We must reclaim our republic. I found my next hobby. Another reason to journal. Stop being a digital packrat…what?! Why are you looking at me? Favorite green smoothie. WorkIsNotaJob Manifesto Favorite pin of the week. 9 Signs of an Amateur Artist
The busy hasn’t let up with courses, birthday extravaganzas, and food poisoning(?). Still, a lot to be happy about this week. We are trying Paleo this week. This salmon, olive, avocado and tomato salad is a new favorite! The camellias are in bloom. Daffodils are popping up. And the pond is just about…
Signs of spring. On a walk to a favorite spot, we found the tiniest mushrooms and were serenaded by the largest mob of toads. What made you happy this week?
My daughter brought home the new version of StrengthsFinder for her college success course. Not surprisingly my top strengths are Input and Learner – this loosely translates to calling me an information hoarder worthy of my own reality TV show. It’s an input learner’s paradise. One thing for sure, there are no more excuses not to keep those little grey cells learning new things.
Spring is abloom – finally! (Do you see that the skunk cabbage is up? YAY!) Last weekend’s weather was divine and we ventured…and ventured some more. Our first hike of the season was more of a climb up this twisty, muddy “trail”. For all our sake, I chose not to…
Over the past few weeks I have enveloped myself in MOOCs (massive open online courses). The goal is to become proficient in a handful of web development languages – so this applies primarily to code schools. MOOCs are a booming right now, but still very much in an infant phase. Here is my wish list for their next stage of development.
Early this year I had the good fortune to be pointed to Make Me Joyful. I signed up for her joyful newsletter and won a care package! Look at the marvelous goodies that arrived last week. She found the prettiest skein of yarn, yummy handmade hot cocoa and wrote the…
The weather was nice enough for a visit to one of our favorite spots – Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. This lovely eagle exhausted quite a bit of energy chasing after a duck snack. But in the end, the duck escaped. These birds never cease to enchant me. I don’t…
Another week – another collection of good stuff. TED talks Agile Planning for Families | Desire in Long-term Relationships | What are movies teaching our boys Ambient sound encourages creativity Coffitivity | Coding.fm | MoodTurn I’m getting my Zen on this month. Know Thyself | Meditation Challenge | Meditation timer Bigger is Not…
Last week, the only thing that made me happy was hot tea and sleep.