Orcas Island retreat

January 14, 2011

This post has been sitting in my drafts for months—better late than never? The summer heat and drought was relentless in Houston, so I convinced my hubby to take a vacation in the Pacific Northwest so we could get a break from our stifling climate. Our destination: Orcas Island, Washington. Orcas Island is one of [...]

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Rewiring my work brain

December 17, 2010

I’ve been pondering lately that I haven’t been giving enough attention to growing in my professional life. I’ve given my personal life a great deal of emotional energy and investigation over the last few years. Ever since I can remember, I’ve used writing and journaling as a way to explore my thoughts and make sense [...]

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Sisters Series: The Best Christmas Tree Ever

November 26, 2010

The Christmas of 1998 should have been the worst holiday in our family’s memory. It was our first Christmas without Grandma Myers, so we were making plans in a somber mood. Then, as I studied for my fall semester finals, I got the call from my parents. Great Granny, the woman largely responsible for raising [...]

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Sisters Series: Pomp and Circumstance

November 19, 2010

Growing up, my sister and I had a love-hate relationship. Jo is just over five years younger than I, so we always seemed to be in a different social phase. We fought as often as we got along. But I’d like to say we always loved each other. During our “get along” phases, one of [...]

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Sisters Series: On the Road Again

November 12, 2010

I’ve often joked with my sister Jo that my moving out of the house and into a college dormitory more than an hour away was the best thing ever for our relationship. The act of moving, in and of itself, wasn’t the magic that made us suddenly enjoy each other’s company, of course. Rather, as [...]

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Sisters Series: From Rivalry to Revelry

November 5, 2010

November is National Lifewriting Month, remember? My special project this year will be posting a weekly story about my sister and me. The great thing about sisters is that we don’t always have to agree on everything, and we may not always get along, but our bond always keeps us together in spirit. My sister [...]

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Be careful what you ask for

October 19, 2010

A few weeks ago I strong-armed hubby into letting me redecorate our bedroom. I was SO excited to get new wall hangings after having the same one for ten years! Home furnishing tends to not be high on my hubby’s priority list, so usually these purchases just require his (sometimes distracted) approval. So to get [...]

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Chronicle your life with lifewriting

October 18, 2010

November is National Lifewriting Month. You can read more about its history and evolution at Sharon Lippincott’s blog. In my last post, I talked about the Daughters of England series and how it inspired me to journal. A few years ago I joined the Story Circle Network. As I learned more about the organization and [...]

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The joy of personal blogging

October 16, 2010

I thoroughly enjoyed Celeste’s post Small Blogs: The Art of the Personal Journal. It reminded me of why I started blogging way back in 1999. It’s why I keep the “Small is Beautiful” button on my sidebar. It’s why, despite my career as a B2B social media marketing manager, the personal blog continues to pull [...]

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Laugh or cry, Glee speaks to me

October 15, 2010

Or, “Why Glee is one of my favorite shows.” I love the irreverence in Glee. It reminds me of a comment Emily Saliers made in one of the Indigo Girls’ live recordings. The gist of it was you just gotta laugh [at yourself] or else you’ll have to cry. That’s what I love so much [...]

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