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Garden Scheming
Spring is finally on its way. I see shoots of bulb plants sprouting in yards, buds on trees, and the garden centers in our area are proudly displaying their new seeds and supplies. Our local indie...
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Enthusiasms: Stealing Like an Artist, Fire Starter Sessions, Buying...
My Morning Addiction on Christine Create’s blog. These closeup photos of morning dew are gorgeous. Christine left a sweet comment about one of my blog posts, so I trotted over to see her blog. I’ll be...
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We Are What We Read (and What We Write)
I’m a book geek, I happily admit it. For a true bibliophile, reading is like breathing air. When there is time to read, the world is right. If we get too busy and can’t find time to curl up with a...
View ArticleA Bigger Adventure: Artistic Dreams in Seattle
Grant and I just returned Sunday night from a week in Seattle. I have never had a chance to explore the city before now. I went through Seattle on a fast overnight business trip in the mid-1980s and...
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You Can Buy Happiness (And It’s Cheap): Tammy Strobel’s New Book Hits the...
A few weeks ago, I was delighted to receive a review copy of Tammy Strobel’s new book, You Can Buy Happiness (and It’s Cheap): How One Woman Radically Simplified Her Life and How You Can Too. I’ve...
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A Guest Post by Tammy Strobel: How to Nurture Your Creative Energy
I’m delighted to present this wonderful guest post by Tammy Strobel of Rowdy Kittens. Tammy’s post today is part of her online book tour, spreading the word about her new book, You Can Buy Happiness...
View ArticleWriting in the Margins: Holding a Conversation with Your Books
(Fair Warning: This post may be cringe-worthy for anyone who thinks writing in books is a sin. Just sayin’…) Yes, I admit it. I gleefully write in the margins of my books. Of course, I do hold some...
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Chris Brogan & Julien Smith’s Impact Equation = Pure Gold
I just finished reading an advance review copy of Chris Brogan and Julien Smith’s new book, The Impact Equation: Are you Making Things Happen or Just Making Noise? and I couldn’t be more impressed....
View ArticleA Magical Reading Life: Reading with Intention
“A single right book at the right time can change our views dramatically, give a quantum boost to our knowledge, help us to construct a whole new outlook on the world and our life. Isn’t it odd that...
View ArticleWhen It’s Time for Coziness and Comfort
There are times when we all need a little self-comfort and coziness. Maybe it’s because of too long of a slog through too many to-do lists, a cycle of too much work with not enough time off, too much...
View ArticleWhat Are Your Soul Books?
“If a good book is a friend, some become lifetime companions…your “soul books.” The story that calls you back, over and over again, is like your greater Self, ever abundant and generative, yet...
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A Chat with Inspired and Unstoppable Tama Kieves
I had the great delight this week of interviewing Tama Kieves, author of This Time I Dance: Creating the Work You Love and Inspired and Unstoppable: Wildly Succeeding in Your Life’s Work! Tama is truly...
View ArticleLet it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
We woke this morning to a magical and snowy landscape outside our windows. It doesn’t snow often here in Corvallis, so it’s always a treat when it does. It’s another gift on the pile from a week full...
View Article2013 Book Crushes
It’s no secret that I’m a devoted reader and unapologetic book geek. A day without at least a little time to curl up with a good book seems gray and somehow empty. It’s been that way since I was old...
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