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Category Archives: Ruminations
Bits and Pieces…
Happy Monday! Well, first of all, I am rather proud of myself for doing the housework I’d decided to do today. I have lately determined that Monday is my day to do that and to work on the garage (per … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Balance, community, creativity, goals, humor, NATURE, writing
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“Frog Nog”
This morning I finally finished my latest “Frog” picture (after procrastinating for over a year). I have decided to really work hard on trying to finish this project. Here are the illustrations I have done so far- (And now I … Continue reading
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Red-Tailed Hawk
This afternoon while I was in the garage doing laundry, I heard a bird that made me turn to look out the window. No more than 6 feet from where I was standing at the window, perched on the hot-tub … Continue reading
“Compass”
These days it seems that the driving force in my life has been about achieving BALANCE – in my life and in how I plan and use my time. This is what has led me to use the “31-Point-Plan” and … Continue reading
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Tagged Balance, goals, personal growth, TIME
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“Unfinished Business”
In writing my Annual Summary, I have realized that I need to clarify what “issues” I have in regards to my sister. It isn’t that we aren’t getting along or that there is any real problem; it seems that I … Continue reading
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Tagged family, personal growth, relationships
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Christmas 2013
…and we all had a very nice time!
MY CHRISTMAS WISH LIST
MY CHRISTMAS WISH LIST Dear Santa, Here is my Christmas Wish List. I have decided that this year I have some things to ask for (and I’ve been a pretty good girl): 1. The thing I want most this Christmas … Continue reading
December update
To follow up on my post regarding “School,” shortly before Thanksgiving, my sister and I visited Molly, the therapist I chose to see regarding getting help for Dalton where school is concerned. My sister holds the view that it is … Continue reading
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Tagged ADD/HD, family, parenting, philosophy, school
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Birthday, Books, etc.
I read the last of my recently checked-out library books this month in about three days: Robert Silverberg’s “Longest Way Home.” It was interesting; reminded me in some ways of this novel idea I’ve had going in my head, relating … Continue reading
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Tagged birthdays, books, depression
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Thanksgiving tradition
Thanksgiving at Tim and Ana’s house has become our tradition. We haven’t been real big on tradition in our family, but even the little things count. I’ve recently had the idea to collect family recipes; I want to put together … Continue reading
School
11/25/13 Dalton has started refusing to go to school. My sister thinks that all of his problems are caused by my failure to teach him to properly manage his time. She has arranged to take us both to see a … Continue reading
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Tagged ADD/HD, parenting, philosophy, school
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School is a prison — and damaging our kids
I am re-posting here an online article that I found recently on Salon.com: Monday, Aug 26, 2013 04:45 AM PDT School is a prison — and damaging our kids – Longer school years aren’t the answer. The problem is school … Continue reading
November Books
I read Christine Feehan’s Mind Game recently (finished it on 11/5/13). It wasn’t bad, but was not really what I was in the mood for. I’ve been craving a good SciFi or Fantasy book lately so I decided to see … Continue reading
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School has become a large concern in recent weeks. Dalton has been sick a lot and has missed a lot of school. His unhappiness has me thinking a lot about my own experience with school when I was a kid … Continue reading
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Tagged children, parenting, philosophy, school
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Writing Workshop
I went to the monthly Northbay Writers Workshop yesterday and enjoyed it as always. I missed the last two meetings, so I was glad I made this one. One interesting thing I learned: apparently, some time in the recent past, … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Literature, writing
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Happy Halloween!
And Dalton carved the pumpkin this year – he did a very good job!
ANGST
I had a very weird dream last night. I was living in this small closet of a room in this huge place, like a mall and an amusement park all in one big thing, and loads of people; sort of … Continue reading
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Tagged angst, children, creativity, smoking, spirit, TIME, writing
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10-17-13 (and smoking)
I have been having such a rough time. I finally went out and bought a pack of cigarettes yesterday. While I do not want to be a smoker, I also don’t want to be so dysfunctional and unable to cope … Continue reading
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Tagged ADD/HD, personal growth, questions, smoking
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Ender’s Game
Last night I started reading “Ender’s Game,” which I first read about 30 years ago. It’s recently been made into a movie, which I would really like to see – and thus would like to read the book again first. … Continue reading
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Tagged books, children, entertainment, SciFi
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10/12/13
What a nightmare things have been. Dalton has been sick again and missing school, and our lovely, brilliant, U.S. government is still shut down. This has been brutal, as parenting often can be. The government shutdown on the other hand … Continue reading
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Tagged ADD/HD, parenting, questions, writing
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Political Insanity
Unbelievably, our ridiculous Congress has caused the government to shut down due to a refusal to cooperate and do their jobs. It is ludicrous. This so-called Tea Party needs to get a grip or just go away! They are Neanderthals … Continue reading
Sitchin
Another writer who has come to mind quite a lot recently as I contemplate these ideas I’ve been having about a possible novel, and all the connections I am making between the different books I’ve been reading, is Zecharia Sitchin. … Continue reading
cracking eggs…
The other day, I started thinking about a book that I read a few years ago, “Crack in the Cosmic Egg,” by Joseph Chilton Pearce. I couldn’t really recall what it was about, but it seemed to be related to … Continue reading
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Tagged books, nonfiction, philosophy, Reality, science, serendipity
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There was a segment on the Today Show this morning about dads, raising the question of whether dads seem to be taking more of a hands-on role these days. It does seem that some at least are; I got a … Continue reading
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Tagged ADD/HD, books, business, fathers, philosophy
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