Good Lord it's been a while! It appears in my attempt at Concentrated Living (and trying to pare away all the non-essentials/"Do Less" and focus on the really core priorities), I've been neglecting to drop in here now and then to wave hello ( Read more... )

I didn't tag - play along if you're game ( Read more... )

This blog post is one that really resonated with me.  I've been playing along with her "DO LESS Revolution".  The process work has been enjoyable... perhaps I'll write more about the values exercise one day soon-ish.  Suffice it to say, I've been reintroducing my creative outlets, I actually had a DATE with Morgan today, we took the kids on an ( Read more... )

I'm rather fond of this particular edition of The Daily OM, largely because it's so aligned with many of the thoughts that gave birth to our current living situation.  Enjoy:

The Wisdom of Sharing - Stone Soup

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There are many variations on the story of stone soup, but they all involve a traveler coming into a town ( Read more... )

My sweet Kyla-pie is going to be the class valedictorian!!!!

I have a friend who is planning to come out to her first SCA meeting this Wednesday. If you're of a mind to swing by the local Eoforwic meeting this week, it would be lovely to introduce her to some local friendly faces. The map to the location can be found here: http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/Eoforwic/

Cheers!

But I'm no less grateful for the exhale ( Read more... )

For Today...

Outside my window... a certain (promising) amount of sunshine

I am thinking... how lovely it will be to see dear friends this weekend at Pikeman's

From the learning rooms... that I need to make peace with "enough" (rather than feeling too much about being and doing "not enough")

I am thankful for... the cherished folk in my life ( Read more... )

And while this still ain't it, every now and then there's a horoscope accurate enough to sum it up for you:

"There's an odd juxtaposition of fast and slow right now that can be very confusing. You feel as if you are moving faster than ever but still are not able to keep up with the changes. But, paradoxically, you may be at peace with it all today ( Read more... )

As many of you are aware, I've been working on some night school courses, getting some credits in order so I can qualify for the Midwifery program at Ryerson. The class I'm currently taking is called Individuals and Families in a Diverse Society and has been more interesting than I had anticipated. (You know how it is, when you jump though the ( Read more... )