On 40 boxes of Lent
“40 days, 40 boxes” – Flylady’s idea. I’m not going to be home for 2 of the 7 weeks, so that’s a little tricky, but I think it’s not a bad idea… as long as they’re small boxes!
On skiing and looking elegant
– though admittedly not at the same time! On Saturday I went skiing. I also went skiing on Sunday, but I’ve already written about that here. This is going to mess up the chronology of my posts, but hey… deal with it. After 3 weeks of thawing and piffling about snowing-but-not-settling, it finally snowed properly […]
On being better than you think you are…
I skiied down my first black run today. I didn’t know it was black at the time. It was 4:30 pm. We’d skiied for just over 2 hours on a new (for us) resort. We’d finished skiing on the ‘little lifts’ at the top of the hill/mountain and were on our way back to the […]
500 views
The next view will be the 500th!! whooo 🙂
On making your own rules
If I ever have my own workshop (and I would really like to), I would implement the following rules: only the people who believe in me are allowed in no shouting no putting people down nothing which smells bad and/or is likely to be unhealthy if you sniff it is to be brought into or […]
On the ca 130 [evil] stairs-to-heaven
Behind my house is a flight of 130 stairs. The road at the top is called, “in Heaven”. That’s fitting, because it kills me every time I walk up them (at least once a day)…..
On walking in the snow
If it’s snowing when you want to go home, remember to put your ‘real’ shoes back on before leaving the dance hall. Especially if your dancing shoes have (on-purpose) holes in them. Even more especially if you’re wearing floor-length trousers.
For Kate… / (January round-up)
Dear Kate (and anyone else who is under the impression that I live in a pristine house), I think I need to point something out. My house isn’t pristine. It isn’t even close. Okay, I have cleaned my toilet more times in January than in the last 2 years put together, and kept […]
On doing things I’m good at…
Today I excelled at the things I do well 🙂 I went to bed in the early hours of the morning, far later than I originally wanted to, after distracting myself with other peoples’ blogs and cooking a galoptious potfull of almost inedible brown gloop. I slept until almost midday, whereupon I proceded to lounge […]
Quote: how to get rich from writing
If you want to get rich from writing, write the sort of thing that’s read by persons who move their lips when they’re reading to themselves. – Don Marquis
On mushroomsauce
Don’t try this at home. It is a waste of time, energy, electricity, ingredients and willpower. You have been warned. I [re]started taking B12 supplements this week. They’re [supposedly] good against tiredness, grouchyness, depression, energy-deficiency and a whole load of other stuff. The catch is, you have to take then half an hour after eating. […]
Quote: the end?
Everything will be ok in the end. If it’s not ok, it’s not the end. – ?? (If anyone knows who said this first, let me know)
Quote Writing v. Reading
A critic can only review the book he has read, not the one which the writer wrote. – MignonMcLaughlin (I suppose that’s the same as hearing and speaking…)
Day X
<or on Flying and boredom> Hello dear people 🙂 I have decided that repetitive lists of filled water bottles and shiny sinks are rather tedious. I’ve moved them to their own blog which you can find here. The interesting parts might be allowed to stay :p Happy reading 😉
Quote: your offering
Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer. – Barbara Kingsolver