Joining Lisa-Jo for her Five minute Friday prompt of “Still”. Today she writes: So on Fridays, we take the dare to become Word Artists. To throw editing and proof reading and critically raised eyebrows out the window. We finger paint with our words – in pink and blue and dark purple. In glitter glue and bright […]
Archives for July 2011
Five minute Friday: Full
July 22, 2011 By 11 Comments
I have loved photography since my dear hubbie gave me a real 35mm camera for my birthday over 25 years ago, when we were expecting our first child. However, loving photography and doing it well were two very different matters. Amongst the thousands of photos I took for the next couple of decades—especially documenting […]
The BIG conversation you’ve been avoiding about money with your boomerang, and a success story
July 20, 2011 By 4 Comments
You are a parent, possibly with younger kids still at home, and one day, you get that dreaded call from one of your 20-something adult children, whether they have been out in the workplace or are nearing the end of their college years: “Mom, I can’t afford to live on my own. I need to […]
So long status quo
July 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I’ve written lately about being dissatisfied with how I was leading my life, about feeling like the wheels on my bus were going ka-thunk, ka-thunk, ka-thunk, thinking about unopened gifts that might be in the closet, and recognizing that each of us wants to live a life that matters. Do you have that niggling feeling […]
Five minute Friday: Loss
July 15, 2011 By 2 Comments
Joining Lisa-Jo at The Gypsy Mama today for her Five Minute Friday topic of loss. I invite you to read, comment, and join us with your thoughts. Five minute Friday: Loss The minutes tick by, as I sit quietly in the car as my dear hubbie drives, heading for the nearest city to do […]
Living a life that matters
July 13, 2011 By 6 Comments
We all have an intrinsic need to feel our lives matter, that our presence, our hearts, our hands, our minds, our words and actions are important to someone. We all want to be sure that if we stepped off the planet today, that what we did or said made a positive difference in someone’s life. […]
Who knew…about vinegar and sunburns?
July 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
We all know we are supposed to wear sunscreen, but sometimes, well, we just decide we won’t be outside that long, or the sun isn’t really that intense today, or we’d like to get a fast jump-start on a tan. Many times, however, that means we end up with a sunburn. Painful to the touch, […]
Five minute Friday: Grateful
July 8, 2011 By 4 Comments
Every Friday, I join many other bloggers at The Gypsy Mama to write about a topic of her choosing. This week Lisa-Jo suggests: 1. Write for 5 minutes flat with no editing, tweaking or self critiquing. 2. Link back here and invite others to join in 3. Go and tell the person who linked up before […]
The wheels on the bus go ka-thunk, ka-thunk, ka-thunk
July 7, 2011 By 4 Comments
Yes, I have changed the words to that age-old children’s song to make my point today. For those who are not familiar with the tune, it goes like this: The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round, The wheels on the bus go round and round, all through […]
