cultivating me

I never share my academic writing. I just don’t – it’s all about worrying about what others will think of me. It’s all about not feeling good enough or capable and being afraid that someone will figure it out. I’m working on this part of me and in that spirit, Here is a written response [...]

So I’ve mentioned this summer course I am taking? The one I’m really excited about and so happy that I finally am able to have a class with the professor? The one that I am also a little afraid of because I think it might be over my head just a bit (It’s an upper [...]

If you ever find yourself enrolled in a summer session class that you are very excited about taking but are slightly worried you are a bit in over your head with. And, let’s say this class is with a professor you have been waiting to take a class from for a year. Now let’s add [...]

because i have to get something else up to take the place of my last post, here is something a bit more cheerful

i’ve really debated about writing this particular train of thought – i don’t want to seem like i am complaining – but hey, it’s my blog and if i want to complain i figure i can. and i think that in the end i just might come off as selfish or ungrateful and i would [...]

World this is Andy – Andy this is the world…..say hello…. You’ve actually met before when this happened. It’s okay if you don’t remember, I think we all can understand. A while back, the kids wanted a guinea pig and they were working hard to save their money and figure out everything that we would [...]

I did something today that ended up being much harder for me than I thought it would be. The idea came to me on my way to pick up the little guy from school and it seemed so simple then – it made sense even and so i told myself that when the the girl [...]

all i can say is she’s my daughter and i think she is amazing! This is a from my daughter’s blog. My daughter – she’s 14 – but apparently much much wiser than her years at times.  After I read this and after I was able to get some of the tears under control, I [...]

I spent yesterday at The Americana at Brand yesterday with my sweetie.  It was such a fabulous day for so many reasons.  For starters, it was a gorgeous day: sunny near 80 with a slight breeze and just a few fluffly clouds in the sky.  This Americana place is an outdoor shopping center – and [...]

and I certainly never thought I would be saying this here on my little spot in this bloggy world but KUDDOS to Martha Stewart. It’s not that I have anything against this woman – except perhaps her never ending perfection when it comes to all things homey.  I’ve sort of admired her for awhile (I [...]