Reading Time #AugustBreak
Weekend reading! I’ve been reading a ton this weekend. We’ve been busy with soccer, The Hunger Games, sleepovers with kids, and phone calls but I decided I needed a reality break. Insert books,...
View ArticleAbsolutely Nothing: A Poem #August Break
This doesn’t go with the poem but it’s Monday. I could care less. Oh and please enjoy a little GLINDA for your Monday PINK GLINDA!!!! I just stumbled on this poem. I remember it being refered in Perks...
View ArticleEyeballs? #augustbreak
Getting your eyes examined is always swell, right? The doctor had me try contacts again despite not having worn them for 4-ish years. I FELT SO WEIRD!!!! I think I might prefer myself in glasses now,...
View ArticleMeet Greta of Shana Maidela Jewels!
As you know Greta and I are partnering to raise money this month for Ovarian Cancer Research. We have a hand picked collection that we decided on together and every sale made, $5 of the profit goes to...
View ArticleJuicy Juice! #FallIsFantastic
We have joined the juicing cult. For so many reasons, it’s totally awesome. Nolan was the one who really pushed for us to get into it in this past year. With my health issues and our family...
View ArticleThinking Too Hard: Attachment Parenting
As I contemplated the post I put up on parenting, I realized I need to clarify a few things. Specifically on the ideals of attachment parenting, since we consider ours to be an attachment oriented...
View Article30 Days of Thanks- In My Childrens Lives.
Owen, napping while I write. I had a very different picture of motherhood when I was 18. I thought I’d have my kids in my 30′s. A really cool and successful job that allowed me to have a flexible...
View Article#GuestPost –> Scottie & Water, Water, Everywhere!!!
I am an avid, passionate supporter of the idea that a lot ofa person’s well-being depends on how much water they are flushing through their system. Keeping hydrated, eating water dense foods, and...
View ArticleThe Reappearance. Some Thoughts. #reverbs
Where are you, you little rascal? I was going to finish Reverb 12. At a rate of catching up on 3 prompts a day. Until, I started thinking about something. For how short my posts were, it was...
View ArticleInception: The Stories We Must Tell.
A little under a year ago, I was watching Inception with my husband and daughter. Strangely enough, Owen had already gone to sleep and I have no idea why, he never goes to bed early willingly!!!!...
View ArticleTalking Tuesday: Meet Marshall!
Let me tell you about Marshall. I met him through the vast interwebs, last year. My coolio friend, Brotherton, told me about Marshall- his comics he creates, his writing, his amazing wife and...
View ArticleThe Confessional: I’m A Juicer
When we moved to Sturgis and I knew I would be put on a more intensive series of chemo, Nolan told me that he had been researching juicing for awhile. I tend to shy away from things that are fad-ish...
View ArticleLet’s Talk: Meet Tracy of Inky Twig.
I love Tracy a whole darned lot. She sews, obsessively loves all things pumpkin, and I can talk to her about anything and everything. I’m super happy for you to meet her and get to love her like I do....
View ArticleThe Confessional: Nail Polish Addict
It’s really quite possible that I have as many as a nail salon. I see a new color, and I mentally flip through my color chart of what I own and what I know looks putrid against my skin tone. Then, if...
View ArticleAnd, We’re Back!
I suspect most of those that read here regularly have noticed how everything went away for about a week. That wasn’t fun. UGH. There was a website security issue that resulted in the loss of my posts...
View ArticleGuest Post by Nolan: Your Facebook Pictures Suck
So, Facebook has Photo Albums. These are nothing like the paper and plastic photo albums we grew up with – the ones filled with Kodak moments and Polaroids because they were instant and that was cool....
View ArticleToday, You Are Eight.
-You are thoughtful, you move through life with an air of graceful concern and growing ease with yourself. Though you still think too much about what others do, and hopefully, you grow out of it....
View ArticleMeditation: Marcus and Chai
We return this week to Marcus Aurelius and his wisdom. This collection centers around growth, wonder, and appreciation and the different ways we achieve them. I am very grateful to Nolan for helping...
View ArticleWe Should Be Thankful.
The very reason I don’t do 30 days of gratitude is because of this idea. In some small way, we should find and have something we are grateful for everyday. For example, I can think of three things I...
View ArticleReverb: Candy Hearts
Prompt: Each day for 31 days, I sat quietly for a few moments with my eyes closed and my hand on my heart and asked, “Heart: what do you need?” And then I listened. Sometimes the answer cam in the form...
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