Posts Tagged: 30 Days of Blogs

The Stages of Weight Loss – #3 (Inspiration)

posted on 09/24/2010

At this point in the weight loss cycle, I’ve been through denial, more or less hit bottom (or top, if you’re looking at a graph of pounds) and started the rebound. One or two small successes generally get me on the road and then that warm, fuzzy inspired feeling takes hold. This is the jazzed […]

Art and Reality

posted on 09/23/2010

A couple of weeks ago, there was quite a bit of hubbub in the literary world around Jonathan Franzen being crowned the ‘Great American Novelist’ by Time magazine, as well as being given two impossible-to-get New York Times book reviews before his new book Freedom even hit the shelves. There has been sort of a […]

The Stages of Weight Loss – #2 (Sad, Sad Realization)

posted on 09/20/2010

After the epic battle (or at least, slightly elevated conversation) between my Ego and Superego, the denial stage of weight loss grinds to an unhappy halt. No longer can I ignore the upward creeping of the scale, and the rationalizations begin to wear so thin that I can see through them clear to the nearest […]

Sunday Night’s Alright for Writin’

posted on 09/20/2010

Well, it’s been a busy and exhausting but fulfilling weekend. I really enjoyed Yom Kippur services this year, not to mention our family’s now-traditional Italian feast before the fast began with Kol Nidre Friday night. And sometime before the headache kicked in, I did notice (with surprise that shouldn’t be surprising, because it’s what I […]

The Stages of Weight Loss – #1 (Denial)

posted on 09/17/2010

Today’s blog is inspired by the fact that — as of this morning — I am 11 pounds down since the beginning of summer and only 6.5 to go before I hit my pre-pregnancy weight. Anyway, it got me thinking about how many times I’ve ridden the weight loss roller coaster over the last 20+ […]

The Random Answer

posted on 09/17/2010

I had sort of a nonstop, stressful day today, one that left very little space for contemplation and creativity. We’re in the process of preparing to move, closing on a new home in a couple of weeks and getting our current space ready to rent out to someone else; and today was one of those […]

The Mid-30’s Blog

posted on 09/15/2010

I had surreal experience the other day. There I was, driving down the road toward the Marietta Square, when something caught my eye. It was one of those promotional signs people put in their yards in support of an election candidate. Not unusual, except that I recognized the name. Not from commercials or the newspaper […]

Something Kinda Cool About a Hot Topic

posted on 09/14/2010

I’m not a political blogger, but I couldn’t help but notice something in the wake of the last week’s firestorm over a tiny Florida church’s plan to burn the Quran, the sacred book of Islam. Like many people in this country who would like to see an end to hate and religious persecution, I breathed […]

The Preschool Blog

posted on 09/13/2010

First I want to say thanks for all the supportive feedback on my 30/30 experiment. I’ve already received some great ideas for blogs, and please keep them coming! A couple of the suggestions I’ve received are for blogs are about how my life and perspective have changed as the mother of a one-year-old (interestingly enough, […]

A Very Old Story, and My Personal Tribute to Morgan Spurlock

posted on 09/12/2010

There is an ancient story I’ve heard told and retold in different forms for years, with the original dating back to Rumi, the 13th Century Persian poet. Or possibly even before that. This is a slightly modernized version I heard from my wonderful teacher, the great Coleman Barks. Stop me if you’ve heard it. A […]