Noticing life out loud since 2011
Noticing life out loud since 2011
Multitasking: The handling of more than one task at the same time: it’s a desirable attribute in computers and sometimes in people, but never while driving, and especially not in the morning when you’re half asleep. I confess that I…
There were many things I was prepared for when I became a single mom; the role of CSS (Chief Spider Slayer) was not among them. This year has been the worst for spiders. I may be crazy, but I think…
I have moved many times throughout my life, and consider myself to be somewhat of an expert in packing, unpacking, and settling in over a weekend plus an extra day to hang pictures. My last move was quite the opposite: it…
It took almost a year, but at long last, the porch has been transformed from ceiling to floor boxes and evenings of playing the guessing game of ‘what’s behind box number three,’ and is now a place to enjoy the…
Today is my birthday! I arrived at the cabin last night and was delighted by the brightly colored balloons tied to the mailbox and on the chair reserved for the ‘birthday girl.’ My niece bounced up and down and pointed at the…
Today the morning fog was thicker than usual, the coffee wasn’t kicking in and my thoughts were focused on my upcoming vacation. I checked my calendar and sighed out loud when the meeting reminder popped up. I had no idea…
Memories strike at strange times and in unexpected ways. I have a relationship with the towpath and the canal. Its constant but ever-changing presence embodies the evolution in my life. Along the canal, in the quiet of the morning, my heart opens and…
I left for my run without my ipod. When I realized it I was annoyed, but given the fact that it took me nearly 1/2 a mile to notice it, I’d have to admit it wasn’t a tragedy after all. I’d spent most of the…
One of the many things I enjoy about my rides along the canal is the quiet and sense of civility. In a world that is often filled with raised voices and the use of four letter expletives to make a point,…
I can’t seem to turn the ideas off these days, but there is only so much time in the day. Last night the ideas were swirling. Help me decide what to write about next by voting for one of the…