“Dogs are minor angels, and I don’t mean that facetiously. They love unconditionally, forgive immediately, are the truest of friends, willing to do anything that makes us happy.”
(via luellaloves)
Savoring
staying mindful of the good stuff
How about a little smoked turkey gumbo?
I’m kicking off the Advent Calendar at my other blog with Mini Apple Pies!
My mind goes boom.
(Source: stxxz, via plumprettysugar)
Winter is coming.
But at least the view will be nice.
My cousin posted this on Facebook this morning, and I can’t stop laughing about it. Her son (about 5) wrote it for he and his cousin (who’s like his brother because our family is bizarrely close), who’s around his age.
Crap likes this makes me miss working in daycare.
Like all creatives do, sometimes I feel like I’ll never have another good idea again, ever, nuh-uh, no way. This Lifehacker article has a few useful, practical tips for getting your mojo back. The one I’ve naturally gravitated to when I’ve been stuck:
“Try taking an existing or a half baked project and rethink it in someone else’s shoes. If it’s a design project— how would it look like if it was designed by Google or maybe even by Starbucks? If it’s something you write—how would a certain writer or maybe a colleague sitting across the room would write it? You’ll soon find out that while your designs or text will be very far removed from your chosen style, bringing in a style constraint into the equation will spark your creative magic.”
Have you never fallen in love with the Provensens and their illustrations? You ought to.
