April Moon Day 5 You are the Music, while the music lasts. My favorite Eliot quote. It is now the subtitle of my blog, but it used to be the title. I changed it because I felt myself growing older and stepping away from the dance floor. Â The name of …
(April Moon 15, day 4)Right now as the house is on the market…nope not now. Last month as we pushed through the major painting, fixing and re-arranging to list the house–nope not then. The previous several months as I packed and cleaned and re-arranged–not really. The last 10 months as …
(April Moon 15, day 3)I’ve done a number of things in my life–built networks from the ground up, written a book of (bad) poetry (only published in zines), built websites from vague words and three pictures into powerhouses of attraction. I’ve written a thesis on the application of the semiotics …
(April Moon 15, day 2) Well then… this is interesting. 10 years ago we were preparing to move to Fayetteville. There have been some days I  have thought that this was a mistake. Friends warned me I would be returning to the source of unhappiness for validation. And yes, that did …
(April Moon 15, day 1)This is a particularly difficult time for me/for our family  right now. We have been packing and fixing and painting to move from our house of nearly 10 years. There are some personal things as well I’m just not fully able to talk about yet. This …
When did we stop being able to disagree about things, ideas, beliefs and start being offended, angry, diminishing ? When did the way *I* see things become the only right way? Is this a tendency the internet made much much worse or something new? I guess people of a certain …
One thing this big move is teaching me…You have to do what is in front on you, the next thing. Some situations are so large that worrying actually makes no sense. Of course I’m concerned how Em will weather the move. Of course I’m concerned about will we find a …
Project Reverb Prompt: Home: Tell us about what home meant to you this year. Are you a homebody? Did you do a renovation? Move? Redecorate? We have taken down many of our paintings, our sculptures. Much of the personality in our home is being removed day by day. We are …
Project Reverb prompt: “What did you think you’d NEVER do. But you did this year. Why? What changed your mind?†Someone told me a long time ago that never means two weeks. So I try not to say never.  I do see some things have ended but I haven’t said that …
Project Reverb Prompt: Thank You Note: Write a thank-you note to someone who broke your heart, or made your life harder than it needed to be. Bonus points for sharing it here. Wow..every fiber of my being says No to this. A big fat no way.
Day 21 Project Reverb prompt: “What did you get rid of this year? Physical things you tossed out or donated? Or did you purge a bad relationship, job, etc…?†I’ve let go of a couple of relationships this year. Ones that never did become what they needed to become. I held …
Day 20 Project Reverb prompt: “What products have you discovered this year that you love? Tell us all about them, and why you love them.†I really like the shirts from SighCo. J had a very Cthulhu Christmas. And these GreenForest baskets have been very cute for organizing. Other than …
Day 19 Project Reverb prompt: “What did you wrestle with in 2014? What did you learn? What challenges do you foresee in 2015?†I love how these keep circling back, as if to drive the point home. This is a way to recognize how not to repeat the same painful …
Day 18 Project Reverb prompt: “Did you have an “ah ha†moment this year? Was it a big one? Or just a small enlightenment?†Dammit, I had a long one written and it was eaten. It was a series of ahas. 1. This is how I look. It is not …
Day 17 Â Project Reverb: Work: What sort of work did you do in 2014? Was it new to you? Did you take on new responsibilities? Change jobs? Or take on a new task at home? I just started a new job as a web dev at the end of 2013. …
I picked Em up from school yesterday and as usual, we talked about her day. It’s tough to concentrate when she doesn’t feel well, but she really tried and wanted to, she told me. I told her how happy I was to see her. She said “really Mom? you say …
Day 16 Project Reverb prompt: “There’s the old saying that a photo is worth 1,000 words. Give us a photo with that impact that sums up some significant event of your 2014, or give us 1,000 words about a pivotal moment in 2014.†I do not have the time for …
