The new home office/writer’s den is finished! We moved in my furniture, wired the room for the network, and I’ve spent the last week enjoying the view from the windows overlooking our pine tree. Bird watching here is a far better occasional distraction than garbage trucks out front. The first furniture arrangement had my laptop …
Self-awareness
Stir Crazy
Just over six months ago I entered into the freelance life. Prior to that I had been working for twenty-five years, part-time for the first seven of those years during high school and college (which is almost like full-time with a twist considering the daily structure and demands of secondary and higher education.) So, what’s …
Timing: “Man plans; God laughs.”
It’s a Yiddish proverb, meaning roughly that while we scurry around trying to mold our lives into a certain shape, we fail to acknowledge that there are unknown forces/random chance at work that are likely to derail our efforts. I don’t know that we should view that as proof of a toying God, or that …
Busy Signal
I’m busy, you’re busy; we’re all busy. I have articles to write, pitches to craft, meetings to attend, interviews to conduct. A house to clean, a nephew who pulverizes half of my day (and energy), a pesky cat, a dog that requires twice-daily walks, and meals to plan. Throw in a bridal shower, a 21-tab …
Providence; Or, how God is still speaking
I am a member of a UCC church – United Church of Christ, a blend of Congregational, Christian, Evangelical and Reformed denominations. We roll fairly liberal, siding with progressive just-causes and civil equality since the mid-17th century. Some may think this makes us “Christianity-lite.” Others don’t think much of us at all, lumping us in …
Boys will be boys
Today is my nephews’ birthday. Before you chastise me for improper possessive apostrophe usage, you should know that we do in fact have two nephews who do indeed share February 19th as their birth date. P. was the first, born 8 years ago after a long labor for my sister-in-law, the first grandchild in my …
Quit. (or not)
I am not a quitter. I’m actually something of a pit-bull when it comes to things like computer trouble-shooting (please, don’t email me for tech support), under-performing processes and problem-solving in general. I do not let go. Needle in a haystack? Don’t throw away your thread. Lost your wedding band in the snow picking up …
Goals (or not)
Is the question, “if you set a goal, do you have the courage to pursue it?” Or, is the real question, “if you set a goal, do you have the courage to achieve it?” I’ve spent a lot of time pursuing my goal, and I’ve gotten damn good at it. Too good. Eighteen months ago, …