WooHoo! I made a trip to the homeland this weekend to make blagenda with my folks and one of my sisters. Her kids and my…
I’m in the homeland this weekend, staying at my sister’s so that we can make blagenda. Sleeping arrangements are pretty simple when I’m here: Sis…
I love to doodle. So today, as I sat waiting for a meeting that took forever to get started, I found myself doodling a bit.…
So I think I’m a mild food hoarder. Or that I have some weird food obsessions. Or both. I’ve known it for years but mostly…
The day started OK. I was a bit tired and run-down feeling, but it’s Monday and it was a pretty busy weekend so it wasn’t…
A few weeks ago I wrote of my apprehension about Halloween’s approach and wondered how I would manage to get through what was once a…
My 2010 resolution was to find a bit of joy every day. Each day, I thought about the things that bring me joy and posted them…
I work full time. I parent an 11-year-old foster kid. I have a house that requires my care and attention. I have applications to complete…
I needed a bit of inspiration today, so I turned to one of God’s most amazing creations. “How does one become a butterfly?” she asked.…
So there is was a great big, blue 2,800-pound bronze heart sculpture on campus that I totally love. I noticed it on my first trip…
Just for you, some pretty trees that I drew this evening. Yay! Treesby Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918) I think that I shall never see A poem as…
In the evenings, you will quite often find me and the kid in the living room not talking*: Her on the love seat reading or…
Today’s writing prompt was to write for ten minutes starting with the words “Today I will…”. So when lunch came around I grabbed my laptop…
Yay! One week later and our fabulous papier-mâché pumpkins are done! This was a fun and inexpensive project and requires absolutely no talent whatsoever. Plus,…
I signed up for The Sketchbook Project a few weeks ago. It’s a great art project from the Brooklyn Art Library where thousands of sketchbooks…
I don’t know how it happens, but I will go weeks and weeks with my desk being nice and clean then all of a sudden…
Today’s writing lesson was an A-Z poem where the first letter of each line forms the alphabet in alphabetical order. It was a bit challenging…
To counter last night’s less-than-happy post, here’s something I’m super happy about! First, the background: Just as I was starting to remember how fun it…
It’s been nearly a month since I posted about being stressed and unhappy and I hate to admit that not much has changed. I’ve had…
As part of my self-actualisation process rubbish, I regularly search for creative inspiration. One form of inspiration I turn to often is writing prompts, which…