Category Archives: problem solving

Oct222012

WARNING: Good Decisions are NOT Made at 3:00AM!

As many of you know, a change in work schedule has seriously interfered with my creative studio time.  I’ve made a commitment

Hand on Fiddle

 to get up even earlier (4:00-4:30 AM—yes, AM), however, I have the good sense to try this only if I’ve been able to go to bed between 8-9 PM.  This past week that didn’t happen…at all…not once.  I had evening events that got me home after 9:00, M-Th.

I did manage to get up [...]

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Oct92012

Lots of Little Bits=A Whole Lot of Nothing

I’ve been away from the blog for several weeks because there is just nothing to blog about.  Since returning to my teaching job in August, I’ve had to adjust to a new schedule, one that takes over my day much earlier than before.  Suddenly, I find myself with bits of time here and there, but no blocks of time where I can get warmed up and into a project for a significant amount of time.  It has added up to [...]

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Feb62011

Women, Peace and Security

Wow! I’m going to Geneva to speak at the United Nations Headquarter for Europe.  When I was asked to speak, I immediately said, “YES”.  It was 2 hours later, on my drive home from work that I had the anxiety attack, “What would I say?  What would I wear?  The journey to this point was short and sweet.

The Mending

My fist project of the new year was to complete a small art quilt for an exhibit to [...]

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