Searching for Direction & Purpose in Life's Sea of Opportunities
I'm back from my first trip to New York City. I always think of salsa whenever I say the full name - excellent advertising, Pace! Anyway, NYC had never been on my list of places I wanted to visit, but DH2U had a business trip there, so I tagged along. I'll confess: This is my… Continue reading First Time, Big City
Someone in a workshop pointed out a fundamental flaw in the very premise of my book. (Insert bad word here.) But it turned out to be less than fatal, and it will make my novel stronger. Thank goodness for feedback!
With some basic equipment, we now save 75-100 gallons of water a week!
I'm glad I enjoy yard work, because we are redesigning our yard!
A relaxing vacation let me think through what I will accomplish this year.
I had an absolutely delightful new-to-me experience: I went go cart racing. How had I never done that before? This fun adventure was part of DH2U's company holiday party. The course where we went was strange - it was indoor and these were gas cars. Needless to say the exhaust smell was prevalent, and a little… Continue reading She Shall Not Pass
I can make a full Thanksgiving meal on the spur of the moment from my pantry and freezer. Can't everyone?
Last week, my favorite novel writing pen died. Strangely enough, it wasn’t normally a pen I would grab: It wasn’t retractable and it had a much wider point than I usually like. This giveaway pen had found its way to the bottom of my purse at some point, and once when I desperately needed… Continue reading Playing Favorites
Over the course of a day we went from the college staple of a sheet for a curtain to having really nice plantation shutters. Being a grown up is awesome.
Our last two weekends have had a definite garden focus, and it has paid off.
Grown Up, Now What? 