I was about 5 when Christmas was ruined. My older brother found the stash of Christmas presents. He showed my older sister and myself. I don't specifically remember looking through the presents, what I remember is the sense of wonder when he opened the closet door and dragged the box out. Nothing was a surprise… Continue reading Life Memories: Christmas Presents
Category: Memories
Writing: NaNoWriMo
Le sigh. I want to do NaNoWriMo but with everything going on in my life.... hell 500 words a day has been challenging much less 1,667. I am pregnant which is one of the most exhausting experiences of my life. The only other time(s) in my life I slept this much was when I was SICK -… Continue reading Writing: NaNoWriMo
Life Events: Announcement!
I have literally composed and re-composed this post at least three times. I don't know how to say this. It's much more "personal" than I usually post, but it's too big not to post (and might impact posts down the line) so.... Yeah. That's mine. Right now it's tiny. Hell, in 7 more months it will… Continue reading Life Events: Announcement!
History: Labor Day
I grew up being told Labor Day was started to honor workers and the rights fought for. This isn't 100% true and I didn't know this until relatively recently. In one my searches to argue with someone on the internet I ended up looking at https://www.dol.gov/general/laborday/history and finding out that probably isn't true. So the holiday… Continue reading History: Labor Day
Writing: Dream last night
I have vivid dreams sometimes. Last night was especially interesting and honestly, I kind of want to write it out because it WAS so interesting. So the dream is in third person, like I'm watching a tv show or reading a book with a good imagination (ahem). The setting is a weird mix of classical… Continue reading Writing: Dream last night
Review: (Article) Middle Children Going Extinct
I read this article over the weekend and (being the youngest) sent it to my sister for her thoughts (as she is the middle child). Both of us agreed although there are some interesting bits in it - what exactly was this author trying to convey? He made a single throw-away comment about Millennials waiting to… Continue reading Review: (Article) Middle Children Going Extinct
Life Events: Pet Relations
Kawaii would have been quite happy if we had never gotten a dog. She spent the first three days as often under the bed as anywhere else. I think she pooped only when Riley was in his crate. She was not ok with this change. Granted, she doesn't much care for change. It definitely is taking her… Continue reading Life Events: Pet Relations
Memories: The Case for Art in School
I had amazing choir directors at church and at school growing up. They forced me to face any fears I had about stage fright very early (there is a picture of me at like 6 on a stage at church doing a solo - I suspect I sounded horrible but he made EVERYONE have a solo). … Continue reading Memories: The Case for Art in School
Throwback Thurs: Cinnamon
I found some old notebooks at the bottom of the box last weekend - including one my first ever journals. The first three entries frankly brought me to tears. They are all about my first cat Cinnamon. Text: Thurs, Feb. 18, 1997 Today I haven't been feeling well so I called Mom and came home… Continue reading Throwback Thurs: Cinnamon
Review: Reviewing Reviews by a Reviewer
I am wrapping up a project at work that has kind of consumed my life for the past few months (hence the super-sporadic posting). I have been a bit manic about when/how/what I post. Hence there have been a few weeks where I got stuff scheduled the weekend before or managed to keep up with… Continue reading Review: Reviewing Reviews by a Reviewer
Dream by Day 