A Quiet Corner of a Busy World
I recently watched a quick video about "fast fashion" beginning in the Victorian era. It was very interesting and definitely gave me lots to think about. The advent of the industrial age and machines made many things possible that hadn't been possible before, or made them possible at lower costs and faster speeds. However, this [...]
This project started with a homemade wrap skirt of plaid material for a person bigger and taller than me. It was the perfect opportunity to make a floor length plaid skirt I had been dreaming of. I ended up unmaking the wrap skirt (unpicking the darts and separating the seams and the lining) to give [...]
The old year is almost up and I am making resolutions/setting goals for the new year. If you are setting new goals, first reflect on how you did with last year's goals. Of the goals you set, how many did you accomplish? If you didn't fully realize a goal, how close were you to reaching [...]
This week, as part of the Kids Ministry staff, I was asked to look through some children's books in my church's small library and resource center to help decide if they should be kept or discarded. I was also asked for recommendations for new children's books and I'm excited about that too! I used this [...]
You all know I love my art room. I have lots of natural light and all my favorite things around me. However, because it does not have a closet, I have had to store fabric and other craft/art supplies in the basement which makes for a lot back and forth when I want to start [...]
9:00 am: I hadn’t been hiking in the nine months that I had lived in Guadalajara, but now, I was filling up a knapsack with water, lunch, snacks, camera, sunscreen, and extra socks. I was so ready for a break from the city! My American friend, Bev, and I only had to wait a half [...]
In September, I got a book I had been wanting for a while. Every Moment Holy Volume1 by Doug McKelvey is a collection of liturgies for ordinary people and situations. There are liturgies for preparing a meal, for students, for the enjoyment of bonfires, for welcoming a new pet, etc. It has been a big [...]
I've been participating in the Poem-a-Day challenge for the month of November. I haven't written a poem every day, but I've written something at least half of the days. I find that I enjoy writing not just from a prompt, but from another poem as a starting place. This has given me a reason to [...]
A man wearing black pants and a blue polo shirt trudged home along the cracked sidewalk, sweating heavily and muttering under his breath, “On the bus route, huh?” It was true that this selling point had been an exaggeration in the rent advertisement which had caught his attention last month. On the other hand, it [...]
“So nice to meet you, Will.” “William. Nice to meet you too, Samantha.” “William, of course. You can call me Sam.” The pair shook hands and then sat down on their respective sides of the desk. Sam was looking for an assistant for her start up business that helped local small businesses expand online and [...]
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