Not even a week in, and I’ve missed a day already. It was unintentional, really. I ran around all day yesterday. Got cookies, went to the Clay Festival and then to the Handmade Cavalcade for holiday shopping. It was freezing outside and I walked a lot and caught up with a bunch of people. Also met some really cool crafty types who I intend to connect with again. It was a good day. But, by the time I got home … →
Not Jean Valjean…
Confronted with the fear of a blank page (or screen, as the case may be), I turned to the Holidailies Writing Prompts to start this month-long exercise in trying to get back into a regular habit. The prompt for the first entry is “Introduce Yourself.” Does that instruction lead me to write an abbreviated biography like a normal person? No. Instead it triggers within me a sometimes maddening, sometimes entertaining trail of words and music. I’m so easily suggestible that … →
A remote control for my life…
It happens like this every year. Things are going along at a pretty good clip. The pace is manageable. And then November hits and life becomes insane. Before I blink, it’s Thanksgiving. I’m suddenly scrambling to find gifts, send out cards, work, sleep, eat, and keep up with what feels like a year’s worth of stuff to do, crammed into just a few weeks time. This year it seems even worse. I seem to have been neglecting the vast majority … →
Holidailies 2008
So, I’ve been lazier than I could possibly imagine about writing here. Life always seems to get in the way, whether things have been going well (and they have been) or not. A couple weeks ago, my friend Josh was talking about his web site and that he hadn’t updated in a long time, and that we’d been having cool conversations about stuff. He suggested that we both start updating regularly. This led me to thinking about actually doing Holidailies, … →