Let's talk reading goals! I admit that I'm a bit of a slacker when it comes to New Year's goals. I don't choose a word for the year, though I think the idea of doing so is lovely. And I don't make any resolutions. If I did they'd probably be along the lines of, 'Don't wear yoga clothes four days a week.' 'Spend less time procrastinating writing and more time actually writing.' <But … [Read more...]
Embracing Holiday Imperfection
Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, our family was fortunate to enjoy several happy moments that went smoothly and according to plan. But as I look back on the holiday, there were also plenty of moments of imperfection. Bright spot: We spent Thanksgiving with my family! But.... Our dog Sam had traveler's diarrhea for part of the trip. Bright spot: My oldest daughter has a December … [Read more...]
Christmas Collections
Do you have a Christmas collection? One of my sisters has a collection of crystal snowflake ornaments, given to her by her mother in law every Christmas for many years: My other sister has a collection of angel ornaments. Eventually, she'd like to have a separate, 'angel's only' tree: My mom and I collect the Department 56 Dickens' Village: Five Reasons To Love Christmas … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving!
I love spending holidays with my husband's family. They live nearby and so we're able to share almost every Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, Halloween, etc with them. Because my family is so spread out, we spend far fewer holidays together. I was raised in California. My parents and one of my sisters still live in my hometown. I live in Dallas and my other sister lives in Houston. We're … [Read more...]
Real Beauty
I was sitting in the chair recently of one of those extraordinarily talented cosmetic sales women. You know the type? They have an artfully sweet way of pointing out your flaws. They make you think that their product can fix those flaws. And they encourage you to spend more money than you'd planned to spend. I fell for it. I've fallen for it in the past, too. Perhaps because I look at my … [Read more...]
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