Monthly Archives: February 2014

Listening to Dragons

So, I’m in a fun, negative cycle where I beat myself about my lack of accomplishments, marketable talent, and overall worth as a person/friend.  Good times.  I read The Gift of Imperfection by Brene Brown in preparation for an online … Continue reading

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Rattlers

Writer’s block still has me in its grip, as you might have been able to tell by the lack of a post on Thursday.  Here are the things that have been rattling around for a while that I’d like to … Continue reading

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Certainty

A few weeks ago during a conversation with a friend, she said something interesting to me, which is that one of the things that gets in our way as humans is certainty.  (She was more eloquent, and her context was … Continue reading

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A Fairy Tale for the Rest of Us

Once upon a time in a land very close by, there lived a girl – not a princess, a regular girl.  This girl was smart and sassy and generous and kind, and her parents raised her to believe that when … Continue reading

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Lazy Foodie Contradiction Recipes: Chapter 3

Not only am I a lazy foodie, I am also a lazy blogger.  Y’all, I’m still feeling uninspired, even though I have been on some great adventures the past few months.  In any event, I have fallen in love with … Continue reading

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Bourbon Lessons

I don’t know how to express this and have it come out right, so I will just write it:  I love whisk(e)y.  I spell it that way because when the Scots, Japanese, and Canadians produce the ambrosia, we spell it … Continue reading

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