“Not all those who wander are lost.” – J. R. R. Tolkien

 

     

   We took Riley on the third big trip of his life over 4th of July. We went to Old Orchard Beach, Maine and spent time with Matt's side of the family. For being only… Read full post »

You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't know where the hell she is - Ellen Degeneres

   I've done it, I've finally lost the 51 pounds I gained while pregnant with my son.… Read full post »

“The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.”

 Oscar Wilde 

   In many respects I shouldn't have gotten out of bed today. I woke up to a fussy baby this morning two minutes earlier than my alarm was set for. This may not seem like much to some, but/… Read full post »

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson 

 

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“Our body is…a vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.” -- Buddha

   My son Riley had just turned 6 months. In retrospect it's been a long time, in terms of weight loss it seems even longer. However it feels like he should just be days old. I gained quite a… Read full post »

“Lately it's occurred to me what a long strange trip it's been.”

   I have had many, many strange and random things happen to me in my life that generally, for whatever reason, never happen to anyone else. Well as of last night, I can add yet another wierd tale to the… Read full post »

“That's what it takes to be a hero, a little gem of innocence inside you that makes you want to believe that there still exists a right and wrong, that decency will somehow triumph in the end”

 Lise Hand 

 

   I had to go to Walmart today to get my 5… Read full post »

“Pure love produces pure nonsense.” - Jonathan Klinger

 

   I'm going to get right down to it. I've been feeling like I'm in a little bit of a funk lately... maybe a lot in a funk. I've worked a few jobs at a time consistently since I was 16 and…

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“Pure love produces pure nonsense.” - Jonathan Klinger

 

   I'm going to get right down to it. I've been feeling like I'm in a little bit of a funk lately... maybe a lot in a funk. I've worked a few jobs at a time consistently since I was 16 and…

Read full post »

“Pure love produces pure nonsense.” - Jonathan Klinger

 

   I'm going to get right down to it. I've been feeling like I'm in a little bit of a funk lately... maybe a lot in a funk. I've worked a few jobs at a time consistently since I was 16 and…

Read full post »

“Every achiever I have ever met says, "My life turned around when I began to believe in me." -- Robert Schuller

    The other day we had to take Riley to the doctor, well, not HAD to but I'm a new mother and Riley hadn't pooped in a few days and… Read full post »

Big girls need big diamonds - Elizabeth Taylor

   Diamonds are very powerful things, for little stones, especially when placed in an engagement ring. For a very long time they have represented the deep commitment of eternal love promised to one half of a couple by the other. They can a… Read full post »

In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children.  ~Robert Benchley

 

   Well we've been in Florida since Sunday and so far so good, except for the fuckingWizarding World of  Harry Potter, I'll get to that in a minute though. The parts I was afraid… Read full post »

In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children.  ~Robert Benchley

 

   Well we've been in Florida since Sunday and so far so good, except for the fuckingWizarding World of  Harry Potter, I'll get to that in a minute though. The parts I was afraid… Read full post »

Inside some of us is a thin person struggling to get out, but they can usually be sedated with a few pieces of chocolate cake.  ~Author Unknown

   At a glance, weight loss seems a slow and endless climb, but when I look back, I realize that through all my moaning… Read full post »

You sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve. J. K. Rowling

   I'd like to take a minute from my usual exsitential fretting to discuss something very important... Harry Potter. At the end of the month we will be taking a trip to Florida and Riley, although… Read full post »

   “It is a wise father that knows his own child.”- William Shakespeare

 

   So now that my weight loss is under way, I have another thing on my list to check off. Make a decision, after over two years, make a decision whether or not I should talk to… Read full post »

“There are always two choices. Two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy.”

“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”

 Joanne Kathleen Rowling

 

   I think in order to be an effective mot… Read full post »

“Women are never stronger than when they arm themselves with their weaknesses”

 Madame Marie du Deffand

 

   How do you care for a four month old when you're barely able to get out of bed? Very painfully. You're head hurts and he screams in your ear. All you wan… Read full post »

“A flock of sheep that leisurely pass by,

One after one; the sound of rain, and bees

Murmuring; the fall of rivers, winds and seas,

Smooth fields, white sheets of water, and pure sky;

I have thought of all by turns, and yet do lie

Sleepless! - William Wordsworth

"Isn't it strange, when you're s… Read full post »

   I'm concentrating on staying healthy, having peace, being happy, remembering what is important, taking in nature and animals, spending time reading, trying to understand the universe, where science and the spiritual meet. - Joan Jett

   Actually, yesterday was the day… Read full post »

Life itself is the proper binge.  ~Julia Child

I'm allergic to food.  Every time I eat it breaks out into fat.  ~Jennifer Greene Duncan

   Before I would discuss the issue at hand, I would like to take a moment to discuss something very near to my hear: Ghost Whisperer! I… Read full post »

"Show me a day when the world wasn't new."- Sister Barbara Hance

   Today I woke up, and for the first time in a long time, I understood what it meant to be truly happy. I'm not saying I'm depressed in general or I don't appreciate my life, nothing like that. What… Read full post »

“The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.”

“When kids hit 1 year old, it's like hanging out with a miniature drunk. You have to hold onto them. They bump into things. They laugh and cry. They urinate. They vomit.'

 

- both quotes… Read full post »