Today’s prompt is: What do people thank you for? Or- What do you love helping people with? What do people thank me for is kind of a tough one to answer without sounding like I’m tooting my own horn. So I’ll take the second question, Alex. I love helping people by teaching them how to solve […]
Read More Live Your Legend Blog Challenge #3 – What Do People Thank You For?Today’s prompt is: What makes me angry about the world? Our culture of rampant, unchecked consumption is what makes me angry about this world! It may be mostly an American problem – or a “first world problem”, though there’s certainly trickle-down effects on the rest of the world (anyone want our old electronics?). If you […]
Read More Live Your Legend Blog Challenge #2 – What Makes You Angry About the World?Hello friends, I’ve found myself another blog challenge to follow! This one is from Live Your Legend. When I began this blog back in 2013 (whuut), I simply wanted to share my experience as a person living with EEC. I hoped that by sharing my story, I could help others affected by this condition. Talking […]
Read More Live Your Legend Blog Challenge #1 – Tell Your StoryThis past week, I’ve been having a debate with myself over whether to buy a new Christmas tree or not. For the past decade, Dave and I have had this stupid little 3 foot tree that we got for free from our old company when it was closing. It was a cheap thing, and as […]
Read More Oh, Christmas Tree…In the fall of 1997, I was a senior in high school. I was not academically inclined, so I had quite a few study hall periods between all my art classes. If I wasn’t hard at work on my next weekly sketch, I was bent over a spiral notebook, spilling my deepest thoughts onto the […]
Read More Throwback Thursday: Highlights from 1997Happy Thanksgiving, my fellow Americans! We just got back from a hearty Thanksgiving meal at my dad’s house. Kris and Grey came too, so it was a nice little gathering. Of course we prepared too much food, but that’s what it’s all about, isn’t it? I am always grateful for quality time with my loved […]
Read More Happy Thanksgiving!Originally posted on Uncommon Heather:
It is the first day of first grade. I’m decked out in my favorite dress (blue, of course) with matching barrettes in my hair. I haven’t yet grown to dread the bus ride or the seemingly endless succession of school days that lie ahead. I climb onto the mostly empty bus, take…
My childhood home was filled with terrifying decor – how about yours?
Read More Throwback Thursday: The Cheese LampPut down your phone. Step outside. Look up at the sky. Notice the colors. Notice the clouds, or lack thereof. Feel the air with your skin. Is there a breeze? Is it cold, or warm or wet? Observe the light. Is it bold and bright? Are you squinting? Or is it soft and gentle like […]
Read More How to be present in the great outdoorsMy next toastmaster speech project is supposed to be a “touching speech,” It’s practicing how to convey emotion through storytelling. Instead of just saying “Billy felt sad because he wasn’t invited to Joey’s birthday party”, you’d tell the story of Billy watching his friends pass by on their way to Joey’s party and wondering why […]
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