Sometimes, it’s good to have a super-secret blog that you never, ever update, because then when you need to talk about the Very Ugly Things, you have a place to do it. This has been a hard day week month 2013. These days, I am not the person I believe myself to be, not the … Continue reading »
Seasons.
It’s been about a billion years since I’ve updated here, and I like to think I have good reasons. Reason 1: I’ve been taking a lot of sewing classes lately and I really only want to think/talk/write about sewing. Y’all, I have found my thing* – I’ve never had a thing that made me feel really excited and … Continue reading »
A Short Story.
Spring has arrived fast and hard here in Oklahoma. Everywhere I look, things are blooming. Most days are the kind of soft, warm days that make me want to go on picnics and bike rides; they beckon from my open windows, rustling my curtains in invitation. I have a complicated relationship with warm weather, in … Continue reading »
When Left Alone.
So, my exercise habits have been kind of wonky lately (once I get out of a routine, I get wayyyyy out of a routine), with running three times a week and maybe some yoga and very little strength-training other than hefting around The Noodle. Also, I’ve been eating without restriction (yay!), making sensible choices, but … Continue reading »
What I’ve lost.
What does a world without God look like? That’s not really a question I grew up considering. I was raised in a church, albeit a forward-thinking, questions-encouraged, find-your-own-faith version. I believed. I went to Sunday school, I said my prayers before bedtime, I sang “Jesus Loves Me.” I didn’t really think about Questions of Faith … Continue reading »
Real life.
That’s my real life over there – the one I try to avoid through mindless internet surfing, through shopping, through second and third cocktails on a Sunday night. It’s messy. It’s imperfect and full of mistakes and often boring and sometimes hurty and frequently disappointing. It is a big, red, flashing arrow pointing right at … Continue reading »
Hello, me.
I can’t stop reading this blog. It’s almost as if the universe knew what I needed and sent this to me, a wake-up call to who I am. Because…y’all. I have so forgotten who I am. I spent a few hours alone this afternoon, such a rare treat for a stay-at-home mom. I wandered around … Continue reading »
In which I consider punching myself in the face.
Sooooo….I’ve not been around much this week. There are three reasons. First, I’ve been spring-fevered and can’t stop making small changes to my house. (More on this later.) Second, I’ve been sewing a top for myself and it has sleeves, which I’ve never done before. So that took a bit of time. Third, I am … Continue reading »
It must be spring…
…because my ankles are showing. It was 78 degrees today; as soon the weather gets warm, I have to break out all my shorty pants (or cuff my regular pants) because this girl’s ankles love sunlight. It doesn’t usually happen quite this early in the season, so this is pretty awesome. I ran 2 miles … Continue reading »
Next.
So, Week 1 of the 21 Day Recharge wrapped today, and it was mostly a success. I missed out on my water-before-coffee today because we got up and went out to breakfast at our favorite diner; I could have sipped some water before my coffee, but I”m only human -it’s really good coffee there! I … Continue reading »
