I didn’t think garage sale folks were the type to buy cement mixers. “That should go on craigslist,” I told dad. “Yeah? You think you can sell it on there?” His look said, “I’m not so sure about this, but you’re my daughter, and know more about technology than I do, so I’ll let you…
Category: The People I Thank
The Mother’s Day Shrimp
There is definitely some sort of brain growth that happens – almost palpably – when you’re learning new things. I don’t mean things you find in books – though perhaps you can feel it there as well. No, I mean things that you experience that you’ve never experienced before. And the great thing is that…
My Morning Jolt
Lots of people use coffee to get them going in the morning. I was never a coffee drinker, but have finally found something that energizes me first thing in the morning: working on something for me. My inspiration came via my friend Stacey. She’s a writer, a runner, a wife, and a mom of two…
You Never Know Who’ll Show Up
With my first-ever organizing class just a few weeks away, I took off for my favorite place to do research: the bookstore. There are a ton of books about how to organize. The problem is that when someone wants to get organized, the best way to un-motivate them is for them to see a 300…
On Inspiring Words
I opened the mailbox the other day to find just three things in it – and all were for me. This is unusual as I share my mailbox with my neighbors across the hall. Not only were all three things for me, but they were all things I was happy to have received. Two were…
The OK Clean Water Project
I have written a few times about my bike ride across Iowa in July, 2004. However, there’s a little more to that story I wanted to share. When people heard I was doing the trip, the first question was usually, “Is it a fundraiser?” As if saying, “Because why else would anyone choose to ride…
Signs
A few weeks ago, I wrote about buying some of the first supplies for my Camino trip. I still have not picked dates or solidified anything, but have had a few signs that my timing is perfect. In yesterday’s mail I received the quarterly newsletter from the Congregation of Notre Dame. My first experience with…
My “Impractical” Convertible
My father said I should think about buying a new car. My current one was seven years old, and according to dad that was old enough. However, my current car was the first car I had actually paid for with “my own money” and I had never envisioned getting rid of a perfectly drivable vehicle. …
On Living in the Present
As one who is forever letting go of work she is no longer interested in and picking up new pursuits, I find I’m very “forward” thinking – not in the traditional sense, but in the sense that I’m always thinking about what lies in front of me. What interests will I pursue next? How can I adjust…
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