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- This week in The Oodlearium January 24, 2021Only a three-day work week…no complaining here! I had lots of time in The Oodlearium this week for sure. I was off on Monday for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. I spent most of the day working on the Oodle Doodles section of my website. It was quite a feat getting the artwork on […]
- This week in The Oodlearium January 17, 2021Creativity Hour.When I embarked on my creative journey with The Oodlearium, one of the pillars of creativity I wrote about was meeting regularly with other creatives. That was my primary reason for wanting to start a podcast. I have put that idea on the back burner for right now. I have too much going on […]
- 13.1 mile creative challenge January 16, 2021Last summer in a moment of weakness I agreed to sign up for my first-ever half-marathon with my sole sista Jen. At the time I was recovering from vein surgery that had gone much less than well. I wasn’t even able to run and I was sure that I had gone insane. The night before […]
- This week in The Oodlearium January 9, 2021This past Monday I returned to my classroom for the first time since early November. I won’t lie and say that I was filled with anxiety and depression. A friend is doing her PhD research on the effects of COVID19 on teachers and students. I could go on and on about how challenging it has […]
- The Personal Offsite January 9, 2021My husband and I are avid fans of the Tim Ferriss podcast where in each episode, Tim interviews world-class performers from eclectic areas to tease out the tactics, tools, and routines you can use. His wide ranging conversations include favorite books, morning routines, exercise habits, time-management tricks, and much more. In early 2019 Tim interviewed […]
- Embracing Failure January 3, 2021Embracing Failure. I have been thinking about failure and how it relates to creativity for quite a while. About 10 years ago, the school where I taught had a slogan “Failure is not an option.” The idea was centered around the goal of increasing graduation rates, but it was ill conceived. Failure is absolutely an […]
- What’s happening in the Oodlearium January 1, 2021It’s New Year’s Day and I have been off for just shy of two weeks. I return to my classroom on Monday for the first time since early November. To say that I am anxious would be a gross understatement. However, I decided to dedicate my entire Christmas break to ME. So here is what […]
- Nerdy Bird and Fuzzer December 23, 2020If you ever needed evidence that creatives come in very different forms, my husband and I are the prime candidates. I am more your traditional artistic creative where he is an engineer. At home, I design our renovations and he figures out how to make my vision a reality. Over the years we have learned […]
- Are you a hunter or a farmer? November 30, 2020I needed out of the house this morning…fresh air to clear my head before I started what would be a crazy busy day balancing school work, housework and the start of my insane Christmas baking. I threw on sweats and a jacket and grabbed my camera with my macro lens. For good measure I stuffed […]
- This week in the Oodlearium Part 2 November 27, 2020In the meantime, here is what has been happening in the Oodlearium. A thanksgiving haiku. Something that has fallen to the back burner since I returned to school has been my daily haikus. They are like the sprint of creativity for me. I never took more than a few minutes to write one and I […]
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