Swestie is the name of my alter-ego (pronounced SWES-tee, NOT SWEET-see). I'm Sallie West, a graphic designer, artist, fiddle player, yoga instructor, wife and mom. My blog comprises things that interest me, including: health and fitness, art, music, books, movies, and living large in general.

What can you expect to see on this blog?

Sometimes you see profiles about cool artists... other times, you might read about a book that inspired me. Often I like to share projects from around my home... and sometimes, I’ll even share my deepest desires with you, or my current fashion finds, anyway... I hope you enjoy! And feel free to send me an e-mail!

I must admit that, in the past, I have gotten a little bit OCD about blogging. But I vow now to only blog when it seems like fun. I will do my best to reply to your comments, when you leave ‘em. I want my blog to be fun for me as well as for you, which, for now, means not posting every single day.

Click here to see some of my other sites.

Things I do for fun lately are:

-play fiddle in a band called The Donnybrooks. We’re an acoustic string band.

-knit

-pretend like I’m actually going to finish reading my book for book club...

Things I am thankful for:

-my sweet famly

-watching the sun rise in the winter sky

feeling cold air whoosh in through an open window while listening to crickets chirp and wind chimes sing

-music - making it with the band and listening to it alone

-great design

-urban living

-city parks

-building bridges (figuratively)

-dark chocolate & red wine

stinky pungent cheeses

downtime with friends

-Facebook

-reading

-exercising - running, lifting weights, yoga

-rearranging my home

-change

-my car

-my iPod, iPhone & iMac... I’m a Mac - what can I say?

-my hometown, Augusta, Georgia

-Freiburg, Germany

-sushi

-Doritos, Cheetoes and Cheezeits

-icecream

Things I could live without:

strife

whiners

bad attitudes

naysayers

mean dogs

mean people

uncertainty

grumpsters

rap music

vegetables

drama

grumpy cats