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Melody Watson: Tap into your creativity
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Creative, ADD, optimist, nomad. I design websites with Squarespace & blog about whatever catches my attention.
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Almost makes me nostalgic for adolescence
Almost......
She's on a quest for the perfect pair of pants
After lunch with friend of 12 years, I found myself wandering through the decadent perfection that is Anthropologie. You might say we were both overdue for just this kind of spontaneous excursion. Friend is a Stay At Home Mom of two and she lives, qu...
Wee slice of life - early August edition
What my client said to me today about Squarespace
So this morning, I was on a long distance phone call with a client who was getting me to help as he reworked his website... again. Surprise to me, though maybe it shouldn't have been. He's one of those fabulous guys who makes me think of phrases like...
Simple Pleasures Friday
Back in Greensboro, this day is very fine. Nothing earth-shattering, and nothing "to write home about." I suppose some wouldn't bother to blog it, either, but that's them... I thought I'd just quickly check in with a little happy list of things makin...
In praise of the compellingly-written About Page, plus some lists
Do you ever come across an "About" page that makes you pause, or chuckle, or think "Dude, I really need to update my own soon, or - perhaps most useful to the writer - one that makes you actually want to keep clicking through the site and read more? ...
Huge blueberry bush: the real reason I quit worrying about the blackberries
A couple of days ago I wrote about how I'm not so concerned over the death of my blackberry picking fantasies. I said there were 4 reasons, but I only shared 3, then. May I introduce you to the fourth, and main, reason I haven't been too concerned a...
"A Castle on the Ocean" made of paper
It took 4 years to build and is made of paper. And I am enthralled. Go look at more photos of this amazing piece by Tokyo art student, Wataru Itou, over here at Tokyo Bling's Blog. ...
Effervescent, curmudgeon, bodacious... Aah, words
Having just read the word "ghastly" and felt a wave of pleasure, I started thinking about how magnificent "mere" words are. It's fascinating how a single word can conjure a memory, sensation, mood... How about some more? In no particular order, and m...
The best job EVAH: thank you Squarespace
Taking a quick break from today's uber-productive work session, I experienced a little flash of excitement over the sheer variety my job offers me. I am currently working on projects that include: the blog of a writer/speaker with a great flair for...
Happy things from this week...so far
It's been ages since I did one of my gratitude blogs. You know, these lists I love to make, in which I go on for a while about things that make me happy. So how 'bout one now? Just a bunch of random thoughts, experiences, ideas, memories, sights that...
Rediscovered perfect live version of Sting's Never Coming Home
Since last we talked, I've been hidden away at a friend's house, quite literally, "in the woods" not too far from Greensboro. Some time during the week, I discovered my copy of Sting - Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love, hanging out in one of my many...
Happy Birthday Tetris!!!!!
Aaah, Tetris. My favorite first computer addiction. Hours and hours and H O U R S of my life have been wasted spent in the glorious company of this game. It reminds me of certain friends - we get a wee bit competitive - and my sis...and my mom. Mama ...
Gotta' find my copy of Amélie
Three different times today I've thought of Amélie. For no apparent reason. It's been ages since I've seen it. Which is a travesty, I think, although of course not on a global scale. This movie is just so visually...
Videos to explain all manner of web-based goodness - & more...
Do you ever come across a product you think is so great you want everybody you know to hear about it? It was a few days ago and now I can't remember how I came to discover it, but I found a video - actually better than that: a series of videos - that...
Fun things about house sitting & how they are affecting my week
The best part of house sitting is, I think, that spending a week or two in someone else's home lets you sort of "play house" like you did when you were a kid. I had a fabulous imagination then, and I don't mind harnessing my inner 8 year old now, eit...
Dark chocolate edamame at Trader Joe's
Earlier in the week, my friend Sara and I were in Trader Joe's, a sentence I don't usually get to say, seeing as how Greensboro doesn't have such an establishment. (And I'd really like to know why, too, while it's on my mind.) As we walked up and dow...
Meet Mia: my hiking buddy
Mia joined us for our first hike. I was the lucky person she deemed worthy of her attention and love for the day, and so here is the photo that reflects one of my favorite parts of the hike. In another blog post when there's more time to tell you ab...
Paolo Pizzimenti's camera finds light and texture and emotion...
There's a photographer whose work I've been wanting to show you. His name is Paolo Pizzimenti and I first came across this image, "Closing Time" on Flickr: But not only does he have...
Girls' weekend at North Litchfield Beach
Working at the beach...a littleFeeling bittersweet tonight. Wishing I were still at the beach with Cindi, Dena, Lia and Bel (Hala Kiowa Bel, to be more specific.) I did not have a shabby time this weekend at all. The only downside was the guilt over ...
Most fun Squarespace-based website collaboration so far?
When I read their first email, I knew I had to land this project. Had. To. What they described was every free-spirited, nomadic, creative-type's fantasy. And They Were Actually Embarking On That Fantasy! If I couldn't join them, at least I could...
What if every week were as cool as this one?
You know those weeks in which everything falls into place and your projects segue from one to the other in a seamless stream of perfection? Okay, it's not that week, exactly. But still...I'm loving this week. The first month of the year isn't over, a...
The best birthday ever?
This morning at about 8 or so, I started writing a post about turning 40 and how, after a year of moaning and groaning that started with the discovery that turning 39 was a horrible shock of the worst kind, suddenly I'm thrilled to be this age. But t...
Wherein the highlight of my workday is that a client loves Squarespace as much as I do
On occasion I've found myself wanting to do some sort of mind meld hypnosis action with clients who think Squarespace is good, even great, but when - even then - they don't seem to get Just How Amazing This Service Is. Of course it's natural that eve...
Chema Madoz photography: how can you choose a favorite?
Do you know this photographer? Do you have a favorite shot? I kept clicking through the galleries on the English website of Spanish photographer Chema Madoz, thinking "this one can't be better than the last." Only...
I fall a little in love with ALL my clients...
It doesn't seem to matter what kind of project I'm working on, as a freelancer, I try to create the luxury of taking the exact amount of time I need with every new client. In those hours, days, weeks - sometimes months - of collaborating, of putting ...
A Blue-Sky-Friday Gratitude Blog
Are you enjoying this day as much as I am? Do you also think it's important to take a few minutes each day just to make (at least a mental) list of things for which you're thankful? Because I was looking out the window at that blue, blue sky, and the...
That magic chair, a home gym & all kinds of clarity
Let's be very clear: there is such a thing as A Magic Chair. I know because last night I sat in that chair for hours... and today I have clarity. Lots of it. So you see, it's obvious I have this chair to thank for the illumination that settled around...
Where the Locals Eat - cool found site
Remember the last time you were traveling and ended up having dinner in what was clearly Just Any Old Ordinary Restaurant? When what you wished you were doing was eating your dinner in that awesome place everybody in town knew about, but you...
A Tuesday List of Happy Things
Today I declare Tuesday to be The Day Of Happy Things. Doesn't matter what those things are. Just think about little things that make you happy in the moment they make you happy. Like buying yourself a little pot of Purple Calla Lilies at The Fresh M...
