A Mindful Life

I started the day with more vigor than I have in the past five, though I’m fading now and am fighting the desire to sleep.
Day three of the roofing. Yesterday I felt too unwell to go anywhere. I stayed home and bathed in my own sweat while the mercury rose to 93F and the closed [...]

There is no right way. There is always a right now way.I’m thinking of my mother’s life work (mothering four children) as I watch this and as I imagine what path I will soon travel. Karen’s book, Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood, is a small treasure — accessible, handy, and valuable. I [...]

Ever since Husband and I decided to curtail spending, especially book purchases, I’ve been using WorldCat. WorldCat is the world’s largest network of library contents and services. Look at the treasures available:
You can search for popular books, music CDs and videos — all of the physical items you’re used to getting from libraries. You can [...]

Another one for the library and Amazon wishlist: I Sold My Soul on eBay, by Hemant Mehta.
When Hemant Mehta was a teenager he stopped believing in God, but he never lost his interest in religion. Mehta is “the eBay atheist,” the nonbeliever who auctioned off the opportunity for the winning bidder to send him to [...]

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Coldwater Lake Recreation Area
USGS Coldwater Lake
Trails.com - Coldwater Lake

At nearly 9:00 p.m. it’s still 81F. I spent the afternoon at my friends’ home just sitting. I couldn’t sleep for the heat, but at least the windows were open and it was quiet.
So, the doctor visit… I am one centimeter dilated but not effaced at all, and baby still sits high. My induction was [...]

Forecast for today: Sunny, high at 93F.
Last night at 10 p.m. we had a false alarm. I thought my water broke. Turns out it did not, but this required an exam at the hospital to be sure. (Something leaked, and I know for sure it was not urine, dammit.) The staff were lovely to us; [...]

It is 88F outside and the windows are closed.
Today the roofers began tearing off the roof of the building next door, and they have not only blocked me in my garage, they have made it impossible to walk out my front door because the ladders and supplies are on the porch we share with the [...]

Well, this is the due date for Little One. The majority of babies do not debut on their due date, but I thought it worth noting here.
I have allergies to something in bloom — chenopods, I believe — so my ears are clogged, my nose stuffy and runny, my throat is sore, and I [...]

Where the river meets the ocean sits a lighthouse on a jetty. The area is jumbled with driftwood.