I know this is a new blog, but I don’t want to add the annoyance of blog formatting problems to all the other struggles in life So, my new blog is here – if nothing is there yet, check back tomorrow; I will be announcing the Christian Women’s Collaborative Zine Project, and I KNOW you [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Moving to Blogger…
Posted in Uncategorized on January 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Thursday, January 17
Posted in Art & Writing, Cool People & Things, Self-Expression & Creativity, Stream of Consciousness on January 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Sorry about the weird formatting in this post…Wordpress seems to have strange glitches quite often. But in my quest not to be freaked out over imperfection, I am not going to worry about it. Hopefully, you can figure out anything that looks odd or seems to be in the wrong place. One reason I prefer [...]
Wednesday, January 16
Posted in Homeschooling, Motherhood, Stream of Consciousness on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am already regretting those goals I made…not that I think they are bad goals or that I don’t want to work on them, but life, at least my life, is NEVER cooperative when I say I want to do something x number of times a week, or on this particular day. I already do [...]
Tuesday, January 15
Posted in Art & Writing, Self-Expression & Creativity, Stream of Consciousness on January 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s hard to start the stream of consciousness because, well, you don’t have anything in mind to write about. I think I am starting to feel like a human again, with yesterday being so bad for me psychologically and emotionally that it can only get better from there! I slept an extra hour, and already [...]
Sunday, January 13
Posted in Art & Writing, Self-Expression & Creativity, Stream of Consciousness on January 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
For the next few days, weeks, or however long it lasts, I am going to put my stream of consciousness writing for each day here. I will write as long as I can, then say break…then come back whenever I have more time. Another reason I don’t usually attempt the morning pages is because I [...]
Afternoon Pages…
Posted in Art & Writing, Self-Expression & Creativity on January 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I recently re-read Julia Camerons’ book The Artist’s Way, which is a 12 week course in unblocking your creativity. One of the tools she recommends using is Morning Pages…stream of consciousness writing (three pages) that you write every morning, not stopping until you reach the three page limit, even if this means you say anything [...]
Two People I Think Are Really Cool Right Now
Posted in Art & Writing, Cool People & Things, Faith, Self-Expression & Creativity on January 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Last year I read Bird by Bird, a book about writing by Anne Lamott. Next to Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg, it is my favorite book about writing. It is hysterically funny and very serious at the same time. Now I’m reading her book called Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith. Ms Lamott is [...]
Accepting My Housekeeper Self
Posted in Faith, Self-Improvement on January 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I did not make any goals regarding housekeeping or cleaning this year. This is because, after 39 years, I have come to accept my Inner Housekeeper, who has no maids or professional organizers in her lineage. Anyone who knows me is aware that I am an inveterate self-improver. And I have improved in the housekeeping [...]
I Never Thought I’d Say It…But I Love to Exercise!
Posted in Health and Fitness on January 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have spent most of my life being the proverbial couch potato, albeit one who read on the couch rather than watching television. I have always hated to sweat and exert myself. When I was in school, I was always the last person to make it in when we had to run around the track, [...]
Some Goals
Posted in Self-Improvement, Uncategorized on January 2, 2008 | 4 Comments »
My first goal is to work towards these goals, but not be a perfectionist – which always freezes me up and I accomplish less! I also have a little baby, which makes for an interrupted life. I don’t want to have goals that are unrealistic for this season of life, and I want to remember [...]
