The sad bean I was yesterday I had a little fender bender yesterday that thoroughly ruined what had already been a hard day. For some reason I can't begin to fathom, I scheduled a bunch of meetings and phone calls on the same day. On the way home from the last one, I bumped into … Continue reading Progress Report
Category: Thoughts
What is success anyway?
Maybe it looks like this Many people measure their success by their bank balances, their dividend checks, what’s parked in their driveways, the size of their homes or how many people know their names. That ain’t me. I am both simpler and more complicated than that. I want peace and some level of financial security. … Continue reading What is success anyway?
Prompt: Relevant
What was the last thing you searched for online? Why were you looking for it? The last thing was a nationwide search for alternative teacher certification programs. I am looking for the fastest and cheapest way to transition into that career in preparation for starting a microschool. And for having a career if that doesn’t … Continue reading Prompt: Relevant
Prompt: SERIOUSLY UP MY ALLEY!
Daily writing promptHow would you design the city of the future?View all responses AI has no clue where lines go on a road. LOL. My degree is in Geography, but I focused my classwork around urban planning and resource management. I could go on about this at great length, but I will just give you … Continue reading Prompt: SERIOUSLY UP MY ALLEY!
Where do I go from here?
Photo by Isaque Pereira on Pexels.com I intended to use this blog to report on the things I am trying to change about my life, but it has mostly been me answering daily prompts. That’s okay, it was going to be a personal blog either way. I have money sitting on Amazon in gift card … Continue reading Where do I go from here?
Prompt: The Happy List
List 30 things that make you happy. Sunlight on my skin Puppies, kittens, and babies A hot cup of coffee on a cold morning Soft, comfy pajamas Watching birds Soup. Sleepy cuddles Other people being happy Tea A good book. Or even a mediocre book if I get to read it without interruption Finishing a … Continue reading Prompt: The Happy List
Prompt: Curiouser and curiouser
Daily writing promptWhat are you curious about?View all responses I am a cat most likely to be killed by my curiosity because I am curious about many things. A few of those things: Robotics AI/ML Cephalopods Cetaceans Spiders Bookbinding Archaeology Linguistics Art and Design, especially process Writing, again with the process Death, including funerary aspects. … Continue reading Prompt: Curiouser and curiouser
Prompt: Self-description
Daily writing promptHow would you describe yourself to someone who can't see you?View all responses The "who can't see you" part suggests a physical description. Part of me isn't really comfortable with that because that same part of me isn't comfortable with my body. I will do my best though. I am only now beginning … Continue reading Prompt: Self-description
Prompt: Sustainable Me
Daily writing promptAre there things you try to practice daily to live a more sustainable lifestyle?View all responses I am trying to buy fewer things of better quality and trying to get away from plastics as much as I can. I try to be mindful of the impacts of my actions. I know I am … Continue reading Prompt: Sustainable Me
The Hardest Step
Let me get this joke out of my system: The hardest step for me is any step over 4cm tall. (... because I have mobility impairments. This is me explaining the joke, a guaranteed way to make it unfunny.) The hardest step to take in any endeavor is the first one. I tend to spend … Continue reading The Hardest Step
The Mia Experiment 