I could be said (with some amount of understatement) to have a penchant for list-making. I came by it honestly, if there's a gene for that---my dad actually kept a list of all his lists. (A meta-list?) I'm sorry now that I never asked him what his List List was for. Were there lists he … Continue reading “8 Things About Lists”?
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Track Record
My treadmill broke down this week. I'd love to say that I legitimately "used it up"---but truthfully, I haven't been that assiduous with my exercising. It was a pretty cheap treadmill, and it has lasted since our COVID shut-in year, but I didn't use it up with overuse. I swoop from one end of the … Continue reading Track Record
How to Read the New York Times (the A.D.D. Edition)
Do you ever try to retrace the rabbit-trail... ...that somehow connected the thing you WERE doing with the thing you find yourself doing NOW? If you're like me, that rabbit trail may take several days to loop around to its starting point (assuming it even does). But if you're one of those Focused People With … Continue reading How to Read the New York Times (the A.D.D. Edition)
How God Talks
I've often wished that God would just text me. Hey, girl, turn around and say something to that silent person you just passed. She needs a smile. And while you're at it, tell her she has beautiful hands, because that will make her think of playing her piano, and she's been missing her music without … Continue reading How God Talks
How to Save Hundreds on Prescriptions (I don’t care if I sound like a bad TV ad… everyone should know about this!)
We're kind of conditioned to believe that something "too good" can't actually be true... So when I happen on something TRUE that's awesome... Well, I just have to share it! I know I'm not alone in relying on some prescriptions that are critical to my health (mental and otherwise), and I know I'm not alone … Continue reading How to Save Hundreds on Prescriptions (I don’t care if I sound like a bad TV ad… everyone should know about this!)
2017: A Year for Reading Rihla
Boise Idaho is bearing up under record-breaking conditions this week. We have more snow on the ground than EVER. (Well, at least the "ever" that dates from 1875 when someone started measuring.) We have wind-chill warnings for -25F and more snow on the way, possibly to be followed next week by rain, of all things, … Continue reading 2017: A Year for Reading Rihla
(List#5) Things I Love About Lists
My journal is full of lists. To-do lists, a packing list for our Christmas trip, lists of words (did you know that "glazomania" means "a passion for list-making"?)... Yes, I almost just embarked on a comprehensive list of my lists. What IS it about lists that I love so much? Lists allow for compartmentalized chaos. (Kind of like … Continue reading (List#5) Things I Love About Lists

