We’re having a crazy heat wave here which knocked the power out yesterday. Not only was it awful because I was entertaining Atti in the heat with no relief, but because I’ve been dying to share these pictures with you!…
Year of Pleasures: Puzzle Therapy
With the craziness of the last few months – commute, solo parenting, the move, general life upheaval – I am depleted. Luckily summer is a good time for depressives. If this was happening in the winter I’d be in trouble.…
Having it all, just not the way I imagined
From the time that I was little, I wanted to be an actress. I’m a classic middle child: sensitive, feeling deprived of attention, venturing far afield to find it, and loved pretending to be somebody else. Somebody who was having…
Sharing Chores
Bear loves to tease me about a proclamation I made when we were dating. I warned him that he shouldn’t expect me to be some little wifey tending to his every need. I told him, “I will not be domesticated.”…
Getting my house in order
Over these last few weeks as I’ve forced myself to slow down, I’ve followed tradition and used the new year to evaluate a few things about my life. 2012 was a bonkers year. Totally, totally, bonkers. And completely out of…
My subconscious is a writer
Since my teeth are pretty much worthless, I’ve been spending a LOOOOOOOOT of time (and money) in the dentist’s chair. And since my teeth are pretty much worthless I’ve developed a lot of anxiety about that. Oh the pain my…
Seedling Success
Never in my life have I been successful at starting seedlings. Well, I take that back. One time I was successful, but it was the great poppy explosion of ’08 that resulted from my dumping an entire package of seedlings…
Year of Pleasures: Butterfly on the Inside
I don’t know where this little guy came from, but one morning while washing the dishes I realized that this butterfly was on the wrong side of the glass, flapping it’s wings just a few inches from my face. It…
Pride
I marched in the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade on Sunday, dressed in sparkly tennis shoes and a dress I sewed myself for pure Mormon realness. It’s no secret that I’ve been a supporter of gay rights for always and…
Intellectual Property for Crafters – A Case Study
If you’ve been craft blogging for any length of time at all, you’ve probably seen something you made end up somewhere else. Some people are good-natured but haven’t thought through the consequences of what they’re doing, sometimes it’s something totally…