I seem to be self-medicating with chocolate. I’ve been taking one bar of Chocolove Almonds and Sea Salt in Dark Chocolate a day for the past three days. From what … Continue reading The Side-Effect Profile for Chocolate
It’s a tradition in my family to keep silent about things that are obvious. My maternal grandmother was extremely obese. Like What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? obese. She died at age … Continue reading Family Secrets
The Dream by Imogene Bolls from Advice for the Climb This is the place I was not ready to leave. I lifted my feet, lighter and lighter, up the mountain, … Continue reading Reading Poetry Instead of Sleeping
Still no new news about my aunt. Which in itself is something of a relief since there’s only one piece of news we’re expecting. She’s in the hospital receiving “Comfort … Continue reading More Waiting
The Mouse and The Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary My rating: 4 of 5 stars I read this in elementary school. I remembered liking it, so I checked it out from … Continue reading Review: The Mouse and The Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
What keeps coming into my mind are the photos of you from the years before I was born and from when I was too young to remember you. The school … Continue reading Waiting
During the past week, I’ve been shifting my perception a little so I spend more energy on what I want in my life than on what I don’t want in … Continue reading A Room of Mom’s Own
The Daily Post has asked if I believe that everything happens for a reason. Do I think that everything’s laid out for us, and we’re just following a predetermined path … Continue reading Rhyme nor Reason
I attended a two-hour Chakra Vinyasa™ workshop with Simon Park this morning at Prana Yoga. He’s been doing mini-workshops all weekend, but in the interest of balance I decided to … Continue reading Week 24 Review: Old Lessons Made New
The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Imperfectionists is the biography of a newspaper, from its birth to its death, told through interwoven stories of … Continue reading Review: The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
A few weeks ago I wrote about how women’s experiences are being pushed aside and co-opted for the purpose of supporting a particular political ideology (See “You Don’t Feel That … Continue reading Standing on the Side of Love
Browsing the postaday2011 tags on WordPress, I discovered the blog Live Your Bliss. It’s written by Leigh, a woman who last year sold her house and most of her possessions … Continue reading Filling my Glass
Imperfect Happiness 