Journaling for Family Support Groups
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Podcast Shownotes: Creative Solutions for Decluttering
Creative Storage Solutions How I Used My A.D.D. To Get Organized This post is part of a 10-DAY DECLUTTERING CHALLENGE […]
Podcast Shownotes: 4 Steps to getting unstuck
Make your Coping Cards In a recent podcast , I talked about how I use Coping cards to get myself […]
Journaling for Family Support Groups
The Power of the Pen Families navigating mental health challenges often face a mix of uncertainty, emotional exhaustion, and the weight of unspoken worries. Whether it’s supporting a loved one through depression, anxiety, addiction,...
5 Fun Ways to Elevate your Creative Moods and Get Things Done
In this episode, I cover 5 quick ways to elevate your creative moods and get things done. Have you ever just not felt like doing? It’s not that you are tired. No, it stranger...
Creative Storage Solutions
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Podcast Shownotes: Creative Solutions for Decluttering
Creative Storage Solutions How I Used My A.D.D. To Get Organized This post is part of a 10-DAY DECLUTTERING CHALLENGE and it is aimed at people with A.D.D. <br /><br />The goal is to help...
Getting UNSTUCK: 4 Steps for Adults with ADD
A closer look at Coping Cards Use these quick tools to get your mind out of a misbelief loop. This questions serve as great prompts to get to the core of the obstacle that...
Podcast Shownotes: 4 Steps to getting unstuck
Make your Coping Cards In a recent podcast , I talked about how I use Coping cards to get myself passed some impulse issues and negative self-talk that tends to get me stuck. I...
Episode 10: Show up
I could’ve named this episode Don’t Quit or Stay in the race, but I decided on Show Up because that seems to be the hurdle I face. It isn’t a lack of planning or...
Friendships: A Good Medicine
In this Bonus episode, I share a rare glimpse inside a conversation with my dear friend Chris. I think you will find his useful insights applicable to you and hope that you enjoy this...
Episode 9-Make it, don’t fake it
If you have anxiety and frustration around the fear of failure. You are in the right place. We’ve all heard the saying Fake it ’til you make it, right? I’ve tried that for years...
Episode 8- Con(fidence)
Do you find yourself feeling like you’ve missed the bus or have not lived up to your full potential? While it’s not uncommon in the general population, this can be even more pronounced with...
Episode 7 -A.D.D. -What’s in a name?
Attention Deficit Disorder- what’s in a name? At least seven types according to to Dr. Amen Classic- Primary symptoms are inattentiveness, distractibility, disorganization, and impulsivity, THROW AN h IN THERE FOR Hyperactivity or ADHD...
Episode 6 – Lack of Direction
No two thoughts can occupy the mind at the same time. Don’t believe me? Try. You can’t think two thoughts simultaneously… In quick secession, maybe, but not at the same time. Unfortunately, our brains...
Episode 5 – All the Shiny Things
The Creative Magpie Magpies love all the shiny things. They are considered one of the most intelligent birds in the world. They are best known for their avid collection of shiny objects. They will...
Episode 4 – The Road to Distraction
This episode goes down the ever winding and zig-zaggy road that I often travel. You’ve been there too. And It’s okay to have admit you’ve got some miles on the road to distraction. Such is life with ADD.
Episode 3 – Changing negative beliefs with coping cards
Living with A.D.D. can be exhausting. Learn ways to make it work for you. Focus is great, but deviating from our plans can be sweet.
Episode 2
https://www.sweetdeviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Episode-2-.mp3 Full Podcast Directory Impulse Control In this episode, we talk about the ways we can get caught in a loop of negative self talk. It is imperative that we learn to break that...
Sweet Deviation
In this introductory episode, Eleanor will share her meandering steps to complete her varied TO-DO list, while encouraging listeners to lean into the ADD diagnosis and use the creative traits to full advantage.
Fiber Challenge
Fiber Challenges are the best way to cut through my stash. I set a goal to get through the Bags and bags of fiber that are filling my guest room. I am challenging myself...
