I love to read, but since the Bit came along I feel like I don’t read enough and I’m not reading the “right” things when I do. I read a lot of knitting books (hey, it’s my job) and try to balance that with things I want to read and things I feel like I […]
Developing a Reading Challenge
My friend and fellow blogger Julie is great at setting — and meeting! — audacious goals when it comes to reading. Today I invited her to share some of what she does when setting reading goals in the hope it will inspire of all us to be more thoughtful readers. Thanks, Julie! Hello! I’m Julie […]
Literally Creating Space
Sometimes this idea I’m focusing on this month — creating space — is as mental as it is physical. I need to create space in my mind and heart as well as in my office in order to create well and to live well. I actually just wrote down this quote yesterday: Clean out a […]
Creating Space {One Little Word}
I told you that I’m focusing on the word Create this year, and taking part in the One Little Word class or whatever you want to call it. One of the things that’s going on in there is an emphasis on a particular focus for the month that has to do with your overarching focus […]
It’s a Tiger! {The Reading List}
In this house, we read a lot of books. Some of them you might not have heard of. Your kids might like them, too. Or not. In this occasional series I’ll share our current favorites, and maybe occasionally ones that we didn’t love so much. I accidentally opened a box that had some Christmas presents […]
How I Shop Local; Or, I Finally Get Around to a Gift List {Fayetteville Field Trip}
I will admit to not doing a whole lot of local shopping this Christmas. When buying for the Bit, it’s not always possible to find the things I want locally, and it’s just easier to put in a big order at Amazon and get it all done (and black Friday Melissa & Doug sales were […]
To Prove that I am Writing
Yeah, so, I’d like this site to be a little more than Our Weekly Craft while I’m mired in busyness for the next eight weeks (!) so I wanted to let you know that my first post over at Craft Storage Ideas is live. It’s about trying out an ArtBin Super Satchel to store my […]