Occasionally, in the whir of daily life, it is easy to lose track of the small things that are so lovely about being alive. If you, like I sometimes am, are feeling cooped up or even just slightly stifled by the routines to which you remain relatively faithful, I have the perfect remedy. via StepContinue reading “The Beautiful Day Remedy”
Category Archives: Sedentary Pursuits
Warm Hands, Warm Hearts?
Most people who know me are fully aware of my vehement love of all things in celebration of Valentine’s Day! I have begun my preparations in earnest for this most joyous of days, and my very first gift-project has turned out rather adorably! I found this lovely idea for making pocket-sized bean bags as winter handContinue reading “Warm Hands, Warm Hearts?”
Shenanigans ~ The Game
Every time I go home to New York, I get the rare privilege of catching up with old friends, and sometimes meeting a few new ones on top of that. Add that in to the nutty mix of the Adams Family Holidays, and you usually wind up with a bizzarre group of at least 10Continue reading “Shenanigans ~ The Game”
The Twelve Days of Sickness . . . er, Christmas.
On the first day of Christmas, my doctor gave to me A FLU DI-AG-NO-SIS! On the second day of Christmas my doctor gave to me : Prescriptions for sulfa, and a flu diagnosis! On the third day of Christmas, the sulfa gave to me, hives and puffy lips, prescriptions for sulfa and a flu diagnosis On the fourth dayContinue reading “The Twelve Days of Sickness . . . er, Christmas.”
Permanent Snowflakes
Snow is sheer miraculous stuff. Now, in all honesty, I’m the first to grumble when those freezing pre-dawn car-scraping sessions are required . . . but . . . I love lace. And what is snow if not the most perfect of all laces? Have you ever managed to catch a snowflake or two on theContinue reading “Permanent Snowflakes”
Life: An Opportunity for Masquerade!
My tongue-in-cheek Staff Award of 2012 might clue you in to my affinity for costumes. I know I’ve mentioned it before. . . . . . but it bears repeating: I love costumes. Well, today I encountered a new TOP REASON why I need to learn to sew. Lead by a suggestion (from a friendContinue reading “Life: An Opportunity for Masquerade!”
Current Events For The Win
Slightly tired of presidential campaign speeches already? The sheer amount of time wasted with clapping is enough to make you turn off the screen, if you ask me. SO, today, I went questing for other news, and found the following fascinating tid-bits… CNN.com had a whole list of stories, but one headline in particular caughtContinue reading “Current Events For The Win”
A Poetic Blast from the Recent Past…
A few months ago, while fighting boredom in a session of forced concentration, I wrote two poems. Now I think I will share them… Poem #1: What is Stress? What is stress? an aching between the disks in my lower spine as I twist, sitting far too long in my desk chair a throbbing atContinue reading “A Poetic Blast from the Recent Past…”
The United Kingdom: Inherently Magical?
Maybe it comes from watching BBC’s six hour Pride and Prejudice more times than I can remember, or perhaps it’s a result of obsessing with Harry Potter for the past, oh, ten years or so, but it seems that the exceptionally magical can only come from Britain these days. Seriously, perhaps it’s only because IContinue reading “The United Kingdom: Inherently Magical?”
I hope I’m This Interesting at 84!
My Unprofessional Reactions and Reflections: The first 25 thoughts to go through my mind while watching 84th Academy Awards Preface: It is truly magnificent that I can sit on my couch under my snuggly blanket with my scraggly-looking hair and watch beautiful people . . . who have spent hours (or days) getting ready forContinue reading “I hope I’m This Interesting at 84!”
Cakey Hankerson: Great Adventures 