…Do What You Wanna Do!”
The radio wasn’t on, the stereo was silent, but I was grooving to that song as I worked in the kitchen this morning. As I twirled around and shook my hips, I started pondering about the lyrics of the song. An odd moment for deep introspection, but there you go.
So what’s my thing?
I asked myself that question a few times over the course of the day. What do I wanna do? What defines me, gives me[...]
Archive for November, 2006
Apologies for the recent lapse in posting. I had intended to post more regularly, but it’s amazing how life throws us curve balls, isn’t it? I’ve actually had a great deal more time on my hands than usual lately, but I haven’t had the energy or motivation to put it to good use.
Anyway, here’s the story.
Sunday afternoon was a lovely relaxing time for our family. As Emma and Becca played happily in Emma’s room, I snuggled up on the couch[...]
Every Thursday night Neil and I go square dancing. This may seem like a strange choice for date night, but hey, what else are we going to do in a small town in the country. I was really hesitant at first, until Neil pointed out how much exercise we’d be getting. I figured it was worth any amount of embarrassment to get me up, moving, and losing pounds.
What really surprised me is how much I’ve been enjoying it. Swirling and[...]
I spent a good chunk of my evening humming the song “You’re the Inspiration” under my breath. One of my favouritest blogs is written by someone who is fast becoming one of my favouritest people; Lara, The Lazy Organizer at http://www.laragallagher.com/blog/. Not only is she brilliant, but she’s hilarious and human at the same time.
Now I’m the type who hides my messes. My mother could tell you horror stories about opening the closet in my bedroom or my dresser drawers[...]
I moved our portable CD player into the kitchen today, and put on a CD of upbeat LDS music as I cleaned the dishes. I found myself dancing around the kitchen. I twirled with my tupperware, cha-cha’d with my cutlery and…well, I can’t think of any more alliterative statements so I’ll have to stop there.
Even more remarkable than me putting aside my poor body image long enough to pull off this feat, is that I felt so happy and[...]
Don’t let the title of this post frighten you…I’m not about to quit blogging. I’ve just taken a few days off and spent some time thinking about why I blog. I was going to title this post “Why Do I Blog?”, but “To Blog or not to Blog?” sounded cooler.
I have a good friend who blogs on a daily business. About everything in her life. She has benefitted tremendously from this. The introspection that daily journalling gives, has enabled her[...]
Ever since I dressed Becca for church this morning, I’ve had the song “Lady in Red” permeating my thoughts. It’s not a particular favourite of mine, but I once danced to it at a dance…with a boy I had a crush on, while wearing a red shirt! It was luverly, and I’ve had a certain connection to the song ever since.
I spent a good part of the day today enjoying my connection to my dear Rebecca Lynn. To the same[...]
Emma was in one of her happiest of moods today, running around the house giggling, carrying random household items from one room to another. As she rounded a corner she bumped into the door frame.
“Sorry!”, she yelled out, then kept on running.
My heart soared within me, rejoicing. My daughter had apologized to an inanimate object! Was there any joy in life as delicious as this moment? Patriotism swelled within me as I savoured the feeling of knowing that cultural conditioning[...]
I don’t know if this post is going to come off sounding sad, or funny – whether it’ll touch some people’s hearts or offend them to the core. I’ve just been reflecting a lot about friendship lately, and I really want to write about what’s been filling my head the past few days.
The blossoming friendship between Emma and my dear friend Angela’s little boy Dakota has been a source of both entertainment and introspection for me. At times they’re delighted[...]
