“Do you know,” said Anne confidentially, “I’ve made up my mind to enjoy this drive. It’s been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up … Continue reading Emote in haste, repent at leisure (Week 46 Review)
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
It is early. The morning sun has not yet revealed the outline of the mountains in the eastern sky. My children dream, warm in their beds, while I sip my … Continue reading Diary of a Modern Frontier Housewife, Day 3
NaNoWriMo Day 19 word count: 33,208 We went to see A Year with Frog and Toad, put on by the University of Utah Youth Theater this morning. We were supposed … Continue reading A Year with Frog and Toad
I got to attend the Monday night step class at my gym tonight, which I’ve only done once before, even though I loved it that one time I went. I’ve … Continue reading Joyfully Moving
As I’ve come to expect at this point in the month, I’ve started losing my zest for my resolutions. I’ve not done much decluttering this week since my mom left. … Continue reading Week 12 Review: The Dangers of Openness
I’ve been thinking a lot about home lately, and apparently I’m not alone. My friends Victoria and Maggie have both blogged about this in the past couple of days. Victoria … Continue reading There’s No Place Like Home
Here’s part of what I read today in Marion Woodman’s Addiction to Perfection: The overconscientious perfectionist knows she cannot control her obsession; she recognizes at the center of her whirlpool … Continue reading Conscious Sacrifice
Today is my eleventh wedding anniversary. In honor of this event, here’s a quote about marriage and happiness. Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. If the dispositions … Continue reading Happiness in Marriage
There was a poem on my bedroom wall when I was a child. It was something like, Happiness is like a butterfly; The more you chase it, the more it … Continue reading Happiness is Like a Butterfly
I’m writing this on Saturday afternoon and setting it to post Sunday, since illness has hit our family, and I figured I ought to make the most of a quiet … Continue reading Week 8 Review: Hitting my Stride. Sort of.
Today on All Things Considered (wow, I really listen to a lot of NPR), they aired the penultimate installment in their Summer Jobs series. A listener shared a story of … Continue reading A Life Lesson from Two Clowns
Imperfect Happiness 