So I self-published my first book yesterday. It’s nothing much, just a little quotebook full of Kim-ness. Some serious bits. Some funny bits. And some amazing photography from the talented Crystal Williams.
I really enjoyed my experience using Blurb’s program to put this all together. It was a relatively simple process and went a lot quicker than I thought it would. Where things get complicated is where we turn our attention to my churning stomach.[...]
I have a cold. Becca has diarrhea. My sense of smell, however, is cursedly intact. Thankfully my sense of irony is as well, so even in the midst of my bitterness I was able to have a good chuckle.
Unfortuntately that chuckle set off a chain reaction in my sinuses that resulted in a sensation not unlike having ones head implode.
It’s 11:28am and I’m ready for bed.
Happy weekend everyone.
With such a title as that you may expect that I’m about to make some grand announcement. A weight loss goal achieved. A project completed. Alas, it’s nothing quite so exciting as that. Not in the view of an outsider’s perspective, anyway. To me? This is huge.
I got out of bed this morning. And I showered. And I dressed. And I did my hair. I read some blogs. Tidied[...]
Because I’m too impatient to wait till tomorrow simply to be alliterative.
I? Am getting skinny. Oh, and healthy. Yes, it’s all about the health. And yes, I love myself as I am and all that good stuff. Health body image, yes yes…right, with that disclaimer in place, mooooving on.
Speaking of mooing, the fridge hasn’t moo’ed at me in months now. It used to quite frequently. Becca’s barnyard magnet set will randomly come out[...]
I’m feeling a bit disjointed this morning. Since buying our first home and moving in this Spring, life has been feeling a bit more settled. I feel rooted. The years stretch ahead and I feel that I can perceive the vague shape of them. The blocky shapes of the buildings where my children will attend church and school. The warm round shapes (with squiggly bits) of the people they will know and love throughout their[...]
I enjoy writing here, and most especially writing words that touch and resonate with my readers. I’m not sure this will, to be honest, but I’m putting it out there anyway. An odd mood seized me the other day and the cathartic power of putting it into words to share seems the best way to shake it.
Have you ever been caught in the transience of a specific moment? Felt it slip and slide from your grasp, watched[...]
I like being thirty. So far it’s been nothing but love and laughter and all sorts of other good stuff. Granted, I’m only two days in, but I’m feeling cautiously optimistic.
We went car shopping last night and on the drive there I did my usual sing-songing with the girls. As the last strains of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star faded away, Emma said, “I had a idea! I’ll tell a story! Once upon a[...]
Our weekend trip away was lovely. I’d go so far as to say delightful. There was much walking hand in hand and the mutual appreciation of the beauty of the lakeside town we visited. We talked for hours and I felt myself to be happily drowning in the sharing of thoughts, an area of our life that has been afflicted by drought in recent months. Dancing and laughter and the joy of time with family members[...]
According to you and my stat counter, here is where my regular readers are. Spiffy, eh? Let me know if I missed you and I’ll update it.
On a sadder note, here’s a map of where I’ve actually been. Sad, isn’t it?
There is far, far too much that I’m attempting to process right now. I can’t put it properly into words yet. So I’m not going to. Short sum up though? Our babysitter and kids got into a car accident yesterday afternoon as we were on our way home. Everyone is okay. Miraculously so. I may find words to express my gratitude and relief some day, but today is not that day.
I want to[...]
