A Gift from the God of Denim

A Gift from the God of Denim

As you may recall, I recently did a Marie Kondo closet check https://www.pjcolando.com/does-your-home-spark-joy/. Call it Spring cleaning of one’s clothing, similar to the annual ritual my mother performed in my childhood house. I’ve accomplished a similar...
Does Your Home Spark Joy?

Does Your Home Spark Joy?

For nearly a dozen years, Marie Kondo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Kondo has espoused at-home minimalism. Her brand is hyper-organization, though she’s recently admitted publicly that she’s found her plan unsustainable after the birth of her third...
Rejection is Protection

Rejection is Protection

Rejection is sometimes protection in God’s perfect will. Tailormade for your wishes, desires, and needs. Decreed by His Spirit to guard your heart, He holds you in His hands. “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” and yet he singled out you....
Process vs. Product

Process vs. Product

Though I’m less insecure than when I joined this group, I choose to remain within its fold. I’m no longer abashed by my lack of credentials, such as the vaunted MFA, nor cowed by the critique received in a group of honest and well-wishing peers. I feel...
Learn Something New

Learn Something New

New Year’s Resolutions – Do you make them? Do you break them within thirty days and return to your cocoon? Or, do you become a busy spider, eager to weave a web to catch new tidbits and things? As you may know, music stirs my soul and keeps me vibrant and...
The Power of Re

The Power of Re

As my friends and family know, I’m enamored with all things Egyptian. My husband and I have traveled to the country three times. A little-known fact is that Pharaoh Akhenaten, who was married to the fabulously beautiful Nefertiti also mandated the rule of one...