Weekly Round-up for the 1st Week of August 2022

Welcome to Friday! I hope you had a lovely week. Maybe you had a few moments to sketch? Perhaps you knitted a few rows or sewed in a sleeve? Maybe you were inspired by the music you listened to and took the time to really hear each note or perhaps sing along? I wonder if you jotted down ideas that you are excited to implement the next time you find yourself in your creative space?

My week has been really productive and it feels so good as I am moving slowly into my hibernation week.

One of the deas I had was to create a weekly round-up blog post. Something that gives a quick summary of what’s new with all things Dilettante so you can just visit here and click on through to whatever interests you most. This will be separate from the weekly newsletter as I want that to remain a place of creative inspiration for everyone not just a way to promote all the goings-on. It seemed like a really nice idea to write this post each week and then offer it as a link through the newsletter this way if someone would like to read more about what’s going on with me they can, and if not they can soak of some inspiration and go about creating something wonderful.

So here is what I have been up to this week:

My New Studio Space!
The end of July I rented a small little office space to use as my art studio. It’s been a whirlwind of painting, moving over supplies, finding area rugs and slowly starting to make it my own. If you would like to see a tour and read more about the journey you might like to check out this post here.

Book Club is Back
So I didn’t necessarily make it through the pile of books I shared with you way back in March but still I am feeling pretty good about my reading practices. These reading practices also lead to my kids reading more-and my buying fish…but you’ll have to read about that here if you are interested.

The Week in Flowers
With the cut flower in full bloom I decided to share with you photos of some of the arrangements I am putting around the house as a new series. If you love photos and flowers I think you might just have a little smile waiting for you here.

Weekly Podcasts
I have also set myself a schedule and I am hoping to be making weekly podcasts to share with you all. Years ago I would record my daily podcasts while dog walking and it was always a bright spot in my day. I am hope you enjoy listening to these as much as I enjoy making them. You can find this week’s podcast right here.

Letters for Creatives
I am also getting my weekly Letters for Creatives going. I sent out a few but have been a bit here and there with them and I am excited to make these little inspiration letters for you to receive in your inbox each month should you wish. You can sign up here.

Lastly I have some clarity about what I want to be doing with my spiritually based site, Melia’s Energy. I am sharing weekly blog posts and daily energetic attunements (5 minute audio meditations to help you align to your highest self). All non-dogmatic and metaphysically based I am hoping that this will be a welcoming space for anyone seeking connection to Source Energy/God.

So that’s what has been going on with me this week. I would love to hear your thoughts or answer any questions you may have. It’s so much fun for me to share this journey with you and for me personally to be embracing my creativity in such a full way. I feel restored in so many ways and I hope that by sharing my journey here you might be a bit inspired as well.

Until next time…

-Michele, aka The Dreaming Dilettante