July 27, 2010

Let Me Count the Ways

Last night I sat down at the computer and made a List.

I like lists. Usually I scrawl them by hand on a notepad. I picked up the habit from my mom — she always has a small yellow pad on her kitchen counter-top. Our handwriting is so similar I sometimes look at something [...]

July 26, 2010

This is not a MomCasting audition.

We are bloggers.

We are storytellers.

We write, we cook, we take photos, we craft, we vlog.

We set the storyline, we direct, we edit. We’re the producers.

We have the unique power to decide exactly how we present ourselves and our lives and our families to others.

We have absolute control over the [...]

July 24, 2010

Wet Grass

It rained all day yesterday. When it stopped, I went for an evening walk around the neighborhood. (Actually, I tried to go for a run, but experienced the evil cramp of Chinese take-out. Again.)

Following a different path than usual, I walked by a yard with a twisting tree and thick grass. Between one [...]