The Reasons Creativity is More Than Being Different
“Creativity is more than just being different. Anybody can plan weird; that’s easy. What’s hard is to be as simple as Bach. Making the simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity” – Charles Mingus
You Get What You Pay For
You get what you pay for. Have you ever received something for free or it is super cheap and you’ve been all excited about it until you got home and found out it wasn’t as neat as you thought it was? Yeah, me too. When I was in college, I had the opportunity to choose […]
Here’s a Lesson You’d Never Expect: Costume Design
Here’s a Lesson You’d Never Expect: Costume Design It’s one of my favorite subjects in theater. How can you beat it? It’s fun, creative, allows for your imagination to flow freely and just plain fun. Oh, did I say fun twice? You know who else loves costume design? Kids. Sometimes as drama teachers we think […]
Research Says Fun is Good for Everyone
Research Says Fun is Good for Everyone Fun is good for you, but I bet you all ready knew that. In third grade, I dressed as a pilgrim for Halloween. That was pretty unusual even in 1964. My grandparents were missionaries in Japan and my mother was born and raised there. Mom didn’t know much […]
A Movie You Want to See This Weekend
There is a movie you want to see this weekend about an eighth grade girl. It is aptly titled, Eighth Grade. I’m thrilled! Eighth grade is probably one of the toughest times in a person’s life, don’t you agree? I’m guessing most of you reading my blog have survived eighth grade, too. That’s why I […]
The Reasons You Want to Be the String
Here are the reasons why you want to be the string. Let’s talk about well meaning parents who take their parenting job way too far and drive themselves and their kids crazy. Yes, folks, we call these parents “helicopter parents.” Here is a story for you: My perfect granddaughter (only joking….sort of) is nearly two […]