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• Go for the Gold

  The winter Olympics are coming up, so I hope you’re ready to compete for national pride! Well, maybe you’re not an Olympic athlete in the traditional sense,... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Retrospective Ramble

  I realize that there are about four people on the Internet this week and even fewer people reading blogs, but I’m posting this week anyway. Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pulling Back the Curtain

  I had two different posts written—a semi-funny one I’ll put up next (when there are more than five people on the Internet) and one of those personal ones that... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• ‘Twas the Write Before Christmas

  

  ‘Twas the days before Christmas, and all through my place.Not an idea was stirring to share on this space.My stocking was hung by the chimney with care,(Which... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Grinch Goes to Therapy

  The holidays are “the most wonderful time of the year” for a lot of people, but what about the post-holiday season when all the hype has died down? Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Humble Holiday Letter

  Seasons Greetings! Can you believe it’s already the holiday season again? This year’s perfectly delightful note is being sent on paper I made myself (check out... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Let’s Get Clicky

  

  Technology makes it so much easier to complain about technology, now doesn’t it? Let’s do that for a minute and then get to the part where I refer you to read a... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Holiday Hints (not From) Heloise

  

  There are a lot of weird things we do around the holidays that wouldn’t be, should I say, socially acceptable any other time of year. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Things That Are Better Than Shopping

  This is the time of year when I get cynical and want to hibernate even more than usual. Why? Because after a week of people talking about how thankful they... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tipsy Turkey Day

  

  T’was the week of Thanksgiving, and all through the house,People were blogging and clicking their mouse.Looking for last-minute things they could share,And... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Give Me a (Moisturized) Hand

  

  It’s the time of year when my hands get so dry and cracked that my fingers snag things and I fear inflicting a gaping wound on myself with one haphazard itch... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Car Thinks I’m an Idiot

  

  A few weeks ago I purchased a new-to-me used 2013 vehicle, not for vanity, but because my old car was rusting, didn’t always start and forced me to put more... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• More Letters I Probably Won’t Send

  You can find the first installment here. To Mr. Tech Support Guy on the Phone: You asked if I had any more questions. Sorry if “Do you think I sound pretty?”... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Priceless Holiday Season

  

  The music, the decorations, the sale ads—the holidays are already here.Like a lot of people, I sometimes find this time of year to be hard. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Reality Bites

  

  I was carbo-loading on the couch in preparation for a “Chopped” marathon on Food Network when I realized that as much as I love my food competition shows,... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Magical Thinking

  

  There’s a quote in Augusten Burrough’s “Magical Thinking” that I love: “I like flaws and feel more comfortable around people who have them. I myself am made... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The 5 Stages of Writer’s Block

  As any writer can attest, getting on a creative roll is one of the best feelings in the world. When I want to, it’s easy. When I have to, it’s hard. Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Candy Crush

  I promise a “normal” post next time, but in honor of Halloween week, I present a corny candy therapy session. Scene: Duncan Hines and Betty Crocker go for... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• How to Survive Shopping at Target

  

  When I was little and the first Target store was built in my area, no one had heard of the company. Construction was going on and given the placement of the... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 CREATIVITY, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION, SHOPPING

• Postage from PETA

  To Whom it May Concern: My name is Sunflower Smith and I am the communications liaison for PETA-People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION