help us chose a blurb for ‘the improvised life’

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‘the improvised life’  needs a tagline on its HomePage so newcomers who jump onto the site with no introduction can get the gist quickly, and find their way more easily. We’ve been mulling possibilities for a while now and ask for your help in figuring out which of the phrases below describes the site best. OR send us your ideas and words for the best way to convey what’s going on here, in a flash…It would be placed below the title, where the Manifesto is now…

…resourcefulness as a daily practice…

…inspire your own creative ideas…

We invite you to scroll back through the archives, or the selection below, as you mull ‘the improvised life’ and see if a great tagline comes to mind.

You have a unique view. We need your help!

Make Your Own Music

D-I-Y Pallet Chair (And Stool and Lamp)

Duct Tape and Phone Book Dress

50 Dangerous Things Your Kid (and You) Should Do

A Modernist Island Retreat (On a Budget)

What Unkempt or Messy or Shabby Can Mean

Essential Chocolate Cake for Improvising (Recipe)

Strategy: Cool (un)Plywood Storage Cabinets

Leaving Secret (or Surprise) Presents

…and don’t forget the Surprise Box!

 
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Comments (24)
  1. Sarah says:

    I like “resourcefulness as a daily practice” …They both apply, but the other sounds a little more crafy than practical to me.

  2. Monkha says:

    “where inspiration meets transpiration”

  3. Monkha says:

    And by the way, the name of your blog is really great.

  4. pippin says:

    Riffing on Living
    Puttering around in life’s garage
    Domestic Explorations
    Absorbing ideas – exploring variations

    btw, a friend just delighted me with a copy of The Improvisational Cook

  5. Sally says:

    These are really good. Thank you Pippin. I hope you like the book.

  6. Sally says:

    Thanks for your vote! It’s amazing how difficult it is to say it in a few words…

  7. Sally says:

    That actually was easy to come up with…ha

  8. JB says:

    re-think
    re-do
    real-eyes

  9. Catherine says:

    I find your site very inspiring yet not too preachy. As a variation on “resourcefulness as a daily practice” perhaps “improvisation as an imaginative act (or practice).”

  10. Jackie says:

    No rehearsing – just wing it!

  11. Jackie says:

    I love the cook book too.

  12. an invitation… to learn, discover, ponder, pause and play

  13. Pamela says:

    Taglines are so…… conventional. Why not let people explore the blog until they figure out what the site is about? Perhaps the investigation/perusing/discovering is more in the spirit of the blog.

  14. nameChris says:

    THE IMPROVISED LIFE

    Where Serendipity meets Invention

  15. bonnie says:

    an enthusiastic vote for Pippin’s : Riffing on Living

  16. evie says:

    the improvised life…a daily reminder to be…

  17. Inspiration in every direction.

  18. Nina says:

    “Make the most…of the least….do it best.”

  19. my vote is for “trust your instincts” suzy

  20. Lance says:

    I stumbled upon this blog just now, and I love it! Thanks for taking this on.

    How about:

    “Living life, one project at a time”

    “Life, one project at a time”

    “Living, one project at a time”

    (I know, they are variations on a theme, so you can count this as one suggestion :-) )

    “Your app for life”

    Again, great blog, and I am bookmarking this!

  21. BBC says:

    …making the most of what we have…

    may be trite, but as I’ve applied it to several of the posts, it fits in some sense with every one. It’s why I’m a subscriber

  22. Thunderbones says:

    If you can’t hunt with a dog … hunt with a cat!

  23. xexpat says:

    how about:

    making up, making do, making life

    or

    out-of-the-box thinking, in-the-moment living

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