In the spirit of community, I’d like to get going on the theme idea I proposed to you guys a while back. In case you missed that post, what I’d like to do is put up a theme every two weeks or so. Once announced, readers can choose to respond to that theme in whatever creative form they choose - write a post in any form such as essay, poetry, fiction, etc.; post a photo; share a video; create something at home and then photograph or videotape it to share on your blog; anything else you can think of. The point here is to get the creative juices flowing again and participate in an activity where others are also exploring their own creativity in a supportive environment. What can I say? I used to be an art educator.

If you want to participate this time around (and I certainly hope you will), simply create a post in response to the theme stated below before Saturday, November 8th. You can post your response to the theme any time within the two week frame. Once you have put yours up, please email me the link to your post (not your blog, but the post itself. Just click on the title of your post before copying the link url). I will also post my own response to the theme at some point during the two weeks. Finally, within a few days after the deadline for posts, I’ll compile the list and link to all of the posts here at Total Mom Haircut so that everyone can go around and see what others did. Sound good? If you have any questions or I haven’t covered something please let me know.

Also, if you have an idea for a theme, please email me. I’ll put it on the list I have going. So far I am focusing on one-word themes that could have multiple interpretations. And if you have an idea for a name for this little exercise, please, do share.

And for this first one? In celebration of the kick-off of this fun, creative experiment, the theme for round one is: Exploration.

Also, I have a new post up at The Imperfect Parent. Someone made me mad. And you know how I get - you know, obnoxious. And it’s a shame too, because I really wanted to support the purpose behind what this woman was saying, but her tone was just too distracting.