At any given time you’ll find that I have bookmarks in 4, 5 or 6 different books. I start one, pick up another, pick up another, return to the second, talk about the third, revisit the third, pick another, ad infinitum. I like having variety, and I like reading what I’m in the mood for; however, it’d also be great to actually finish some stuff. … Continue reading The Hunt For My Next Book
Why on earth would I open my mail when it’s only out to get me? Continue reading Why Would I Check My Mail?
When you’re on a journey to living a more fulfilling life, the road isn’t always clear or easy, but take heart. Continue reading Distant Bells and My Voice
Here we are, Part Two. Breakfast has been nothing special. It was the same all week. Peanut butter sandwich on whole wheat with black coffee. I tended to be starving by lunch because I wasn’t paying attention to the time and there were very few snacks in my house that I could eat. You’ll recall that I was also challenging myself to not go out … Continue reading Going Vegan Part Two
You come up with any brilliant, original thoughts today? That question is a setup. The fact is, of the thoughts that you and I have had today, most of them are simple repetitions of the same thoughts we’ve had over and over for the past few days, weeks, months, possibly years. Our brains like the comfort of repetition. It likes to seek out patterns. It … Continue reading Get Your Mind Right. Be Present.
Terrified. That’s the word. Procrastination. That’s the result. Or, that was the result until this past Sunday. Me and the kids threw our very first garage sale. Here’s how it went down, and the lessons learned. Discussion of a garage sale began about 2 years ago, but I won’t start that far back. I could start 2 months ago when I finally got tough and … Continue reading I Tried It! First Garage Sale
Some weeks ago, I asked for your input on how to find more balance as a blogger and writer. This is what I’ve come up with on the blogging end. Continue reading Blogging Balance: The Outcome
I’m starting to believe that every hobby in the world is interesting. If I can just understand it, and the reasons behind it, I will find it interesting. I say this with such confidence because I’ve been proved wrong too often to ignore. Here is a short list of some of the activities that I used to label pointless, boring, unnecessarily time-consuming, and so on. … Continue reading Everything Is Interesting
Imagine this scene. You’ve had a long day. You are late to work as usual and looking to score some coffee. You’re willing to risk the walk of shame to get it. Lauryn at the front desk will give you the eye; your supervisor will glance down at her watch, sending a surefire signal that she knows; you don’t care. You had tossed and turned all night. … Continue reading Give Me Options or Give Me Death
Here is Part One if you missed it. It was a Friday. 7 something a.m. It was incredible; unexpected; unheard of. I was taking my first real Solo Trip and it was to New York City. 3-4 years. That’s how long I’d been saying I wanted to go back. Now I was in the airport fidgeting with rising excitement and mounting terror. I’m on the … Continue reading Girl Meets City: Starting Late Part Two
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