Today: It’s the Season Finale! Let’s be sure to get creative over our time apart. With the new season’s theme, you’ve even got a project! Thank you so much for being a part of the Behind the Scenes in 2017. I hope that you close this year with a sense of celebration and begin the new year with a sense of adventure.
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Every couple of weeks I film stART: Creating as We Go with my two sisters, Suzie and Shannon. We share our creative projects, from challenges to celebrations, and support each other’s creative lives. To celebrate the wrap of another fun season and transition into the holidays, we thought we’d do a live show! Bring your questions. Bring your celebrations. Bring your creative self. We’re so looking forward to hanging out with you.
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Whether I am working on the computer, watching something on TV or trying to get to sleep, this often my view, Escher just sits there, expectantly, waiting for something. The question is… what?
On this day, I crunched up a paper ball and tossed it and he chased it. After a minute though, he was back with this look, so obviously I hadn’t quite gotten it right. I reach down to pet him and he walked away (as he is wont to do) so I went back to work. He resumed his spot. I reached down again and he walked away but this time I followed him. He walked into the bedroom and, after a moment’s hesitation, jumped up on the bed and looked at me. I couldn’t believe it. He wanted cuddles.
So I curled up with him and petted behind his ears. I rubbed his chin until he “stopped, dropped and rolled” by the pillow. He purred and we had this beautiful moment. This is a first from our reticent wee boy, our shy one, our edgy one.
And that’s not all! At Journal Jame, he actually sat in the room for a few minutes with us all! Usually when people come over I don’t see him for hours after they’re gone!
I think all the love, the safety and the well wishes are working their magic on this one. I am so glad we brought him home.
It’s the end of another season in the studio and I’m delighted that my sister Shannon is here on the Creative Living with Jamie podcast to help celebrate. We talk about trends, social media and celebrate the season – plus share a little bit about what’s coming next!
Whether this is the first episode that you’ve listened to or we’ve been hanging out for years, I am so glad that you’re here. I love knowing that we’re hanging out in your studio, folding your laundry or that we’re hanging out while you’re walking your dog or going to work. Wherever you are and however you listen, I want you to know, I cherish you. And if you cherish this show, if it has been a blessing to your creative life, please spread the magic! Take a moment to leave a positive rating or review on iTunes. Share the podcast with your friends! You really can make a difference by shining a light on the show so that it can be found by other creative hearts just like you.
Today: My birthday and the upcoming holidays have me thinking about pleasure and receiving as well as turning into a little elf getting The Academy ready for you!
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In this episode we have quite the time of chatting about personality and types and tests, whether it be astrology, dosha, Myers-Briggs, or responding by Instinct, Intellect or emotion. We really enjoyed chatting about this and if you have any personality-type test to suggest, we would love to hear about them!
Ever since we brought the three little rascals home we had a lot of questions about the future. Would they ever let us pet them? If they did, would they ever like it? Would they ever let us pick them up? (Shibumi, yes. Scout, sometimes. Escher, not a chance – at least not yet.) Would they ever sit on the couch with us and watch TV? Or sit on our laps maybe – wouldn’t that be the best?!
This week Scout really kept me company. He sat by me when I was writing and working in my yearbook – though he did make that a bit hard by sitting on it! He sat on my lap while I was hard at work getting Planning Day ready to go. He even sat cozied up in the studio chair while the workshop was live, being our unofficial mascot for 2018.
And then this happened…
That is Shibumi sitting on my legs while I’m trying to have a nap. So wonderful! There is something about the way she fully relaxes her body that instantly makes you feel at ease.
And even Escher, our nervous and shy boy, comes looking for attention. Um, yes, it’s unnerving to try and sleep with a cat staring at you but, you know, that’s being a cat mom!
Just like having your picture taken all the time is a part of being a studio kitten!
We’ve come a long way over the years and still we notice and celebrate every bit of progress. Progress can be slow but that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening. Sometimes I need a reminder. I thought maybe today you might need it too.