Take a Sweet Deviation…
A sweet deviation…. We are thrilled that everyone who shops at our Farm Store knows they are getting a locally crafted, one-of-a-kind item, worthy of becoming a treasured heirloom. Many of our neighbors share...
Sock Workshop
Learn to Socks Learn to knit socks to fit everyone on your Christmas list. This sock class includes a “recipe” and not a pattern, per se. You will learn to knit socks in every...
September Craft Club
Join us Friday nights in September for our monthly craft club Every month we explore different crafting mediums including ceramic, chalk paint, paper and fiber from our alpaca and angora goat herd. September’s featured...
A Handcrafted Christmas
Come by the shop located at 15462 Hwy 105 in Plantersville for Knit Nights.
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Craft Club
Craft Club The club meets on two days of the week. Thursday CRAFTERNOONS (ages 10 +) and Fridays CRAFT@NIGHT. The evening classes are meant to provide a place where adults can come together, unwind...
Hand Spun Delta Dawn Shawl
A Hand Spun and Hand Woven Shawl This hand spun shawl was made from our cria Delta Dawn (cria means baby alpaca 🙂 We shear our herd in the Spring. It takes many hours...
Upcoming Events
April events include the long awaited Shearing. I am so excited to get this fiber off of the alpacas. Almost as excited as they are, I’m sure. The weather has been agreeable but they...
Marching into Spring….Or Springing into March.
Either way I look at it, the reality is that March is generally a very busy month for me. The warmer and longer days insist that I get my hands dirty. All the great...
More Gourd Crafts Ideas
Chicken gourd crafts… My harvest of gourds has been setting on the porch for months and I finally mustered the energy to clean them up and spruce them up! I was inspired by the...
Gearing up in the Garden
I have been so pleasantly surprised with the results I am seeing since adding Alpaca poo to my garden! I started all my seedlings in 100% poo and my germination rate has been outstanding....
Farm Tours and Events
Alpaca Picnic and Farm Tour $10/person Pack a picnic and enjoy a tour of Alpacas, goats and chickens. Play outdoor games and make a felt craft to take home. Tours are held the 1st...
Lonestar 1st Saturday Farmer’s Market
We will be making our debut at the Lonestar 1st Saturday Farmer’s Market on March 4th. Come and Experience Montgomery with us! Old Historic Montgomery- 14420 Liberty St. Montgomery, TX 77356 More information can be...
Mud Flinging- 30 Day Challenge
Day 1: I finally got my pottery wheel and I am posting daily pictures of my progress for the first month. I have no real experience with this, aside from a date night Jim...
Prepare for the Alpaca…Lips!!!
Alpacas…at long last! My dream of having alpacas is finally coming to fruition. I used to teach a class we called Barnbuilders. The idea was that we would share our dreams and goals and...
5 Essential Farmsteading skills you can learn now!
Learn 5 Essential Farmsteading skills that will get you on your way to self sufficiency.
Home Grown Oyster Mushrooms
Hello there! I’m really excited to share my successful experiment! A few months ago, while going through my seed catalog, I saw an ad for a mushroom log. I had never heard of this...
Wishing Well (week 7)
Hello there Wish Masters! I am alive and well despite the terrible weather and resulting flooding that has hit the ol’ homestead. Jim and I woke to the sound of sirens and drips in...
Wishing Well (week 6)
Oh, hey there…I am back! It’s been super busy on the ol’ farm (we’re gonna call it a farm now, okay?) Yeah so, I’ve been super busy researching all kinds of really important things....
Well, Hot damn!
This is almost too much to describe here. After losing Sasha and all of my laying hens, my computer decided to make an ungraceful exit. Just died. In the middle of something I am...
Hello Spring!
Can you imagine what it must have been like to endure the harsh winters without modern conveniences? I bet people were glad they survived! It is easy to forget just how fortunate we...
Life and loss on the homestead…
Well, I didn’t expect that I would be writing about another loss so soon after Sasha, but we lost our laying hen, Cosmos, yesterday. Cosmos was one of the original hens that we...
Good night My Sasha….
It is with a very heavy heart that I write regarding the death of our beloved Sasha. You may remember her when she first arrived as a pup. Eager to get the lay of...
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