Today I was on a reconnaissance mission: Find a town in Vermont for my sister and her family to move to from Vancouver. Ha.Vancouver: Land of mountains, sea, beaches, city, Starbucks, bike paths, buses, cafes, shopping, shopping, and more shopping. A city where pedestrians take precedence over cars (on some intersections the light turns green … Continue reading Mission Impossible: Finding milk at 10PM
Month: August 2008
Just another trip to the grocery store
Every single freakin' time I swear I AM NOT doing this again... and then I do.Could I possibly still have pregnancy brain two years after the birth of my second child? Apparently, a woman's brain shrinks up to 5% during pregnancy and does not retain its original size until six months after birth. Why would … Continue reading Just another trip to the grocery store
Paah- fection
I'm impatient. I'm also crap at not being good at something (there's a sentence for you). My learning curves are supposed to be straight. I want brilliance - immediately. I'm an aspiring writer, I'm learning the ropes, I'm starting a new career. But I have a little friend, a toxic friend, the kind that can … Continue reading Paah- fection
How to get readers for your blog
I don't actually have an answer to that.But I'm wondering... is anyone reading this blog? Do I sit here each morning dedicatedly babbling to myself? It's OK really, I love to write and having this excuse is lovely.I have been researching tips on how you get you, dear reader, to come spend some time with … Continue reading How to get readers for your blog
Proof is in the pudding
More proof that this positive attitude thing works...I got offered the job on Tuesday, August 5. Just a week and a half earlier I wrote this in my journal:"OK, I'm going to pretend I don't need a job and I will start my journal workshop training and get writing and just see what happens... I … Continue reading Proof is in the pudding
I DO believe in fairies, um I mean, serendipity
Serendipity has to be one of my favorite words. Merriam-Webster defines it as the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for.A couple of days ago, I walked into the daycare center to pick him up my son and I walked out with a job. Phenomenal. Valuable. Agreeable. Really not sought … Continue reading I DO believe in fairies, um I mean, serendipity
Serendipity
Something amazing has happened.The universe saw that I, despite the Fear, was working toward my goal of becoming a writer and journal-writing teacher/therapist; believing in myself and my abilities. I cannot tell the whole story yet as nothing is official.I have been trying hard to believe in what some call "manifesting" for many years. Long … Continue reading Serendipity
Oxymoron: writing mother
Literarymama.com wants me to explore:The relationship between becoming a mother and becoming a writerThe influence of motherhood on your craftThe influence of writing on your motheringIt's not a good day for me to write about being a writing mother. Today I want to edit out the mother part.We began this day quite calmly (that's a … Continue reading Oxymoron: writing mother
What the *** is a SEO and why am I supposed to Digg it?
Is anyone other than me completely, utterly, ready-to-throw-in-the-towel-y overwhelmed by the gad-b-zillion bytes of information you have to pile through on this brain-sucking evil called the internet? (That was a little harsh, it's not completely evil.)A few days ago I just an aspiring writer gathering the courage to give the nice human mailman a 9x11 … Continue reading What the *** is a SEO and why am I supposed to Digg it?
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