Well, I wasn't kidding. I did pretty much sleep through the rest of cleanse day one. Steve came home and saw that I was completely useless with my raging headache. So he took over dinner and I laid down. I awoke only to put the kids to bed, then crawled back in bed myself. I... Continue Reading →
grieving
Cleanse day one: It started off OK enough. I had oatmeal with berries for breakfast and then made a smoothie to power up before my run. I ran, then showered. And I was all gung-ho ready to go, full of positive energy. After lunch, I started cleaning. And then, this afternoon, it hit me. One minute,... Continue Reading →
this fucking crazy cleanse
Before agreeing to the marathon, I agreed to a cleanse. This was long ago, when January seemed sooo far away. But here we are now, the night before it begins. This is a vegan cleanse which means none of "the big six":AlcoholCaffeineSugarGlutenDairyMeatHello, have you met me? All I eat is sugar and caffeine with some... Continue Reading →
first
In 2016, I am finally going to knock some of these tasks off my bucket list.So I submitted a manuscript to a publisher and registered for a marathon on January 1st.Now I should go get my wrist tattoo. I will spend the next few months running and doing yoga. And then running some more. And... Continue Reading →
2015 in review
We played a lot. Steve and I picked up toys endlessly. Holden got handsomer. And then it snowed the most beautiful snow. We got coffee and donuts, a lot. And then mom read about the dangers of sugar so we stopped for awhile. But then we were back. We read books. Oh, so many books.... Continue Reading →
My favorite books I read this year
When 2015 started, I had grand aspirations of reading 50 books. I thought the kids would allow me more time than they did, and I didn't anticipate starting a job. Even so, I read 34, and this year I even upped my game a bit by writing book reviews on each one in a little... Continue Reading →
word strings
I am a lover of words. Not a vocabulary geek, but a lover of words strung together to mean something beautiful or thought-provoking or wise. Here are some of the word strings I have loved lately: "An American Childhood" by Annie Dillard. One of my favorite memoirs ever. I have been making a conscious effort... Continue Reading →
perm experiment
About two months ago, I got a perm. I know, I know. It's a perm. But even still, I did. I was an experiment, of sorts. I sat as a hair model for a fellow barista who is in hair school. I reluctantly agreed, assuming I would be the only person without gray or white... Continue Reading →
First snow
There's a certain magic that comes with the very first snow. For when the first snow is also a Christmas snow, well, something wonderful is bound to happen.~Frosty the Snowman movie Last weekend Steve and I went on a rare date, and for some reason, he thought we should buy the boys snow coats. Today, we... Continue Reading →
fullness
What is enough? In this pursuit of happiness, money, notoriety that we call our lives, is there ever a happy ending? Or will there ever be a destination where we are full? Full of what we sought - happy where we are, content. While watching "Wild," I scribbled down a quote: "this has the power to... Continue Reading →
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