One day a long time ago, I was angry, fuming, sad and despairing. That snowy morning, I crawled into my car and drove, making the first tracks along the way. I left the highway, and crossed the narrow bridge over a wintery river, determined to follow the water as …
On New Year’s Eve, I had a grand list of resolutions and goals going in my journal. weight loss whole house organization, accompanied by charts, graphs and glossy photo “after” shots monthly artistic assignments, blogged about regularly more frequent dates with my kids every other week brunch at our …
In a series on Good Ideas, Our Flirtations with Them, and Our Commitments to Them. Well Happy Halloween to you! Today, our discussion is a bit dark and rather scary. I want to talk about failure, because it has a very important place in a series on Good Ideas. The …
Lunches are lined up on the counter, and the smells of coffee and toast waft around the kitchen until they collide in the hallway with bright notes of sharpened pencils, fresh packs of paper, and new shoes, all bundled and packaged neatly at the front door. The kids willingly went …
Focus on Yes Part 3 of A Good Idea is (Not) Hard to Find In the past couple articles, we’ve established that there are lots of good ideas out there, and that many of us have them, all of the time. We’ve also established that despite this, it can be …
Part 2 of A Good Idea is (Not) Hard to Find So yes, I fall fast and hard for good ideas, and can be rather obsessive about them… lots of daydreaming and the like. The trouble is, once it seems like I’m moving toward something a bit more long term, …
Part One – Flirting She was a Terrible Flirt’ by Amy Abshier* I am a flirt. Well, I was a flirt in my mix and mingle single days, before I met someone who grabbed my attention and has kept it for a long time. So, no, I don’t bat …
