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1.Walk a slack line 2. Shoot a double exposure series with my holga 3. Learn to develop film in a dark room 4. Watch: Darjeeling Limited, and The Artist 5. A successful, joyful, profitable New England book tour. 6. Teach an e-course or workshop. 7. Explore the process of screen printing. 8. Paint with encaustic. 9. Run a 5K in 25 minutes. 10. Watch the sun rise from the top of a mountain. 11. Write 5 short essays or stories. 12. Host a interview series on my blog. 13. Spark curiosity. 14. Read: Contents May Have Shifted, and A Visit from the Goon Squad, and The Lover’s Dictionary. 15. Do one tiny creative act every day + keep a record. 16. Hear Elizabeth Strout read her work. 17. Buy flowers for myself. Especially pink peonies. 18. Do another small art tag sale. 19. Launch my new website. 20. Give unexpected presents. 21. Collect pretty plates. 22. Yoga. Do more of it. 23. Leave the country. 24.Paint a corner of my house aquamarine. 25. Say no to things that don’t ignite joy, spark creative potential, or fill my well. 26. Paint the rooster series. 27. Start trends, make waves, and create opportunities. 28. Teach Clover to heel. 29. Paint the large-scale canvases I’ve had in my studio for 3 years. 30. Make time to just be quiet every day. 31. Call my sisters regularly 32. Attend TEDx. 33. Throw a set of bowls on a potters wheel. 34. Ride the State of VT 35. Rock climb again. // Previous lists HERE //

I am a writer, mixed-media artist, idea starter, stalker of wonder, finder of four leaf clovers, and mama of boys. ...{more}

White wine and woodsmoke; the ritual of sitting outdoors and writing as the sun goes down. My Felt bike + riding every weekend. Wearing my hair in loose braids on the weekends. Vanity Fair on my iPad and watching my son learn to read. Finding inspiration for long car rides and lazy weekend afternoons at in AnOther and Audiofiles. [MORE ...]

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