Tonight I went to an open mike night with Jess. It was unlike any other open mike night I have been to because there were no musicians, only poets. It was very comforting and reaffirming to be in a characterful coffee house surrounded with words carefully formed and created by human beings for the mere necessity of creating. It had been an achingly ( Read more... )

So last entry I explained that I was doing a week of eating raw partially because I didn't believe I had it in me to actually fast. Well, my supervisor at work happened to be doing the "master cleanse" or "lemonade diet" fast this same week. This sparked my interest, as I had not heard of it before. As I was looking at info online, I decided I ( Read more... )

This week I am doing a raw food cleanse. Is raw food cleansing? I am not actually sure. My logic was that I can't possibly fast (not eat AND function?! I think not) so maybe at least doing without cheese, dairy, bread, meat etc would be helpful for my foul insides at least for a week. I may throw in a day of just juice fasting, but I doubt after a ( Read more... )

I am experimenting with being an interior designer. I am in the middle of remodeling what used to be our office into my Kids Room. The theme: Imagination Jungle! The walls are green, the floor is brown, and we are in the midst of painting vines and animals and such on the walls. It is going to be awesome when it is done! By "we" I mean my volunteer ( Read more... )

It is snowing. It snowed this morning. It snowed last night. It snowed two days ago and four before that. There are inches and inches and in places a foot of snow in our area. I had two snow days last week, with pay! It doesn't get much better. Snowballs, sleds, hot chocolate, hot soup, holiday cards, toy wrapping...good times. I'm not sure if I ( Read more... )

We had our first snow of the winter! It was a dry powdery snow so no snowpeople were made, but there are a couple mysterious snow angels hangin out at the park next door. I was thoroughly lazy today and have done little but eat and hang with Ayla and Jeff. Then I ate some more.

So, when they say not to put potato skins down the garbage disposal, even with lots of water, apparently they mean it. Three quarters of a bathtub, backed up and full of sewer water, proved them right. Gross!
I am THANKFUL to Roto Rooter Willy for freeing my clogged drain today and allowing us to do our stinking turkey dishes and take showers.

I can feel this place normalizing me. My wrap-around hippy skirts from India sit, decomposing slowly in my summer clothes suitcase- emptied once for a few weeks and filled again too soon. Perhaps it is age or parenthood or change in taste and style more than environment. These days I hesitate before sitting down on the sidewalk to wait at the bus ( Read more... )

I love my Diva cup less.

I love my Diva cup!