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On Balancing Life and Writing

Posted in Miranda, tagged , , on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

OK, so many of this blog’s readers are too busy with NaNoWriMo to do much blog surfing — or anything else besides keeping chaos at bay while trying to bang out the daily word count. This month, the word “balance” is probably not in your vocabulary. That said, if you can find a minute or [...]

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Wearing away the edges of illusion

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on October 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Wish Studio is at it again with this beautiful, personal post on motherhood and creativity — with dreamy photographs by the author, Christina Rosalie Sbarro. I post an excerpt here, but do go read the entire post.
Before my sons, my life was full of busyness, and creativity was often pushed to the margins as my [...]

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Creative Construction is now Studio Mothers!

Posted in Miranda, tagged on October 21, 2009 | 12 Comments »

I admit that I never really cared for the name Creative Construction. I think it was the alliteration that appealed to me as I struggled to find a WordPress name that was available. Last year, I purchased the domain name StudioMothers.com, knowing that I eventually wanted to migrate the blog to that URL. Turns out [...]

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Now for the “real life” blogger moms

Posted in Miranda, tagged , , on October 20, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Last week I ranted about the mannequin-style approach at Mom Bloggers Club. Amy and Emma-Jane pointed out that the site’s header depicts women who are clearly NOT at home trying to bang out a blog post on an old laptop with a shift key that no longer works while the forgotten broccoli steams to mush [...]

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Kelly: Love Is Time

Posted in Kelly, tagged , , , , on October 15, 2009 | 14 Comments »

Partially cross-posted from my personal blog…
In my SLS class last night, we talked about values and time management and how our value structure plays a huge part in managing our time.  I show an inspirational video in each class, and the one I showed last night struck a chord with just about everyone in the [...]

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Mom Bloggers Club: Timing is everything

Posted in Miranda, tagged , , on October 14, 2009 | 9 Comments »

No offense, Mom Bloggers Club, but the recent post on My Favorite Writing Habits and Approaches left a few rather gaping holes.
This part was reasonable enough: “To develop your writing and/or passion, first make your presence with it a priority. It is simple. Make time and space for it.”
But this is all that the author [...]

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WOW! Women on Writing

Posted in Miranda, tagged , , , on September 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »

WOW! (Women on Writing) is a useful website and complementary blog that the writers among us may enjoy browsing. The website hosts a flash fiction contest and a collection of useful articles, including:

Novel Writing: Choosing a Method that Works Best for You

The Incredible Shrunken Manuscript: How to Diagnose Your Novel’s Strengths & Weaknesses

From the site’s [...]

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Cathy: Not selling myself short

Posted in Cathy, tagged , , , , , on September 25, 2009 | 11 Comments »

Crosspost from musings in mayhem.
The question of balancing motherhood and creativity arises constantly. The other day, I read a very interesting wake-up call over on and her head popped off. I loved the photograph of the mom going ahead with painting whilst her toddler hung upside down, squiggling on her lap. The mom in the [...]

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On Being a Vessel

Posted in Miranda, tagged , , on September 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »

A beautiful and interesting post on motherhood and creativity at Wish Studio from guest blogger Suzanne Sperl. An excerpt:
i believe somewhere i read a quote from goldie hawn in which she referred to motherhood as being a vessel for your children to pass through — both literally and figuratively. being on the cusp of the [...]

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Blog Spotlight: And Her Head Popped Off

Posted in Miranda, tagged , , , on September 7, 2009 | 6 Comments »

The only thing better than discovering another very cool blog written by a creative mother is realizing that I actually KNOW the blogger, even if I use the term “know” rather loosely, as in, friend of a friend of a friend whose name rings a familiar bell.
Such was the case with And Her Head Popped [...]

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Kelly: Weekly Challenge…What’s Next?

Posted in Kelly, weekly contest, tagged , , , on August 31, 2009 | 9 Comments »

The dog days of summer are upon us, and the leaves of my gerbera daisies have browned along the edges, having long given up having the energy to bloom.  These dog days bring about the start of Fall term in my world, which usually brings about a renewed sense of energy for me. Yet this [...]

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WishMamas: On Creative Work and Motherhood

Posted in Miranda, tagged , , on July 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »

From the lovely blog WishStudio, a post on creative work and motherhood by writer and storyteller Jen Lee. Here’s an excerpt:
When my artist friends are deliberating about becoming mothers, I don’t say, “Oh, just go for it–it will be fine.” I know this dilemma well. It took me five years to make my decision–to choose [...]

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