It’s Wednesday, and #OnWednesdaysWeHaiku. The prompt for today wonders if Photoshop makes me ashamed of my body. Wow, I could write a page an a half about what Photoshop can do to a woman’s self-esteem. But luckily for you, it’s time to Haiku. An Instagram life Full of Photoshopped fictionContinue Reading
Sorry…you were probably hoping for the final instalment in my post series. I just couldn’t today. Tomorrow though. I promise. For today I’m going to jump into ten things of thankful. I need to remember what wonderous things there are in this world. Because after a rough week, one hasContinue Reading
The prompt today is fears and phobias. And Wednesdays are Haiku days on Live By Surprise for the entire month of November. So I’ve added the two together—because one of my phobias relates to the urban legend that suggests that you eat eight spiders every year while you’re sleeping. The BackstoryContinue Reading
My brain is suffering. Do you ever feel like you’re not being creative enough? Like you need to do whatever you do best more? I LOVE to write, but lately it’s felt really forced. In part, I think it’s because I’ve been really busy. I’ve been devoting a lot ofContinue Reading
In researching my family tree, I’ve found that I come from the salt of the earth. But I’ve also found that when you’re digging sometimes you find dirt. I’ve been researching my family tree since before my eldest was born. I discovered some online resources, and connected with distant family membersContinue Reading
Once upon a time there was a young woman with red hair who loved to read. Every day she pulled the same large book from her shelf, opened to the last page she’d read and slogged on. The protagonist in the book was not someone she admired. In fact, inContinue Reading
As I’m still on vacation, I thought I’d just put a bit of a ramble on here today. I’ve been very much enjoying my holiday with the kids. We spent a week in Mont Tremblant, Quebec (post on UrbanMommies coming soon) with my father-in-law. It was just lovely. After that,Continue Reading
There’s just something about buying a new house. You might decide to go with the basic model – or you can upgrade all your finishes and get marble counters, hardwood floors and inset lighting. You’ll end up with all new appliances. And, when you move in, everything is fresh andContinue Reading
I’m on vacation this week, spending time with family in a lovely cottage in Quebec, Canada. We’re set in a forest in the mountains, and this week’s haikuhorizons prompt fits right into my mood. As the path opens The sky’s breath leads me home, The verdant forest shades. The verdantContinue Reading
I had an odd…flashback the other day while on Facebook. You know how you’ll just be reading something, hit a trigger, and then there’s a flood of memories? That. There was this kid that I went to school with. I remember what he looked like, he was tall and skinnyContinue Reading
