Earlier in March. I ordered five rolls of film, four of which are still cooling in my fridge. The fifth was promptly loaded in my camera. My plan this year was to shoot a roll of film each month, which seemed simple enough. Then January and February got insanely busy and slipped away with no film photographs. As much as I like digital photography (and need it for my business), film is still my one true love. It felt great to carry around my little Pentax this month. It felt great to drop my …
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How Routines Help Creativity
"Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work." -Gustave Flaubert I stumbled on this quote several years ago, and it resonated with me deeply. I immediately wrote it down in a journal where I kept track of things I'd read that I wanted to remember. I filled that book in less than a year, its pages a transcript of my searching and wondering how I live creatively, do the work I'm meant to do, and be a mother. In my first year of motherhood, I read …
Stuff I’m Loving Right Now, A List
When I came up with the idea to do my 33 things project, I capriciously included Write 33 lists thinking it would be no big deal. Lists are easy, right? What I've learned is that lists are easy, but they aren't always interesting or relevant. So I haven't written many. But I have come across a few things that have been pretty awesome, so I thought today I'd share a list of things I'm loving right now: Bella Grace -- This magazine is gorgeous! I picked it up because Beth, my amazing friend and …
Being a Creator
The other night, my husband and I were in the middle of a serious talk and he said, "I never realized how much of a creator you are." I was in the middle of a mini meltdown. To be honest, there have been a lot of mini meltdowns this year. I've had too much on my plate, and after awhile it starts wearing me out and I start wearing everyone else out. None of this is surprising, and I'm guessing it's not uncommon. And when the conversation begins with, "Well, at least you can take it easy this …
Fearless: What Does It Mean Now?
Now that it's March, I can feel my one little word slipping away from me a bit. Fearless. What does it mean now? I'm feeling a bit like I've already taken some of those fearless steps; do I get a break now? For this month's OLW prompt, we were asked to make a list of specific action steps to help us live out our words. I haven't done it yet. To be honest, making a list of specific ways I want to incorporate fearless into my life scares the crap out of me. But I'll do it sometime this month …