One of the hardest things about being creative as an adult, I think, is just taking the time to do it. Even as someone who makes a living doing creative things, the actual acts of creativity are often pushed aside in favor of the day-to-day tasks, writing less-creative blog posts, answering e-mail, checking social media […]
How to Survive the Winter Months Happily
I am not a big fan of winter. I’m cold pretty much all the time, even in the summer months. Early darkness just makes me want to go to sleep. I’d rather be wrapped up in a blanket, in front of the fire, with a book or some knitting or both, for about four months […]
Set Up Your Guest Room to be Extra Prepared for Guests
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PreparedWithCVS #CollectiveBias One thing I love about living in the town my husband and I mostly grew up in is that we’re a stop for people when they come back to visit. I think we both enjoy being […]
Notions: Enjoying the Process of Making Art
One of the things that is great about making for kids and adults alike is when you can get engaged in the process of creating more than just trying to get a thing done. I struggle with that, especially this time of year when the list of things I’d like to make is longer than […]
Notions: Creativity for Moms
I’ve had this notion for a long time that what I really want to do is to help moms be more creative. One way to do that is to provide them with ideas for things to make and do with and for their kids, which I write a lot about. But I think it’s just […]
5 Ways to Feel Happier in 5 Minutes
I was trying out one of the ebook services that the local library offers and I requested a bunch of books at once, and it just happened that I got 10 % Happier by Dan Harris and The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin back-to-back. I don’t normally read about happiness a lot (and the Dan […]
How to Embellish a Canvas Tote Bag
I don’t pay a lot of attention to Klout, the website that gives people scores based on their influence (as of this writing I’m at 63, though I don’t really know what that means). But one cool thing about Klout is Perks, which are sometimes given to people for being awesome in the hope that […]