instead of writing about today, i decided to let my creativity have some fun.
i used mosaic maker and wordle to give two different representations of my day. made up of activities and thoughts, i give you both a pictorial view and a word cloud to suit your mood or preference.
now i best be getting back to work.
happy tuesday!
so far, today has been a good day.
eggs for breakfast, bed made, and kitchen tidied up before my parents arrived around 8:30. we spent about three hours dethatching and otherwise tending to my sad lawn while it was still a cool 94 degrees outside.
now, i finger-peck this post from my mama’s backyard. since i’ll be sweating it up later with some appreciated work from shawn, showering seemed wasteful, especially with a beautiful pool at my disposal.
as i put my towel down, countless memories of the same act flashed through my mind. i can’t think of a summer during which swimming and laying out, by pool and/or beach, wasn’t part of the norm. even when i was a beanpole and merrie was still shorter than me with peachfuzz legs, we took great care in laying our towels out and tried our best to rest for a bit before energy got the best of us and we had to run off to our next adventure.
what does this have to do with anorexia?
absolutely nothing.
=)
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yesterday, i wrote a little post of randomness for you.
here it is.
I’m sitting in Starbucks doing schoolwork. I’ve been here productively reading, thinking, and typing for the better part of today’s waking hours. I can amazingly and honestly say it’s been fun times. My current class on learning theories has served up a challenging workload and stimulates thought and conversation outside of the classroom.
But right now, I break.
Full of coffee and water, I need to Read the rest of this entry »
hey guys! i’m back! did you miss me?!
ha….that’s a silly question. of course you did! 
well, here i am. at least for now…for this moment. i make no promises yet.
but i will say, the fact that my mind has started thinking in blog form again is a good sign for us all.
the past few months have been full of all kinds of things that distracted me from sharing sweet nothings. things like…
~ending my job and packing up 7 years of teaching shtuff to put in my garage,
~being ok with being sad over saying goodbye to 15 little darlings and other relationships,
~eating the veggies from my garden (like monster pumpkin zucchini),
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**THE mom and another favorite mama have accurately noted that it’s been a while. it’s true. i’ve had a few moments in the past few weeks of really wanting to blog but otherwise it’s been kinda dry. it happens. i’ll get some more photo hunt pics up later tonight when i’m home.**
they don’t come around all that often but last weekend brought the most relaxing two days i’ve had in a while.
it was soooo good.
the wet weather on saturday washed away Read the rest of this entry »
