A few months ago I bought a creeping jenny. I potted her and put her in a very well lit spot in my apartment and gave her water and love. For several weeks, maybe even a month or two, she thrived. She looked like this. Pretty fabulous, right? Then after a while I noticed that her leaves were browning and falling and she was looking worse for wear. I hadn’t changed ... Read More
Choosing Gratitude
"For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1 Last Wednesday I spent a day of work at an elementary campus. I work at high schools so this isn’t the norm for me. I was working in the counselor’s office when the counselor leans over and says, “There might be a little noise in the hall. Kindergarten is coming through.” My first ... Read More
The Diet Chronicles. Ep1 – The Atkins Diet
Welcome to the Friday edition of the blog. Brought to you by extreme procrastination, the kind that would rival a sloth on holiday. I am finally embarking on The Chronicles of Dieting. Unfortunately, unlike CS Lewis', these chronicles won't take you through a wardrobe into a wondrous, magical land. More like into a pantry in the middle of the night to find that hidden ... Read More
Garden Therapy
I have two very distinct memories of gardening from my childhood. Well, to be fair, I have a multitude of gardening memories but only two where I was actually involved. All the rest are of my mom working tirelessly sun up to sun down in her yard uniform: long sleeve t-shirt, black workout pants, hair in a pony, old tennis, and gardening gloves. Meanwhile I read a book indoors ... Read More
Sinking Ladders
Yesterday marks two years since I started the blog. Happy (belated) Blog-day to me! Toot-toot! (That’s the sound of the birthday horn.) When I started writing two years ago, I was in the very beginning stages of working out and eating clean. I started this blog because I love to write but mostly to document that journey. Since then, I have had some over the moon highs and ... Read More
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