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"A Castle on the Ocean" made of paper
"Apparently what I'm hoping is that you will fix all my problems by the end of this conversation"
"Everything is amazing and nobody is happy" - Louis C.K.
"Get in! Close the door!"
"I want Mimi do it!"
"It's like if the cool guys you went to college with got a TV show for kids..."
"Just make it up!" Some thoughts on creativity
"Just tell me what you want, hon..."
"You are so good at blogging about the most interestingly random topics!"
"You be da fake Mimi!"
1, 2, 3... Just like that you're in my drawing!
10 Reasons To Come to September Soirée at the Art House on the 20th
16 hours in Greensboro
8 Irresistible Principles of Fun: More than a clever Web 2.0 hook
A Bit of Indulgence this weekend? Friday AND Saturday!
A Bit of Indulgence: Take a peek!
A Blue-Sky-Friday Gratitude Blog
A Tuesday List of Happy Things
A day of packing, errands before another little trip
A few hours make all the difference
A fly on my wall?
A fragmented list for the end of summer
A little dilemma concerning bubbles and curly straws
A little freewrite about watching rain in the middle of the afternoon
A love story and life lesson all rolled up in one
A lovely quote by Thomas Edison
A new blog at melodywatson.com
Abandoned trestles with nesting geese and spider webs and other obsessions
About Those Creative Women
Another edition of "How did they find my website?"
Aren't mobile phones great? (Pre photo shoot smiles)
As ConvergeSouth 08 approaches: some BloggerCon jokes
At which time the Airborne came out my nose
Audaciously working toward a goal of 100 simultaneous push-ups - Part I
Awesome find when trying to "find" a client's lost Squarespace login
Back on a horse again...finally
Batutah.com - My 1st Squarespace Mommy Blog
Because my other About Me page had started to bore me
Better tweak the priority pendulum
Blogger validation in this morning's email
Blogging from "home" in South Carolina
Blogging the process for accountability: the only reason that mattered (About Those Push-Ups, Part 2)
Bohemian Rhapsody, old school computer version
Breaking up with a whole pile of hobbies
Buckets of blackberries in my future?
Bummed AND relieved at the cancelled BlogHer 08 conference
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Cause I have magical powers like that
Cavender's Greek Seasoning on my chicken
Champion of culinary mediocrity
Changing the light
Cheesecakes by Alex: The place to be on Election Day!
Chema Madoz photography: how can you choose a favorite?
Choosing steamed brussel sprouts over a juicy cheeseburger
Christmas Eve guilt not allowed
Clearly auditioning for a very important role
Colfax Persimmon festival
Collaboration: dotmatrix project-Style
Computer Concepts & Solutions - The answer to my "who do I call?" computer questions.
ConvergeSouth 2008 & BlogHer Greensboro - Two for one, babies...
Craving less nomad (for a while, anyway)
Customer service VRUs: sometimes they get it so right
Dark chocolate edamame at Trader Joe's
Dear Friend Whose House (And Kitties) I Took Care Of While You Traveled
Decisions as progress - without taking actual steps
Discoveries while sick (again)
Distracted much?
Do you agree with Digg users on the best advertising slogan?
Effervescent, curmudgeon, bodacious... Aah, words
Email from a Blogger blogger who needs Squarespace
Enough Megapixels Already
Even when they get it wrong, generous service attitude goes so far
Exactly what you want to say to people some days
Expression for the masses?
Fabulous discovery tool for combatting writer's block
Feeling like everybody in the world should have parents like mine
Filling every minute of these last few days in the Carolinas
Finally taking the Get Seriously Organized leap, & nobody will catch me?
Finally, Those Creative Women... tomorrow!
First day of 2009 howdy
Flying string of wooden beads & other High Entertainment activities
Found article on creativity and conscious living
Four reasons it's taken me 6 days to mention those blackberries again
From the archives: a little story about letting myself get sucked into doing something I didn't want to do
Fulfilling some of the terms of our arrangement
Fun things about house sitting & how they are affecting my week
Getting the story out - more thoughts on what it's like to finally start writing a novel
Gift of music
Girl bonding: all it takes is a single scent
Girls' weekend at North Litchfield Beach
Go see these dmp photos at Thai Pan, taken at live local performances
Good thing it rained in Atlanta - otherwise apparently I wouldn't have ANY web traffic!
Gotta' find my copy of Amélie
Great tongue-in-cheek song about being on twitter
Green tea for this coffee girl?
Greensboro: Not really a walking town, is it?
Grilled cheese never called my name any louder...
Growth on branch - fascinated & disgusted
Halfway there - 15 days remaining to win my new iPhone from Squarespace, er, #squarespace...
Hangin' with Fritz & Mimi...for about 4 months
Happy Birthday Tetris!!!!!
Happy New Year: You know you're comfy with you when you'll blog this...
