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    Tuesday Totals: May 6th

    6th May, 2014 / Tuesday Totals / No Comments

    These First Tuesday posts are here to help keep me honest with a couple of my goals, but I may include some other achievements as well. Because, you have to celebrate the small stuff sometimes too, you know? (not the really small stuff, like actually getting up on time, or managing to get the laundry folded right away, although some days those can feel like pretty big accomplishments.)

    Writing:

    Two main projects going (goal, total word count)

    No-see-ums: 55/60K goal, 7276 total word count

    Seasonals: 40K goal, 1239 total word count

    ~

    Weight Loss:

    My husband and I are both trying to get in shape, eat healthier, more exercise, you know the drill. We started a little friendly competition to help motivate ourselves with a race toward losing 20 pounds.

    Weight lost: 11/20 (slowly but surely, and still in the lead.)

    Wish me luck! I’d love any words of encouragement!

    Friday Favs: April 25th – Online Help

    25th April, 2014 / Friday Favorites, Writing / No Comments

    The internet has been a great help to me when it comes to improving my writing. There are so many great resources available. At a recent session with my writing buddy, she commented about how many tabs I had open across the top of my browser window, and why didn’t I just bookmark them?Those are all things I want to go back and check out, but I don’t know if they are bookmark worthy until I check them out! The links I’m sharing this week are ones that made it into the bookmarks:

    TedEdI love watching TED talks. I think they are a fantastic way to share ideas, get inspiration, or just learn some really cool stuff. One of the things the folks over there have done is to group up the various lessons into neat little bundles of information. The Writer’s Workshop being one of these bundles. You can sit down and have a full day of information, or just take a little peek when you need a refresher.

    DiyMFA DIY MFA is the brainchild of Gabriela Pereira. She put together this program with the aim to allow any writer to continuing on their path, with out the commitment to a fulltime MFA program. She focuses on writing, reading, and building community. (And when I say she, I mean the whole team over there..) Be sure to check it out – there are tons of resources available for you!

     

     

    Friday Favs: April 18th – Cotton-Headed Ninny-Muggins!

    18th April, 2014 / Friday Favorites, Writing / No Comments

    One of my favorite movies is Elf. I find Buddy to be so endearing in his flawed innocence. His character is demonstrated not only through his actions, but also in his language, something all writers need to consider when crafting their characters. This includes their insults. Buddy’s self criticism has been one of my best loved lines since seeing the movie. (Along with the recitation of the sugar based food groups.)

    I have come across a couple of insult related items that are great for adding flavor to characters.

    The first lists colloquial insults from around the globe, lots of fun stuff here.

    The second is a profanity generator from the mind of Chuck Wendig over on his TerribleMinds blog. (Note: this one contains foul language. Much, much foul language. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.)

    What about you? Any favorite insults?

    Friday Favs: April 11th – Tweet Tweet

    11th April, 2014 / Friday Favorites, Writing / No Comments

    If you are out there on the Twitterverse you may already be aware of these writing hashtags. Both are Friday related, so I figured they would be a good fit for this week’s favorites.

    FPlogoThe first is Friday Phrases. The associated website describes it best:

    “#FP is a Twitter microfiction party held on Fridays. It stands for #FridayPhrases, but in order to have the maximum number of characters (out of 140) at our disposal, we’ve shortened #FridayPhrases to #FP.

    We tweet out our best 140-character (or less!) microfiction with the #FP hashtag. We also retweet and comment on the #FP tweets we appreciate or enjoy. #FP is all about having imaginative fun and making connections with other creative tweeps!”

    Even if you are not a writer, this can be a fun follow for readers.

    ~

    The second favorite for this week is WriteClub, which holds writing sprints on Friday nights on Twitter (and some offshoots on other nights too). Again – they explain best on their website:

    “#WriteClub is a Twitter hashtag where writers from all over the world come every Friday night (and randomly throughout the week) to join in support and encouragement of each other. We do thirty-minute writing sprints, with 10-15 minute breaks between. Start and stop times are tweeted from the host account, @FriNightWrites. “

    I find these sprints very inspiring if I am getting in a slump as the group is very encouraging. It is also great to watch the word count totals go up for the entire group as the evening progresses. While writing is a pretty solitary activity, this helps to bring a sense of community to the process.

    ~

    Any other Twitter activity you’d recommend to keep an eye on?

    Tuesday Totals: April 1, 2014

    1st April, 2014 / Tuesday Totals / No Comments

    These First Tuesday posts are here to help keep me honest with a couple of my goals, but I may include some other achievements as well. Because, you have to celebrate the small stuff sometimes too, you know? (not the really small stuff, like actually getting up on time, or managing to get the laundry folded right away, although some days those can feel like pretty big accomplishments.)

