Will they appreciate my design choices? Will the house support the life they want to live when they’re here?
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Crafting Thank-you Notes
I put a plastic tablecloth on the dining room table, then laid out all my rubber stamps, embossing powders, stamp pads, cleaners, note cards, postage stamps, and pens. Nikki and I had set a date to write gratitude notes. She even offered to bake something. This is what is left of it. It was yum—a … Continue reading Crafting Thank-you Notes
Inspired By In May
Inspired by: Spring and the prospect of filling containers and gardens with these: I’m also inspired by this Kevin Kelly quote, which I am taking as my summer mantra: Emily and I have started using the video messenger app, Marco Polo, and I’m enjoying it more than I thought I would. I like seeing video … Continue reading Inspired By In May
ChatGPT And The Struggle
ChatGPT is the most exciting thing to come into my life in a very long time, but it has one big problem. It could write this blog post for me
Inspired By In March
Inspired by: I am so inspired by my daughter Emily these days. Her life is hard now, but she is still committed to making healthy changes in all domains, especially her friendships and her mental and physical health. She has always been a healthy eater, devoted to fresh foods and home cooking— even baking her … Continue reading Inspired By In March
What I’m Looking Forward To Number 1: Sunrise
Things to Look Forward To: 52 Large and Small Joys for Today and Everyday by Sophie Blackall My friend Zee gave me this book for my birthday. What I love most about it is the author doesn’t confine herself to looking forward to things just in the distant future. She looks forward to more common, … Continue reading What I’m Looking Forward To Number 1: Sunrise
How To Age Without Getting Old
How to Age Without Getting Old Aging is inevitable but getting old is a decision. It’s the decision to stop. Stop learning. Stop growing. Stop being curious. Stop wondering. Getting old is getting set in your ways. It’s losing your patience with the world. If you continue to wake up every morning you will age, … Continue reading How To Age Without Getting Old
Thinking About Teaching Yoga “Live” Again
In the last five hundred and twenty days I've been burrowing inside myself, keeping to myself, talking to red dots on cameras, learning video editing, building a website, cultivating relationships with screens.
You Can’t Be Creative If You’re Not In A Good Mood
When I read it, it seemed so self-evident, and yet the wisest thing I had read in a long time. It was in Steven Kotler's lastest, and, I think, best book: The Art of Impossible. And what are the requirements of a good mood? ExerciseA Gratitude PracticeA Mindfulness PracticeA Good Night's Sleep If I'm in … Continue reading You Can’t Be Creative If You’re Not In A Good Mood
I Thought Getting My Covid Shot Would Feel More Dramatic
Trying to get this appointment took a village. It took getting up at 5 AM to check sites where vaccines might be available. For weeks G tried. But, nothing. Then someone posted a link on Facebook and she followed it and, bam! It worked! I was so happy! Ebullient, even. I drove down to Williamsport … Continue reading I Thought Getting My Covid Shot Would Feel More Dramatic
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