Learn why keeping a journal is so important for creative people (and everyone else) and how to get started. Affiliate links are included for your convenience. I have been a devotee of morning pages on and off throughout my adult life, and have been doing them almost daily for about three years now. I love […]
Mend a Fresh Hole in Jeans with Weaving
Learn how to mend a fresh hole in jeans while the threads are still there to weave with. Easier than patching later! I have this pair of jeans I love. They were the first real (as in, not from Target) jeans I bought after my daughter was born, which means they are probably seven years […]
Stuff You’ll Want to Read: On Living a Creative Life
I read a lot of stuff every week and it seemed like this week in particular there was a lot of good stuff about living a creative life and just having the right attitude about things that I thought was valuable and worth sharing. I’d love to know what you’re reading, too! That’s Not Your […]
A Beach Story, or a Parable about Being a Writer
There’s this guy — a kid, I would call him; from eight stories up he looks like a teenager or early 20s — whose job it is to set out beach umbrellas and chairs for the condo building where we stayed on our vacation. People pay $30 a day for access to an umbrella and […]
The Best Beach Activities for Summer Fun and Learning
As I write this we are getting ready for our (usually) annual beach vacation. We love just spending time playing on the beach, but I thought it might be fun to have a few educational activities and other fun beach activities in mind in case the b word should happen to crop up. Here are […]
How to Host a Super Simple Daisy Bridging Ceremony
This simple Daisy bridging ceremony doesn’t require a lot of planning but the girls will love it. Affiliate links included for your convenience. I didn’t plan to be my daughter’s Girl Scout Daisy troop leader. I was kind of interested in helping the real leader, so I dropped in on a few meetings. Then she […]
Your Daisies will Love this Easy Rainbow Beaded Pin
Make an easy rainbow beaded pin project kit for Girl Scouts or for rainbow-loving kids. Affiliate links are included for your convenience. When I was preparing for my daughter’s (and my troop’s) last Daisy meeting, I wanted to give them a little craft project that was quick and easy to make at the meeting or […]