Archive for August 2012 | Monthly archive page
From my spot on the sofa in my living room I can see straight out to the flatirons. I live on a busy road that suits me perfectly since I’m used to the noise of NYC but might not be for everyone. But I love this view. I can also see my garden jungle from [...]
If 2012 could be described by one vegetable, it would have to be the avocado. I don’t know why but I have been eating avocados like they were about to go extinct. Grilled, mashed, cut in half and scooped out with a spoon, I love it all. But my absolute favorite find? Avocado as dessert. [...]
Isn’t it ironic that when you take your computer to have it fixed for the week is the same week that you have the strong creative urges to write? And then as soon as you get said computer back on Friday the urge to write completely goes out the window? Such is my life. That [...]
Dreams. You have to have them right? Everyone tells you to cling close to them, never give up on them, follow your dreams. What happens when you don’t have any? Not even a one? That’s where I was for the past couple years. All my dreams, aspirations and crazy, out there ideas had just…poof. Vanished. Creativity dried [...]
I kind of had a break through in the middle of my run last night. I was pushing myself hard; I hadn’t worked out the night before, the night before that was my frustrating failure of a workout and the results were feeling a little sluggish and lazy. (Even I’m amazed at the new attitude [...]
My little potted garden is not so little anymore. In fact if you were to walk out onto my back porch you would think you had entered a wild, untamed jungle. You wouldn’t be far from the truth. It certainly is untamed and I’m pretty positive if I get too close to my tomatillo plants [...]
It’s amazing how one bad workout can take your mood from top of the world to feeling like you’re failing at life and should just give up and eat all those sugar cookies sitting in your fridge. They have cream cheese frosting and they will make you feel better. This month of getting back to [...]
This weekend felt like it went by in the blink of an eye, didn’t it? And as usual, I didn’t catch up on the sleep I needed so we begin another week beyond tired but happy and content. I have been alternating lazy, slow weekends with crazy busy weekends and this weekend happened to be [...]
