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Melanie Klar
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Melanie Klar
Mar 18, 20232 min read
How knitting and Crocheting can save your life!
Well, not exactly, but knitting and crocheting are not just enjoyable hobbies-they can also have a positive impact on your mental health....
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Melanie Klar
Oct 25, 20222 min read
Childhood depression and what significantly helps!
Studies show that childhood depression (And even suicide!!) are at an all time high. Studies show that what can make a significant...
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Melanie Klar
Oct 24, 20223 min read
Creativity is for survival not just art
It's a whole different world we live in now. From the pandemic to economy to politics things are always changing as they always have but...
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Melanie Klar
Jul 18, 20221 min read
I have changed my mind about sharing!
When my kids were little, we had the motto that "We share our toys" and it was enforced. They had to share. At the time, I thought I was...
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Melanie Klar
Feb 19, 20222 min read
Chaos is the thief of joy
I remember when I was a young mom of 4. It was pretty overwhelming at times! I felt I was drowning in toys and laundry and kitchen mess! ...
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Melanie Klar
Feb 17, 20223 min read
Carrots are only for Horses! How to motivate kids intrinsically
The 4 Cs of Intrinsic Motivation Why Intrinsic? Carrots and Sticks (Rewards and Punishments) only influence action temporarily and...
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Melanie Klar
Sep 17, 20211 min read
Trucking along!
I'm still working on the book but have slowed down a bit because I have been releasing some other books on the way. Francois may be a...
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Melanie Klar
Apr 29, 20211 min read
Introducing... Bridget! Francois' gal and their tads!
Today I INTENDED to get tons done on the book since I had all day to work. WELLLL....I saw an article that said you should make posts...
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Melanie Klar
Apr 23, 20211 min read
Sketching Mont Martre!
Today I am sketching the Mont Martre page where Francois grows front legs and is able to paint a picture with Claude at Mont Martre! It...
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Melanie Klar
Mar 29, 20211 min read
Working on cover release!
Today I'm working on getting a good quality picture to my book graphics editor so she can create the cover!! I hopr to have a cover...
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Melanie Klar
Mar 21, 20211 min read
I was in Utah this week
I didn't get much done on the book this week because I was in Utah at a leadership conference for my health coaching business. I worked...
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Melanie Klar
Mar 16, 20211 min read
Back on track today!
Happy Tuesday! I'm back on track but still behind on my goal of finishing the 5th double page spread this week. And I won't be able to...
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Melanie Klar
Mar 15, 20211 min read
I got hung up in the weeds!!
I haven't worked on the book for 2 days because I got distracted! I actually think it will help me go faster once I master procreate, but...
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Melanie Klar
Mar 6, 20211 min read
Antoinette Eel and Marie Antoinette's Hamlet-pg 5 done
Well, mostly done. Every time I see a page photographed, I see so many things that need to be fixed. But I am fearfully and excitedly...
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Melanie Klar
Mar 3, 20211 min read
Marie Antoinette's Hamlet is giving me pains
I'm fussing with how to interpret Marie Antoinette's Hamlet. Sometimes the magic of illustration is what you leave out. I tend to want to...
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Melanie Klar
Mar 2, 20211 min read
An Eel, a big wig and a goal!
This page was fun! Her wig was fun to geek out on! I am trying to get all the artwork done by the end of May. That means one double page...
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Melanie Klar
Feb 10, 20211 min read
Blog post #1 Bonjour Francois!!
Today and yesterday I worked on the cover or Bonjour Francois! It's taking FOREVER y'all! Every page of the book takes 2-3 day-all day-...
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