I went to Nashville two weeks ago to visit my sister and she basically got the flu the second I landed and felt better the second my plane took off to return to Dallas. Miraculously, I did not catch her bug, although I doted on her like a mother hen and bought the second season … Continue reading
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In Defense of Homemade Deodorant
I’ve been trying to document our gradual descent into hippiedom, what with the knitting and the gardening and the natural dyes and the giant beard (Alex’s of course). We took another plunge a few weeks ago when I invited friends over for a vegan dinner and then we made laundry soap together. That’s right. Vegetarians don’t need … Continue reading
Dear Daughter: Sonic Love
Hey sweet girl- Did you know it’s been almost a year since we’ve started this adoption process? A YEAR! That is so long and we have so far to go, but this has been the most important, emotional year of my life- a year filled with inexplicable joy and heartaches. If we’re to believe the … Continue reading
Dear Daughter: Present Parenting
Hey little one- When I was growing up, this was a common occurrence in our house. The sound of my dad playing the guitar, singing old songs, is one that will stick with me forever. Sometimes my mom would join in with her sweet sing-song voice. Sometimes your aunt Leah and I would dance around. … Continue reading
Down on the Farm
I went to a Natural Dye workshop today, which turned out to be one of the coolest things I’ve done in Dallas thus far. My friend Kara and I headed out this morning to Ponder, TX, which is a stone’s throw from Denton, the “Austin” of the DFW area. The workshop was at a cool … Continue reading
Gratitude Project: Day 25
Because I am a a psycho who likes to stress herself out, we hosted a conspiracy dinner a mere week after we moved into our new house. Before the move, I was clipping letters out of magazines to glue onto the invitations whilst I sat among boxes begging to be packed. (Also, the invitations stated … Continue reading
The Gratitude Project: Day 21
I really wanted to wear a costume to work today but no one else was dressing up, so I compromised by wearing this cool African dress (that came from NOWHERE that I can remember). I planned on having one of our sweet little African ladies help me with the head dress. When I walked into … Continue reading
The Gratitude Project: Day 7
An excerpt from A Year of Living Biblically, by A.J. Jacobs, in which a secular Jew attempts to live by all the laws in the Bible. On this particular day, he’s acknowledged that, even though he still doesn’t belive in God, he’s started to enjoy prayers where he gives thanks. Before he eats hummus and … Continue reading
Gratitude Project: Day 1
Today I learned that, too often, I try to entertain people with my bitterness. I know that sounds weird but I can be funny and bitter at the same time and I often choose to do that because I want people to like me. I tried to watch my reaction to things today and when … Continue reading
The Gratitude Project
I’m fairly certain that I came out of the womb writing thank you notes. My first probably said something like, “Hey mom! Thanks for the ride!” Being the first grandchild, my grandmother drilled it into me that you always wrote thank you notes. She probably let me off the hook until I was able to … Continue reading
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