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Memories are Music

by stargardener

Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door. ~Saul Bellow Memories are the sheet music for our present — and our future. What is the tempo of the music playing in your mind right now? Do you allow the life experience from said memories to be “music” to your ears [...]

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Stop!

by stargardener

There are times when I realize I actually need to pause {come to a complete stop} and apply my own expertise to my life {art, work, office, art} … So here is my recommendation to you {if needed} and what I shall be doing today: Begin with The End in mind — and work backwards. [...]

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Divide and Conquer

by stargardener

{click image to enlarge and read notations} In recent weeks, the time I have been able to commit to my artistic goals has become sporadic. This is due to various factors (chronic pain; 100 things activity; work projects) complicating my artistic practice and leading me smack dab into a bit of creAtive-overwhelm! Creative overwhelm {that [...]

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If you limit your personal items, you are forced to choose. ~Zach Klein Said choices are extremely revealing with regard to why we collect all those personal items in the first place {and why we can’t let go of them}. Being {sort of} a groupie of @messycanvas — who tweeted about the 100 Thing Challenge [...]

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Photo Credit We all readily state countless reasons to be more organized, to declutter and stop piling any — and all!— available space with “stuff” … But there seem to be so many {reasons} to tidy-up our workspace. Including the fact that every lost piece of paper costs a business $120, according to a recent [...]

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The past two weeks have been sPecTacUlar! And while it has taken some time to get to the {dance-in-spectacular} … It was well worth it! My adventures actually began last October when I began to read, read, read about (and experiment with …) creative planning, visual journaling and collage-journals and planners. I discovered solutions that [...]

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I have tried several times to tame the multi-headed monster, commonly referred to “bookmarks” … The one sort of like the monsters we suspect live under our beds: Scarier in our mind than reality; not really a monster at all. Well, I will agree, in part, with that … The massive amount of information available [...]

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How to Stay Clutter Free

by stargardener

Ack! My desk seems to have a magnetic attraction for “stuff” … It isn’t as piled as this today. Only because I gathered everything into a basket. Um, for later! (However, I do see that “later” has no official time definition on any of my calendars! Certainly could be a problem for a creative-type like [...]

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