Happy things from this week...so far
Hard pressed to imagine a better lunchtime view
Have learned he wants to see me today...
Hopping around the back yard this morning
Hot Flashes, Southern talk & the In-House Squarespace Evangelist
How 'bout one more drawing before November 8?
How I wrap up a day like this one
How a blogger convention is different from others I've attended...
How many degrees of separation?
How to unmuddle the multitasking brain?
Huge blueberry bush: the real reason I quit worrying about the blackberries
I didn't mean to lie when I told him my day's schedule...
I fall a little in love with ALL my clients...
I have observed that:
I now make house calls for sick websites needing Squarespace
If I were one of those people who blogged about her private life...
If all my shows were like "Those Creative Women" it would be a lot harder to take this break
If you say "it's not a poem" perhaps you can still say what you need to say without being judged as a poet
If you take a 3 minute break from redesigning your website, you might just catch a glimpse of a seriously splendid sunset.
Improving preparedness or romanticizing inconvenience?
In follow-up to yesterday's assertion - smaller than a dime
In praise of the anonymous blogger
In praise of the compellingly-written About Page, plus some lists
In praise of the nearly perfect omelette. Never mind what it looks like.
In response to my rambly email concerning an idea I thought she should look into
In which my hair becomes a nice shade of magenta
In which the search for a contact lens becomes a honkin deal
In which we ponder whether "bad publicity" might also be good publicity...
Inspiring travel quotes
It is SOOOO not a craft fair; "Those Creative Women" event almost here!
It took a view like this to get me on Flickr
It's because of a little trip to Atlanta
It's been a while since we had a recap & I know you love my lists
It's how I look for balance
It's just really not all that interesting, see...
It's not exactly guilt, but something like that...
Jorge Cruise site hosted by Squarespace: most excellent discovery
Just another pretty sunset
Just fell in love with a Jeanette LeBlanc photo
Just under a week in WV...
Just when I was starting to worry about the wuss factor
KC and The Sunshine Band's song I can't get out of my head
Kendra's quesadilla and some business talk
Large pupils, new websites & hugs from tiny arms
Last night's thoughts on courtesy while in an imperfect mood
Little lost week with lots of smiles, in spite of itself
Little reading and music for your evening...
Llama Lu Lu uses Squarespace for her blog. She's 8 & already has fabulous taste. (Not to mention her co-blogger, Lisa...her mom.)
Long exhale after returning to my hideaway & finishing up seriously productive workday
Long way down; shared my nostalgia
Lookin' to get away? Here's your island...and your man!
Looking for that blog post from yesterday or before?
Love song to a cup of "Throat Coat" tea
Loving Karen Rutherford's newly redesigned website
Malcolm Gladwell, grasshoppers, teal & phantom doorbells
Marimba intro, then check out Nathan Daughtrey's holiday CD
Maybe you have to teach the southern kids to like snow?
Meet Mia: my hiking buddy
Mind-Over-Matter Friday
Monday: a perfect day for a 3 hour drive
More than just another website redesign
Most fun Squarespace-based website collaboration so far?
Moving boxes create the delusion of progress
Musicovery: as if I'd asked for it but never knew!
My Dad's gonna' like this one
My Squarespace playground is expanding
My first ninety minutes of novel writing thank you, Dena Harris
My nephew, the clean police...
My own kind of "time out" - this person is paying attention
Nags Head Sea Oats
Narcissistic blog stats entertainment to readjust a design lull
Not in West Virginia to "find myself"
Observations on being 2 1/2
Obsessing over a chain?
Official reminder that I am a wuss. Hats off to all the parents I know.
Older entries related to Gratitude
On Event Turnout Expectation: Helps provide the calm and balance I'm always craving...
On letting go of all that worry
On one of the more common "self awareness" questions
On the loss of David Foster Wallace
One excellent day in March
One more thing to like about Australia: National Public Toilet Map
One of these could be yours in 24 hours!
One red paperclip for a house. Then what for a car?
One stop shop
Only a tiny corner of indulgence
Or maybe I was just getting sick... (Live music tonight, though, with or without me!)
Paolo Pizzimenti's camera finds light and texture and emotion...
Perfect for a Wednesday
Photo of the day
Photoshop tutorial to kickstart my creativity this morning
Pic of the day - Saw these guys in Seattle's Pike Place Market
Podcast, robots, Twitter, Etsy, I Phones, Batutah, SIM cards: 20 Year Ago Me just got lost...
Precariously Controlled Chaos - Pre Beach Trip
Quirky? Sure! Unspectacular? PLEASE...
Rediscovered perfect live version of Sting's Never Coming Home
Remember my daddy if you say prayers
Remember those "Bill Gates Will _______ if you pass this on" emails? Well this one's about MS, and it's true!
