Remember that game, “Never Have I Ever,” which involved a rotation of players stating some outrageous fact in the hopes that they would “catch” a friend admitting to that said outrageous fact when that friend(s) took whatever action meant that they had done that thing (in my experience, this has involved taking a drink of
“Meeting people whose life trajectories were so different from my own enlarged my way of thinking. Outside the school, arguments over refugees were raging, but the time I had spent inside the building showed me that those conversations were based on phantasms. People were debating their own fears. What I had witnessed taking place inside
“Mushrooms were the roses in the garden of that unseen world, because the real mushroom plant was underground. The parts you could see – what most people called a mushroom – was just a brief apparition. A cloud flower.” ― Margaret Atwood, The Year of the Flood True to its name, this salad was an herby treat!
“I need to write. It keeps me focused for long enough to complete thoughts. To let each train of thought run to its conclusion and let a new one begin. It keeps me thinking. I’m afraid that if I stop writing I’ll stop thinking and start feeling.” ― Carrie Fisher, The Princess Diarist week(s) in review read: Note
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah The waiting is the hardest part ~Tom Petty, The Waiting If patience is a virtue then I am virtueless. Completely destitute. San virtues. Well, at least when it comes to waiting for books. In my attempt for less, I have shifted from purchasing each and every book I want to
“JANUARY, The first month of the year, A perfect time to start all over again, Changing energies and deserting old moods, New beginnings, new attitudes” ― Charmaine J Forde I love beginnings — especially as it relates to the calendar. A new year, month, week or even day provides refreshed opportunities and a chance to begin
They say cooking is a labor of love. If you buy into that thinking (I do), then you probably also know that risotto is a whole other level. And if you’ve not attempted a risotto yet, you’re about to find out if you try this recipe. Please don’t let me scare you off because it’s
I believe we are most beautiful when we are constantly shedding our old selves and moving into new light. ~Suki Waterhouse I’ve given myself permission to enter this year more slowly. This decision was partly due to spending the final days of 2018 away from home and therefore an absence of my review and planning
“Stop walking through the world looking for confirmation that you don’t belong. You will always find it because you’ve made that your mission. Stop scouring people’s faces for evidence that you’re not enough. You will always find it because you’ve made that your goal. True belonging and self-worth are not goods; we don’t negotiate their
Living with less is a journey. It’s taken me years — years — to get where I am today and I’m still learning and making zero-waste gains. Part of that learning is discovering new products and adjusting based on personal preference. Since I last posted about personal products, I’ve given up on toothpaste that I
