My journal of big words and pretty pictures
Recently I purchased a Tibetan Spinning Meditation Ring. I have my doubts that it is actually from Tibet (it shipped from Port Charlotte, FL) and doubts on whether having it will mystically make meditation meaningful for me (I can’t seem to make my brain shut down long enough to think about ‘nothing’) but it’s a very … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Demon
I have all these lofty plans to write letters, or send cards on special occasions or phone for no other reason than to hear the voice of the person on the other end of the call. But, I don’t. There is guilt. No excuses are given, no pattern of behavior altered. I’m simply a neglectful … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Letter
It’s been almost two weeks since my family took in five newborn kittens and their mother. The three-week old kittens are getting bottle feedings every four hours, routine sink baths (kittens are a very messy lot), and cleaned of eye boogers semi-daily. I am inundated with the smell of pee and poop, being peed and pooped on, … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Emotion
This week I began a six-week, online course to hopefully learn the basics of HTML5. The course is offered through edX. According to the website: Founded by Harvard University and MIT in 2012, edX is an online learning destination and MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) provider, offering high-quality courses from the world’s best universities and … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Fear
You would have to be living under a rock if you haven't heard of the newest Pokémon craze. A huge fad from the late 90s, early 2000’s, Pokémon was everywhere - collector cards, cartoons, movies and video games. Well, it’s back, and back in a big way. When my son was little, he collected the cards. … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Craze
Clutter is a way of life at my house. I used to say that my home wasn’t messy, it was “lived in.” It’s not that I haven’t tried to get control of the tsunami of accumulated STUFF, but most of it isn’t mine and getting rid of any of it would set off an epic … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Yarn
Thin spiral notebook 