I’ve always been a bit put off with Valentine’s Day. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that I was…
My nephew, Haden, and I ran the Partners in Pain 5K in Spokane this morning. It was Haden’s second time running the race and my…
My foster daughter and I hiked up to the vista at Kamiak Butte this morning where we sat on a bench with our sketchbooks and…
I’m in clutter-clearing mode and today’s task is my stationery drawer. The drawer is well past its clear-out date, especially since it’s been difficult to…
Today I gave my official notice at work and my last day will be 8 July 2011. This is a celebratory moment because it means…
I don’t know that my day started badly, but it didn’t start happy. Stress has been preventing me from getting a proper night’s sleep for…
Sometimes I try to do too much all at once. And sometimes, that means that my coffee table suffers and becomes covered in half-finished projects.…
I was standing in the kitchen making dinner when my foster daughter asked me if I’d ever heard the song “Catch a Grenade” which prompted…
Over the summer, my friend set a challenge to listen to all of her iPod’s music collection alphabetically. A through Z; every song. Every. Last. Song.…
Nine years ago today, my intended life plans changed. Only I didn’t know it at the time. I was living in Scotland whilst studying at…
Growing up, I used to love it when we had frosting and graham crackers as part of our school lunches. It was awesome! And the…
My foster daughter was given a friendship bracelet making kit for Christmas. I remember thinking it was a silly thing to sell as a kit.…
So, this is my foster daughter’s Christmas present. Not for next Christmas but for the one just past. Can you believe that I’m still working…
It’s the second day of the second month of the new year. I’m convinced this year will be a good one, but I’ve got to…
Don’t you love it when you’re sitting there minding your own business and all of the sudden – completely out of the blue – an old camp song pops…
We have survival kits for camping trips and natural disasters. We have special kits for snake bites and cuts. We keep emergency kits in our…
Since my foster daughter had a social engagement this afternoon, I took advantage of the kid-less time to get some miles in on the gym’s…
I’ve decided to take part in the “Dialect Vlog”* craze so today you get to see me on camera. Yay! Here’s how it works: I have…
When I’m feeling stressed I turn to my writing prompts. Today, that meant working on a new form poem, which led me to write a…
I used to be able to sit in complete silence and just be at peace with myself. I used to be able to curl up…