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// I'm not going to lie, I hate dressing up. I'm talking about costumes. I would rather clean a toilet than don a costume. Truly. The problem lies in the fact that Halloween is my oldest daughter's favorite holiday. So I feel this weight of guilt for being such a hater. Design Mom's video of costumes for the costume averse offers some great, easy and simple solutions. My personal fav are the bug pins.
// I'm so tired of lists for women and moms that appear to be aimed at simplifying our lives but are really just another list of to-dos - carve out 15 minutes of me time, deep breathe, de-clutter, let go . . . the list goes on and on. That is why this list of things that we really shouldn't do spoke to me. I also thought the list was written in a compassionate, realistic way. Here is a list of 10 great Ways to be an Unhappy Mom spotted via Angry Chicken.
// The art of Mia Christopher caught my eye. She uses fingernail polish as her medium (among other things.) It made me wonder if she is intentionally using a feminine art medium as a statement about women creating art. Was she influenced feminist artist Miriam Schapiro? Schapiro's work was coined femmage as she created collages from typically female art forms - stitching, quilting, beading, glitter. Regardless of the statement, I love the color and playfulness of her work.
What about you? Leave a link to the great posts that have got you thinking.
4 comments:
Hi Katy!
I loved your blog today ( as I usually do)but I especially liked the 10 ways to be an unhappy mother. So thoughtful and well written.
Take care,
Chris
The one year I dressed up I looked horrible! I dressed up as a vampire and the kids too except the thing is I can't rock black hair nor bangs. It was dreadful.
i bought a witch hat. it's a big step. thanks for sharing the little encouraging video.
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I think she uses finger nail polish as a way to get rid of it so she can rationalize getting new, fun colors. And I LOVE getting dressed up enough for the both of us, Katy. It's good there are all kinds of us because I need to bake the cookies. :)
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