Summercrafter

Change. It gets a bad rap. People run from it. People rather stay in their situations and be miserable because they are afraid of it. It keeps us up at night and gives us stomach troubles but it's really inevitable.  Without change, you'd still be dating Mr. Wrong. Without change, you'd still be drinking milk in a bottle.  Without change, you'd still be rotary dialing instead of texting on your phone. Without change, it would be hot in Miami the whole year.   Okay, you get the picture. Change is good and although we may resist it, kicking and screaming, it's usually good for us, generally speaking .  It opens up opportunities, closes doors we shouldn't go through, etc... This is one of the "inspirational" messages I have in my craft area. It's an illustration from Mary Engelbreit that really speaks volumes in its simplicity.  This can mean forgetting, forgiving or moving forward but it definitely means something is going to cha...

As I have been reading and learning about left and right “brainedness” (not a real word) it’s clear that I am a right brain thinker, my dominant way of thinking is in the abstract. This is not bad as I see things as a whole, I see the big picture, I can think of things out of thin air, we creative types are right brained. The things or skills that you do naturally, those that come easily to you, those are your strengths and they determine which is the dominant side of your brain. But I also have left brain tendencies, I like organization (but don't look for it during the task), I read instruction manuals for gadgets and on how to build things, I love details. But I am a terrible planner (unless it’s a vacation). There is much to be desired for keeping schedules, I lose track of time, which is why I am mostly late everywhere, and when I get an idea about a direction or goals, then I am paralyzed by fear of not knowing how to get to the desired end (except for crafty projects...