tiny moments (and everything in between)
The basil she planted rests in a pot, her plant her keeping and next to the basil is the armchair and my son, curled up and reading. The rain falls outside the window just beyond the basil, just beyond my son, just beyond me. And I hear her footsteps now walking from bath to bed, … Continue reading While It Rains
1. stop (completely) what you're doing 2. take a slow, deep belly breath 3. take a few more slow, deep belly breaths 4. gaze out a window 5. drink a cup of tea, slowly 6. read a book 7. write a list of gratitudes 8. walk outside 9. sit outside 10. watch a snail or … Continue reading 25 Ways to Get Still
Taking some time to reflect upon my week... :: there was snow, early in the morning...blue hour...falling softly, quietly...and it was lovely :: week two of 28 Moments...awesome, beautiful women circling...it feels good :: dried lavender on the bathroom sink...because :: so many cups of tea...a few of coffee...and I made more chai (I like … Continue reading :: Noticing the Moments ::
An ongoing series of Monday snapshots and quiet reflections. Sometimes Mondays look like a morning game of checkers.
Taking some time to reflect upon my week... :: every year my mom sends gingerbread house kits for the kids...I think they did a pretty stellar job (not that I'm biased or anything) :: watering the Christmas tree and feeling like the water was taking forever to empty through the prettily-curved (but very thin) spout … Continue reading :: Noticing the Moments ::
An ongoing series of Monday snapshots and quiet reflections. Sometimes Mondays look like morning sunshine after six days of rain.
Wednesdays are typically very busy days for us. Yesterday was no exception, except I had an unexpected window of time in the morning. And do you know what I did? I made cookies. Yes, I did. Because it was a dark and rainy morning. Because it was so cozy inside. Because there was quiet music … Continue reading Because Cookies
There are my children, two who color my world and who carve, alongside me, a life I didn't know possible. There are the birds feeding on black sunflower seeds and the birches outside my window and they tell stories (the birds and the birches), secret ones for all who listen. There are the skies, sometimes blue sometimes … Continue reading I Am Inspired
Sometimes I don't know what to write. I just know that I want to write. Often I stumble through some loose stream-of-consciousness writing. Though there are days when the thought of getting all that on paper exhausts me...before I even start. And so I turn to lists. Because they're immediate and they satisfy in a … Continue reading A List of What I’m Feeling
An ongoing series of Monday snapshots and quiet reflections. Sometimes Mondays look like not making it to the shower until 4pm.
Michelle GD 