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Release: My word for 2013

In past years, I’ve had to constantly tumble ideas for a “word of the year” around in my head, discovering over time which are nicked or just don’t fit right in the palm of my hand, discarding those until I find the one smooth encapsulation of my heart’s desire for the next 365 days. This […]

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Goals & such & tracking

Earlier this year, I needled (encouraged? depends on who you ask!) a friend to create a 30-in-30 list—30 goals to accomplish during the year she turned 30. I found turning 30 to be prettyfuckingfantabulous (granted, 29 was hideous), so I was excited for her to have a good experience of turning 30, too. I also […]

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Hard & True

Four years ago today, I saw my mother for the last time. I held and stroked her hand. I listened too intensely the sound of her breathing. I was 28 and my brother was 11. She had just celebrated her 48th birthday four days earlier. In the late hours of the evening, she died as […]

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My own worst enemy/best friend

What do you do each day that doesn’t contribute to your writing creativity—and can you eliminate it? While, obviously, I have a blog and, therefore, write, I feel replacing the word “writing” with “creativity” above makes me squirm ten times more and, as a result, must be more appropriate. So, this is me squirming: I […]

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Zee Declaration of You!

Well, really, the declaration of MOI! I am a delighted participant in the recently launched Declaration of You, a collaboration between Michelle Ward (the When I Grow Up Coach) and Jess Swift. While I have focused a lot of time over the past year on improving my skills and learning new artmaking techniques, I felt […]

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