Made By Humans
Last week I shared my first creativity boost/challenge in a while, complete with a Facebook Live video (which you can see at the end of that post if you want to). It was all about giving things up to give yourself time and space to be more creative. How it Went for Me I’m actually […]
If you don’t follow me on Instagram or Twitter you might have missed that I spent the weekend at a blogger conference, which is always nice to do because I see old friends and get inspired about what direction I want my blog, and my life, to go. Now that I have a little more […]
I used to have kind of mixed feelings about coloring pages for kids. I avoided buying the girl coloring books for a long time, feeling it was better for her to just draw what she wanted. But she finds coloring pages a lot of fun — and particularly enjoys the more “grown up” designs, which […]
Not too long ago, the girl and I were up early playing in the playroom, as we do sometimes on the weekends. She had pulled out some blocks and decided she wanted to make a sphinx (she’s very into ancient Egypt). After working on it for a while, she stepped back and determined it actually […]
I really hate the idea of calling anything you make “bad.” Things might not turn out the way you planned (so often) but that doesn’t mean it’s bad, just that it turned out differently. But “bad art” is what a lot of people feel like they make, those people who say they aren’t creative and […]
I love going to the farmers’ market. On Saturdays it is the place to see everyone in town, and for the girl to get face painting and a Pedal Pop. But I really enjoy going during the week (it’s also open Tuesdays and Thursdays) because it is quiet and you have a chance to really […]
We’re not big popsicle in a tube people here at the White House, but the girl is a big fan of frozen Go-Gurt. (Did you know they have a version without high fructose corn syrup now? I’m not getting paid to tell you this, I was just really excited.) The only problem is, well, the […]