Still Here

Hi. I’m still here. Still creating. Still writing, though I don’t feel comfortable sharing most of it.

I heard once that happiness is not a permanent state. That happiness is a feeling, and the human brain is not built to stay on one emotion all the time. And that sadness is just as normal a feeling as happiness. That feelings act as a compass – and a compass that points in the same direction all the time is a really bad one. That emotions are your brain’s way of steering you through life. If something is making you feel a certain way, maybe that’s a sign to stop, reassess, and reconsider your route.

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Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Craft Group Edition

Last month the Craft Co-op got together yet again, this time to make homemade spa gifts just in time for Christmas. I love this group so much. The majority of us met through our spouses/significant others who all went to college together. Along the way, we welcomed few more hot glue gun gurus to the craft group fold. We try to meet monthly, as schedules allow, and everyone chimes in on what we want to do at future crafting events. And of course we have snacks and maybe some wine. It wouldn’t be a craft group without those things.

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