Tagged: blogalicious

01
Nov
2013

A MONTH OF BLOGGING?

Doubtful. Judging by the way real life keeps grabbing my arm and dragging me down the street, chances are slim that I’ll actually be able to REMEMBER to write every day much less actually do it. But you never know. I’ve always considered myself a bit of an outsider, in many ways, despite belonging to this group or that group or this organization or what not. The reason why wasn’t because I wasn’t one of the cool kids, though I wasn’t…but more has to do with the fact that I had friends in ALL the groups. In junior high maybe...

19
Oct
2013

WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF INTERNET

The amount of high-speed bandwidth we pay for each month gets used up by around the 15th these days. It’s due to 4 people being online pretty much all their waking hours. One child with a mobile glued to her hand, texting and skyping and instagramming and whatever else she’s doing. Two children listening to Spotify online, searching for music, watching YouTube videos. One husband watching television replays, news, and me…on the computer, checking Facebook, etc. We all check email. We all surf the web. We all rent movies on the Apple TV. It eats up our reservoir and leaves...

10
Sep
2013

WILLING MYSELF

It seems to take a gargantuan effort to get here and then when I do, meh. I am lame, admittedly. I have been blogging/journaling online/writing here since August of 2003. Dude! that is TEN YEARS!! I used to write 1-2 times a DAY in the beginning and once a day for years and years. Big, long, looping posts full of wishes and dreams and memories and happenings and what not. Now? I seem to have trouble conjuring up a simple paragraph describing my day, much less anything of actual importance. I know that bloggers and writers go through sterile periods...

21
Aug
2012

ROAD TO HELL

I haven’t written about the hay bales and how they glow like giant golden random bocce balls in the fields. Or how the fields themselves have gone from rippling oceans of thigh-high grasses to overturned, churned chocolate earth. I haven’t written about how time has speeded up again and thrown me full-speed into autumn even though the trees have yet to turn. I haven’t written about the rosy color across Karin’s cheeks from days spent on the soccer field and the funny conversations Martin and I keep having. I haven’t written about how upset I was over the hackity haircut...

10
Jun
2012

THINGS ON MY MIND

Things I am tired of right now: blurry eyes low motivation AWC stuff Things I want to do more of: art walking writing Things I need in order to do the things I want to do more of: motivation time inspiration Things I am looking forward to: vacation summer reunion with my first family Things I am thinking about lately: cat allergy vaccines and whether or not they actually work and whether or not my husband would be willing to try them if they did American citizenship and whether it’s worth it for my children if, in not so many...

21
Nov
2011

BULLETY

Things I Really Don’t Get The audience at NASCAR booing the First Lady…how mature ARE people, honestly? Someone going on sick leave because they just don’t want to deal with their boss anymore More poles to make the road narrower and cause cars to slow down even MORE on the road between Flyinge & Sandby Things That Made Me Smile Today Explaining the difference between its and it’s to Martin with the help of a funny grammar website A hug & kiss from Karin this morning “for the first time in 24 hours, Mom!” Getting nearly halfway through another one...

07
Nov
2011

CHOOSE ONE!

pen/paper or fingers/keyboard? rings on your fingers or rings on your toes? thank yous: written or verbal? touch-typist or hunt & pecker? stamps you lick or stamps you stick? reading the last page of a book to find out what happens or reveling in the anticipation? puppies or kittens? bookmarks or dog-ears? repetitive noises: irritating as hell or musical accompaniment? reading group guides: helpful or pretentious? Greek gods or Roman gods? ambition, distraction, uglification or derision?* hug or handshake? tortoise or hare? yeller or reasoner? Christmas or Halloween? poetry or prose? debit or credit? snakes/snails/puppydogtails or sugar/spice/everythingnice? Melodifestivalen or Idol?...

01
Nov
2011

WRITE, RIGHT?

I think I shall unofficially NaBloPoMo if I can manage it; we will see. Does anyone still do this anymore? Does anyone stilll do the NaNoWriMo anymore? I haven’t seen a thing about either one this year. And I’ve never done either, though back when I first started journaling online, lo these many years ago, I DID write nearly every day. Sometimes twice! Of course, it seems the inverse ratio of quality versus quantity decreases steadily, but what the hey, it’s better than not writing at all, right? I don’t plan on signing up or adding my name to any...

29
Sep
2011

BITS OF TID

I feel the need for posting but what with a painful arm and shoulder, and a million other things to do that require sitting at a computer putting more strain on said arm & shoulder, I keep not doing it. 🙁 The sky is so blue today. It’s been beautiful all week. Blue sunny, autumn-breezy, not a cloud in the sky. This is my favorite kind of weather. It’s why autumn was my favorite season for most of my life (until I moved to Sweden and found out how much I need Spring). The kids and I have been slowly...

04
Jun
2011

ENTERTAINING MY BROTHER

I wasn’t going to post today because I didn’t really feel like I had that much to say, but my brother is stuck in a hospital room 3.5 hours from home with his wife, who is under observation to make sure her contractions have stopped, so they don’t have a 6.5-week preemie. They had just started their vacation when she started having the contractions and ended up in the hospital. He has books to read (in German) and a TV in the room (in German) but not much else, and Simone can’t even sit up so they’re pretty stuck. She...

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