Shiny Things

Baking Up My Brand New Life

2019-10-13T11:24:00.000-04:00

Well, I did it. I. Did. It. I just wrapped up Week #2 of My Brand New Life and am still pinching myself every single day. What is this life, you ask? Well ... just like my first 53 years, I'm figuring it out as I go but instead of just imagining and totally seat-of-pants-ing, I've made the first real step toward intentionally designing the life I want to live for the next 53 years. More or

Sound bites, safety pins and silver linings

2016-11-12T13:39:00.002-05:00

What a week this has been. From the dark night of 11/9 (the entire day, that is), to the dismal, nearly debilitating, disgust, despair and despondency of the next day, to all of the other "D words" and stages of grief those of us of like mind and heart have been working through the past few days ... Some of us talk in hushed voices - in offices and hallways and on street corners. In coffee

It was (not) a dark and stormy night

2016-06-20T20:58:00.002-04:00

My 2010 Pontiac Vibe (at towing lot) showing main points of impact It was a dark and stormy night ... No, that's not right. It was, in fact, a sunny, clear, gorgeous summer evening. A Monday, which meant rowing night. And on my way from work to rowing, I got in a car accident. The kind that gives you shivers when you imagine it happening. And miraculously, the kind that included me emerging

Phun with werdz

2016-06-01T22:57:00.002-04:00

Best. Birthday cake. Ever. I promised a friend I would join her in blogging every day in June. Yikes. It has officially been more than two years since I have posted a few words in this here space. My brain is a bit frazzled so I do not have many things to say. Now. At this moment. So I will share a few of my most recent word nerd thoughts. (Like: Why not werd nerd? Why is word not pronounced

Of mermaids and goats and geriatric cats

2014-04-12T23:22:00.000-04:00

MerLois of the sea. Recent happenings have had me thinking about life. How it's a blend of raucously good and happy times. And unremarkable, mundane bits. Sweet and silly moments. Curious bits. And sad parts. Last weekend was filled with the happy, fun sorts of things. On Friday I went to my first book club gathering (at which we discussed The Happiness Project) and had a delightful

Phew. Sure is dusty up in here.

2014-04-08T23:33:00.003-04:00

It's been such a long time since I've posted that I don't know where to start. It's not that I've had nothing to write about over the past 15+ months ... I just haven't taken the time to sit down and let the words flow out of my brain onto the keyboard. Here. But I'd better start letting some of it out. I must warn you. It will likely not be in an orderly fashion. But so many sweet, happy and

I shoulda taken a picture

2012-12-29T11:34:00.000-05:00