Theme Song: “Young Folks” by Peter Bjorn and John Have you seen the films The Holiday and The Bucket List? It’s kind of interesting to think about things you would want to experience in your lifetime. Sometimes people put outlandish things on their bucket lists – things like “Climb Everest” and “Swim in the Amazon.” But these can …
Theme Song: “One Night, One Kiss” – The Russian Futurists Current Projects: Client work, laundry, cleaning the bathroom So, first off, I got engaged! YAY! That’s a really good thing. Unlike the woman on tv who runs amok afraid of commitment and long-term relationships, I am in one, and it’s awesome. I was reading a …
Nope, this isn’t a post about filing or being a librarian (despite the number of books pictured in the previous post). Instead, it’s a post about how when we jump into life, we sometimes need to step back and look at what it is we’re doing and define roles we’ve been playing. I’ve been working …
Ah…the moving process. My son and I have moved in with my partner, and it’s wonderful! We started our life in our new home with the obligatory pizza night – ordering pizza from our favorite local pizza place. Our world is currently filled with tons of boxes – and books – so it’s going to …
There are a lot of hungry people out there. Food costs are rising, and a lot of people in other countries don’t have access to the food sources that we have. Even in the United States, there are food deserts – places where there is no easy access to grocery stores – and if people …
There’s a lot of talk about happiness and happiness projects. I like to keep a list of things I can do that make me happy/will lighten a dark or anxious mood when I find myself in one. Here’s a sample of items on my list: Listen to cheesy 80s music – the cheesier the better …
Theme Song: “La Vie En Rose” Madeleine Peyroux Projects: Lots of writing and editing; purging belongings that are not needed So, I was going through my stuff (in a fit of insomnia, which happens from time to time) and I found a box of hidden journals. I forgot I had these journals all boxed up neatly, …
Theme Song: Silence Projects: So many that I’m not listing them here right now… So, this is a question I woke up with on my mind this morning as I thought about academia’s grim prospects. I have an MA degree in philosophy, which pretty much qualifies me to hang out in a box behind Walmart. …
Theme Song: “You or Your Memory” The Mountain Goats Projects: Finishing up a chapter, sorting out email, the usual So, today, I was sitting there, revising a chapter and proofreading it for errors, and I started to think about a phrase my friend used to tell me whenever I’d talk about how I thought love …
Handing over the reins and letting someone help out when you need it isn’t a sign of dependence – it’s a sign of trust.
