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March 2018

March 02, 2018

7 Snowy Takes

Friday! Takes! It's going to be wonderful. One Listening, as a write this, to reporting...

February 2018

February 22, 2018

An Outing

Well, I've just hauled six children around New York City for a day--for the purpose...

February 06, 2018

An Update Too Long Overdue

Yesterday, at the ghastly hour of eight in the morning, I drove my parents to...

January 2018

January 10, 2018

Sleep Was My Reward

Well, look at me, clocking into this soothing white blank page at 9am. That's what...

January 09, 2018

3 Clever Ways To Endure Insomnia

[This gnome is there whether you sleep or not. How does that make you feel?]...

January 01, 2018

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! Time for me to kick off my no eating all exercising all...

December 2017

December 29, 2017

7 Pretty Good Things About 2017

The year is almost over. Cue panic. Just kidding. Instead of panic, here are seven...

December 26, 2017

Merry Christmas!

Its going to take me weeks to recover from the stupor of this moment. I,...

December 22, 2017

5 Takes for its an Almost Christmas Friday

It's Friday! But you probably already knew that. Doubtless, you, like me, are acutely and bitterly...

December 06, 2017

Winning At Advent

Ok ok. I get it, it's Advent. I know it's been Advent for several days....

October 2017

October 30, 2017

Notes from Nairobi

Off to the hospital again this morning. I have no idea how long it takes...

October 24, 2017

Off I Go

So, I'm just going to be having a spot of travel today, if you have...

September 2017

September 29, 2017

7 Distracted Takes

It's Friday so that's Takes. One Looks like they're narrowing in on a diagnosis for...

September 15, 2017

7 Small Headed Takes

Well, can you believe it, it's Friday. One I am deeply regretful about my social...

August 2017

August 25, 2017

7 Takes To A Happy Place

How 'bout some Takes. Let's see if we can get all the way to seven....

August 23, 2017

In Which I Survive Having A Birthday

Goodness, all of you on Facebook and Twitter are So Kind--that's not the word I'm...

August 06, 2017

Notifications

Going to pop away from the grid for another few days. Meant to do Book...

August 01, 2017

What Does It Take To Get Some Rest

[Me sitting in my chair, awake but not working.] So here I am, smack in...

June 2017

June 30, 2017

7 Takes to Recovering Sane Disciplines

Can you believe it? June is over. This shouldn't upset me, but truly, it seems...

June 23, 2017

7 Things I’m Not Doing This Summer

Kelly's Takes today are a brilliant roadmap to a trouble free summer and I applaud...

June 09, 2017

7 Scattered Takes

Here I am, awake with the dawn, leaping up to industry and...oh never mind, I...

June 02, 2017

Seven Takes to a Fun Summer

It's Friday! That's Takes. This week, seven takes to surviving summer. One You know, because...

May 2017

May 19, 2017

7 Mothering Takes

It's Friday! And that means Takes. One Feel vaguely bad about complaining about Mother's Day,...

May 07, 2017

Still Standing

Looks like we survived the synod. When I left the church yesterday afternoon everyone was...

April 2017

April 21, 2017

7 Thrilling Takes

I don't really deserve Quick Takes after a lame-o week of blogging, but I'm going...

April 19, 2017

Easter Wednesday

I've actually been up for hours but it's been spent trying to shove the children...

April 18, 2017

Easter Tuesday

Still very much not awake. So so so not awake. Have to wander around in...

April 12, 2017

Wordy Wednesday: a Vine and a Black Cloud

Struggling, which is the Christian word for failure, to get all the way out of...

April 07, 2017

7 Takes to Reality

Friday. Therefore Takes. One It's snowing! And it looks like we bombed Syria during the...

March 2017

March 28, 2017

How to Make the Tea

I'm pretty sure that this can't really be a blog today. I am struggling into...