Sometimes you just have to show up, even when you have nothing to give. Even when you have convinced yourself that no one wants to read what you have to…
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First of all, give yourself a break. This isn’t a planned writer’s retreat, this is a stretched-out crisis full of anxiety-provoking issues. If you are struggling with your creativity because…
It started out as an experiment, just testing out the basics of Etsy so I could help my daughter, who wants to sell her necklaces. Now I have a shop…
Last year I took on a quest to see all the libraries in my library system, and I found it very enjoyable. The system turned it into a program, and…
I first heard about bullet journals when I saw the high number of requests for the new book “The Bullet Journal Method” by Ryder Carroll. Using a notebook to get…
Now whenever I travel, I look for a library. I just returned from a cruise and wanted to show you a quick tour of the ship library. We went on…
I made a few felt dragons for friends and family in honor of the new “How to Train Your Dragon” movie. I made two Toothless (Toothlesses?) and a blue dragon.…
After several people enthusiastically shared the knitting and crochet patterns for yip-yips by Carissa Browning, I wanted to make one too. I was crunched for time, though, so I decided…
I tried out 5 different paper ornament styles using book pages. Don’t worry, no good books were harmed in the making of these. Librarians always have junk books lying around,…
The sequel to Curse of the Armchair Detective is out! Sam is wracked with nerves before his wedding, and one of his worries is that there will be a murder.…
