A Mindful Life

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The song, Chaiyya Chaiyya Bollywood Joint, was in the Spike Lee movie, Inside Man (a well done caper movie). This music raises the tempo of my heart, tickles my legs to start dancing, and makes my soul feel light and happy. I could listen to it every day as a substitute for [...]

Mama Moon / 7×10″ sketch paper with colored marker
The moon is full and so am I! Only 28 days until Little One’s due date.

Inspired by the Sunday Scribblings topic this week, Phenomenon, I will attempt to articulate my thoughts on two phenomena — two transitions — that are dovetailing in my life: motherhood and blogging.
As my pregnancy has progressed, I’ve had time to begin the process of learning just how much my life will change. I know I [...]

Thursday was a darn good day, the best I’d had in awhile. First, I have new walking shoes that fit. So I took a short, slow constitutional in the morning. Then I picked up my friend to deliver him to the San Francisco airport (he’s off to Spain to vacation with his wife); once that [...]

This wasn’t just plain terrible, this was fancy terrible. This was terrible with raisins in it.
–Dorothy Parker

Artwords is another creative project that posts a theme on Sunday and invites people to use sketches, photos, paintings, collage, digital art, altered art, etc. to depict a story.
As a change of pace from the drawings, I selected a photo I took back in Austin. The resulting movement in the image depicted how time seems [...]

This is me in a few weeks:

Wisdom / 7 x 10″ sketch paper with colored marker
Having just discovered Inspire Me Thursday, I had to play!

At First Light / 7 x 10″ sketch paper with colored marker
At first light the trees sway,
but not together.
Shifting their weight from side to side,
they are like a crowd
that has waited all night for a gate to open.
–Ted Kooser, Winter Morning Walks

Some things I’ve noticed:

Riding a stationary bike gives me round ligament pain and stimulates Braxton-Hicks contractions.
Sleep is becoming elusive again.
I crave vegetables.
People really do become more solicitous towards obviously pregnant women in grocery stores, etc.

Some things I’ve done:

Had friends over for dinner on Saturday. (Every weekend this month we’re hosting dinner with friends. We call [...]