Carpeing all the diems in semi-rural Oklahoma...xoxo
Carpeing all the diems in semi-rural Oklahoma...xoxo
Being W-2 deficient, my work days can vary greatly. I am my own boss and my own employee, sort of, and this is a situation filled with landmines. Some days are magically inspired, free from foggy thoughts and energized…
Last week was tough. It was happy and insanely productive but truly laborious from early Monday till late Friday. I am not complaining or trying to get pity here; My husband has a talent for riding the tsunamis of…
Life has been opening up to us lately in an almost magical way. At a time when circumstances might look to an outsider (or a well meaning insider even) like we should be mourning, suffering, and constantly weeping over broken…
I will soon be adopting the Spanish custom of taking a siesta. Don’t judge me. Lots of highly productive and fulfilled people throughout history have long spent the middle hours of the day at rest. Charlemagne, anyone? Don Quixote? Many solid reasons…
To call me ruined by this beautiful place we call home would be fair. There’s plenty of work to do, always, and nothing is ever really perfect by crazy-people standards; but I cannot imagine a more satisfying way to spend…
Few normal, everyday events have the power to thrust me into a foul mood more than walking barefoot on a dirty floor. Especially a hardwood floor encrusted with parrot fodder. Especially when it happens fifteen feet away from the parrot’s…