A little late, but here’s the current status of the list o’ goals: Reach out to my friends: It’s been a good month for this! Lots of socializing (largely thanks to the most recent AZ Blogger Meetup, which I’ll be telling you all about asap!) and lots of great people. My monkey sphere is full to bursting and I’m not… View Post
Amelia: 174 weeks She spread out her library books to jump “from stone to stone across da river.” While I don’t usually condone using books this way, it was pretty cute to see her leap around the living room. It’s hard to know when to say no and when to just roll with her creativity. Margot: 76 weeks This is… View Post
I skipped last week but I’m back in the floral saddle again. Yeehaw! The desert sage has bloomed at least three separate times this summer, and every time I swear I’m going to get pictures of the giant purple popcorn balls…and every time I wait too long and all the flowers drop off and they’re just shrubs again. Still, the… View Post
Today’s interview is a little different because, rather than being solicited for help, Sam actually volunteered to answer my questionnaire. He noticed that my interviews were skewing heavily toward the female side and thought maybe a dude’s perspective would be a good addition to the mix. And he’s totally right! Sam is one of my first internet-turned-real-life friends. He and… View Post
Today is my mom’s birthday.* (Happy birthday Mom!) It’s also Rosh Hashanah.** The only reason I know that is because I know the Jewish New Year always falls on or around her birthday. And the only reason I know that is because my mom likes to observe Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in her own Mormonized way. She prays,… View Post