The thoughts and ramblings of one little lady living near the City of Salt and Saints (Salt Lake City, UT)
In case you forgot, this year I'm all about some Aztec philosophy. I've been teased by some neighbors about it. I don't mind the teasing. Because I'm rooted, yo. As a refresher, I recently learned about this philosophy, Neltiliztli, which I've hashtagged as living a #rootedlife this year. I even made a nifty little infographic. You're … Continue reading #metoo, dating my hubby, and my #rootedlife
I just counted. I have 29 open Chrome tabs across my two monitors. I randomly chose ten of them and this is what I do online: My Gmail, of course Slack, where I do communication type things with my hubby The Great Work Study, because I think I'm going to take the time to read … Continue reading A random list of my current open Chrome tabs
Neltiliztli is a word from the Aztecs and is their philosophy for living a worthwhile life. It means rootedness. It's the reason I've chosen my 2019 hashtag, #rootedlife. I want to do things this year to live a more rooted life. First, a few paragraphs on last year's hashtag and then, the scoop about what … Continue reading My 2019 hashtag: #rootedlife
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 … Continue reading Process-focused thinking and rambling thoughts about dating in Utah
My titanium toe and I have been in a relationship for ten years. The internets tell me you celebrate ten years with gifts of tin or aluminum. They're both so quaint compared with titanium. Ten years ago, on this day, I watched my titanium toe surgery. It was pretty incredible (understatement). It briefly reminded me … Continue reading Ten Years Titanium: A Medical Memoir
Either I think too much or expect too much to post blogs these days. I want to say profound things. To post meaningful content. Or maybe I'm without keywords to focus on. That's the fault of doing work that's search engine optimized (SEO). When I write for those, I keep a tally of the number … Continue reading Monday musings on why I don’t blog
I told a bunch of writers at a conference that they should still blog because practice is good. I don't blog lately because all my writing energy goes to other people. Sometimes that's good, sometimes it's draining. At that writing conference, I taught one of the classes and it was a blast! I received an … Continue reading A list for this day in October
Pick up a copy of the July/August edition of Utah Life Magazine and you'll find me, my Grandma DeeDee, and my son, Dominic. I've pitched and submitted plenty of stories and pieces over the last several years. I've received oodles of "no thank yous" and non-responses. One evening, I sent in a pitch to this … Continue reading The garden of Edith
This story is long (hence: epic). I submitted it to a writer's contest, but didn't win, so I suppose my rejects go on my blog! It was one of the early dates I went on with my now husband, Nathan. It felt like an episode of Seinfeld to me. I met some of my favorite … Continue reading The roshambo wedding
"Companion plants create opportunities for timeshare or simultaneous display." Lauren Springer Ogden, The Undaunted Garden. I bought this gardening book because my green-thumbed Grandma DeeDee told me to. The problem with the book is that there is so very much information crammed onto every page. It will likely take the rest of my gardening life to … Continue reading Companion planting and happiness
Sciolist in the City of Salt and Saints 