A Mindful Life

Today was my last day of physical therapy. I felt a little wistful, because I’ve gone twice a week for six weeks, and you get to know the therapists and aides a bit. I would highly recommend Santa Clara Sports Therapy to anyone; they are professional and friendly, and the atmosphere is not at all [...]

I can’t get enough of Susan Boyle’s voice. I read a commentary about what about her compels so many people.
Who among us does not move through life with the hidden sense, maybe even quiet desperation, that we are destined for more? That underneath our ordinary exterior lays an extraordinary soul? That given the right opportunity, [...]

It’s Earth Day. One of our kitchen fluorescent tube lights burned out and we have to dispose of it. After some Googling, I found this information for California:

A fluorescent light tube in your dumpster is a violation of the hazardous waste laws. Violation of these laws can result in large fines and criminal prosecution. [...]

Today was the first really warm day of the year: 95 degrees. And I, as usual, can’t sleep because it is still warm inside and out.
We went to see a house yesterday and today. The yesterday house we liked well enough, more for its location than perhaps the interior, but the price is higher than [...]

Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.
–Phyllis Diller
It’s a Sisyphean task, but someone’s gotta do it.

Claire will tell you all about that if you ask her what a circle is!
Another gratuitous egg photo.

Claire will put stickers on them after her nap.

when I finished singing lullabies to Claire for her nap, I kissed her and said, “It’s nap time. Time to have sweet dreams.” She replied, “I love Mommy.”
Oh… Nothing competes with that.