This is now almost a 3 year old post- but I repost it for those of you in the midst of babydom:
Parenting is so repetitive. I guess that seems obvious, but it isn’t just changing diapers ten times a day. Or how many times you shove a noodle arm into a long sleeve onesie and think “That’s it. I snapped it this time… oh whew! All fingers intact. Excellent.” It’s the sounds that really strike me as oppressively repetative.
Continue reading “The Zen of Parenting”
AKA: Selling crap to pay for taxes because thanks Trump, instead of a refund this year we get to pay in $581.
Continue reading “Tips and Tricks: Unburying Yourself from the Weight of Worldly Possessions and Staying on the Good Side of the IRS”
Originally posted in 2016:
Here is a brief list of some of the books that made me who I am today.
Continue reading “Books that made me”
This is a few years old at this point, originally from 2015. I wrote this for a writing contest that had to involve a voicemail message… which I then promptly missed the submittal deadline on. But since it seems to be so conveniently blog post length…
Continue reading “Foray into Fiction: Goodbye”
My skin has gone crazy this winter. This could be the result of many things. Age. Winter and the the dry, heated air that comes with it. Could also be the dumpster fire that is my TSH levels.
Continue reading “Tips and Tricks: Facial Moisturizer, Thyroid, and Irises (Weirdest blog title ever? Maybe.)”
I’ve been out of town for a trade show all week, and JUST got back at 11:30 last night. So what did the morning (the late morning) entail aside from eating tacos and three cups of coffee and enjoying hanging out with my family again? That’s right, this morning it was time for a garden stroll, even if it was on painfully blistered feet!
Continue reading “Texas Seeds and Roses in February”
(originally posted October 2016)
Lessons Learned:
Practicing Mindfulness Meditation during a facial wax has to be hands down the stupidest thing I’ve ever done. Immerse yourself in the moment and just experience the world? Sure, do that- just not while you’re getting hot wax poured on your face and hair pulled out by the follicles. There IS such a thing as too much multitasking, turns out- and there can be NO better example of it than this right here.
Continue reading “Of Mindfulness Meditation and a Forehead Like a Sphinx Cat”
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