When last we checked in on our intrepid (Not) blogger, she had made some radical commitments to start rebuilding her mojo. Now for an update on her progress… Writing daily: Fail Crafting: Partial Pass Walking: Pass Turns out that after a day of staring at my screen and typing, the last thing I want to do …
Category Archives: Crafting
Not Much Going On
I recently took a long hard look at my life and realized that while most of it is great–I love the work I do, I have a wonderful husband, great friends and an increasingly cuddly cat–I am very disappointed with the creative-side of things. I have way too many WIPs (Works In Progress) and I am …
Today I achieved an important milestone
I know I have been unreasonably quiet for a while. I did accomplish my goal of being home for the entire month of March, which was awesome. Followed shortly thereafter by a 10 day trip back to the east coast for Passover. That came with all of the accompanying jet lag and required catch up …
Evidence of Achievement
Yesterday I read an article that asserted that giving all the participants a trophy or ribbon for participation does not work the way people thinks it does. Kids are smart enough to know who excels and who doesn’t and just pretending that all kids are equal just diminishes incentives to work harder. I happen to …
Where Hast Thou Gone, Crafty Mojo?
Something this summer sucked up all my crafty mojo. I spent the entire summer anticipating playing on the lap loom at Lake Placid, but barely touched it (I know that I have a better, fancier loom, but the appeal of weaving on vacation is a powerful force). My table loom has been equally ignored. I …
Learning from Other's Wisdom
One of the people I saw at Yom Kippur services was my very first bat-mitzvah student. She is now a grown-up, professional woman whom I have come to truly admire. Which is why I am not at all surprised that I am taking her words to heart. She was one of 3 people who led …
Why I Love Swaps
This morning, I dropped an overflowing bag of David’s old clothes off at my local elementary school. This afternoon, I will head back and see if there is anything of interest to take back home with me. This is a potentially dangerous swap for me because it includes both clothes (which I am usually pretty …
Brain Candy
One of my ongoing personal goals is to spend time on a regular basis learning something that pushes me out of my comfort zone. For years that thing was marimba. I never took music lessons nor do I read musical notation, so this was a real challenge. I played primarily Zimbabwean music, which is traditionally …
What I've been up to lately
I know I have been silent for a while (so much for my commitment to blogging–I obviously need another challenge), but that is because Tech Whispering has kept me busy. Thanks to my clients, I am learning all about “known issues” with Outlook 2010 and syncing iPads w/Mac’s mail client. “Known issues” are basically bugs …
Crafting Update
I have heard from several of you that if I am going to write about my crafting, I really should put up some pictures. Thank you for your (gentle) nudging, I really do appreciate it. Although I still haven’t taken a picture of the first element I completed in my Periodic Tablecloth of Elements, I …