly getting sick, going to the hospital, complaining about contracting THE covid and that they are canceling left and right. Now, this may be just a random thought but I think this may be because people are going out in the world and doing things and trying to go back to a normal life. We now can get in contact with others and because of that we are spreading this lovely virus and infecting more people so that we can get natural immunity. Weird how that works. 

The interesting thing I'm finding with some of the people I chat with is that most of them say that they took all the right steps. Wore a mask, got the vaccines, boosters, and all the other happy stuff that was told to us to "Keep us safe". Then they tell me that they don't understand how it happened that they are super sick and that they don't want to infect others. In theory, that's nice to say and if you really are sick with a fever and everything then yes stay home. But I do wonder how long the covid excuse will work out and when the people really will realize that enough is enough. If we had just let people go on their merry way in the first place this would have been over a long time ago. Businesses wouldn't have been shut down, lives wouldn't have been ruined, and we could actually enjoy this world we live in just like we were before. 

The mistakes we've made for Covid 19 will bite us in the ass and it is coming if it hasn't already arrived and we are in a heap of hurt ahead. 

Hello there everybody! I hope everyone is doing swell and that the year of 2022 is off to a great start. Of course, one can only try to stay positive as the year trudges on since our world is currently imploding and exploding all at the same time. Such a fun time to be living in. 

I am here for today's post to give you all the updates of what is to come for the future of this site and the artwork pieces I am making. SO here are the updates that will be in effect this week. 

update 1: (also posted on Twiter) All new art pieces will be made in series and two new pieces will get posted each week to help me maintain proper rotation and to also manage how quickly I can make pieces. This is so that I can not only be motivated to make beautiful artwork but too also keep things at an even pace. 

update 2: Blog posts will be posted on Tuesdays and Thursdays from now on and it can be anything from life stories, to travel, to thoughts, to well...anything really. Mostly I would like to post about travels and what entails those travels considering that is what started this site in the first place. I am looking at future travel plans and I am so excited to post those but in the meantime, I will try to keep the posts maintained to my life or travels if I can. 

Update 3: I will be posting Youtube videos again this year. I plan to catch up on my van video which has been long in waiting and from there I am hoping to pick back up on the Drunkin podcast that my dad and I were doing last year. It was super fun but needs to be planned accordingly since it means hangover city is around the corner when that happens. I'm sure you all will be excited to have that come back...hopefully. 

Update 4: In terms of art pieces I do plan to update on my site the prices for certain sizes and will start to include possible prices for if you are from overseas. I realize that if I start to grow and expand to people all over the world that shipping may get complicated and that things need to be updated so everyone is on the same page about shipping needs and prices. 

For now, those are the updates I will be making. Just wanted to let everyone know what was going on and I thank you guys for all your support and love. 

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Hey everyone! Happy new year. I hope you all are doing well and even though we're only eighteen days into the start of 2022 I hope that everyone's resolutions are going swimmingly. 

In terms of the resolutions for myself, I finally came up with a list of reasonable things I would like to do this year and aim for. One of them is to make more art pieces for you guys and I have a certain number I would like to make (and hopefully sell) by the end of 2022. As some of you may have noticed the first one dropped this morning and in less than an hour it sold. Which was not only exciting but amazing to have happened. Mostly because I wasn't sure how quickly a new piece would sell since art pieces are always a hit or miss these days. So in turn thank you for the support. 

One of my other resolutions is to get back into the regular blog posting but make a schedule for when those will be posted. It may not be as frequent as my dad's (market ticker) but I am hoping to make a schedule where I post two or three posts a week and get back into the groove. It seems more probable for me and I'm hopeful as to be able to keep that promise. 

As for other resolutions those are more personal and I will keep to myself for the time being. I honestly am just ready to expand and see what comes this year. I'm hoping to get back into my creative mindset and get the ball rolling on my small business and it's exciting to think that things are moving in a positive direction. So here we come 2022. Small steps can lead to bigger and better things. 

