Wrap-Up of the Month-Long October Post-athon 2016
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Wrap-Up of the Month-Long October Post-athon 2016

And so again, my October month-long marathon post-athon of posting everyday is coming to an abrupt end. As usual, I’m here to tell you again why I did it and what I got out of it. Because that’s how these wrap up things work. See the previous years’ 2015 here, 2014 here, and here is…

Halloween Decorations 2016
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Halloween Decorations 2016

I almost didn’t do it. I thought about the effort it smacked of and the time it would take to go into the attic and drag everything out and down. And then I thought about how happy their little faces would be seeing Halloween explode in the house miraculously. And so I decorated! No plan,…

Everyday Posts in October and a Soul Selfie Challenge Too !
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Everyday Posts in October and a Soul Selfie Challenge Too !

As this month wraps up and my month of creativity/Create every day challenge comes to an end, a reminder and perhaps a surprise for new readers, October is the month where I will post a post everyday ! Yes, every loving day! PLUS I will be doing another Soul Selfie Instagram challenge. For the past…

Creating Despite Your Life
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Creating Despite Your Life

Before 9am on day one of my challenge, I was in the craft room ready to get crafting. I had “cleaned up” the day before clearing just enough space to make more mess. I’d also made some more water-colored encyclopedia pages with Fiona to collage with. Including her in the painting process had worked out…

October Creativity Challenge : Be in Process
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October Creativity Challenge : Be in Process

As September is coming to a close, some projects are coming to an end and some are about to begin. My online creativity challenges this month have given me the opportunity to stretch my creative muscles and make deeper connections with people I otherwise could not have. The one week collage challenge and the prompted…

Creativity : A Wrap-up and a Start-up
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Creativity : A Wrap-up and a Start-up

The week ended with a creative bang. I finished out the collage challenge with pieces prompted by ‘color’ and ‘portrait’. I felt a momentum building during the week. Where the first day had been hard to pull it out, the last two were just “get it done, one, two, three kinda” experiences. And then I…