Dear Creativity, I feel you flowing through my veins. You are like a lion Stalking its prey. Slowly advancing And then swiftly capturing me. Entangling me in your ecstasy, Filling me with a desire to set free my imagination. Awakening my childlike wonder. I see you in the shapes of the clouds. I smell you [...]
Monthly Challenge. Can you believe that it's almost December?! Given that my November Challenge was a cumbersome undertaking, I thought that I'd take on an easier challenge for December. Holiday time tends to make life a little more chaotic as well. Right?! Commercialism tends to take so much away from the season that I've decided [...]
Monthly Challenge. If you've been reading my blog for a while... ok... for a month... then you know that during my year of being 40 (which started a few weeks ago), I plan to challenge myself each month with a "30 days of...". I will make the announcement some days prior to the upcoming [...]
Springtime. No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow - Proverb Thank goodness! I've been waiting patiently for some green to begin sprouting. And finally... Southwest Virginia has obliged. Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat. - Laura Ingalls Wilder There are vibrant greens reminding [...]
Simplicity Lately, I've been thinking a lot about simplicity. Actually, I've been thinking about it steadily for over a year. KonMari. I heard about the KonMari method around that time, even talked about it here. I'm a KonMari dropout... I made it through books and clothes, maybe even dabbled into the next section...and then nothing. [...]