    Writing:

    Two main projects going (goal, total word count, and progress)

    No-see-ums: 55/60K goal, 6929 total word count,  targeting 500 words each week

    Seasonals: 40K goal, 1001 total word count, targeting 500 words each week

    ~

    Weight Loss:

    My husband and I are both trying to get in shape, eat healthier, more exercise, you know the drill. We started a little friendly competition to help motivate ourselves with a race toward losing 20 pounds.

    Weight lost: 9.8/20 (slowly but surely, and still in the lead.)

    Wish me luck! I’d love any words of encouragement!

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Initial sketch for a painting I am working on of T Initial sketch for a painting I am working on of The Marsh Wife. ⁠
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I came across her in the fairytale "The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf" and became intrigued. In the story she gets only a brief mention, and in trying to find additional folk tales about her, nothing really seemed to match up.⁠
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In the story, the Marsh Wife lives under the marshes and runs a brewery there, which is why you see the vapors and gases and bubbles rising through the marsh. These minor characters in stories seem to call to me. They deserve so much more than just a passing scene in someone else's tale!⁠
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Do you have a favorite 'minor' character from a story that you think deserves more?⁠
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#workinprogress #sketch #minorcharacter #aleciamillerart #fairytales #marshwife #portrait
"The World is so Full of a Number of Things" is fr "The World is so Full of a Number of Things" is from a series I did at the beginning of 2019. ⁠
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This group of work was all about routine and repetition and habit. It was not only about the fresh starts that we try to take on with the start of a new year, but also about the ongoing habits that impact our lives.⁠
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We see developing new habits and changing ourselves as the path to the future, but I also noticed that maintaining the existing routines was one thing that helps keep my Dad going as his memory fails him.⁠
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It is a fine line we all walk to keep moving forward while holding onto those things from the past we still need.⁠
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What are you looking forward to in the new year? What are the good things that you are carrying along with you?⁠
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#mixedmedia #newyear #newhabit #routine #newgrowth #moveforward #bright #aleciamillerart #keepthegoodstuff
Spent the last week cleaning out my dad’s house Spent the last week cleaning out my dad’s house after getting them moved to be close to family for assistance with the challenge of living with Alzheimer’s. 

Emotionally exhausted from all the sorting and decision making on what to keep and what can go. 

But then you uncover treasures like this: my dad, my brother, and I with Tigger in my grandparents’ back yard. So many wonderful, supportive memories come flooding back from just one image.

#memories #familyphotos #love
Eggo wanted to get in on the holiday greetings too Eggo wanted to get in on the holiday greetings too!

Here’s hoping that 2021 brings you a bounty as full as Eggo’s cheeks!

#happynewyear #hampstersofinstagram #eggo
Posted @withregram • @25daysofminis The art has Posted @withregram • @25daysofminis The art has been carefully packaged and mailed. 

Boxes wrapped in shiny paper and bows have been tucked under the tree. 

The 25 Days of Minis draws to a close soon. 

We want to take a moment to thank you for your incredible generosity, support, and love this year. 

Our holiday wish for you is time for reflection and connection - whether it's with your closest loved ones at home, or online, or with oneself. 

We are so grateful for you. 

With Love & Gratitude,

All of Us here at 25 Days of Minis

P.S. — The artwork will remain up on the 25 Days of Minis site until midnight on Dec. 31.
The Dame’s Gift seemed a fitting painting to sav The Dame’s Gift seemed a fitting painting to save for day 25 of the @25daysofminis 

This is the third from the group of paintings from The 12 Dancing Princesses and references the dame in the woods who gives advice and a gift to the soldier to help him succeed.

I hope this Christmas Day brings a gift for all of us for our future endeavors!

8x8 on wood panel

#12dancingprincesses #giftforsuccess #wisdom #ladyofthewoods #portrait #fairytale #mothernature #mixedmedia #aleciamillerart #artistofinstagram
Emmet popping in to wish you all a Meowy Christmas Emmet popping in to wish you all a Meowy Christmas!⁠
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Hope you are all able to celebrate and share in the light and love of the season!⁠
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#happyholidays #catsofinstagram #gingercat #catpuns
The Soldier’s Bride is my day 24 painting for th The Soldier’s Bride is my day 24 painting for the @25daysofminis 

This is the eldest daughter from the 12 Dancing Princesses, who ends up being chosen for a wife by the soldier that discovers the secret of their worn out dancing shoes.

6x6 on wood panel, available via link in bio

#fairytale #princess #bride #12dancingprincesses #portrait #mixedmedia #aleciamillerart #artforher #artforthehome #artandliterature
‘She Listened and She Knew’ is my day 23 paint ‘She Listened and She Knew’ is my day 23 painting.

The last three paintings come from The 12 Dancing Princesses, with this one being the youngest princess, who tried to tell the others they were being followed, but no one listened to her...

6x6 on wood panel, available through link in bio

#princess #fairytale #12dancingprincesses #portrait #mixedmedia #aleciamillerart #25daysofminis #artforher #artfortheholidays
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