I don't like buying shoes. "Necssary evil" pretty much sums up my attitude. My left foot is a half-size larger than my right, which makes it difficult to find a good fit. And shoes always cost far more than I think they should. I'd prefer to go barefoot or wear sandals, but that's not really an option most of the time. Historically I wear my shoes ( Read more... )

I've been avoiding silence, avoiding it a lot -- but this morning I finally sat down in the middle of my living room in half-lotus, turned off the music, and dared the silence ( Read more... )

I continue to be amazed by the change in my energy since my healing shift. For the last year and more I'd come home from work absolutely drained, finding it almost impossible to take care of basic domestic stuff like cooking dinner, doing laundry, or helping Wolfling keep tabs on her homework ( Read more... )

One of the recent official posts from LJ News talked about "Memorial Status" for blogs whose owners have died. Memorial status prevents them from being purged from lack of use, prevents further entries from being made, but allows comments to be left on entries.

I'd been concerned that uncrowned_king's journal would get purged if I didn't log in every so often ( Read more... )

After years of stressing about not having any desires, I now am bubbling with them -- including, startlingly, desires to re-do my living space. Or maybe not so surprising ( Read more... )

My grieving was long, and I don't begrudge that. uncrowned_king was worth every minute and every tear -- but I'm done now. He remains dear to me, part of my heart and soul, but I am no longer in constant pain because of his passing ( Read more... )