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Over the weekend, I cleaned out my closet. I gained a lot of weight after Ramona was born. (I’m blaming the new medication for it. Combined with a lack of time to exercise.) So a lot of my clothes just didn’t fit anymore. It was depressing to walk into the closet and see hangers upon hangers…
Several years ago, I read — ok, I skimmed — The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. In it, she proposes a creativity-building exercise of writing three pages in longhand immediately upon waking. She calls it “The Morning Pages.” I thought it sounded intriguing, but I am the least morning person you will ever meet. If I…
I haven’t blogged in so long…I’m not sure where to start. I guess I’ll just catch you up on the Things I’ve been doing. I’ve made a few more Smitten Kitchen recipes — a slaw, alfredo shells and peas, and leek fritters with a sour cream lemon garlic sauce. All of them have been delicious…
Well, here I go again with the very irregular posting. See why blog consistently for 6 months is one of my Things? It will take some real effort. Granted, I do have a few good reasons for not being on top of my Things lately. I picked up some side work and it’s been gratifying…
This week I realized that it is going to take some real organization and planning to make sure I complete all Forty-Two Things by March 7, 2022. Sure, it’s six and a half years away, but adulting really makes time fly. And so many of the Things have many components. I mean, I have nearly…
One of my favorite humor writers, Laurie Notaro, is doing an online workshop class for Humor Writing 101, and I signed up. She did a real-life workshop in Phoenix last year and I was super sad that I couldn’t participate. I signed up immediately after I saw the online class because she actually workshops your…
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