Think Kit, Day 15. Handwrite something. Here's a tweet!
On Advice, Or, Jackie’s Accidental Rant on Parenting Books
Think Kit, Day 14!! TK wants to know: Did you get any good advice or learn a valuable lesson this year? What was it? Someone's probably going to be mad at me in a second, because I'm about to say that I haven't received any advice this year. That's PROBABLY not true, and the reason it's …
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And There Was Much Laughter
Think Kit wants to know: What made you laugh -- when did you laugh out loud? Think Kit! You crazy. When DIDN'T I LOL? 2013, as I have said in other posts, has basically been bananas, and that means there's room for some zany. And if you ask the people who know me well, this girl, …
Around & Around We Go: Different=Same=Different
Think Kit, Day 4,582. I mean, Day 12. "Try something different." As a college senior, I had my own dorm room. This was probably because I was gone the first half of the school year studying abroad (that classy broad, London), and the housing department decided to be gracious and not torture me with a …
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Plans, or, Failed Plans
Last night, I had goals. I was going to make a Really Awesome Venn Diagram for a Think Kit post. I was going to shut off all the lights in my living room save for my Christmas tree, lie on the floor and listen to the new Burial EP over and over at a mind-numbing …
Habits???
Let's be clear: the only habits I have are bad ones. Chewing my fingernails. Staying up WAY TOO LATE. Speaking before thinking (I've gotten better, but, man, sometimes . . . .) Leaving crap lying around. Not doing laundry. Not doing dishes. Losing my temper. Gosh can I stop now Here are my good habits: …
Ten for ’13
It would take thousands of words to explain the formative effect music has had on my life. I credit my parents for this, for weaving together a magical childhood for me and my three siblings in which many average evenings were reimagined in and by music, as my parents became DJs and transported us inside …
It Looks Like This
Think Kit, Day 7. (carves another mark in the wall)Good things happened today: my kids and I shopped for supplies to ready our home for Christmas. My six-year-old, Oliver, beat me in a game of War (*laughing* "I'm so good at this, Mommy!" "Yes . . . but, Oliver, a monkey could play this game" …
Being Of Use
Think Kit, Day 6. I suspect all of us wait for that moment in our lives when we finally understand why we are the person that we are. (Maybe that moment never comes. Maybe it comes again and again. I don't know.) I had my moment of understanding this year, last month. A situation occurred, and …
Meanderers Get There, Too
The bad news is, I only have 30 minutes to get this post done before it is late. Honor system late. The good news is, the reason I'm on the verge of tardy is because it was Writing Group night and so I opted for writing/writer talk with my trusted crew over hours alone on …
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