I’ve been struggling with an idea lately. When I go to other people’s homes, or hear about houses with “great rooms,” I find myself comparing mine to theirs. I live in a 400 sqft apartment, so larger spaces feel/sound pretty luxurious to me…
“My entire apartment would fit in this one room,” I think.
“I can’t imagine having this much space.”
“I could live in their billiards room.”Read More »Happy with What You Have
Over the 4th of July holiday, I painted (see painting here). I liked the outcome, with each part of the diamond representing fire, water, earth, and air. I even hung it on my wall! But every time I looked up at it over the past few months, I felt that it wasn’t finished.Read More »4 Elements
I had the pleasure of seeing Matt Bednarsky play live in April, near the time of my birthday. He’s back in Florida now promoting his new album, Two, and I had the good fortune to make it to one of his house concerts this past Sunday.Read More »Matt Bednarsky House Concert (Take 2)
Daylight Savings. What a frickin’ crock. Supposedly we were supposed to get an extra hour of sleep this past Sunday. Instead, I got the same… Read More »Daylight Savings (Where’s the beef)
It’s November 5. Didn’t I just start my new job a few months ago? No, that was back in January. Man, time has flown this… Read More »Time Flies
My love for Halloween never went away. I was one of those kids who went trick-or-treating past the acceptable ages for doing such things. I wasn’t doing it out of greed though (well, maybe partially). I did it because I loved getting dressed up.Read More »Goddess for a Night
Ah, the wonders of working in a high school. It’s certainly a different environment than teaching in a college.Read More »Stink Bombs and Wasps
I’m a skeptical believer. Ghosts, spirits, an after life… My scientific brain wants to shut these ideas down as nonsense. My experiences, subjective though they may be, have supported these things.Read More »Good Job, Kiddo
It’s funny how one ending can bring up others.