October 12, 2010

Round Up

For the past two years, I’ve started to feel slightly more motivated in the fall. I’m hoping that momentum sticks around this year too. Right now I’m on about Code Beaker for stress with two huge freelance projects on my plate and two upcoming weddings (that I’m in.) Miraculously, I’ve only felt stressed and [...]

Posted In: Bloggers, My Green Ass, Shenanigans, Spazzing Out, Work, writing | 36 comments
June 22, 2010

In the Span of an Hour

I sat in the doorway as the wind picked up and my son asked, hushed, “Will a twister come?”

“Maybe,” I replied calmly.

“Twisters are only make believe, Mama.”

But he pushed closer against my shoulder and watched the dark clouds billow and sway.

“Smell the rain,” I whispered.  It rode thick on the [...]

Posted In: Chipmunk, faith, Moose, My Green Ass, Our House, writing | 16 comments
June 7, 2010

One Step at a Time

The backstory. Cancer has shadowed my life for as long as I can remember. As a nervous, twitchy sort of girl, I started checking my moles for skin cancer by the time I was in second grade. Every ache had me convinced I had some horrible ailment. Later in elementary school, my Nana developed [...]

Posted In: action, being opinionated, Fretting, Healthy Child, I'm a Consumer Whore, issues, judgy mcrantipants, motherhood is weird, My Green Ass, The Internet | 17 comments
 
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