Remembered smells of dirt and rain
Revisiting "How to be Creative" by Hugh MacLeod
Riveting Post-Christmas Ramblings
Robert Scoble's interview with Facebook's Mark Slee made me take a fresh look at its redesign
Rusty padlock & peeling paint
Sadie's Anger Relief Tea
Safe in WV: No More Crying Wolf
Saturday update, mostly about my Daddy
Second attempt at using the Sqarespace iPhone app
She spent 30 minutes choosing a flat iron & it was time well-spent 'cause now I have a new blog post
She's on a quest for the perfect pair of pants
She's right about the boundary issues
Should be in the "before you start a blog" checklist
Simple Pleasures Friday
Site launches, road trips, back spasms & iPhones
Snow, colds and an ever-evolving set of plans
So how much rain HAVE they had in Atlanta these past few days?
So the laptop was only pretending to be sick?
Some people are having Oscars parties tonight
Some people just pull out a cookbook. Seriously! I've met them.
Someone called it the most funny stand up comedy sketch ever
Something I could realistically find myself saying one day soon
Spider web & blackberry bush photography as metaphor for life?
Start 'em young, build that confidence...
Stole 100 questions; you're welcome...
Stolen Interet Fails To Live Up To Expectations, Day One:
Stolen Interet Fails To Live Up To Expectations, Day Three:
Stolen Interet Fails To Live Up To Expectations, Day Two:
Success: Sleeping through the night surprise
Sunday solitude
Surprise preface to the next edition of "A Very Watson Christmas"
TMI Tuesday: numbing cream & social angst
Ten Reasons: A list for freelancers. (Leave the house already!)
Ten Things You Might Try For Combatting A Persistent Bad Mood
Tends to hide when overstimulated
That first Monday of a new year is a honkin big deal in the UK, eh?
That magic chair, a home gym & all kinds of clarity
The Longest Way 1.0 - Out of my travel league. But can you imagine?
The Neighborhood Story Project
The Top 10 List Wins Every Time: Amusing myself on other people's blogs
The best birthday ever?
The best job EVAH: thank you Squarespace
The change I've most fought for years...
The guy I made pancakes for this morning
The most challenging thing that happened yesterday
The only reason for this post is to make sure you know I'm here and just fine!
The story of my first hike to see some WV caves, and how I came to see my own private light show
The value in connecting with like-minded, freelancing, blogging-types
Things I wish I hadn't left in the WV house
Things my mom taught me
This afternoon's surprise visitor
This is what happens when you let yourself sleep in on a Monday
This joke sort of reminds me of this week
Thoreau on dreams...
Time out for a Squarespace User commercial break
Tiny little detox and poor neglected blog
To be ready for September Soirée on Saturday...
To this inadvertent digital nomad, another shifting approach looms
Too much rain in Atlanta - #4 on my Monday Gratitude List
Toxel is unusual and creative
Tra La La!!! A cookie with your name! (You know you want one too...)
Untitled mandala
Upon finding out that the Squarespace iPhone app is finally ready
Very important political discourse around here
Videos to explain all manner of web-based goodness - & more...
Waffling between Google Chrome & Firefox
Website help, cooking help...it's all good!
Wee slice of life - early August edition
Weird little clues you're starting to get better
Well that was a colossal waste of time...
What do you do with all YOUR old keys?
What does Mollie Katzen have to do with grits, anyway?
What if I could get my hands on that West Virginia house for a while?
What if every week were as cool as this one?
What my client said to me today about Squarespace
What summer used to feel like
What topped the charts the day YOU were born?
What we always do when Melody's blogging mojo takes a hit
What you get from standing in the middle of the road at sundown
When it becomes vital that you leave your little cave
When you'll stand under a tree in the pouring rain, all in the name of good phone reception
Where are these "normal" people of whom you speak?
Where the Locals Eat - cool found site
Wherein I make up something for the blog
Wherein I quickly peek in from my blogging hiatus
Wherein the highlight of my workday is that a client loves Squarespace as much as I do
Which applies to you? If you DO have a choice, will you consider upgrading from IE6? Pretty Please???
Who starts a road trip at 5pm, anyway?
Who took the photo of this bear with his head in the bus?
Why are you not in West Virginia yet, woman?
Why, on a Not So Swell Kind Of Day, the tears in my eyes are from hard laughter
Winding down the last Friday night of my 39th year
Wonder if he'll be able to fix my funk?
Wonder what they're doing right now?
Wonky sleep cycles, music from back when & productivity levels
Wooded hiatus in only 22 miles
Words to aspiring writers, by Sandra Scofield
Wouldn't want things to be TOO peaceful around here!
Yea, well that was a lie
Yes - twice in one week...
Yesterday's view & today's work groove
You call it a bed, I call it an office...
You'll prolly want to get your edamame somewhere else
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