Yesterday was the 6-year blogiversary of this blog. I published my very first post on September 30, 2014, using a free wordpress.com theme. Then, for the last two years, I tried and tested an upgraded, "premium" WordPress theme. With that premium theme, which cost money to use, I'd hoped to sell my paintings and ceramics … Continue reading 6-year blogiversary 10.1.2020
This month I celebrate 5 years of this blog! I previously wrote a 4-year review, a 3-year review, and an 18-month review. Reflecting on five years, I'm happy to report that I've got the habits of art and yoga and blogging firmly planted into my life. This year I challenged myself to 100 days of self portraits, … Continue reading 5-year blogiversary 10.10.2019
Another year passed --Empty rice sacks remind mehow lucky I am Ho Sen Organizing my desk the other day, I came across an article I'd printed out years ago about Naikan and gratitude. I plan to spend a couple hours on the last day of 2018 in quiet reflection, working through this list. The basic format … Continue reading naikan for the new year 12.27.2018
This blog turned 4 years old this week:) I wrote a 3-year review post last year, and an 18-month review in 2016. Today, four years after I first started writing this blog: I practice art - ceramics or painting - almost daily. This summer, I took a beginning watercolor class, and now have a table … Continue reading 4-year review 10.4.2018
This blog is 3 years old! Looking back over my posts, I find that I've never written an "annual review." I did write an 18-month review. When I started blogging 3 years ago, I wrote monthly reviews. I wanted those monthly check-ins to help keep me accountable and on track for following up on my … Continue reading 3-year review 10.5.2017
Rachel Imsland, Artist 