Usually, I write about something important to me. But, I really spilled my guts in yesterday’s post, so I feel drained. Given that the Slice of Life Challenge is starting this Thursday and I have signed up to participate again, I thought I would just take today and write about nothing all that important. Another…
Month: February 2018
A Stay at Home Mom’s Admission: I Might Be Looking For a Job.
My husband and I had a long serious conversation yesterday morning. It was a good conversation, one in which he really listened to me through my choked up sobs and crocodile sized tears. I have learned that having someone to really hear you, listen intently, and give well-considered feedback is so important. The upshot of…
Silent Sunday: Orchids Blooming
The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: A Face in the Crowd
The following are my submissions for this week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: A Face in the Crowd. I hope you enjoy my interpretations.
Blogging Insights on my One Year of Daily Blogging Anniversary!
Yesterday, 2/23/18, marks the one year anniversary of the start of my blogging journey! I started the journey by being part of the Slice of Life Blogging Challenge which will commence its 11th year, next Thursday, March 1st. Here are some statistics: Views of My Blog My most views per month was last March with…
Lessons from a Home Maker Space
Just over a year ago, my husband bought a 3D printer for our house. Really, it was bought for my 18-year-old who will graduate from HS in a few months. He’s our inventor, our experimenter, our dreamer. Over the course of the last year, he’s put the 3D printer to good use. He played with…
Finding Zen
After spending a few minutes this morning scrolling through social media on which I marked articles on The Hague, SmartPhone Addiction, Allowing Students Freedom of Choice in Reading, and a Zen Stress Reduction Program at a middle school, my swirling brain continued with ideas of what to write about being spun off this way and that….
I Have Stars In My Eyes – My entry for the Blog Photo Challenge: Shape
The theme for the Dutch Goes the Photo Challenge for this week is Shape. I did not set out to post Stars – the photo theme revealed itself to my while I was going through my images. The star shaped folded paper, flower petals, sun rays, bulletin board post, a favorite basket, and an iconic…
The Amazing Brain: A reflection on why mine is writing speeches while doing laundry!
Even though I know my brain needs a lot to think about on a steady basis, and that amount is probably more than the average person, I think I might be headed towards overload. Saturday, I was in a craft show and getting packed up for that while at the same time, I was doing…
Stories from A Day at A Craft Show!
Yesterday, I was a vendor at a juried Arts and Crafts show in our city. Essentially, I was peddling my wares as a jewelry artist and landscape-travel photographer. I’ve been making handcrafted jewelry for just over ten years and taking photographs for as long as I can remember. Participating in arts and craft shows are…