Television
I curled up on the couch last night with Dazey and, after knitting for an hour or so, decided to watch television. I turned it on and began surfing through the channels to see if there was anything on that interested me. In less than a minute, I was finished and...
All Good Things Must Come to an End
In a few hours, this week will come to an end. It’s not just the end of any old week; it’s the end of the last week of my summer break. On Monday, I’ll return to work, and a week later a new semester will begin. Before I turn my attention to the...
Five Minute Friday: Try
I’m very excited again this week to join a talented group of women bloggers in an online, unedited flash mob free write. This week, the word-prompt given to us by our fearless leader Kate Motaung (whose wonderful blog can be found at katemotaung.com) is...
Come on . . . I Dare You!
In recent weeks and months, our country and our world has undergone significant turmoil. In the U.S. alone, social unrest has repeatedly erupted in violence, same-sex marriage has been deemed by the U.S. Supreme Court to be legal throughout all 50 States, and the...
I Make God Laugh (5 Trunks and a Tote)
According to Woody Allen, “If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.” About 5 weeks ago, I set my to-do goals for this summer: sort through my various bins and boxes, scan photos and memorabilia, plan and prep for all of my classes this Fall,...
Five Minute Friday: Favorite
I’m very excited again this week to join a talented group of women bloggers in an online, unedited flash mob free write. This week, the word-prompt given to us by our fearless leader Kate Motaung (whose wonderful blog can be found at katemotaung.com) is...
An Aborted Trip & Dream Clarification (Dream Save Do, week 27)
I had planned to attend a tiny home manufacturer’s open house last Saturday but decided on Thursday not to attend after all. Two wonderful events (having a house guest and a quick, 1-day visit from my daughter) and one not-so-good issue (my hurt knee) led me...
I Stubbed my Toe . . . and, by the way, my Knee Still Hurts (5 Trunks and a Tote)
No sleeve of Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies & and a movie for me this week. Not only did I not achieve my goal of going through the few large plastic bins of my stuff that are sitting in the basement, I didn’t sort through even one of them! I was all...
An Update and an Upcoming Day Trip (Dream Save Do, week 26)
I didn’t update last week on my Spending Fast. It’s a bit hard, I think, to write about not doing something! đŸ™‚ With just under a week to go, I think I’m going to make my goal of spending only on necessities the entire month of June. I must confess...
Awww . . . the Sweet Feeling of Success (5 Trunks and a Tote)
A week ago today, I committed to sorting through all of the stuff, other than photos and memorabilia, stored in my home office. I selected a target date of Saturday afternoon so I could cancel my massage appointment (aka, the “carrot” I was holding out...