...adult coloring? ok!

 good Wednesday morning!

my current work of art lol

"adult" coloring seems to be the in thing these days. It makes me laugh because I remember being younger and seeing books filled with geometric fancy coloring pages. They looked more like the inside of a kaleidoscope but the idea was the same...use a bunch of fun colors to create a neat looking picture. So really, this is not NEW...just an old fad that someone turned fancier and labeled "adult" so that we feel like it's a little more substantial than just coloring in a coloring book...(it's not though). And of course it's a new way to get us to spend more money.

Don't get me wrong! I have always loved to color. In fact, I have my own "mama stash" of permanent markers, crayola markers, MR SKETCH markers (yea I got him too), colored pencils and crayons, that NO ONE in this house is allowed to touch except for me. I laughed the other day b/c my hubs asked my permission to use one of my permanent markers to write something on the calendar lol. HE KNOWS. 

As a stress reducer, coloring is amazing for me. Why? Because I totally get lost in it. It is one thing that when I am focused on it I am paying no attention to anything else. I'm busy making sure to stay in the lines & picking the right colors to make sure they compliment each other. I don't really have too much time to indulge, but when I do I do it at night when the babes are asleep. I make a cup of tea, roll on my "stress away" roller bottle and sit down with my supplies. It is the best. There are so many books out now with all sorts of themes. It is hard to pick one, but I know for me, it will take me months (maybe the year) to even finish one book. I don't want to get overwhelmed haha. Just to finish one PAGE takes me forever. 

Some of these pictures are so pretty, that if you have a good eye for color you could even frame them and hang them on a wall in your office or somewhere you want a burst of color. 

I found my book at Target for pretty cheap. I also found a TON at Michaels too. Really you can find them anywhere, (but I'm a frequent at Target.)

I wanted to share a couple links to some pretty printable pages for anyone that might want play around:) 

Pages 1 

Pages 2  (coffee pages!!!)

Pages 3

**Also check out my EO recipes tab....added a new Roller Bottle Recipe for anyone who experiances head tension!!! 

xo