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Go for the Gold Creatively It is a corny title, I know, but in this case it is aptly stated: when you want to preserve, embellish or elevate something, go for the gold! We have all heard phrases like, “the gold standard,” when describing an elevated level of achievement. For instance, the Oscar honor, bestowed as …
Creative Twists on Holiday Traditions Holidays are hotbeds for tradition. Every year we head up to the attic, pull out all of the decorations, dust them, and place them in the identical place they resided the year before. BORING! I have been guilty of repeating traditions, dragging out seasonal and holiday decorative pillows for …
Creating and Re-Creating Yourself Throughout Your Life We have all heard the expression that ” he re-created himself” or “she re-invented her life,”maybe you are one of those who have. I actually think that we all re-create or re-invent ourself many times throughout our lifetime as our circumstances change. Speaking for myself, I never have …
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The Art of Creative Travel by Carol Wood For this installment I am fortunate enough to share with you creative travel advice from world-renowned travel expert, Carol Wood. Carol and her husband Bob have traveled the globe by land, sea and air and they are experts on creating life-changing adventures both near and far. I …
The Art of Creative Outings Planning creative outings with family and friends is sometimes a challenge. You know you want to get together but the question is ”what should we do?” There are never a lack of choices but how to decide what to do is not as easy. For me, research is …
Using Every Day Items to Enhance Creativity Your garden, garbage and garage are great sources for creative projects. Whether you use a familiar object in an unfamiliar way or you design your personalized version of a well-worn idea, your everyday life is filled with opportunities to create. The first step in flexing your creative muscles …
Carving out Time To Be Still If you decided to get the Covid-19 vaccine, or not, ready, or not, the world is reopening. Airports are bustling, vacations and weddings are scheduled and many have resumed their pre-pandemic lives. Places to go, people to see, goals to be accomplished (including losing the Covid-19 eating …
CULTIVATING CREATIVITY IN THE KITCHEN Now that Spring has arrived, many of us get into a state of extreme organizing, popularly known as “spring cleaning.” I am not sure what it is about Spring that springs us into this frenzy but my guess is it has to do with the motivation to rid ourselves of …
How About Some Houseplants to add a creative Touch to your Home? Last week I felt the urge to add to my collection of houseplants. The rain had been incessant here, although we are quite fortunate to have mild winter weather, and all I could think about was how much I missed being outside to …
Collecting Expands Creativity Throughout my childhood, I collected Archie comic books. I cannot remember whether my Grandfather, whom I called Papa, started my collection or if he was just an avid contributor to it, but every summer when I was at sleep-away camp he would send me, almost weekly, a manilla envelope containing three or …