Here we go. The start of another year which means the start of more adventures that will last lifetimes. I'm not really sure what I have planned just yet for 2022 but I am excited to see what is coming. I'm trying to figure out things and make a list of things that I want to accomplish for the next year and soon I will have that list completed and will be striving for those goals. The first major one that is happening is me going to Hobby Lobby to get some more supplies to make some art pieces. I had to wait for some great deals before I could make the trip out and they have finally come out. I'm excited to create some new art and see what you guys think. I have some fun ideas and I am excited to give them a try and bring some flavor to the gallery. 

In honesty, I think I am in need of changing up the gallery for sure and giving you guys more options when it comes to art pieces. I know that I used to have a wider variety but due to some issues about three years ago with being in a controlling relationship and my ex bringing me down on my art pieces and it was demotivation on my art and so that is the main reason for not having as many choices in my art as I did before but slowly I've been coming back 

 I'm looking to make some more dirty pour pieces and then play with some abstract pieces that will be smaller and available for purchase. It's always fun going into Hobby Lobby to see what catches your eye and a few things came to mind while I was walking around and I can't wait to try it out and see what you guys think. It could go well or it could go terribly. Who really knows until you try you know. 

This will be a fun time to expand and I cant wait to see what comes out of it. 

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Also a side note, there will be three pieces that will be made at a size I haven't done before. It will be interesting to see what kind of pours are made and I am excited about it but just wanted to give you all a heads up for them to come up for sale because I'm not sure if I will make any other pieces of this particular size. 

Recently it seems that more people are becoming interested in my artwork and blog. It's no thanks to Twitter and my dad who has always been a big supporter. It's slowly growing but it's happening. I honestly didn't think that anything like this would happen and it's so nice to see more pieces get shipped and my business growing. It's small leaps but even the smallest step means the world. So for those of you that are new here, welcome. I know that the posts aren't as frequent as most bloggers you may be read but it's mostly because life isn't always as crazy as most make it seem. I post when I have something to say or share and I hope you can appreciate that instead of just random posts every day. 

For those that are new let me introduce myself. 

My name is Sarah and most people know me through my father's blog. If You just stumbled on here from Twitter or just randomly clicked on a link that lead you here well welcome. I would say that I'm mostly an adventurer that dabbles in the making of artwork, taking photographs, and getting out in the world to see what is out there. I've traveled to over 30 states and so far I've been to 4 countries and hope to make that number grow once the covid nonsense has calmed down. I'm not someone who normally cares for politics because I believe that life is to be enjoyed and I find that politics gives most people a sour taste when brought up so mostly I avoid it here on my blog. 

I have two pets, a Siberian Husky mix, Lylah who is a year and a half, and a spicey cat named Cinnamon Spice, who is now 7 years old. I talk about them from time to time and share photos of them as they are part of my adventure in life and of course just to share the adventures they take with me. 

From time to time I take off in a converted van I purchased a little over a year ago now and I share the expenses, adventures, and ideas from that van. Currently, I'm slowly sharing what has been done to the van on my Youtube channel and it's been great to have that to look back on and for others to see. It's a lot of work and it's been wonderful to see the progress. Of course, If any of you are out there traveling when I am I would love to meet up and get to know others out on the road. After all, it is an experience that is slowly expanding and others are getting on board with that idea and lifestyle. 

Those are just a few things to share and as I post you may notice that there is a lot of other things that come up that I do while I'm adventuring and I do try to share details of what life is like on the road when I am out there exploring. I hope you will continue to follow along and check back in when I post. I'm hoping to have new art pieces coming out here to share and I am excited to see where that path takes me. If you want to see my gallery click on this link here and check it out. Every purchase helps with our adventures and it's always appreciated. 

Thank you for following and ill see you out there sometime on the road, in nature, or maybe in town. 

Happy Holidays.