Keeping a diary can be fun, useful, and therapeutic – or it can be frustrating, time-consuming, and stressful. Today I’d like to offer some writing tips (as a person who has kept a diary for the past three years) for making your diary a helpful tool as well as an enjoyable pastime. 4 Diary Writing […]
Composing Your Dreams If you’ve ever seen any of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, played Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, or watched the Academy Awards this year, you’ve heard the music of Hans Zimmer. He has composed music for The Ring, Kung Fu Panda, and everything in between. Before he wrote music for The […]
Generations of children have wondered, does a spoonful of sugar make the medicine go down? In fact, I bet that if you’ve ever seen the movie, those four simple words have the power to set off a mental musical. There are many wonderful things about Mary Poppins, but it’s the music that makes it stick […]
My niece is one of my favorite people in the whole world. She’s hilarious, energetic, and creative – and she’s also left-handed. I first noticed her left-handedness when she was writing my name on a portrait she had sketched for me. Even though she wrote the “N” in “GINA” backwards (because she’s five years old, […]
Bibliophiles, rejoice! Today is Book Lover’s Day, a day when you can and should flaunt your appreciation for the written word. Many of the book lovers in my life have been teachers, and they encouraged my love of literature. In celebration, I’d like to share with you some great books for teachers. Great Books for […]
We all know Pinterest as a social network that lets you bookmark links by way of sharing images, but it’s also so much more. (Don’t believe us? Check out Pencils.com on Pinterest and you’ll see what we mean.) Create Uses for Pinterest If you’re dedicated to keeping that beach bod through the fall, Pinterest can […]
The summer season is perfect for getting out of the house and test driving some new creative pastimes. The days are longer, and all that extra daylight allows you to complete those monotonous tasks you’ve been avoiding and still have time for fun summer day activities. Occasional boredom is to be expected over a long […]
Book or Movie? Books and Their Film Counterparts It’s an age-old question – book or movie? Which is better? In most cases, it’s simply a matter of personal preference, and which medium presents the story to the individual in the most powerful way. I know bibliophiles who love the movie version of Fight Club, but […]
Who knew there were so many creative people in the United States of America? The 10 people I’m about to introduce you to are bursting with talent, and are beyond a doubt 10 American artists you need to follow. 10 American Artists You Need to Follow 1. Tina Horton is a photographer and traditional artist […]
Boredom can strike at any time. It can attack at school, at work, on a weekend, even in the middle of the night when you can’t sleep a wink. In the fight against boredom, you have a powerful weapon at your disposal: creativity. July is National Anti-Boredom Month, so I’d like to suggest a few […]
