So here’s a problem. I have three… okay four… okay five main “hobbies” (not crafts, but organizations and people) that I spend time on. I devote every Friday night to study group, every Saturday night and every other Sunday afternoon
Goals for 2015
This year, I will drink more tea. I will read more books. I will let the cat snuggle in my lap, even when I am wearing black pants. I will do more yoga, walk more, hug more people and more
A change will do you good
Thanks to a friend who does wordpress development, things may look a little different around here over the next few weeks. I’m consolidating blogs here, and hoping to give this one a facelift as well. This means (hopefully) that you’ll
Process vs Product
One of the things I’ve “stolen” from the knitting community is the idea of being process vs product oriented. A process oriented person does things because they like the DOING of the things – they knit for the pleasure of
January – What I’m Reading
Here’s what’s on the reading list right now: Kevin Crossley-Holland The Norse Myths – in this introductory text on Norse Mythology, Crossley-Holland combines myth retellings with strong scholarship on the original texts for each myths. This book is extremely readable,
Anxiety Hunger Trick
I have major issues with anxiety sometimes. Often, when I get really anxious, I am repulsed by food and don’t want to eat. This is a major issue if I am lifting heavy, since I want to build muscle, and
Rewriting my inner narrative for 2014
Putting this below a cut, so you don’t have to read it if you don’t want to – this is me talking about, thinking about, and deciding to retell the narrative I have about my body. If you are uncomfortable
2013 Post Mortem
It’s been awhile since I posted anything here. Almost a year, in fact, though I visit my own website to remember my own recipes pretty frequently (I think this makes me a dork, but whatever). Anyway, back two years ago,
Starting off 2013
I usually don’t make “New Year’s Resolutions”, simply because I don’t think this is always the best time of year to be starting new things. After the bustle of the holidays, winter sets in, and I’m up for a period
In which I may have been a jerk
Internet, I need your advice. This has been bothering me for the last three weeks. Here’s the background. SSH (That’s Spaceship Husband, for those unfamiliar) and I went to his brother’s wedding a few weeks ago. It was, by all