If you don't break the rules - how do you inspire your inner creativity? When we're young we're taught to color inside the lines. Create what you know to be true. Don't mix colors or you'll just get black. The clouds should be white on a blue sky. And the sun should be yellow. But… Continue reading How to inspire inner creativity by doodling
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Things that heat up our empty nest kitchen
Every dinner starts with the same scene. I stare out the window, while I wait for dinner to appear on my plate. Mr. does the cooking to heat things up in the kitchen and I wait. I'm spoiled, yes, I am. While he cooks, I keep occupied. I learned a long time ago to mind… Continue reading Things that heat up our empty nest kitchen
Conversations with a fashion diva researcher
As I stumbled into the abyss of YouTube fashion videos yesterday, I was inspired with awesome thoughts about possibilities, which rapidly awakened the trusty Dubious MinimalistTM in me. She's never very far away. Before realizing that part of me is damn cynical, but often right, I was thinking to myself, "I can do this, yes,… Continue reading Conversations with a fashion diva researcher
A mysterious look at creativity
Do you know when it happens? It happens when you discover you've become an artist. Or a photographer. Or a creative person. Or all of the above. It happens to you like a solved mystery. A discovery in your mysterious way of life, solved by knowing you are exactly where you want to be, right… Continue reading A mysterious look at creativity
You’re a photographer and a blogger?
If you take pictures with your camera, you're a photographer. If you write a blog post, you're a blogger. It's a mantra, yes, it is, and... Yep, you are! You're a photographer, and you're a blogger. That's what I tell myself to keep motivated. Sure, there are many people who recognize the hobby factor in… Continue reading You’re a photographer and a blogger?
Farming black and white photo challenges
As I perused my extensive menagerie of photos I've taken over the last year, birds are rarely something I captured. Birds are generally on the move or in flight. Or taking a bath. And when I see them, it is usually through a window, so it is hard for me to capture photos of them.… Continue reading Farming black and white photo challenges