I have been out of it lately...... poison ivy! It took me by storm and thanks to a little bar of lye soap, it is almost gone! (Thank you DAD!!!) Let me tell you, I never had it before this bad and it is horrible! I thought it was almost gone and WHAM!!! it was back! I think now it is gone.... but I am back out this weekend working in the garden??!! I will be much much more careful.
In the mean time..... I have two posts for you on The Book of Doing. Just post a comment below to enter our contest to win this incredibly fun book!!!
Week 2 ... Look at the World Through a Camera Lens.
"A camera will help you zoom in on the beautiful and interesting things around you....... notice incredible details you may not have focused on previously."
Week 3... Draw yourself as a cartoon character.
In the mean time..... I have two posts for you on The Book of Doing. Just post a comment below to enter our contest to win this incredibly fun book!!!
Week 2 ... Look at the World Through a Camera Lens.
"A camera will help you zoom in on the beautiful and interesting things around you....... notice incredible details you may not have focused on previously."
Week 3... Draw yourself as a cartoon character.
About the book....... Arden, the Vice President and Publisher of Advertising Age, never intentionally set out to write this book. In fact,THE BOOK OF DOING came out of her decision to start living life rather than just going through the motions. Approaching her fortieth birthday, Arden wondered whether she needed to leave her job in order to find passion in life, or if she should continue with her day-to-day responsibilities (working and being a married mom) and just commit to figuring it all out eventually.
Arden kept thinking about her childhood and how she Loved arts and crafts. Even as an adult, simple creative tasks like decorating cupcakes with her daughter or going to a crafts store excited her more than she ever thought it could. She loved trying out new activities and getting her hands dirty: “What I loved most of all was thephysical act of ‘doing.’ With it came a simple focus on pure delight.”
Arden took this newfound strategy to the workplace and to her everyday activities. She tested new concepts and reworked packaging at work while making up local tasting tours and park visits at home. The joy and freedom she discovered while doing this led her to write the fully illustrated and designed THE BOOK OF DOING, in which Arden passionately encourages readers to do what they love most, create new ideas and engage with the world around them. She includes 94 fun activities such as learning code, making a popsicle stick replica of your five favorite people, crafting something special out of a sentimental article of clothing and learning the meanings behind flower types and colors.
THE BOOK OF DOING is a fun, must-have guide for anyone looking to reawaken their senses and reclaim the serenity of doing the things that they love.
