Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , christmas, debt, humor, philosophy, shop, shopping on November 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A Rebel Against Gluttonous Christmas Consumerism
I love the Christmas season! The cookie baking, Dean Martin’s Christmas Album, family gatherings, the lights-EVERYTHING!!!
Except the insanity of American compulsion to purchase an inordinate amount of gifts, going into debt and forfieting the beauty of what this season really could be!
It’s pathetic watching ADULTS buying the media/retail lies [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged encouragement, friends, fun, NaNoWriMo, writing on November 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Day 5.
I’m getting consistently behind in my goals. I’m about 2,000 words short of being on the mark! This does NOT settle well with my perfectionistic, Type (lower case) A personality.
I’ve found some great support, though, on this journey so far.
Zaira, who happened upon my blog has already been an enthusiatic encourager! Thank you! I’ve [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged best made shoes, birkenstock, christian, diva, women on November 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Last Tuesday started like any other day. Dog breath in my face and excruciating pain in my feet.
Ugh, Plantar Fasciitis.
Restoration Dayspa was scheduled to attend The Missouri Minister’s Wives Retreat the following weekend. I knew my feet wouldn’t hold out for two days of doing massage. They barely made it through a regular [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Blended Family, children, humor, marriage, stepchildren, stepmother on November 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Blend:
1:To mix especially : to combine or associate so that the separate constituents or the line of demarcation cannot be distinguished
2: to prepare by thoroughly intermingling different varieties or grades
As an intrinsive verb:
1 a: to mingle intimately or unobtrusively b: to combine into an integrated whole
2: to produce a harmonious effect [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged giant, journal, NaNoWriMo, writing on November 3, 2007 | 3 Comments »
NaNoWriMo.
Up until November 1, 2007 at 12:01AM, I was excited and looking forward to participating in this years NaNo challenge. Since registering in October, I anticipated the moment I’d begin writing my epic(ish) novel(ish)!
Then, Wednesday, it happened. The doorbell to my brain rang, and stupid me, I answered it.
He was there. Looming over me. The dark, foreboding [...]
