Monthly Archives: February 2009

Weaving My Tapestry of Contentment: Looking Back on February

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time Andre Gide In January I began excavating teeny tiny pieces of the authentic me and weaving them into a tapestry of contentment. Here are some threads of wisdom during the month of February that I continue [...]

‘Nuff Said

There is nothing so horrifying as a sick teenage girl! Pass that bottle of Xanax please. Make that two bottles. In other news: My computer had to be hauled away to the computer hospital. Seems as though the virus can’t be destroyed and my ‘computer guy’ has to strip it down to how I bought [...]

Bumps In The Road

So this is how Sunday started: Violently ill from an intestinal virus Dryer quit drying clothes Computer contracted a Trojan Horse Virus This is what Monday looks like: still living in the bathroom from the intestinal virus calling dryer repair guy as soon as I finish this post (priorities) ‘computer guy’ aka Mark called and [...]

My Joyful Journal ~ February 22

A memorable moment…because one of my little preschool clients (she will turn five soon) is learning to read ‘Dick and Jane’, Miss Sam asked me “When did I start reading?”. So Saturday morning I took down one of the vast journals I kept from age one to three and began searching diligently for the entry [...]

Addiction 9,294

No sooner do I have my ‘To Be Read’ pile down to a manageable stack something uncontrollable happens. I must.must.must. replace one book read with five new ‘To Be Read’ books. It’s just a crazy quirk in my personality….and of course the addictive surge that flows through my veins whenever I touch a book that [...]

Well Written/Well Said: January 2009 Edition

 It’s that time of month again for me to share my ‘Well Written’ posts for the past month.  My “Well Written Posts” is where I bookmark posts written by other bloggers. These are the posts that have caught my attention, given me pause for thought, inspired me, or made me laugh. I bookmark them because [...]

Trust Your Own Sense of Style

Take a risk a day…one small or bold stroke that makes you feel great once you’ve done it. ~ Simple Abundance ~ Finding your authentic self is a slow journey. I have been on it for a year or two, perhaps more. It started with my home….and is still continuing with the disposal of furniture [...]

My Daybook ~ February 16

Hosted by Peggy @ The Simple Woman Outside My Window…the backyard is covered with orange tree leaves and oranges due to the days of freezing weather we had just a week ago. I am thankful….that today is a holiday for Mr. John and Miss Sam. We had quite a busy weekend and they are of [...]