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Here it is, the last day of July and the final day of my blogging challenge. I feel relieved about not having the looming deadline every day. But I also feel just a little bit sad. Between journaling in the morning and blogging at night, writing book-ended my day. That has made me feel like …
On the second to the last day in this 31-day blog challenge to myself, I thought more about the concept of “fun.“ How do I know when I’m having fun? Because it’s what I do, I’ve researched what fun looks like, why it is that it feels unfamiliar to me. That is one of my …
I slept today until after 9:30 a.m.! I can’t believe my animals let me. After making coffee and doing the dishes, I had a spurt of energy. I made lentil mushroom and jasmine rice soup (with homemade stock), and prepared dough for sourdough sandwich bread, which will go into the oven tomorrow. Today’s batch of …
Today I planned to try a new recipe for sandwich-style sourdough bread. I fed the sourdough starter as required, gave it a good four hours to bubble up, and then assembled the other few ingredients (flour, salt and water). Well, then I lost focus, or interest, or energy for the idea, and decided to use …
As I was trying to figure out what to write about for today’s post, I had a notification from Siri at 9:15 p.m. that directed me to my WordPress account. Apparently, Siri knows that at about this time every night, I go into my account and post something. How cute! She’s being helpful by reminding …
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Sitting down to write this post, I dreaded it. Some say it takes 21 days to build a new habit. The only thing I can tell you is: after 21 days of writing, I am so over it. I’m sick of trying to build this fucking habit. Excuse my French. I don’t know if it …
I went to the dermatologist this morning (all good, thank God), and this picture was hanging in my exam room. First the colors caught my eye, and then the lampposts. It reminded me of a cleaner, more cared-for version of our own historical downtown. Uncanny really. Since I moved here 14 and a half years …
Nothing like a little procrastination on a rainy Saturday, which also included an afternoon nap. I had all day to write. Now it’s evening. A good friend noted that, as of yesterday, I’ve written for one week straight. That’s an accomplishment for me and one I feel good about! Today I’m feeling the resistance. If …
It’s been one heck of a day. I staffed the office alone while my colleagues took the day off. Because it was the Monday before the July 4 holiday, I anticipated a quiet, uneventful work day. How wrong I was. The office was hopping pretty much from the moment I unlocked the door and flipped …
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[Note: I wrote this post on another blog I started ... on July 23, 2011! I posted once more a month later, then nothing. Interesting timing, considering I am about to begin a weeklong pop up challenge to "Get Back to Creating" with Jennifer Louden. I'm carrying this over here both to condense and to …
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