This week Mama Kat asked… Prompt 3.) Do you have a green thumb? Tell us what kind of gardener you are! I’ve attempted many a summer and style of gardening. I’ve had good success with Square Foot Gardening, but last year I decided to tone down my efforts, protect what I was growing from Jack,…
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Comfort Zone, 5 Miles Back
Earlier this year I wrote on the popular New Year meme, “Word of the Year“. I chose the word “discomfort” as mine, and was truly surprised at how it was received. Even more surprising is how the year has thus far unfolded for me. This week’s Writer’s Workshop includes the prompt… - Write about a time…
Baby Names. And Nicknames. And Stuff.
Although I’ve previously written about the challenge of naming Madelyn and how we wish we could go back and give her a different name, there was something about Mama Kat’s 2nd prompt in this week’s Writer’s Workshop that inspired me. Prompt 2.) I almost named my child _______, but chose _______ instead because… Initially, I…
FourSquare Prison Check-ins: The Latest Craze
Mama Kat, in all her infinite wisdom, included the below prompt in this week’s Writer’s Workshop batch. 5.) Draw a picture that best represents one of your most recent tweets and share it with us. Little did I know that my tweet regarding whether or not to check-in via FourSquare at an Illinois State Penitentiary…
The Christmas Party (Dress) of my Dreams
I love to plan events. Back in our pre-kid days, Craig and I lived in a neighborhood filled with young singles and couples, most who were transplants just like us. I organized and hosted parties a few times a year, and I invited – literally – every single person who lived in our neighborhood to…
Life’s 7 Wonders: In My Eyes
The always-insightful and inspiring Mama Kat had some seriously enticing prompts this week. I opted for the first one: List your life’s Seven Wonders. Describe the most amazing 7 things you’ve seen with your own two eyes. In no particular order, the 7 Wonders of my World: 1. Putting my hand inside a cadaver. 2. Walking…
22 Things I *Have* Done
Leave it to Mama Kat (and SellabitMum) to round out last week’s 22 Things I’ve Never Done with a 22 Things I Have Done list. I’m 33 years old and I have… Been a mother, daughter, sister, best friend, aunt, bridesmaid and flower girl. Been married for 10 years. Pushed the emergency stop button on an…
22 Things I’ve Never Done
I’m 33 years old. I have never… Eaten veal. Raised a boy. Raised my gaze to look up at my shorter-than-me husband. Sky dived. Watched even a minute of any of the Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter series. Read even a word in any of the books written about the Lord of the Rings…
I Graduated and Never Looked Back
As part of this week’s Writer’s Workshop, Mama Kat asked, Prompt 5.) Top ten reasons why you’re glad you’re done with school I don’t know that I’ve ever heard anyone say, “Man I REALLY miss riding the bus, carrying text books and taking history exams!” And I, for one, am quite glad that my school…
Boss Trumps All
Before I purchased my iPhone, I never imagined even half of the uses I’d have for it. Secretly capturing my children in the back seat of the car having the type of heated argument that left Craig and I wiping tears off our cheeks, is by far one of my most favorite purposes. One of…
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