The Blogcademy

The Blogcademy

Even though my trip to Texas allowed me to meet my penpal and see adorable food trucks, the main reason for my visit was to attend The Blogcademy. Deciding to enroll in this workshop was one of the best decisions I've ever made. After I quit my day job, I knew I...

Traveling To Texas

Traveling To Texas

When I decided to sign up for The Blogcademy last month, I was thrilled beyond belief. It almost seemed impossible to be any more excited about meeting one of my idols, and having her and her wonderful friends teach me the ins and outs of blogging. But then I realized...

Weekly Happiness

Weekly Happiness

Happy Wednesday! I hope your week is going really well. Today is also Poet's Day! You could celebrate by sending a note of appreciation to your favorite poet, posting a poem that speaks to you, or writing one yourself. This past week has been full of new experiences...

Real Fake Flowers

Real Fake Flowers

I'll be very surprised if we have weather better than yesterday's. I think it was the epitome of Summer 2013. Charlotte and I went to Baltimore and left things for strangers to find, played on sculptures, ate at a fancy hotel bar, and did a lot of driving. In the...

Weekly Happiness

Weekly Happiness

Happy Creamsicle Day! If you're into those, you should go celebrate with one. If you're not into those, maybe a close alternative... frozen yogurt, perhaps?   I hope you're having a great day so far. I'm making lists and doing laundry for my trip this weekend. Do you...

Monday Mailings

Monday Mailings

Are you writing postcards? You should be! Write down your to do lists, your dreams, the things you've accomplished in a twenty-four hour period. Share your life, your sorrows, your joys on a small piece of paper. Then, send it through the mail to a specific...

Art In A Basement

Art In A Basement

Through the grapevine of Facebook, I found out about an event where someone was opening up her home to artists so they could decorate her basement. That person was April, and she is a street performer/fire dancer. When we got there, she had already painted this Koi...

Glitter Pineapple

Glitter Pineapple

Some of you may have seen my status on Facebook last night. It would appear, that people with jobs don't like to go out on Wednesday nights. It's a very interesting phenomenon. So I stayed in, and I put glitter on a pineapple.   My dad had asked me earlier if I needed...

Weekly Happiness

Weekly Happiness

Did you know that today is Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day?! So go ahead and put a marker inside a wiffle ball bat and head on over to the post office... Or whatever else you decide to do. Either way, I hope that you have a marvelous Wednesday. You're...

Flower Posters

Flower Posters

On a dreary day, in a not-so-great part of town, it can be uplifting to catch a glimpse of color.   I blew up some photos of flowers I took a few months ago, and created portals to beauty on either side of the bridge on Preston Street. (close-ups)