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Design Dilemma Part 2
Some of our design dilemmas are easy to answer, but over time, we often find a trend underlying what we want to know.
Design Dilemmas Part 1
A friend and mother of three approached me with her design dilemmas. Here is Part 1 of my responses to her questions.
Life is full of so many things
Life is full of so many things, I think to myself as I gaze up into the sky at those hot air balloons and feel the sheer joy of a little kid and the magic of these colorful things floating off into the sky carrying wizards to Oz and eccentric millionaires around the world in 80 days.
The Sweat Work of Creativity
“You don’t know why yet. You’re just starting to dream things up, little pieces that are pockets full of words. That is one step of the process, that exciting part is the inspiration, but then it comes to the craft part, which is where the outline comes in.” The outline is what “you do with those pieces.”
A Poem from Point Lobos
The Black and White of Grief June 5, 2023 I wrote this poem in the days following our adventure at Point Lobos. When grief hits us, it can feel like the color has drained from our world. After our daughter Celeste died during birth from anencephaly and as we adjusted our son Peter’s medical world,Continue reading “A Poem from Point Lobos”
A Point Lobos Adventure
We arrived at Point Lobos and parked parking near the Whaler’s Cabin. After taking some refreshment, we followed a crowd up a trail, up the dirt and wood stairwell and, within moments, saw some of the most breathtaking views I have ever seen.
Summer Movies Line-Up
I love a good theme and summer movies are no exception. Without the oppressive feeling of too much structure, it gives focus to what can undoubtedly be a chaotic, unstructured summer.
A Review of Remnant of Paradise by Alice von Hildebrand
She gives a voice to the ideas that swirl around my mind and reminds me what we believe and why we believe it. Reading her words, I feel seen, known and loved. And as always, von Hildebrand does this in an effortless, approachable, conversational style.
In the Margins of Motherhood / A Review of Create Anyway
There are few books I have read on creativity that are so absolutely satisfying, personal, and broadly practically applicable as Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood.