Juliejordanscott

LATEST ARTICLES ( 824 )

• #FiveMinuteFriday: Roots ~ of the Trees I Have Loved

  

  It’s #FiveMinuteFriday free write time! <—click to tweet this!  Where a flash mob of folks spend five minutes all writing on the same topic and then share ‘e... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• From The Blog Dare: I Have Always Wanted to Visit....

  

  Tiffany gives us prompt today…. I have always wanted to visit... Florence, Italy. Well, I should say I have wanted to visit there for at least the past decade. ... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• May the Gratitude & Thankvember Begin - November: the Month of Thanks

  

  Thankvember: a unique blog hop hosted by my friend Shai at the the Vagabond Studio – fellow book page artist – is a chance for members of the blogosphere to... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Barrista Love: How a Friendly Face May Turn a Whole Week Around

  

  This morning our usual barrista greeted us with her ever-present smile on her face. It was Monday morning of a bright shiny new week. She said to me when I was... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Rediscovering a Passionate Vision: Allowing the Fire in the Belly to Burn

  

  It has been a while since I have allowed myself to become possessed by a vision outside my family or local creative pursuits. I am not sure the genesis of my... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Trick Or Treaters & the Holiday Rush: How They Impact Grievers and Those Who Lov...

  

  Today's Blogfest Prompt comes from Kathy Combs from the Giggling Truckers wife. I went off on a bit of a tangent... but it is an important tangent. I wrote and... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hello White Canvas Monday - What is the Buzzer in Your Belly Blinking?

  

  I woke up this morning with a buzzer in my belly blinking “Write, write, write!” so that is exactly what I did. I haven’t even roused the children yet, but I... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Creative Every Day Check In - October 29, 2012

  

  Hello Creative Loves! It has been a busy week. I had my first performance since my surgery for melanoma. It went very well – a story telling/sharing event in... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Surprising Thought? Heck Yeah - On the Path to a Rewarding Idea

  

  It started with this adorable drawing in the picture book A Big Ball of String by Marion Holland from 1958. I can’t help myself: if I am thrifting and I see a... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• This Old Dog is Bound and Determined to Learn Some New Tricks!

  

  Perfect moment for some stream of consciousness writing. Today our prompt is: What new tricks would you like to learn or have you learned? I would like to... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2012 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Saturday Night Interlude with Leigh Stein (and She Doesn't Know a Thing...

  

  You never know where inspiration will strike and sometimes it doesn’t strike and you must write, anyway with all the enthusiasm of a slightly hung over snail. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• #FiveMinuteFriday - Voice

  

  It’s #FiveMinuteFriday free write time! <—click to tweet this!  Where a flash mob of folks spend five minutes all writing on the same topic and then share ‘e... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Plucking of a Poem: Giving Birth to "Variation 25"

  

  The raw form of a poem isn't something I usually share, but I felt like this might help people with revising and editing. The actual poem itself (you may read... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 DIARIES

• How My Teen Teaches Me to Be A Better Mom & a More Skillful Parent

  

  Yesterday Emma pushed my hand away from my face. Without a word, I knew what she was saying. “Stop playing with your scab. It is healing. Let it do its thing.... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 DIARIES

• Let's Get The Laughter Ball Up in the Air: You Know You Might Be a Poet When....

  

  You know you might be a poet when you sit inside the Kaiser waiting room writing poetry about ponytails and scrubs and taking photos of the stack of books you... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2012 DIARIES

• One Question to Live and Share Freely Today -

  

  Reflect, consider, act....repeat, examine, share freely...click on the image to see it in a larger size. Copy, post and use as will be of most service to you an... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2012 DIARIES

• Rosemary: More Than a Flavorful Herb to Me.

  

  The scent of rosemary has reached me at my desk from its baking dish in the kitchen. It is as if the plant from outside my window is saying “Thank you for... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2012 DIARIES

• Stop Making Snap Judgements and Start Opening to Delicious Surprises

  

  People who are alike dress alike: clothing and appearance is one of those identifying marks as sure as people who wear Girl Scout uniforms are more than likely... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2012 DIARIES

• Expanding the Box Your Worn Out Beliefs Have Built

  

  Before I respond to the prompt, let me say one thing: not everything you read on my blog will be in this category, but I remembered… hey, how about I stop... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2012 DIARIES

• One Way to Deal with Disappointment: Creative Step by Creative Step

  

  Today I wanted to go to Los Angeles for a Poetry event that sounds so breathtakingly wonderful. I had debated back and forth as I couldn’t seem to rally any... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2012 DIARIES