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Secret #6 – Conquering Saboteurs

I can't believe this post marks the half way point of the 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women Blogging Book Group. This weeks chapter was about saboteurs, those things that keep us from following our dreams. I feel fortunate because over the years I have eliminated most of the external nay-sayers from my life but I still have a lot of internal saboteurs. Like a lot of people, I have those annoying gremlins that always seem to tell me my work isn't good enough or that I can't be an artist because I don't have any formal training. These are

February 20, 2009

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A Technical Glitch

A few weeks ago I became aware that my blog feed was not operating properly ever since I switched my blog platform from Blogger to Wordpress. I finally got the problem fixed and everything should be working fine. If you are a subscriber and wondered why there was such a large gap between postings, it wasn't because I was procrastinating (although I certainly have been known to do that). You can come back to the blog anytime and see any posts that you may have missed in the archive. :-)

February 20, 2009

The Next Chapter: 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women

Secret #5 – Committing to Self-Focus

Several years ago, I was caught in the trap of saying yes to whatever people asked me to do. It started under the auspices of wanting to give back so I took on one volunteer opportunity. I was an easy sell due to the fact that I was pregnant so I was hormonally challenged. :-) It wasn't long before I felt I was spending more time doing all the different volunteer activities than raising my children, which was the reason I decided to be a stay-at-home mom. So I began looking at how to better balance my life. Between my

February 15, 2009

The Next Chapter: 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women

Secret #4 – Surrendering to Creative Cycles

A couple of years ago I started seeing my creative endeavors differently. My skills had changed from just scrapbooking and rubber stamping to include all sorts of media. Although I didn't really consider myself an artist, I did realize that there were times when creativity just flowed and other times when I couldn't even color a picture with my son that I liked. At the time, a friend suggested the book "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron. I have always been a book lover so I immediately got the book and read bits and pieces but didn't really work my

February 6, 2009

The Next Chapter: 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women

Secret #3 – Following your Fascinations

I'm back and writing once more about the book 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women by Gail McMeekin and The Next Chapter Blogging Book Club. One of my favorite parts of secret #3 was the section about Barbara Sher. When I read her quote "The good life is when you get up in the morning and can't wait to start all over again", I got goosebumps. In that one line, I finally realized what I have been searching for since I became a stay-at-home mom. I need something in my life that makes me want to get up and do

January 30, 2009