I’ve talked occasionally about the various phases of my life, and the person I saw myself as during them. The curious little girl who became the anxious adolescent, who became the rebellious teenager who became the bouncy extrovert in college, who became a party girl in grad school. But the person I was the longest
I had such plans for today. I have a copycat recipe for Popeyes’ Red Beans and Rice. I have a gorgeous new cooker that cooks beans from the bag in 150 minutes. I have a container of bacon grease, some andouille, and pre-chopped onions and peppers. I have six boxes of jiffy corn muffin mix,
Since I started this project of writing and meditation every day in August, this is the first day that was a real struggle. I slept through my alarm, only getting up when Alexa reminded me to feed Callie. Then, after I made lunch and grabbed a monster, I completely forgot to do anything other than
Samantha and I have a bedtime ritual that cracks me up. Samantha is my lap cat. Usually, at bedtime, she’s dead asleep on my lap, and really not interested in moving to the bed. I sleep in the bed, though, so we are at an impasse, and that usually means that I have to physically
For the last few weeks, i have been on a quest to cook new things. I made an omelet casserole with a biscuit crust, and something called “Marry Me Chicken” both of which are going in regular rotation. I also made that viral Crescent Roll bread, which was tasty but far too expensive to do
Let’s start with the confession. I am a person who owns six E-Readers. I can see you gaping at me. Why, for the love of kittens everywhere, would a person need that many? Well, friends…it started very innocently. I had two kindles. One was a new ColorSoft, and one was my beloved but so-out-of-date Oasis
During the summer, every fourth Friday, we host our friends for cheeseburgers and games. The deal is that FL makes the burgers, I make dessert and everyone else brings…something. We usually end up with a mix of things, from side dishes and desserts to whole pizzas to butter mints. It’s delightful. Yesterday, everyone brought cake.
So, I said that I was going to meditate every day this month, and after that I was going to write something. Gotta tell you, I really envy people for whom that is easy. It’s not easy for me. But I am starting to understand that it is important. Both the meditation and the writing
So, I started meditating in 2018, and I took a class at the TM Center in DC in 2019. I wrote this story in December 2020. I had been meditating like this—as described in the story—for a while, and I really liked how it focused me on what I needed in the moment. I would
So, I was all bouncy on Monday, and I really overdid it. I woke up so excited to be here on this planet, and I meditated, which made it better, and I wrote and I thought…what can I make for dinner? So, I made a new crockpot recipe, then made some pasta to go with
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