Carbs are a Bitch

  Carbs love my butt and somehow my butt loves carbs. Every time I try to “diet” them out of my life I end up in a bakery and what happens next should not be described in detail. I will only suggest you leave the name of your favorite bakery…

What Clothes to Wear in The New Narnia

    When I first stopped teaching I had a closet full of clothes I never wore but wished I would. I would have to hold myself back from hugging the hanging fabric and taking a deep long breath to smell the fading scent of my perfume. All my beautiful…

A Time For Reverence

#Reverb12, Day 29 What word did you select to be your travelling companion in 2012? What word will you choose to guide you through 2013?     I began 2012 wanting to look on each experience with reverence. I wanted to hold moments in my hand and love them tightly…

Crafting

#Reverb12, Day 21: What items did you tick off your dream list in 2012? What other, unexpected, dreams came to fruition?     I grew up surrounded by hot glue guns, felt, styrofoam balls and tole paint. I went around town with my mother to fabric stores buying lace and…

risk

#Reverb12, Day 10 What was the greatest risk you took in 2012? What was the outcome?    I breathed. I laughed. I mothered. I forgave. I gave a gift. I got out of bed. I went off medication. I mourned. I remembered. I stood under the Milky Way. I made…

swaying

#Reverb12, Day 1: How are you starting this last month of 2012? Take a moment, close your eyes, take a deep breath and ask yourself the question: how do you feel… in your body? in your mind? in your day job? in your creative life? in your heart? I will…