This quote turned up on Julia Cameron’s Facebook feed the other day, and it’s really appropriate for me because I’ve been thinking about the need to remember and acknowledge our creative losses in order to move on from them. One of the most powerful sessions at Blissdom this year was the one led by Bianca […]
Sparkly Purple Playdough {Iron Craft Challenge}
This week’s Iron Craft challenge was about glitter and sparkle, which anyone who knows me will tell you is not my thing. The girl is a little bit girlier than I am and has been known to sport some sparkle from time to time. I made her a pink and purple sensory tub in honor […]
What I Learned from AWBU Without Being There
After attending the wonderful Arkansas Women Bloggers Unplugged conference last year, I was pretty sure there wasn’t going to be a time in the near future when I wouldn’t be attending the weekend-long conference devoted to gathering, growing and connecting. But then the dates for this year were announced, and it was last weekend. The […]
Super Smore Basket for Summer (and Fall!)
We just got a fire pit in our yard this summer, and we love it. It’s a lot of fun to be able to have a fire whenever we want it, particularly since we have a gas log inside, which is not quite the same as real popping logs. Over the holiday we had some […]
Help Local Kids with #SIMPLEGiving at Wal-Mart
I know everyone is busy this time of year, with the beginning of school, easing into routines and new activities. The Bit goes to preschool year round, but today is my birthday, next Thursday is her birthday, between mid-August and mid-September there are about six birthdays between family, friends and kids at school, not to […]
Finishing Felt Letters {Iron Craft Challenge}
It’s funny that the Iron Craft challenge for this week was about finishing something, since I’m finishing up a year of my life this week! I’ve been thinking a lot about the unfinished projects that are all over my life — and there are LOTS of them — and trying to make progress on some […]
10 Things to Love About Arkansas
Have I told you about my Arkansas blogger crush Kyran Pittman? She’s a transplant to Arkansas from Canada, a mom of three boys and a woman with great insight into parenting and life. She also happens to be Miss August over at Arkansas Women Bloggers, and she issued us a challenge to list a particular […]