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Sunday Thread: Hobbies that Help You Be Creative
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Sunday Thread: Hobbies that Help You Be Creative

Jami Attenberg
May 05, 2024
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Hi friends.

Mostly this spring I’m just gardening, weeding and digging and being obsessed with my tomatoes. The garden doesn’t have to be stunning and manicured. It just has to be alive and healthy.  I want butterflies and bees and hummingbirds to feel welcome there. I want it to smell good after the rain. I am looking for things to feel functional in my life.

I have also been focused on my little rescue dog who came from farmland and is starting to be calmer and a little happier in the city. And maybe a little better behaved? I am not an over-trainer of pets. I don’t need them to do special tricks. I don’t need them to win prizes. I just want them to feel happy and safe.

I think it’s helpful as an artist to have other things going on in your life that you can pay attention to that don’t have to be perfect.

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