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Author Archives: Anna Howard
10 Ways to Cultivate Creativity
1. Research ideas until you find a method that makes sense to you
Now that we’ve chosen to remove value judgments from art and to stop saying that we could never do something, go find something you want to do or create and figure out how to do it. You might need to search the internet [...]
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In other news..
…how am I supposed to get any work done when there’s cuteness like this around? How?!?
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Are all people creative?
As a person who expresses myself creatively in several outlets (my messy workspace being one of them!), I find myself being told how creative I am as a primary compliment, as in, “Oh, you’re so creative.” And while I appreciate the compliment, there’s always been something about that statement that irked me just a little. [...]
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This is our earth
Hat tip to Mike:
Most of our contact with the Salvation Army comes from those ubiquitous bell ringers that show up in front of our grocery stores and Wal-marts before Christmas. Happy smiling volunteers who wish us a Merry Christmas regardless of what we drop in their pot.
Or perhaps some of us donate our usable clothes [...]
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How to give your dog a seizure
So I was experimenting with flash settings this evening as I’ve recently gotten some new equipment, so I set up in the living room and used my dogs as something less-then-willing models. It did require some sneaking up on them.
At first they didn’t really pay that much attention (I was very sneaky… well, except when [...]
Temporary rapid-phasing bi-polar disorder
That’s what you get when you mix all of these together along with some crazy sinus pressure and an overachieving mind.
So right now, my day has been something like this: wake up, feel stuffy and headachey and allergy-ey. Decide to combat all of those simultaneously with a drug cocktail, vitamin drink and some coffee. Now [...]
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Rainy day
So I walked outside this morning to find this:
“Mo-om! Why are we outside when it’s raining”
“Because you’re outdoor cats dear, that was always the plan…”
“What did you say, Adelaide?”
“Hey! Don’t take that tone with me young lady! Why? Because I said so, that’s why? Why can’t you be more like your brother?” (I’m getting out [...]
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I am a great and terrible house keeper
No, it’s true. It just depends on the week… okay, month, you catch me in. I’m about to hit my tolerance and go on a cleaning spree. After all, my clean sheets are on the dining room table (the other set, okay, I have two!), along with some random pieces of male undergarments, sort of [...]
Posted in Chew puppy, Havenknoll, House keeping, My life, The dog of many names 1 Comment
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