by Jane Pollak | Aug 4, 2020 | General Wisdom, Persistence, Rant
Since learning my new craft – wool appliqué aka penny rugs – my creative output has been voluminous. I’ve been sewing, designing, and posting multiple blog entries. Everything was blossoming, even in the midst of the pandemic. I’d found a...
by Jane Pollak | Jul 5, 2020 | Balance, Be Inspired, General Wisdom, Personal Development, Success
I received a generous birthday gift card from my brother and sister-in-law to Michaels, the craft store. They’re now open again, so I took a field trip this afternoon to explore and shop. I wanted to stock up on threads, beads, baubles (sequins, buttons, etc.)...
by Jane Pollak | Jun 16, 2020 | Be Inspired, General Wisdom, Persistence, Success
I’ve been so enamored of my newfound art – penny rugs – that I felt compelled to list what’s making me so happy. In doing so, I realized that this applies to YOUR passion as well. Take the test, and let me know how you do. You can’t wait...
by Jane Pollak | Jun 12, 2020 | Balance, Be Inspired, Explore Lifestyle Ideas, General Wisdom, Persistence
I vividly remember a photo of NYTimes cooking columnist Mark Bittman making gorgeous food in his tiny NY kitchen. The image came back to me while feeling nostalgic for the drawers, cabinets and shelves of the large CT art studio I abandoned over 10 years ago. Instead,...
by Jane Pollak | May 28, 2020 | Be Inspired, General Wisdom, Meet Remarkable Women, Persistence
…said Gabrielle Hamilton, chef/owner of Prune restaurant in the East Village, last night on a zoom talk for the McNally Jackson bookstore. She was in conversation with the Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Cunningham while over 200 people listened in,...
by Jane Pollak | May 26, 2020 | Be Inspired, General Wisdom
There’s a saying in the rooms of recovery that ‘your disease is doing push-ups’ while you’re in there working on sobriety, abstinence, solvency or your form of mental and spiritual well-being. Translated, if you choose to go back ‘out...
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