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30 Days of Creativity – Day 27

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Four challenges to go in the 30 Days of Creativity

Day 27: What is the usual theme of your work?  If you tend to create joyful, bright and optimistic art, then try to create something somber or dark… or vice versa.

I never considered if I have a usual theme in my work, but if I had to describe it somehow, I guess it would tend to be on the positive side and easily understood. Though I love abstract and sometimes eerie art, I haven’t had much success in that. Here’s an attempt at something off my norm – a little darker, maybe? And using magnetic poetry.

What’s your usual theme?

30 Days of Creativity – Day 25

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We’re coming around to the home stretch of 30 Days of Creativity.

Not a typical “30 Days of Creativity”. I have my good days and then there are not-as-good days. Recently I had my annual checkup, and my doctor couldn’t be happier with me – steady weight, great cholesterol numbers, light exercise, fair diet (still love good food). But, some symptoms were bothering me, my doctor and I talked, and now I’m researching fibromyalgia. I sort of suspected it – achy muscles from a little horseplaying with the kids and pain from simple activities. Like, you know you don’t feel well, but you ignore it, and then one day you wake up and think, “What happened?” I guess I would have chalked it up to aging, except, I keep thinking I’m doing all sorts of things to stay active and healthy, but still feel like… crap. On the flipside, my acid reflux issues are under control.

Unloading this right now seems so anti-holidays. But, really, the symptoms are manageable, and I’m thankful, so thankful, for my health when it could be so much worse.

Day 25: Write a simple Haiku. (5-7-5)

Getting older, my
Body betrays my spirit.
Hypochondriac.

 

Cookie Exchange Party: Haiku Poetry

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We’re cleaning up from a great afternoon and evening. A John Hughes themed cookie exchange, complete with best theme, best decorated, best tasting, best cookie overall and best haiku. There was an amazing display of creativity. I loved it: Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller, Mr. Mom… The party is always a good way to help bring out more Christmas spirit, but this year, it was especially good since my family had another death in the family this past week. There were moments this week when I’d be fine, but then while preparing for our party, the smallest thing would remind me of my uncle (he loved parties and threw great ones, too) and I’d start crying. *sigh* I’m better now, really.

I promise to have a link to pictures soon, but for now here are our some haikus from our poetry wall.

Butter and some sugar.
Don’t forget choc’late. And then
Tasty bits of joy.
(A.O.)

Mrs. Fields is my friend.
We go way back, to my youth.
I don’t care what kind!
(S.S.)

Delicious cookies
Look so good to eat today
The cookie crumbles
(A.T. and J.T.)

A celebration
Winter cookies and close friends
My perfect evening
(E.T.)

Uncle Buck would be proud
Baking duties thrust on us
Must use everything!
(D.M. and Y.H.)

Pretty pink panties
Day off in windy city
We miss you John Hughes
(S.C. and M.S.)

cold milk fills my glass
warm chocolate chips and walnuts;
a cookie fixes everything!
(A.C. and S.R.)

John Candy outdoors
Bald bear knocked him on the floor
Too bad there weren’t S’MORES!
(J.M.)

Oh Ferris Bueller
I wish I had lived like you
Taking Ferraris
(J.H.)

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