Happy new year, everyone :o)
resolutions
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It’s ALA Midwinter weekend and I’m eagerly awaiting a call from the Unreliable Blogger Award committee. Maybe you guys lost my number? So, it’s well past the point of apologies here on the blog, but I am sorry I’ve been so absent, I’ve missed blogging, and in fact, one of my New Year’s resolutions is… Read more »
I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got
Every New Year, I try to post something about my resolutions. Realistic resolutions designed to bring me peace and keep me centered; never resolutions that are self-limiting or self-punishing. This year, I resolve to continue on my current path of trying to walk through life with my eyes, mind, heart, and arms open. Or, as… Read more »
Resolutions
I just stumbled across a list of books about body image, health, and dieting and had the urge to list them here on my blog, now, at the New Year, when the societal pressure toward weight loss rises to a fever pitch. In case it is helpful for anyone to know that books like this… Read more »
Baking Bread in Time for the New Year
I kept all my New Year’s resolutions! I baked this bread (with my mother, in her kitchen) in honor of Bitterblue.(When you read Bitterblue, you’ll understand.)Happy New Year, everyone!
Holiday Randutiae and a Couple FAQs
Dear Santa, I would like a teleporter for Christmas. Though I have to admit that air travel has gotten less onerous for me recently. Not because anything has changed for the better at the airports or on the airlines; quite the opposite. Things seem to be getting worse. Rather, because I’ve come to realize that… Read more »
In Which I Resolve Things (and Make Another Attempt at My Pullover)
Trapeze photos ahead! So, this time of year, if it feels right to me, I come up with a few resolutions that make me happy, are designed to bring me peace, and sometimes even take away some of the pressure I’ve been feeling. They’re always realistic, and they are never, ever, EVER punishing or self-loathing…. Read more »
Meanwhile, Back at the Blog
Hello, beautiful people! I’m back. How was your December? Mine was fabulous. I’ve been doing a lot of traveling… and I also received two intriguing packages: (1) My Czech and Slovak Gracelings, published by Ediposs. The Czech cover is on the right. I would tell you what Výjimečná means, except that I don’t know! The… Read more »
In Which I Use One of My Favorite Words. Thrice.
Writers are different. Some have a lot of looseness and need to apply discipline. Others have a lot of discipline and need to make allowances for looseness. I am definitely the latter. I’m a worker. My danger is always that I will push too hard and not take enough breaks. I have to remind myself… Read more »
