Once upon a time, I was offered an AMAZING OPPORTUNITY. I couldnt believe it. I was excited. I looked at my stack of post-it's fancy formalized mapped out schedule and deduced I could not say yes. I was committed (kids stuff). I was busy with deadlines (work stuff). I could not fit another thing in. I remember sharing the above my husband and his responding: You should never be ... Continue Reading
Go forth & seek happiness…for OTHERS.
I had an entirely different post planned for today until I spontaneously changed it last night (which is actually right now. tonight. but tomorrow will be last night. d*mn this tense-stuff in blogging can be confusing). The Tornado is out of school in honor of Martin Luther King Day. I admire Dr. King. Tremendously. Yet, Ill admit, I dont think of him frequently enough. Until ... Continue Reading
Blog post titles you’ll never see…
New city. New neighborhood. New school. (same old me) Whole new batch of people in my life who have no idea I let it ALL HANG OUT online---the good and the bad--- in a distinctly OVER SHARE fashion. Ive been careful to r-e-m-o-v-e my email signature (blog, twitter, facebook, instagram, you tube, book) from messages I've sent to the Tornado's school & my new "friends." A ... Continue Reading
What is HOPE?
The child and I have been chatting lately about the notion of HOPE. It began when the entire idea of MOVING arose (what do you HOPE your new school will be like?) and has grown from there now that we've relocated (What are your HOPES for our life in Oakland?). These conversations have sparked me to re-examine my definition of the word and how I apply it to my life. Ive made ... Continue Reading
STOP REREADING!
I dedicated the past 363 days to living my priorities. Ive said NO more often than I have in years past. Ive slowed down more and focused on what's important to me/my family. I've worked to appreciate and be grateful for the little things in life because Im finally aware I will look back and see they were the BIG THINGS. Quite frankly--looking back at it all-- Im not sure how I ... Continue Reading
Can we make it? I *know* we can!
People, I know youre busy. In honor of that Im trying to keep it terse today. Tips. Last minute. For coming down from Hanukkah Hysteria, gearing up for Christmas chaos & prepping for 2013. (Please to add your tip and suggestions in the comments. I could so use me more...) Have low expectations. This may sound negative, but it works. Low expectations (or more ... Continue Reading
Im on an anti-clutter crusade.
People, Ive kept a secret from you. From the moment I learned of the move I knew I needed to de-clutter before I could even ponder the packing (<---that's no secret. a mere visit to our home made that fact evident). My secret is I've been on my own, personal 30 day de-cluttering challenge crusade since 11.10.12.** My other secret---and the one which prompted me to need to do the ... Continue Reading
Old hands: part two.
I snapped the picture below as the Tornado slept on our way home from her birthday adventure. When did she become so grown up? So mature? So BIG HANDED?! Today is a MizFit flashback post because it's a late start day for her school. Im grabbing me those hands and BEING PRESENT. Im living not blogging about life... Anyone else recall the (late 70's) commercial ... Continue Reading
I got that awkward weightloss talk.
I may not have mentioned it here (firmly implants tongue in cheek) but we're moving. Im actually surprised, too, how swiftly we've gotten packed-up & organized. We've done a shitton of this: As a result we're kinda ready...about fourteen days ahead of schedule. With this gift of time Ive been able to move down my To Do list from procure me some boxes to hit up every single doc ... Continue Reading
Ive run away…
and Ive TAKEN THE BIRTHDAY GIRL WITH ME! We've left the Husband at home (we're misfit, modern day Thelma & MomLouise like that) and are off to find excitement. Turning SEVEN is all about the finding excitement and embracing the change. And, even though I know she doesnt read my blog (does she?!), I figure I'll wait to *really* share until we're happily and safely ... Continue Reading
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