100 days of blogging. 100 days (so far) of peace. How’s it going? I can’t believe what a strong habit this has become, and with minimal effort. Once I started, blogging had its own momentum. I simply know that I will blog once a day, and I do it. My husband helps remind me and …
Today was a day off/writing day. Delightful! Take-off in the morning took longer than usual, but we got off happy and calm. Delivered baby to mom: no problem. Work on the paper went well! I cut it down to about 7500 words, including the reference list – I think that’s excluded from the word count, …
We went to the Urban Harvest harvesty fall-like celebration thing today – on an organic farm outside town. It’s the type of place and event that we want more of in our lives. Beautiful site. Organic orchards. Gardens too. Great old house with lots of out buildings, arbors, neat structures. The walkways flow well and …
Getting and having things done is very soothing to me. Learning to let go of things not done is very healthy for me. And figuring out which to focus on is the challenge. Things I’m on top of (let’s add “usually”): Laundry (aside from a pile-up of dry clothes a few days ago) Dishes and …
“Blowout” was a favourite expression of a friend in grad school. He used it to describe anything that was more abundant than usual. So, in my quiet life, today was a bit of a Baha’i blowout. First incident: Reading an article in The Chronicle of Higher Ed. Actually, an advice column about dealing with interview …
Our little 1-year-old continues to amaze me. Crawling over with an open mouth so I can stuff some fried greens in. Shaking a cloth napkin wildly in front of her face, big big grin! Lifting up a whole tin filled with flour, arms wrapped around it, and rotating on her bum on the floor. Climbing …
Husband and I were both a bit grumpy this morning. Not quite sure why, but we each had our own reasons for being slightly off and not the most cheerful. We left the house and vowed that we would cheer up, but it didn’t happen right away. Finally, after much organizing and reorganizing and putting …
Today we had baby’s birthday party. A big, blow-out party, you ask? No. We agree that for our family, we want to keep celebrations family-focused, comfortable and nurturing rather than frenetic, healthy, and affordable. We’re starting with her first birthday and hope to keep it up. We had family over – 6 guests total. My …
Baby’s birthday today. One year she has been with us. And we’ve been parents for one year. What a massive transformation in our lives! I took her for a walk this afternoon. It was getting near naptime and she was fussy, but as we strolled she showed no signs of sleep. We went down a …
One year ago today, I woke up to intermittent cramping in my belly. I settled in for 4 hours of work on a paper, finishing the draft which I’d been working on for several years. I went for a walk in the beautiful sunshine. As the contractions continued, we went out to dinner with our …