cultivating me

Lessons are like life’s simple pleasures, they are everywhere. Some weeks hold more lessons than others and some lessons are more profound than others.  It’s been nice to have the opportunities to be on the look out for them. Here’s what I learned this week. I have amazing kids! If I my kids know that [...]

This past week has been entirely absurd and I’m glad it has passed.  I’m also glad that over the past couple of days I’ve been able to take the time to learn a few things along the way. i use anger as a defense mechanism when i’m angry i don’t like to talk and i [...]

After about a year of contemplating blogging in general, if I still wanted to do it and if so, what exactly do I want my focus to be and if there should be a focus at all…..I finally moved into these fancy new digs.  Like with any other move in my life,  moving in was [...]

can you hear the angels singing?!? i’m not one who normally shares videos i find on the net but this is just too good to keep to myself. it’s part of a new cooking site that not only shares new recipe ideas but it has videos that show you how to make them. heeellllooooo my [...]

if i had my way, i would spend each and every day barefoot. this amuses me because i actually like shoes, shopping for shoes, looking at shoes in magazines, thinking about shoes but i just don’t like wearing them all of the time.

my parents bought my oldest son a new loft bed.  he’s been sharing a room with his younger brother for the past 5 years and so far, they have been sharing a bunk bed.  Luis turned 13 this year and lately has been expressing the need for some space of his own.  we figured the [...]

Recently, there was a Bloggy Giveaway Carnival.  Perhaps you heard of it?  I did not get myself in gear in time to give something away myself but of course, I didn’t let that stop me from entering a few of the contests myself :O) I only entered a handful and only for things that  I [...]

I don’t get comments all that often around here and that’s fine.  The comments i do get mean a great deal to me; especially the ones that offer encouragement, support,  and just plain understanding.  I find that these comments come just when I need them and I am always thankful that the universe pays attention [...]

i took a break – a very very long break but i think i’m ready to be back. why have i been gone? that’s a good question and one that i don’t think i will fully answer. it has been a combination of things. it started a while back when i decided to leave my [...]

I found my self bored again today and that is a very sad thing because I firmly believe that boredom is a choice. Usually for me, it is a result of feeling sad and grumpy. I completely dislike the grumpiness that has settled in recently. In an effort to combat both the blues and the [...]