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There's a pile of letters and postcards on my desk in which I never got to. Most are over a year old and I feel really bad for abandoning my penpals like that.
I'll be sending postcards out to all my penpals who I have received a letter or postcard within the last 12 months. Time to get the snail mail ball rolling again.

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Hi. It's been a while. 

I'm on a mission for positive thinking, creating positive things and striving for happiness. It's taken me half a year to realize that this goal is not easy and there's still days where I rather just sleep all day and not think of anything. Things are getting better though, recently I have found myself having more good days than bad and smiling more...of course my anxiety gets in the way sometimes but it passes.

So since my last post I have met some great people, gone on many adventures, one step closer to finishing school, and found some hope.

I know I haven't updated about mail in a long time but I have been working on it and keeping track of everything. I haven't forgotten about Mail Art 365.

Since my last post, here is most of my outgoing mail...

60/365

61/365

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I haven't been posting a lot but I have been catching up with all my mail (after buying $40 worth of stamps) and attempting to maybe finish 365 Mail Art this year. I am currently in #60.

Here is some of the outgoing mail from the last month;

Last month I was also notified that I was in an art exhibit called "The Unexpected Art in Transit". It was in Florida but still really cool!

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Some mail from the last few weeks,

Incoming-

Outgoing-

I think it's going to take me a little while longer to reply to everyone's mail since I am back in school.

So my boyfriend's mother introduced me to this group on facebook called Art Abandonment (http://www.facebook.com/groups/ArtAbandonment/) and we're both working on little things to leave around. It's actually really fun. I am hoping to start abandoning this week.

Here's a couple of random photos off my camera..

Chester-Boy claiming the Martha Stewart Holiday Craft book his.

$10 funnel cake from the LA County Fair.

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Officially one week left until summer is over. This summer was definitely more laid back and I didn't really accomplish a lot but it still felt nice. no regrets.

I really did a lot of snail mail activities though and that was on my summer-to-do-list....wherever that may be.

There's been a lot of mail coming and going this past week though,

Incoming

box of buttons and postcard from Mary. I still haven't gotten over how awesome this was!

Thanks Miki for the package, I love the "Keep Calm and Draw On" card!

I wish I could hug every cat! :( lol

 (yes that is a cat ear near the top of the photo)

close up description of the worry doll..

Outgoing mail,

These next two are #49 and #50 of Mail Art 365. I'll try posting more of them as I go making/sending them.

Can you guess why this is my favorite shirt??? 

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I can't believe July is over. Summer is almost over! NO!

I don't think I accomplished a lot on my summer to-do list. The whole idea of having a summer to-do list is enough to discourage me to do it.

Anyways, currently I am working on an embroidery and maybe i'll have it done by tonight. As for mail, I think I need to do some organization to get back into the swing of things. I look at my desk and think "ugh, maybe later.."

Here is the only outgoing mail I have made within the last two weeks..

 all the postcards are for a swap-bot swap...

Incoming mail...

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Incoming mail,

Outgoing mail,

Outgoing mail..

Some of the envelopes are the ones I made a while ago.

“Feel Good” was actually a fabric card my mother made but she decided she didn’t like so I glued “Feel Good” …I don’t know how I feel about mod podge on fabric though. You can buy her cards here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/85506570/floral-fabric-blank-cards

The flower drawing is a collagraph I made earlier this year, I didn’t let the paper soak for long enough so I decided to go over it with color pencil so the image would show. I am sending it as a postcard (it’s addressed and stamped on the back).

Some of my screen prints, linocuts and collagraphs are for sale here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ManitasDeGato

So I have aquired a lot of new penpals after starting my snail mail blog on tumblr. I don't know how I am keeping track of everything seeing I am so disorganized. My life goal is to be organized but that will never happened. This is how my desk has looked for the past week...