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Wellness Monday: The Basics
Thanks to the Beatles for this catchy and feel good tune, “All You Need is Love” and for the sentimental reminder that is marked in graffiti on a nearby neighborhood wall in my city. While I am a firm believer in the necessity for love, is this truly all we need as humans? Simply put,…
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Visual Wednesday: In Situ versus Virtual Art Viewing
All humans, we are art viewers, whether we are aware of this reality or not. Presently, there are a multitude of methods to view art. Viewers may choose an “in person” viewings using their sight, visually impaired individuals view through touch, or still some may tour virtually online amongst other options. With so many available…
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Wellness Monday (oops it’s Monday again): Time management
Hey there! Apologies for missing the wellness Monday post last week. I’ve been on vacation and tried to implement a scheduled release but the “release” never happened. Probably my error. Anyway, fittingly to this late posting, here is the nugget I have to share regarding time management. I was reading a book recently titled, Seven Habits…
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Visual Wednesday: How to “Art History” as a verb.
A few months ago I was reflecting on the value of studying art history despite the reality that the market for art history job positions are so saturated and often require an incredible amount of education beyond my meager bachelor’s degree. Was it worth it? Absolutely. Here’s why I believe it has been an invaluable…
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Visual Wednesday Part 2: Reflections on First Thursday in PDX
It was the very first First Thursday to occur during excellent weather this past week in Portland, and weather encouraged generous crowds. In fact, the entirety of last week was gorgeous and Summer like so how could one resist getting outside, especially on First Thursday? The usual First Thursday activities were in full swing by…
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Wellness Monday: Move it for Willpower
Psst! Willpower acts as a muscle and you have the power to strengthen and train it! As I wrap up my personal 90 day physical challenge that I wrote about last week, I am determined to continue moving. Mostly because I feel really good staying active. The rest of my motivation is related to the…
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Wellness Monday : The Un-pursuit of Perfection
Welcome to wellness Monday! As this is the initial post aimed at the wellness side of this little virtual slice of space, I find it important to make clear my take on “wellness”. This is the disambiguation of wellness in the sense of this blog and wellness elsewhere. To be directed to wellness outside of…
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Visual Wednesday
A very happy visual Wednesday to all! I am a true enthusiast of all things visual. Aand I am convinced most people are too, even if it is repressed. My blog musings, interests, obsessions and education background in Art History point to this revelation that is no secret to anyone who knows me. As of this…