*You know that extra pound and a half from Thanksgiving? Well, it’s pretty much gone–75% of it anyway. Eating smart works every time. *After a church leadership meeting tonight, I realized that I am grateful to be exactly in the spot I’m at in life–there are so many people facing so many problems, and my …
Thoughts on Thanking
I know my thoughts on Thanksgiving are a bit belated. I was enjoying my turkey and gravy, okay? But this Thanksgiving holiday really left me pondering long after the tryptophan had settled into my digestive system, and I’d like to just record here a few of the thoughts I had over the break. I don’t …
Last Week’s Done List
Last Week’s Done List *Gained a pound and a half of well-fed evidence on my love handles. Totally worth it. *Gathered up every item in our home and moved it all to the center of each room, away from the walls. *Realized I had way too much stuff. *Donated (or am in the process of …
Mid-Week Boost: Writing
This week’s Boost is brought to you by my very own friend, Stephen Bradford. Bradford is the genius behind The Life & Times of S.R. Braddy, which is probably one of the funniest male-written blogs out there. Check it out! I nearly turned down Torrie’s invitation to contribute to her blog’s “Mid-Week Boost” feature, since …
Tell-All Tuesday
*Hooray for Thanksgiving Break! *That would be a much bigger hooray (like a HOORAY) if it wasn’t for the following three facts: one, I have to work tomorrow. Two, Matt has to work tomorrow AND Friday. Three, we get to spend hours upon hours tonight getting our house ready to be sprayed for roaches tomorrow …
This Week’s Done List
This Week’s Done List: *Celebrated being just days away from Thanksgiving Break with some discounted chocolate satin pie and bubbly. Let the weekend of good eating begin! *Finished the most annoying assignment of my life: compiling an annotated bibliography of 30 texts that I could potentially use in my future classroom. Yuck. *Read over 175 …
Book #16: Breaking Night
Title: Breaking NightAuthor: Liz MurrayGenre: Memoir# of Pages: 329 I don’t normally go for memoirs (not for any particular reason), but when I heard my Ethnic Lit teacher last semester talking about how excited she was to read this book based on a true story about a girl who went from being homeless at 16 …
Mid-Week Boost: Creating
Hey everyone–I’m really excited about my new weekly post idea: Mid-Week Boost! Each week, I’ll be asking a different person to write in and tell us one thing that he/she is passionate about. Since Wednesdays are usually the most blah day of the week, I thought that this would be a way to put a …