Minefields
Yes, we’ve absolutely entered a minefield, yet another minefield. We’ve been walking around in minefields since the day we begged to differ. Now we beg to be done with this, to just all be the same, accept everything, except … Continued
What People Say When I Speak Spanish to My Toddler
A few Sundays ago I was picking Daughter up from the nursery at my grandparents’ church, where we were visiting. The nursery worker let me know what Daughter did while I was in church: she dirtied her diaper, she played happily, she babbled but … Continued
Daughter at Two
Daughter turned two a month ago, somewhere in the week between one of my trips to Illinois for a wedding and the big brewfest that Ryan organized and hosted. Since Daughter’s first two years have been so full of traveling, parents’ … Continued
New Family Rule: Don’t Get Sick On Your Weekends
New rule in our house: if you’re going to get sick, don’t get sick on your weekend. (This rule is especially for Ryan, the one who allegedly has weekends.) First of all, Ryan’s weekends are my big chance to get stuff … Continued
Why I amalgamated my blogs.
As you can see, I have yet another new blog, but it’s really just an amalgamation of my previous blogs. Here’s why: I had a poetry blog with potential, a languishing personal blog, an underdeveloped design business blog, and a … Continued
Second World
I wouldn’t have to whineif the sun would only shine.But I guess that it doespretty much all of the time.That lucky old sunjust keeps rolling around,so I guess it’s the cloudsthat are getting us down.We think, “If I were homeless,I … Continued
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I need to write more poems again.I miss the way my brain worked then.I also need to play more songs,design more websites, right more wrongs,find more clients, make more cash,do more with my craft-stuff stash,speak more Spanish, read more books,spend … Continued
Ways I’ve Used My Second Screen
For a long time I made fun of my husband for keeping several extra computer monitors around. He had given away or junked several older computers but he wouldn’t part with the monitors. I thought it was just the little … Continued
Happy Birthday, Business!
A year ago today I sent a quick little message to a family I barely new, congratulating them on starting their own business and asking them if I could help them with any graphic design. They said “Yes!” and my … Continued