tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74234592024-12-18T22:26:06.928-05:00"My hormones make me entertaining." - Ellie WoodAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354509776854681071noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423459.post-89908295348423932512017-06-21T13:57:00.000-05:002017-06-21T13:57:01.775-05:00

In an attempt to keep perspective on life, I am going to photograph the daily beauty all around me. This gorgeous moss on this huge rock highlighted by the sun in the middle of a creek.

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I wish I could put into words how happy climbing to a summit makes me.  This hike is hard, STEEP steps and rock scrabbling make it a very hard up, and a knee buckling down.  But there is nothing like the satisfaction I feel making it to the top.  My children feel the same and for that I am exceedingly grateful. The start of the ascent Mountain Wildflowers Even the

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I was interviewed on the Trump Survival Guide Podcast recently about my reaction to the Trump election and how I balance my daily life with work, family, and activism.  Feel free to give it a listen. TGSP 09: Ellie Wood on Staying Positive While Balancing Work, Family, and Full-time Activism

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Professional Design Work Website and Logo Design Logo Design Website Design Logo and Website Design Software Splash Screens Brochure Software Sleeve and Disc Design Brochure Website Design

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I read "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" when I was in my early twenties.  I was newly married.  I had spent the last part of my childhood and the very early part of my adulthood filled with shame and self loathing.  I had been in a 5 year relationship with a broken boy who's only way to help himself was to hurt others.  I felt very much like a victim, I felt very much like

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RANT WARNING!!!!  RANT WARNING!!! RANT WARNING!!! Elizabeth Warren said it perfectly, "You can try to make our government look paralyzed by paralyzing it" but nobody really wants anarchy, I sure don't. I don't want to have to grow all my own food because I can't trust that what I buy from the store isn't poisoned. I don't want to stop traveling because vehicles are no longer required to be

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This is what happens when I find a crayon while I am cleaning the bathroom, enjoy!  

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My Sunday sewing project was to recover my throw pillows to match my new Ikea sofa.  I have a crap ton of old shirts taking up space in my closet so I decided to make them into pillows. I am very pleased with the results. Pillow shams made from button down shirts Here is how you do it, it couldn't be easier. Iron the shirt so lays nice and flat Turn the shirt inside out leaving the

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Back in the late 70's when I was but a wee one, there was a brief fad that involved carrying around a fuzzy pink, or purple or equally unnatural color taxidermy rabbit's foot on a key chain that was supposed to be lucky. They were in all the stores, they showed up as carnival prizes, all the cool kids had one.  The girl I sat with on the bus most days had a particularly 

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I finished this book last night and have come to a few conclusions: 1. I am so glad I was not born in ancient China....or even modern China 2. Love hurts for real 3. Guilt is powerful 4. Women are amazingly strong What I found most interesting about this book was the idea of a committed monogamous friendship between women. I think a contract like that being created in this age would not

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I just finished this book tonight.  This book is a jigsaw puzzle wrapped in a rubick's cube, covered in brainteasers hidden in a maze.  My husband and I read it aloud together which I found exciting as it added yet another level of complexity as my husband and I waded through this labyrinth together interpreting it for each other as we went.  I must say that either Mark Z.

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Over the last two years I have nearly completely replaced my furniture and kitchen with products from Ikea, with a few exceptions.  All the shopping and assembling has taught me a few lessons, I thought I would share them with you. 1. Sometimes cheaper is better 2. There are at least 12 words for sofa in Swedish 3. Cardboard castles are awesome 4. There is more than one way to interpret a

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I originally wrote this back in 2008, a conversation with my brother +John Kangas  reminded me of it today so I thought I would pull it from my myspace blog and post it here: There is no money in viruses For those of you who may not know it, I now am working part time as techinical support for an ISP back in Michigan.  I work a couple of days a week from my home. 

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So here is a shameful secret thought that I have.  It's been plauging me with guilt so I decided to purge myself and share with the world this secret thought I have nearly every day and apologize...  Ready here it is: Dear 40ish year old ladies who jog down my street in nothing but a sports bra and skin tight shorts, You have beautifully well maintained bodies, and the reason I am

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Dear lovers of Chick-Fil-A, Please stop eating there.  Believe me I know how delicious the Grilled Chicken Club sandwich is, how satisfying the waffle fries that are deep fried in the slightly healthier peanut oil are.  There is nothing not to love about a nice old lady happily getting you a refill on your diet coke.  The well maintained play area behind the giant wall of

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A recent trip to Michigan lead us to try a fantastic new local brewery.  Brewery Vivant is not only beautiful located in a renovated church, but makes fantastic Belgian beer!  I sampled their Farmhouse Ale and was surprised to find that while not as "heavy" as others in this style it still was full of flavor! A nice refreshing summer brew. I love everything about this place, they are

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School is out so craft materials are such a fun way for us to stay entertained. Here we are making tissue flowers out of leftover wrapping tissue and garbage bag twist ties!

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Since I recently re-posted my blog about bumper stickers, and because it's campaign season, the time of year to start sharing with the driving world your personal philosophies, I have finally at long last lovingly created the "Little Boy Peeing On A Little Boy" Yin Yang magnet!  Proudly display it! Drawn by hand and then transferred to my computer via camera phone! You can have an Ellie Wood

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It has recently come to my attention that gluten may be extremely bad for me... I can't tell you how sad this news made me as pasta, bread, and beer are three of the reasons I get up in the morning.  So today I decided to try a gluten free beer and see if it was an adequate substitute.  Tonight's selection was New Planet's "Off The Grid Pale Ale".  Color is nice and clear sparkly

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This is one from the archives, every time we get around an election I start thinking about this... enjoy this was originally posted in April 2006 I am pondering this recent phenomenon in which people seem to find it necessary to plaster their personal philosophies on the bumpers of their vehicles. Yesterday I was driving to the mall when I was cut off by a large SUV. The back of this

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It's been awhile since I dusted off the 'ol photoshop and just got creative. Here is something I did while I was talking on the phone today.Pop-art-pup

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Happy Valentine's Day meme lovers. I made this Sad Keanu Valentine just for you.

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I know most of my posts have been political and/or #occupy related of late, and I felt it was time to take a break and get back to some random thinking... So, here was my train of thought in the shower yesterday...I was conditioning my hair with my all-natural-no-dyes-or-fragrance-added-not-tested-on-animals-green-and-healthy conditioner, when I thought "So... finally I can learn what

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This sign when I first saw it made me laugh because it is so ridiculous, then, it made me frustrated because of it's vagueness. Now, I think I am starting to get it. Sometimes in life things are so frustrating and out of your control, there is just nothing else to say. Shit is Fucked up and BULLSHIT! Well, this phrase has now become a common household saying for when things are just really

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