Okay, I admit it: I've totally fallen off the wagon with Blogtoberfest. On the plus side, my work in the studio has been prolific and I'm feeling fantastic about the output. This is what it comes down to: something's got to give. I have two little sleepless wonders -- one of whom, thanks to daylight savings, prefers to get up at dawn with the birds, and isn't in bed for the night until about 8pm, and the other who wakes several times in between. When I have so little time and energy to work, the studio wins over the computer hands down. Also, it's beautiful outside and I've been preferring to spend any other leisure time I can muster going for walks or playing outdoors.
I doubt that the point of Blogtoberfest was to turn me against blogging, but the pressure to sit down every day and post has made it a chore. So, in the interest of my sanity, and to preserve my good feelings about blogging, I hereby discharge myself from Blogtoberfest. Like someone who jumps into a marathon without training or foresight, I've totally hit a wall. I feel a bit guilty for letting go of my commitment, but I'm telling myself that it's fine -- it's my blog and I get to decide what's best.
To keep things from being too gloomy and boring, here's a picture of a rainbow (refracted by a glass of water in my window) in the dishwashing bubbles. Totally mundane, but pretty all the same.
Congratulations again to Beck, winner of the giveaway! I'll probably be posting again sooner than I expect.....once the pressure is off, I'm sure I'll be teeming with ideas and enthusiasm for this space. Until then..... xx
:: Giveaway comments will close one week from tonight, around 8 pm New Zealand time on the 23rd of October. The winner will be chosen courtesy of random.org.
:: I'm happy to send anywhere! International readers most welcome.
:: Please be a Facebook liker and/or follower of the blog to leave a comment.
:: To make it interesting, I'm asking that you include your favorite arty/domestic/life tip in your comment. For instance, I've recently discovered that you can use really fine-grain sandpaper to get rid of pilling on sweaters. Awesome! I'm sure all you brilliant folk out there have a lot to teach me (and each other for that matter.)
:: I won't respond to any of the comments in the comments section because it throws off the numbers for the ol' random number generator. But please know that I'm reading and appreciating every one. I'll choose a few of the most interesting and handy tips to publish on the blog when I announce the winner.
So, what am I giving away?
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An autographed copy (new) of Kari Chapin's The Handmade Marketplace. Such a great book -- I was given this as a birthday gift by my sister last April, and I found it so helpful that I bought a couple of extra copies when I traveled to Portland in August. Kari Chapin had recently done a reading at Powell's Books, so it was a bonus to find that they had a stack of autographed copies.
Thank you thank you thank you, readers and likers. I so appreciate your support.
Good luck!