My phone is always telling me how much time it is to a place I'm not. Example: I just arrived at work. My phone is now telling me it's 19 minutes (including a 1 minute delay) to home. But this is easy enough to ignore--thinking of leaving, thinking of being somewhere else because I KNOW …
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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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: …
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 …
What Makes Us Wise
I wrote in an email earlier today: Today’s prompt is to write about a wise decision made this year. #lolololololol You know me--or you're getting to know me--I don't take a word like "wisdom" lightly. And that I ought to share something with you about a WISE DECISION THAT I MANAGED TO MAKE--I'm not going to …
Unexpected, In Holliday Park
Think Kit, Day 3. Think Kit wants my strangest moment from the past year. Here it is. In Holliday Park A boy made remarkable by a blue-haired girl made remarkable by a rabbit, on a leash, and all three are standing, to my left, as I walk at the pace set by the two legs …
On Regret
Think Kit, Day 2: Yes. I am thinking hard. My brain: *pant, pant*Starting PointToday's Think Kit blog post challenge was to "[conduct] a poll and share the results." I admit I may have entertained an inward groan when I read the prompt, because at first ponder, there was nothing I wanted to ask anyone. I …
On Inspiration
All the time--really, all the time--I am thinking about writing, and all the time lines come into my head, fully formed, that kick me and say, write me down. And I am dutiful--if I am at work, I hurry to open a blank Word document and type out what I have in my head. As …
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