Doncha love it when people do blog posts about big, huge, drastic, sweeping changes they’re doing in some aspect of their lives… then you don’t hear from them for 2 weeks? ::blush:: Yeah, leaves ya wondering if they did a horrible miserable fail and dove head first back into their old ways so deep that […]
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Monday Musing: And so it begins…
You ever notice how you make a decision to make a change in your life, you make the plan, you feel the love and excitement for what’s to come… Then you then start to feel the bulls eye shaped tattoo appear on your forhead and/or back. It’s like every where you turn something pops up […]
Same Stuff, Different Day
Same Stuff, Different Day There’s times when I am amazed at how far I’ve come in my journey. I see habits that have developed to establish a lifestyle that supports a leaner, healthier, happier, active mind and body. I’ve learned so much along the way and grown in ways I couldn’t have ever imagined. Then […]
The “H” Word
Dear Powers That Be, Hello and good day to you. I hope this missive finds You well and happy. I am writing you today in hopes that you will consider my petition to become Queen of the Universe… I see many things going awry in this world, and many misguided people and feel that my […]
Get Real
Get real! I’m gonna keep this short – or at least, I’m going to try, which for me is saying something! The past couple of weeks I feel like I’ve been through the ringer but for a purpose. It all started when I asked myself the question of what the turning point was for me […]
Unapologetic Change… Cont’d
Change: [cheynj] verb, changed, chang·ing, noun–verb (used with object)1. to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone.2. to transform or convert (usually fol. by into ).3. to substitute another or others for; exchange for something else, usually of […]
More Basics: Unapologetic Change
Basic: [bey-sik] –adjective. Something that is fundamental or basic; an essential ingredient, principle, procedure, etc. —Synonyms1. elementary, essential, key, primary; basal; underlying. Back in my SCA days, at any event, around any firepit, a story or three would be shared that invariably would start out, “No *bleep*, there I was…” That’s how my life feels […]
Unapologetic Eating
I love food. Seriously! I could read, learn and talk about food, and cooking all. Day. Long. And baking?! Fuggedaboudit! (Oh the love I have for kingarthurflour.com products and their step by step blog for feeding my carb need… *sigh*) Not only do I have a love for preparing, learning about, and of course eating […]
Ch-ch-cha-changes
It’s not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change. – Charles Darwin It’s funny… I do this whole long outpouring of my soul, about keepin’ it real, getting back to basics, being silly and then recovering from the silliness. I had this itching desire […]
Being Brilliant with the Basics
That’s what I ‘dubbed’ the theme for 2010… Last year I declared it to be the year I got comfortable with discomfort… and right now is the time I’m asking myself “How’s that working out for me?” I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my journey, about it’s start, where it’s taken me, the hills […]