So it’s been a while. I’ve been writing with a <gasp> pen in my <double gasp> paper journal and largely ignoring the inter webs, or, at least, my blog. I changed the name of my Facebook page and have had sincere intentions to get back here to tell about it and to somehow link this … [Read more…]
Lately, I’ve thought about this often. When was I the happiest? And how do I get back there? Every time I ask, I come up with the same answer: When I had nothing. See, after my divorce, I had precious little. I had a futon for a couch and that I borrowed from my parents. … [Read more…]
Today is Fat Tuesday. It’s the last night before the season of Lent and the time when debauchery is to be found in the middle of the street in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. Even the church recognizes this night and mine “celebrates” with a pancake supper and a ceremonial burning of the ashes to … [Read more…]
As an experiment last week (or out of sheer laziness) I wore the same pair of pants 3 days in a row. And do you know what happened? Well, nothing. No one noticed. Now, these were a pair of fairly nondescript black ponte “skinny” pants so it’s not like I wore my prom dress for … [Read more…]
I’ve been quiet here of late because I have been swamped with life. Despite my best efforts to do the “simplicity thing” I have failed miserably. It’s time to get back on the horse and “Ride, Sally, Ride!” (I actually have no idea what that song is about but it fits…) Recently I had an opportunity … [Read more…]
What is a simple vacation? That is probably a complicated question. If I asked 100 people I would get 100 different answers. None of them would necessarily be wrong either. The next question is, why go on vacation? I honestly don’t know sometimes. First, I want a break from my job. Second I usually want … [Read more…]
It seems that the more I strive toward wanting to make things a bit simpler, easier, better to cope with, the more they just get complicated. I can write fairly inane posts about cleaning out my closet or wearing certain clothing, etc, but really that is just a few minor things. The rest of our lives … [Read more…]
I’m back! Or, at least I hope I am, lol. I have fallen into the “I’m too busy” trap for the past couple of months and I really don’t like it and, because it’s complicated, I’m breaking this one into 2 posts. Part 1 is part my personal “de-briefing” after finishing a semester of participation in … [Read more…]
It’ been quiet in these parts for good reason: I am completely overwhelmed. With everything. I keep thinking it’s going to quiet down. Things will settle and I will have time. But it doesn’t and I don’t. It’s insane. I made some commitments and then some commitments to help with my commitments and next thing … [Read more…]
I’m leaving for a 4 day “excursion” to Las Vegas for a work related conference. Unfortunately Las Vegas is just about the last place on earth I’d like a free trip to and all I can think is that if my plane were to crash I would end up dying going to a place I … [Read more…]