I create things. It’s what I do, and what I’ve always done.
Stories, pictures, videos, meals, objects, my home… they’re all part of the delicious flow of ideas and play that is my life’s journey.
Below are some of my favorite online creations.
Kitchen Sink Wisdom
My latest project is a website of inspiration for soulful living. I keep resisting trying to define it, but its tagline – “ongoing learnings in the care and feeding of life” – is a great place to start. I think of the site as a kind of virtual lifestyle magazine. Only without advertising, editorials, or product placement. Or recipes for cupcakes, next to stern articles about fitness and diet. I’m not trying to sell you anything on this site… except maybe a life more in alignment with your own precious spirit.
Some of the posts are random. Others are part of bigger, over-arching themes. I’ve written about bedrooms – everything from how to wash wool blankets to reminders to enjoy deeper rest – and also a month’s worth of whimsical meditations on the idea of home. For two months I explored the theme of ritual, which probably sounds daunting and scary, but is simply about bringing bringing consciousness, presence, alignment, meaning, purpose, and connectedness to your daily activities. (I’m currently (March 2013) writing a book about ritual.)
Mirificationis
I launched a blog of creative prompts in February 2012. Mirificationis (pronounced mee-ree-fee-cah-tee-OH-neese) is Latin for “wonderful, creative powers.” I wanted to build a space where creators of all kinds – visual artists, writers, dancers, musicians, inventors, entrepreneurs – could find creative inspiration. What the heck do you do with creative prompts? Check out these suggestions for getting inspired in your creative life. You may also want to read this list of 100 things to do with a creative prompt. Go!
Emelgy
I keep an artist blog at emelgy.com. It’s a real mixed bag of stuff: introspective musings (both sad and funny), a document of things that are happening in my life, and regular updates on my creative work, including works in progress. “Emelgy” has been my personal nickname for myself for years – it’s a phonetic spelling of my initials, MLG.
My Cowbird stories
Cowbird.com is an amazing website created by Jonathan Harris. Contributors share personal stories and images from their own lives, sometimes focusing on larger human sagas such as the Occupy movement. I was invited to join the Cowbird community in late 2011, and publish tiny short “story bits” (they’re not really proper stories, more like pieces of stories) whenever I can.
My Google+ page
I created an online profile at Google+ in 2011 as a way of “micro-blogging” while I was setting up my Emelgy.com blog. It’s still my favorite way to meet new people, and I’ve started posting many of my photos in public albums so that you can find a lot of my visual work in one place.
My Pinterest boards
I joined Pinterest back before it was a thing, but never really got that into it until mid-2012. Since that time I’ve been totally loving it; I pin images of my own work, and favorite inspirational things, like these rooms I could to live in… or these favorite junk style images… or pics that lower my blood pressure… or art that moves me. It may seem strange to say this, but sometimes I think that my Pinterest boards are one of the clearest ways to understand, without words, who I am. When I browse through them, I see all the things that make me feel happy or engaged. Also: I’m pretty sure Pinterest is more addictive than crack. Just saying.
My Tumblr blog
I started this blog a while back because I wanted a quick and easy way to post my photos to the web. I’m not really active in the Tumblr scene, but I find the platform easy to use, and I can archive all these images from my daily life in one convenient place. I’m currently (2013) working a #photo365 project where I’m posting a daily photos from my life.
Emelgy Eats
This is another Tumblr blog that I started as a special project to inspire myself to eat more healthily. From August to October 2011 I photographed every piece of food that I ate, and posted it here. (In the process I also got a lot of experience photographing food!) I still post photos here occasionally – usually something new I’ve just cooked up, or something I’ve really enjoyed. And yes, the project actually worked: My diet got better, and the healthy eating habit stuck.
Photos of my kitchen sink
I started this Tumblr project in January 2012, as a prelude to launching Kitchen Sink Wisdom. I really enjoy taking photos of my kitchen sink every day, and documenting them here. Sometimes it’s kitchen scraps, sometimes it’s dirty pots and pans. Sounds appetizing, I know. I’m having a lot of fun with it, though.
Inactive blogs
I began blogging in 2006, and have started more than two dozen blogs in the last six years. Most of them have been deleted, but a few have (temporarily) survived the cut. I’ll be transferring the best content from these sites to my newer blog projects eventually. I think.
my organizing blog
my eco-friendly cleaning blog
my visual arts blog
my vegetarian cooking blog
my junk style blog
my writing blog
my design blog
my life
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Updated March 10, 2013