My Dear Friend...

August is freedom! Details here.

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In A Dark Time...

No crafts and no computer. I'm on a break for the entirety of August. Details here!

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The Privilege of a Lifetime...

This August I am putting my feet up and doing nothing! Find out more here.

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Anything That Is Unrelated...

Needed to chillax, so I took the whole month of August off. Find out more here...

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It's A Funny Thing...

August is break-time baby! Details here.

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You Will Do Foolish Things...

I'm taking some time away from all things bloggy at the moment because it's August Break you see. Find out more here!

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I Dream...

This August I am taking a bloggy break to spend a few lovely work-free weeks with my sweet family. The blog is on auto-pilot. Details here!

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Life is Full of Misery...

It is August and I am being lazy and slothful indeed. Details here!

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The Little Reed...

I'm off enjoying some computer-free time this August. I'll return at summer's end. Learn about my August Break here...

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Life Shrinks...

I'm off enjoying a work-free August with the fam. Details here!

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If The Path Be Beautiful...

This August I am taking a bloggy break... Details here!

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Let Us Dance...

It's August and I'm taking a break, yes. Details here!

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The August Break 2013

Last year I did something a little different during the month of August. I created a bunch of simple posters using my photos, set the blog to automatically publish them throughout August, and pretty much took the whole month off. It was wooooonderful! To be able to step away from the computer and the crafting like that, and let my auto-pilot do the flying, was such a welcome thing. I've decided to do it all over again this year with a slew of brand new michele-made posters.

I want to acknowledge Susannah Conway for planting the August Break seed last year. I'm so grateful to her for expressing out loud that resting and re-fuelling are necessary for bloggers like ourselves. Had I not had her example, I might not have taken that time off last year even though I really needed it. Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom Susannah!

I hope that you will find time this August to rest and relax and enjoy the remnants of summer too. We work hard, don't we? We are so busy! Let's listen to our weary minds and bodies, take care of them, and permit ourselves a time of recovery. I think you deserve it. I think I deserve it, darn it... Jeepers, it feels good to say those words out loud!

I wish you a beautiful August. Take care of yourself and stay safe, okay?

♥M