Last week…

• I worked on two editing projects for two other authors, finishing one.
• I wrote the opening chapters of What Happens in Bozeman.

This next week…

• I must continue writing chapters of my upcoming book, What Happens in Bozeman…  
• I need to complete one editing job and begin two others!
• I’d like to read through most of the rest of the stories for my next anthology, Secret Identities.
• I will continue creating some small art for #The100DayProject.
• I’ll spend Thursday at my local art center to keep the doors open to the public for our current exhibit.

Does that sound like enough?

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I’m currently doing the #the100dayproject. Basically, I paint or create some kind of art for 100 days straight and post it. Trying to find subjects for so many days is a challenge in itself. So, I poured over the work I did in last year’s challenge and found a photo of a postcard featuring poppies. I really liked it at the time, but I like it even more now, so I’m going to try to recreate it. I don’t know if I can do a better job. It depends on my patience and whether I use the right paper and paint. Whether I have the brush pen I used before. Maybe I should choose another subject so I don’t disappoint myself, but painting is a lot like writing. You find a niche or topic you like and try to repeat the pattern so you reproduce something you love.

Anyway, enough talk. For a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card, solve the puzzle then tell me about something you’ve done you were proud of and tried to recreate. It can be about anything. How successful were you? Have fun!

UPDATE: The winner is…Misty Dawn!
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I couldn’t find a great picture for this holiday! Not many people know about it, so no one’s done any holiday art. Can you imagine that?!

Anyway, the point of the holiday is to lift someone up. Or maybe a lot of someones. Find a way to work a compliment into your interactions today. You might find the reward—the smile you get in return—so lovely and heartwarming for yourself that you’ll begin to make it a habit.

You don’t have to be effusive. Tell the woman waiting in line at the grocery store that you love her hair. Tell the guy at the drive thru window that his smile makes your day. Tell your S.O. that waking up to them is the best part of your day. It can be something big or something little.

Now, for a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card, tell me how you might work a compliment into your day!