Blog, Musings, Thoughtful Thursday
Earlier this week I wrote about how to streamline your jewelry box by adopting a Capsule Wardrobe plan- the Jewelry Edition. And some of you have been really excited! Excited enough that I’ve received a few emails of pictures of empty jewelry boxes- and...
Blog, Thoughtful Thursday
It’s that lovely time of year again. Late Summer. The flowers are blooming, the birds are cheeping- and while allergies are in full force, at least our chances of pneumonia and bronchitis are greatly reduced. It was not a good winter, spring, or early summer,...
Blog, Thoughtful Thursday
staI recently had to wait with my children, and they asked me to make up a story. About what? I asked. After stories for the light switch, the potted plant, and my shoe they said, : About your necklace, Mommy. This is what I told them: A thousand bedtimes ago, in a...
Blog, Thoughtful Thursday
Do you make a Statement? Do you as a person think about what you’re telling people every day? I’m not talking about saying, “Hi, my name is Bob.” This is a ‘little s’ statement. No I’m talking making a...
Blog, Thoughtful Thursday
There’s something inherently powerful about milestones in one’s life. Birthday, Anniversary- or some other day of random importance, they make you really focus on the time that’s passed. Often in excruciating detail, dredging up long-forgotten...
Blog, Thoughtful Thursday
Last week I stumbled across a rather interesting new blog, Grace and Ivy. What’s so interesting is that she takes her readers on a Vicarious Vacation once a week to some exotic locale. She writes so well it’s almost like being there. I’ve had...
Blog, Thoughtful Thursday
This week’s thought-provoking whatsit took me completely by surprise. I was walking along, minding my own business, when wham out of the blue I was remembering in vivid detail a passage from one of my favorite books, Spindle’s End by Robin McKinley. The...
Blog, Thoughtful Thursday
Iced Geneva Inspiration is sometimes a bolt of lightning from a new experience, or a blinding flash of insight into an everyday occurence. For me, contrary as I am, it’s most often both. I’ve loved this powerpoint for the longest time. It’s powerful,...