musings
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Before I came to my present day job, I was in an environment so not right for me, it drove me to therapy. While I am in a much better place now, physically and mentally, I am still trying to be conscious – or should I say “mindful” – of mindfulness; good mental health is in
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I saw it floating around for a few weeks before I was tagged. You know the type: I have accepted a challenge to post the cover of seven books I love; no explanation, no review, just the cover. I followed the rules and made gut decisions each morning – it said books you love, not necessarily favorites –
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Open the gates… Possibly my number one pet peeve, even over people who park like jerks, is when people are negative about things that other people care about. When they feel the need to give their unsolicited whining on said thing because it makes them feel superior. So please know that this post is Not
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I had a headache most of yesterday — a skip out of work early, don’t go to aerial yoga because your skull might explode in inversions, slug on the couch while Hampton cooks and serves, go to bed super early with double sleeping pills headache. Double sleeping pills that refused to kick in. So when
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For a few months, I have been volunteering on the marketing committee of Piedmont Environmental Alliance, mainly with Instagram – and even this handy blog post. However, I am hardly the world’s best volunteer. In an attempt to assuage my guilt, I signed Hampton and myself up to work a night of the Particle Falls
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Saturday night, my husband has a plan for breakfast. Using up things that should be taken care of before we head out of town for Thanksgiving. Then morning comes. And after I get up to walk the dogs (even though Louisa will always let me sleep and only chooses to wake Hampton with a face
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Once upon a time, I was So Super Excited when the Little Theatre of Winston-Salem announced NOISES OFF on their schedule. In case you’re not aware, NOISES OFF is one of the most perfect shows ever written, a true ensemble comedy, and one of the most successful stage-to-film adaptations ever. Even better: at this point
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Last night, I lost an acquaintance. Not to death, but to Facebook blocking. I had Liked several comments by a stranger stating in a very rational manner that a post using the word “rape” to describe a non-actual-rape situation was inappropriate. The commentor, the survivor of a horrible trauma, was far more calm and collected
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This cartoon by Adam Ellis has stuck with me since the first time I saw it [on the Facebook page of Buzzfeed comics]. I LOVE it. Two of the people I talk with most often are also extreme introverts, so we would never have gotten to be so friendly were it not for the safety of
Ann Davis-Rowe 