It's a balmy 5 degrees in Columbus, and Steve and I are going camping.
Not really "camping" in the true sense, but we're heading to Camp Akita for a Creativity Retreat weekend. We'll be at a cozy lodge in the Hocking Hills for the next 2 days, staying warm by attending workshops on imagination, personal art, and new technology.
This will be my third trip to Akita in the past year. The first was for a writing retreat last spring, where we spent a weekend learning from Mike Harden, Columbus Dispatch columnist and writing optimist. The second was in the fall, when my mom joined me for a Women's Retreat on dreaming and the meaning of our dreams.
And now, I get to go back with my hubby and show him the beauty that is Akita, and we both get to recharge our personal and professional batteries while eating excellent camp food - what could be better?
It's not very often we actually take time for things like this, and with both of us in creative careers, it's really important. I am taking with me the writing journal I took to that first retreat, so I'm looking forward to re-reading it and getting my pen moving again!
I'm so jealous! I wanted to go to that retreat...but it just wasn't in the cards (so to speak). I just caught up on your blog entries and I'm thrilled to see that you are planning a book from your other blog. I will send out tendrils of inspiration and hope, say prayers for patience and energy, and simply cross my fingers for your effort! Have fun.
Posted by: Kari Scott | January 20, 2009 at 01:13 PM