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Weekly Roundup / Feb. 4, 2022

The weekly roundup is my offering of inspiring things I found online in the past week. May they bring you some pearl of wisdom, joy, or humor. Essay – Why I (Still) Carry a Notebook EverywhereThis 2020 piece by Martha McPhee recently resurfaced to me. After a break from journaling what caused her to returnContinue reading “Weekly Roundup / Feb. 4, 2022”

Weekly Roundup / Jan 28, 2022

The weekly roundup is my offering of inspiring things I found online in the past week. May they bring you some pearl of wisdom, joy, or humor. Dance – 20’s Charleston to “Bei mir bist Du schön”The song title means “with me you’re beautiful.” I love not only the dance but also the costume andContinue reading “Weekly Roundup / Jan 28, 2022”

2022 Book Club

I decided to embark on a project this year where I will read one biography or memoir of a creative woman each month. I hope you will join me in reading them! These are my selections for the first half of the year: February – Just Kids by Patti Smith March – Crying in H-MartContinue reading “2022 Book Club”

3 Resources for Goal-Setting

For anyone who is here, halfway through January, judging themselves for not having new year resolutions or for having failed at a resolution already – let it go! New year resolutions are a trap. Every day is an opportunity to turn over a new leaf. Here is a collection of things I found recently andContinue reading “3 Resources for Goal-Setting”

Weekly Roundup / Jan 14, 2022

The weekly roundup is my offering of inspiring things I found online in the past week. May they bring you some pearl of wisdom, joy, or humor. Article – The Seattle Man who has Published More Than 125 Crosswords in NYTI really enjoyed this feature from the Seattle Times. I love doing the NYT SundayContinue reading “Weekly Roundup / Jan 14, 2022”

Weekly Roundup / Dec 3, 2021

The weekly roundup is my offering of inspiring things I found online in the past week. May they bring you some pearl of wisdom, joy, or humor. Performance – Billy Preston “My Sweet Lord” We’ve all watched the new documentary Get Back in the last week, yes? And we’ve all fallen down the Beatles historyContinue reading “Weekly Roundup / Dec 3, 2021”

Rest In Peace, Virgil and Stephen

We lost two artists recently: Virgil Abloh and Stephen Sondheim. May we take lessons from their creative work to honor their memory. Here are some interesting snippets I collected from their obituaries. Virgil Abloh This NYT obituary highlights how Virgil shared online prolifically. It’s a democratic thing to do and reminded me of Show YourContinue reading “Rest In Peace, Virgil and Stephen”

Weekly Roundup / Nov 26, 2021

The weekly roundup is my offering of inspiring things I found online in the past week. May they bring you some pearl of wisdom, joy, or humor. Article – The Great High-Fashion Family Film ExperimentTalk about disparate worlds colliding! I was fascinated by this piece about the Rodarte team, sisters Laura and Kate Mulleavy, whoContinue reading “Weekly Roundup / Nov 26, 2021”

School of Rock

School of Rock is on Netflix only ’til November 30th. I took advantage of this opportunity and was pleasantly surprised. I haven’t seen the movie in years. Seeing it now through the lens of writing this blog and having read The Artist’s Way made me appreciate it so much more. It contains the message thatContinue reading “School of Rock”

Weekly Roundup / Nov 19, 2021

The weekly roundup is my offering of inspiring things I found online in the past week. May they bring you some pearl of wisdom, joy, or humor. Video – Embracing Who I Am / A Mountain Cottage VlogI watch this woman, Paola’s YouTube videos every once in a while; they are refreshing. This one hasContinue reading “Weekly Roundup / Nov 19, 2021”