All appearances to the contrary it hasn’t been easy for me to celebrate my birthday this year. I’ve been trying to take my friend Barry’s advice and “fake it until you make it.” I am getting better everyday though and making this gratitude list that I’m about to share with you certainly helped. B Having [...]
In one of the books I read recently the notion of a gratitude birthday list was suggested. The idea is simple for each year you’ve lived you list one thing you’re grateful for. Being grateful is one of my happiness activities so the idea of this project really appealed to me. I’m turning 33 in [...]
A couple weeks ago my rabbi told me he was going to start fining me if I didn’t stop making self-deprecating remarks about myself. While I’m not sure he can actually make me pay up (good luck with that Reb) he does have a good point. I know that I often make at least self-deprecating [...]
First, why has no one ever purchased the “Suck it Trebek” t-shirt for me? That fact wounds me deeply. Moving on. Several weeks ago, in the thick of my….thing….I decided that I had to get a job. Financial worries, not feeling intellectual stimulated, being isolated because I work alone all day and not feeling that [...]
First, why has no one ever purchased the “Suck it Trebek” t-shirt for me? That fact wounds me deeply. Moving on. Several weeks ago, in the thick of my….thing….I decided that I had to get a job. Financial worries, not feeling intellectual stimulated, being isolated because I work alone all day and not feeling that [...]
Long story short I’m in a hole like I’ve never been in. Oh I’ve been in some holes but never quite like this. This hole is so deep in fact that for the first time in my life I’m trying to face it differently, trying to overcome whatever it is that keeps putting me back [...]
Traditional working lifestyle that makes actual money = very unhappy Michelle Very non-traditional working lifestyle that makes no money = happy but poor Michelle Poor Michelle = Low self esteem version of Michelle Low self esteem version of Michelle = The crack in the door that melancholy needs to squeeze in I am fundamentally broken [...]
A couple months ago I was frustrated with some work stuff. Some clients were hard for me to work with, some clients hadn’t paid on time and there weren’t enough clients to satisfy my meager financial needs. My frustration led me to make a list to answer the question “What Do I Really Enjoy Doing?” [...]
You might consider settling in with a beverage, this one is going to be long. This post has been brewing for a while now and a brief Twitter conversation with Cecily last night was the tipping point for making me actually sit down and write it. It’s going to cover a few different issues. The [...]
I did a little stationery shopping on Tuesday. I love stationery. I love sending letters and cards for every imaginable reason (and sometimes no reason at all) and my stationery stock was quitting just a tad low. There are several places in Louisville where I like to buy stationery but I also like frequenting the [...]
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Nerd, reader, baker, happily pair-bonded, lesbian, Jew.
Someone said
“All it takes is one rabble-rouser. One troublemaker to throw up his hands and yell, 'My friends! We can do this!'”
– Muni, Red Zones, and Faith in Humanity
7 November 2005
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