Author’s Note: This is a very personal part of my journey. It is part of an important time in my life but I ask that you request permission before using it in classes. Please respect that this part of my story is deeply personal. You may be interested to read some other related posts: Six […]
On Fandom and Yogurt
So how’s about I introduce a new blog layout and then drop off the face of the blogosphere? My fellow royals are nothing if not amazingly supportive and awesome. For example, my friend John, who not only granted me permission to cite his real name on my blog – how’s that for confidence? – but […]
On Self-Imposed Allergies
I am one of the lucky people. To my knowledge, I have approximately one, maybe two, allergies: bumble and bumble color enhancing shampoo and/or conditioner. Which, allegedly, is not a cleansing shampoo and I have to use it in addition to my normal shampoo. What? No. Just no. But this morning I saw this post by […]
How I Spent my Snow Days
So unless you’ve been under a rock the past few days, you know that my part of the country was hit with a substantial amount of snow this weekend. I was one of the lucky ones who only got 24 inches in her yard. Others got more. Needless to say I haven’t left the house […]
Same day, different week
Once upon a time I dreamed of being a famous blogger. I really wanted to rise to blogging stardom, to have 100s of comments a day, and have random strangers running up to me in the mall to tell me they read my blog. There are parts of me that still desperately want this. And […]
Family History – "What Joy Shall fill my Heart"
Saturday morning I woke up with no plan for the day. This turned into a morning spent on family history work. I’ve been working on my father’s side of the family and brought him some census records to see if we could figure out which of these people sharing our last name actually were related […]
More than You
These days I’m haunted by a memory of being 18 and a parking lot and more tears than I knew were possible. It was summer in Virginia which brings the kind of heat you can see rising off the roads, where moving around seems like something you’ll get to eventually – just not right then. […]
Make Room for 2010
I know that many people think that “spring cleaning” is a novel idea. The idea is that you’ll clear out every thing you’ve accumulated during the winter months so your home is prepared to take on the summer. It’s a nice idea, isn’t it? But do you (or anyone) ever actually do it? It’s the […]
Blog-o-versary: A Highlights Reel
Well, darn. I realized today that I missed my blog’s 4th birthday. What kind of blogger am I? This blog began in November 2005. During that time I was still writing under the title of “Pink Nail Polish Junkie”. I wrote 8 posts in 2005: Now maybe it’s just my puritan sensibilities acting up again […]
And Hilarity Ensues
I think I might have to write another book. This book would consist of moments like what happened to me tonight: Tonight I got on the bus and, as happens on busses, the driver had stuck something over the slot where you dip your bus pass. This tells all riders that they do not have […]