Short-sighted sites like m-w.com and Wikipedia limit their definition of a muse as any of the nine sister goddesses in Greek mythology who presided over song, poetry, and the arts and sciences. Things have evolved since the day of the Zeus excuse. (Evidence)

Each of the writing designs below is available in an assortment of shirt styles, greeting cards, coffee mugs, and other items. This means you can create a writing gift set with a t-shirt and a matching coffee mug, for example. — Click on the images in the middle or right columns to navigate to complete index for that design. (Each T-Shirt design image link will open a new window to the index for that design.)
Has your muse gone incognito disguised as a man to fool you? Or is he the child of a muse? Or maybe he evolved to that state. Regardless of how he got that way, if you’re abused by a muse who amuses himself by avoiding you, then you’ll love these blue muse abuse designs!	Shop for this Design	Shop for this Design
If you’re abused by a muse who amuses herself by avoiding you, then you’ll love these blue muse abuse designs! (Check out the muse’s designer dress!)	Shop for this Design	Shop for this Design
Does your muse abuse you — like make you think of things like the color mauve and then skip out on you? If you’re abused by a muse who amuses herself by avoiding you when you need her, then you’ll love these mauve muse abuse designs!	Shop for this Design	Shop for this Design
Does your muse like to make you come up with an idea, promptly make you forget it, and then leave? If you’re abused by a muse who amuses herself by avoiding you when you need her, you’ll love this these pink muse abuse designs!	Shop for this Design	Shop for this Design
Does it drive you crazy that because of today’s emphasis on non-sexist language your muse keeps posing as a non-gender-specific, gender-neutral influence? Then you’ll love these brown muse abuse designs!	Shop for this Design	Shop for this Design

You can find other Blue Rose Bouquet writing gift ideas designs on the Writing Woes Gift Gear page.

You can see other designs by Pamela Rice Hahn at TShirtCollections.com and Chronic-Illness.org.

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I Could Never Do That!

(Scrapbooking is Easier Than You think)

by Star Geisz

When you consider the above picture, what goes through your mind? Maybe you think “I’d really love to do a scrapbook for our family, but I just don’t have the time.” Or maybe you feel you’re not creative enough. Or perhaps you worry that your energy level would never permit you to complete albums. Or maybe you even feel that the monetary investment is more than you can afford.

The benefits of creating scrapbook albums are many, and vary with your family situation. If you have children, creating scrapbooks about and for them is a way to give them a sense of belonging and value. They know they are special ~ you cared enough to scrapbook about them. If you’re single, scrapbooks can connect you to the people in your life that you love. You’ll have pictures and memories to reminisce about whenever you get together.

You may think that your story isn’t worth telling, but it is. My mother has Lupus, as well as a condition called Torsion Dystonia. This condition causes her head to be turned to one side, and it is only with great effort that she can almost hold it straight. My children know this, but when they look through their scrapbooks and see pictured of my mom and all that she still accomplishes, it gives them a sense of balance (“My life isn’t really that hard!”) and hope (“If Grammy can do all that with what she has to deal with, I can do it, too!).

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One method of creating scrapbooks that is sweeping the album-making circles right now is known as “naked albums.” It takes very little creativity, is cost-effective, and the time and energy are invested in journaling, rather than deciding which sticker is best or what paper works with the pictures.

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On naked pages, the decorations are kept to a minimum: no fancy paper or cute stickers or layered die cuts. You will notice that the focus is on the photos and the story behind them, which is, after all, the reason for creating the scrapbook in the first place. These photos were printed at the developer with the white border. By placing them on pages that aren’t white, it appears that they were matted; an eye-pleasing arrangement with very little time or creativity involved. If you like color, it can easily be added by choosing a colored pen with which to journal. And you have kept the cost at a minimum by not purchasing all the extras.

Be encouraged! You CAN scrapbook! Just keep it simple and you will have a beautiful album, focused on the important things: your photos and your words. It can be done without a huge time or monetary investment. And by working slowly and at your own pace, you can write a lasting story about yourself and your family that can bring joy and hope to those around you!

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Author Bio:

Star Geisz is the busy mother of four children. She is active in “support the troops” organizations such as ProudPatriots.org.

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