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ChatterTip of the Month April 2009

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How to Cure the Hiccups!

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I was talking with a dear friend the other day and somehow we found ourselves comparing remedies for curing hiccups, even though neither one was suffering from them at that moment. When he told me his solution, it was so hilarious, and my cure was pretty silly too, so I thought it would be fun to give you all a selection of favorite and bizarre cures for the hiccups this month! But before we get to the cures, what exactly are hiccups?

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ChatterTip of the Month March 2010

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Creative Tips

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As I was pondering some “tips” for the March bulletin, I thought I would switch it up and give some creative tips this month. Some of you may be familiar with a book called “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron. She suggests many useful exercises to unleash and regularly access your inner creativity, one of which is the “morning pages.” When you first wake up, you sit and write 3 full pages of whatever is in your head and you do that every single morning. It helps to unload all of the excess baggage we carry around in our heads. Don’t edit or think about it, simply write down whatever comes into your mind. It might be a dream or a shopping list – it doesn’t matter. Julia also suggests going on “artist dates.” You’d be surprised how, as artists, we forget to do the things we like. It might mean going to a thrift store and buying some cool prop, or to a museum to see an exhibition, or simply take a walk and see what you see. There is an extensive list of suggestions on her Blog –http://theartistswayblog.wordpress.com/artists-date-ideas/

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ChatterTip of the Month January 2010

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Before we get to this month’s tip, I just wanted to reassure you that I do test out the ChatterTips and ChatterRecipes. For instance, remember last month we talked about the brown paper bag vegetable storage solution? Well, I checked it out and it really works! I took a bag of potatoes out of the plastic bag they came in, then placed the potatoes in a brown paper carrier bag with an apple. I clipped the top of the bag together with a binder clip and put it in the coolest part of my “warm” New York apartment. And I’m telling you, it really works, the potatoes are staying nice and fresh and not spoiling at all!

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