NaBloPoMo is kicking my butt

I have nothing to write about today because anything I actually want to write about would take far longer than the 1.4 minutes I have left to post before bed. The time, where does it go? EVERY DAY is like this. I’ve been bucking against the idea of waking up earlier in the morning to […]

Thankful

…I am thankful for this piece of land. For every return trip that brings me up the gravel drive, rounding the corner to see the house. We’ve found a beautiful metal compass-rose star that hangs between our garage doors, as if to say, “Here is home.” I am thankful for the way the leaves still […]

A mini photo documentary of my day:

Another morning to myself. Sitting in the sun at the table writing with the cat.

Re-reading shreds of story, and trying to figure out a better system for filing story ideas, works-in-progress, etc.

Back from a run. Downward dog.

Listening to good tunes on my iPod while soaking up the sun. Post run cool down.

Making […]

The work you love and the work you do

A day to catch up with myself: the boys left early to install soapstone counter tops at the inlaws house. I slept in until after 10 a.m. I’m not sure when I last did that. It felt unbelievably good. I woke up to sun splashed across white flannel and the cat purring and sang in […]

Five random things today

I want to write, but cannot make my fingers agree with me. Bullet points are easier.
Five random things I did in the past 24 hours:
* Tried on almost every single shirt or sweater in my possession and found all to be lacking in one way or another. I hate that.
* Taught first graders […]

Whimpering

I had a day from hell, that seemed like it would never end. And I have a sore throat and am PMSing. Does whimpering count as a post?

First person!

Bean drew a picture of a person today. See? The long legs. The shoes. Up top is the body and head all rolled into one (could that possibly be the way he sees us? His tall mommy and daddy with our long legs and our heads way up high?) There were also, at least while […]

Like peguins

I hate that I get to the point where some remarkable super woman part of me has managed to sort, organize, file, and accomplish, and I’m just rounding the corner on being “ahead,” when then the week catches up with me again.
I hate that on any given day I can never really accomplish even […]

Because it’s Monday

And because I can’t eek out anything more than this, I’m wondering what you’re top 10 favorite foods are. Foods you can’t live without. They can be entire dishes–or individual ingredients.
Mine:
pomogranets & mangos
chocolate
coffee
fresh salad (especially with micro greens, sprouts, etc.)
grilled cheese & tomato soup
cheddar, manchego, and chevre
baklava
sushi
french toast + maple syrup
avocados
(not necessarily in that […]

I will not die an unlived live

I read through your comments and what resonates most is this: wait to have a second child until nothing else seems right. There are so many different ways to look at the same picture, tilting and turning the image until it fits what we imagine for ourselves.
It’s the imagining that matters. The taking of steps. […]