Do you have a role model for creativity? You should. Creativity fuels every profession, from business to education to the arts. It helps us work better and smarter; to find solutions where there seemed to be none; to nurture passions. We should all strive to be more creative, and every striver needs a role model for inspiration. […]
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Creativity in Cleaning
When it came time to return to work, I was most worried about how I would get my household chores done. I used to divide my regular cleaning between days, working around Edwin’s schedule: vacuuming the kitchen and attached dining room while he lingered in his high chair; scrubbing the bathroom during nap time. I knew […]
Creative Ways To Reconnect
Before I get into the topic of this post, you’re probably wondering how the big, scary transition is going so far. If I had to describe my first week of work in one word, it would be unexpected. First, it was unexpected that my son would wake up with a fever on the last day […]
Identity Crisis: Averted
I chose to write about PURPOSE this month for, well, a purpose. I thought I would need to prepare myself for the feeling that I was losing my current life’s purpose by giving up mommy-time and writing-time in favor of going back to work. I thought this transition, from stay-at-home to working mom, from writer back […]
Top 10 Reasons To Go On Vacations
What’s the purpose of vacations? I would never have asked myself this question in my twenties. I would have thought it was obvious: you go on vacation to relax. Period. But as I’ve gotten older, and particularly since having a kid, I’ve realized there can be multiple motivations for vacationing. I’ve also learned that everyone […]
The Treasure That Was Almost Trash: My Grandfather’s Workbench
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. -Ancient Greek saying Also: Beauty, like supreme dominionIs but supported by opinion. – Benjamin Franklin Today my husband and I walked through my grandmother’s house for one of the last times. My grandmother was moved permanently to a nursing home last week, and the house is being emptied for […]