“If you are what you should be, you would set the world ablaze” -Catherine of Sienna “You can’t start a fire, worrying about your little world falling apart” – Bruce Springsteen Those two quotes have been sitting in my brain for a while now. I keep wanting to put them together. The Bruce Springsteen song, … Continue reading »
Posted in July 2011 …
The Not-So-Secret Life of Bees
Elizabeth is one of my closest friends and Maggie’s godmother. She’s also the author of a wonderful food blog called Coppertop Kitchen. She educates her readers about food, cooking, and she makes a mean maple walnut cake. Go and check out her blog, you won’t be sorry you did! I asked her to share with … Continue reading »
If you have to be sure…
“I asked how can you ever be sure that what you write is really any good at all and he said you can’t you can’t you can never be sure you die without knowing whether anything you wrote was any good if you have to be sure don’t write” – from Berryman by W.S. Merwin … Continue reading »
7 Quick Takes Friday
Check out Jen for more quick takes! 7. Holy Rolling Baby! After struggling for nearly two months to roll from back to tummy, Maggie finally figured it out, and this week has been a blast! I set her down on the rug, turn around, and when I look back, she is half-way across the room, … Continue reading »
7 Quick Takes — NFP and Harry Potter
Visit Jen for more quick takes! 7. Here I am, all set in just a mere 8 hours and 15 minutes, to see the LAST Harry Potter film ever. Even though I’ve had two Potter posts this week, I was going to devote my quick takes to all things Potter, when I came across this. … Continue reading »
A Look Back
Just in case you haven’t seen/read Harry Potter, this short video has a great montage from all the films. If that doesn’t make you want to check them out, well, then you’re a loser. Just kidding. Sort of.
The One In Which It All Ends
Yeah. Sorry for the dramatic title. The “It” to which I refer is Harry Potter, not the world, or my life, or anything like that. It was the summer of 2003. I was working at a summer camp, and all around me, little girls in hats and shorts were carrying around huge books with blue … Continue reading »
7 Quick Takes — Products!
For more quick takes, check out Jen‘s page. In my 27 years on this planet, I’ve accumulated a lot of stuff. Some of it has been wonderful, and some of it, a waste of time, money, and space. So I thought I’d share with you all the seven best products I’ve used on my face, … Continue reading »
It’s Finally Happened
I am writing a manifesto. It was only a matter of time, what with all the shenanigans and all. It’s in the rough stages, but I have a working title. I am, Therefore I think: Overcoming the Cartesian Kool-aid Catchy, right? That’s all. Carry on.
7 Quick Takes Friday
7. I should have known better than to sign up for weight watchers three days before cycle day 1. All I want to do is scarf chocolate, and make cookies. Not to mention the whole bloating thing. Not the best motivation to track my eating. 6. Speaking of which, I have my first weight watchers … Continue reading »
