Process-focused thinking and rambling thoughts about dating in Utah

I watched a YouTube vid yesterday about outcome-focused thinking versus process-focused thinking. I was watching it for some research for a writing assignment, but it related to other thoughts that have been swirling around in my head for the last week or so. A little background on my thoughts... A dear friend of mine sent …

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That time I swiped an Amazon package off of my neighbor’s front porch

I left the car running, Gabbi and Dom waiting for me, and ran up the steps to my neighbors' front door. I rang the doorbell. I waited. The dog barked inside. The wind blew their fake cobwebs around. I stood sideways. I always stand sideways on doorsteps. I was trained that way. Thanks, door-to-door sales. …

Top ten words make your Pinterest post viral

Look, people. Now that I'm a stay-at-home mom, I am an expert Pinterester. I should get certified in it. I pin on the potty. I pin in the glider. I pin in bed. I pin in my sleep. And let me tell you what I've learned with all of my pinning experience. All you need …

Over the years: death by women’s fashions

A story on NPR yesterday warned about the health hazards of skinny jeans. You and your sexy, denimed legs are bad for your body parts, ladies! (Or men, if that’s your preference.) After reading this article, I, of course, followed the logical path and started looking up other dangerous, deadly women's fashions from our lovely …

when a blog looks pretty

I doodled some today for a little entry I wrote over on a different blog. This is just to say that I think it looks nifty: digital citizenship as a writer.

Some of my internet activity today

I signed up for an internet class on Managing My Investments. I’ve finished part of week 1 and so far, it is uninteresting. Better than Bambi: a deer and a French bulldog face off. And at the end of the game, there was this little bit about Jeopardy actually using Sean Connery’s favorite category in …

the blogs I read

Two weeks ago, sitting in a writer’s conference, Ann Cannon talked about blogs, asking people to share which ones they read. I didn’t raise my hand. My list is very long and they weren’t the same kinds of blogs that all of the other conference attenders were sharing. As I sat there, pondering over the …

I will not be in Brazil for the world cup

Four years ago, I made a remark that I would save up and go to Brazil for the World Cup. I'm still here. I'm not sad about this. Life is different. Four years ago, I was single. Four years ago, I was not a mom. Four years ago, I was playing a hundred soccer games …

When to worry

This is just to say: It's been a worrying kind of day here at work. I have to step back and analyze what type of problems are really within my circle of influence and therefore worth worrying about. I'll leave all the politics at the office and instead worry about what I should dig up …

Happy Pi Day

Did you celebrate pi day? I was teleworking so I thought it would be "fun" to use my lunch break and make a pie for 3.14. Turns out, pie making is mighty work. The kind of work where you end up ghosted in flour by the time something is in the oven. As I was …