Today I am sick. Husband is sick. Children are sick. Green snot sick. Pull those puffy red things out of the back of your throat and put them on ice for a few days sick.My eyes hurt looking at this white screen but I will attempt to write a few words.About fruit flies.They have to … Continue reading Green snot and fruit flies
Serendipity on a Bike
This move from Vancouver to Vermont is not an easy prospect for 'lil sis. We have been scouring the area and the internet trying to discover the potentials of her new home.One thing you should know about my sister (let's call her "C") is that she's painfully allergic to malls and other large (or small, … Continue reading Serendipity on a Bike
This one’s corny
This is a moose. A very large moose. Moose live in Vermont. I live in Vermont. I have never seen a moose. I have followed moose tracks, but no moose. Bear also live in Vermont. I have also never seen a bear. I have smelt a bear and I have heard a bear, but I … Continue reading This one’s corny
Mission Impossible: Finding milk at 10PM
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
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
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