"Give up a bad habit, and replace it with a good habit."

Oh, ouch...  Do you know how HARD this is going to be??  Especially since I know exactly what bad habit I need to give up and replace.  And I've been fighting it most of my life.

The bad habit I need to, and will, give up is procrastination, especially with regard to doing spiritual work other ( Read more... )

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!  And Happy 22nd Birthday to my son, Stuart!!!

Now that that's all out of the way (and yes, I told him this morning personally, so that's all good), I've decided to get this new year off to a good start by joining Bat Fit 2012.  For those who are probably wondering what the HECK that is, it's a Gothy fitness challenge that can be ( Read more... )

I thought it would be appropriate, on the last day of this year, to take pictures of my new garden space in its current unused state.  I won't be able to post them yet, as I don't have a digital camera and will have to fill a disposable camera and have a disc made, but I took several views so the entire oddly-shaped thing can be seen.  At the ( Read more... )

I've decided not to renew the rental of my community garden plot next year.  I've had that same plot for... how long??  I think it was between 2002 and 2004 when I first signed on.  So it's been a very long time now.  It started out as my sanctuary, and I truly loved learning about nature, and growing things, and how to enjoy getting my hands dirty ( Read more... )

I just realized I've been reading all my friends' posts, but I haven't posted anything this year yet.  So in the spirit of fair play, here is my first post of 2011 ( Read more... )

Well, it's that time of year again when many of us start thinking about what's happened through the last year and what we're thankful for.  So I figure it's time for me to share mine.

I'm thankful for having had enough money (barely) to make it through the past year.  Between losing 10% of my income for the first half of the year due to our work ( Read more... )

I am SOOOOOO glad this year is over ( Read more... )