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Category Archives: Thoughts

Working, not blogging

10 Friday Dec 2021

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat, Sculpture, Shop, Thoughts

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art, artist, blogging, creativity, inspiration, intention, life, new start, newsletter

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I’ve said it before, so it may sound hollow by now: I really want to get back to blogging again. Yes, the exact same spot where we left things at the beginning of the year. (I went back to look at my post from Nov. 2020 as well, but today I’ll be addressing things backwards)

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Pia has a Plan?

27 Wednesday Jan 2021

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat, Keywords

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blogging

Allrighty then, do I have your attention now the holidays are officially over?

Blogging, SoMe, juggling life in general – is that a well-hidden secret of adulting? I wonder what percentage of the population are actually super organized all of the time. I keep coming back to the intention and then bam, months happened. Continue reading →

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Interlude

08 Monday Oct 2018

Posted by Pia in Thoughts

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Passion and income

06 Thursday Sep 2018

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat, Thoughts

≈ 23 Comments

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inner conviction, intention, life

I’m guessing from the usual underwhelming number of poll participants that my readers A: don’t enjoy surveys and B: I still need to find a different way of financing my interests. Duly noted! 😁 😂 🙄

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Constant focus change

30 Monday Jul 2018

Posted by Pia in Books & reading, Chit Chat, Painting, Thoughts

≈ 14 Comments

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art, creativity, determination, inspiration, intention, procrastination, reading, res

Wax on Wood


Last week I mentioned the absurdity of a health challenged person embarking on time consuming physical tasks such as gathering natural malerials, making paper, prepping and studying new branches of the art tree, and it surprised me that nobody mentioned “productive procrastination” aka Resistance. (dah-dah-DAAAAA)

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Micro foraging for art supplies

23 Monday Jul 2018

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat, Garden, Plant Dyeing, Show-and-tell, Thoughts

≈ 22 Comments

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close to home, country life, creativity, inner conviction, inspiration, intention, life, seasons, summer, weather

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It hasn’t rained here in 3 months and has been unusually hot too, so most blooming things are over and done with if they have even survived. I’m glad I didn’t make a dye garden this year, as the cost of watering would have been massive.

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How To Go Viral

20 Tuesday Mar 2018

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat, Links, Thoughts

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inner conviction, inspiration, intention, life, link love, relax

A very timely post on many levels, one of them being how I’m not really posting here at the moment.

I have been instagramming a bit, so you could always scoot over there to have a look, you can view and comment even on a PC.

Anyway, I recommend Sarah’s list on how to “go viral” (it may not be what you think it is). This was my favourite of her suggestions and wise words:

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Eco-fashion’s Inconvenient Truth – About ethical clothing and sustainability

02 Friday Mar 2018

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat, Links, Thoughts

≈ 4 Comments

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clothing, life, link love, silk

When you put on a vegan jacket made of viscose or recycled plastic, are you sure you’re helping the planet more than if you bought one made of leather?

Source: Eco-fashion’s Inconvenient Truth – About ethical clothing and sustainability

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The Invention of Capitalism: How a Self-Sufficient Peasantry was Whipped Into Industrial Wage Slaves

23 Tuesday Jan 2018

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat, Thoughts

≈ 5 Comments

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capitalism, fredom, life

“…everyone but an idiot knows that the lower classes must be kept poor, or they will never be industrious.” —Arthur Young; 1771

Source: The Invention of Capitalism: How a Self-Sufficient Peasantry was Whipped Into Industrial Wage Slaves

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No selfies today

08 Monday Jan 2018

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat, Thoughts

≈ 20 Comments

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#peoplefreephotos, intention, life, selfies

A couple of kind souls reached out to me after my last post to assure me that I shouldn’t be ashamed of my looks or my age, when I said that I don’t do selfies. And it’s so nice to receive this kind of support!

But confidence isn’t the reason actually.

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