Thursday, January 6, 2011
backdate jan 3
dan is on a cross-country road trip, helping a friend move. often i make dinner for myself since our schedules are so different. but it's a strange thing, making dinner for myself, not being concerned with making extra to package up and send with him to work. not worrying that it might not turn out right. i've found that when i'm cooking only for myself, i am less concerned with flavor. i want it to taste good, but as long as it's healthy, i know i'll eat something less than savory.
it was a strange realization.
backdate jan 2
i made a wrong turn, the gps rerouted me home. i crossed this bridge. i am sincerely afraid to drive across bridges but have to do it with alarming frequency. thankfully, i'm a big believer in facing unfounded fears. just with preparation and concentration.
backdating to jan. 1
my husband's parents always throw a new year's party with games and fun people. we watch the ball drop, and laugh a lot, and i can't possibly think of a better way to bring in a new year than with someone you love.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
in addition to my regular postings, which are usually (ahem) borrowed from someone/somewhere else (with proper citation, of course!) i have decided to borrow another idea i've seen roaming the internets.
i'll be taking an original picture-per-day and posting them on here. while the sites i've seen usually have the author as the subject matter, my project will be a little different. mostly because even i don't want to see myself every day, so doubt anyone else does!
instead, they may be of me, or of something that was significant (or perhaps, insignificant) about the day.
the purpose behind this is threefold:
1. it means that i have to post something EVERY DAY.
2. hopefully it will make me stop and look at the world a little more rather than just rushing through my day
3. perhaps, through photos, i will be inspired to write more flash fiction, because i have been quite the slacker lately.
*disclaimer: i am not a photographer, nor have i ever taken a photography class, nor is my camera very expensive. i may, in fact, be using my phone camera for a majority of pictures. apologies to all the artistically sensitive.
i'll be taking an original picture-per-day and posting them on here. while the sites i've seen usually have the author as the subject matter, my project will be a little different. mostly because even i don't want to see myself every day, so doubt anyone else does!
instead, they may be of me, or of something that was significant (or perhaps, insignificant) about the day.
the purpose behind this is threefold:
1. it means that i have to post something EVERY DAY.
2. hopefully it will make me stop and look at the world a little more rather than just rushing through my day
3. perhaps, through photos, i will be inspired to write more flash fiction, because i have been quite the slacker lately.
*disclaimer: i am not a photographer, nor have i ever taken a photography class, nor is my camera very expensive. i may, in fact, be using my phone camera for a majority of pictures. apologies to all the artistically sensitive.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Most people fail at whatever they attempt because of an undecided heart. Should I? Should I not? Go forward? Go back? Success requires the emotional balance of a committed heart. When confronted with a challenge, the committed heart will search for a solution. The undecided heart searches for an escape. A committed heart does not wait for conditions to be exactly right. Why? Because conditions are never exactly right.
-Andy Andrews
-Andy Andrews
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