Let’s add to the remodeling mix, shall we?
One cold snap.
One daughter home with fever.
One sweet old dog recovering from surgery with a plastic Elizabethean cone around her head, ensuring that pretty much every corner is inaccurately negotiated, poor thing.
One syllabus to be drafted.
One school visit to be planned.
One sonnet to be written.
Sigh.
I think today is not the day.
I mean, you all go ahead and work on penning sonnets and great American novels but it’s not happening over here.
I do have the attention span, though, for a few new blogs.
Wanna join me?
Two of my good chums, Shannon Lowry of Round Robin Press and Kathie Sever of Ramonster, are collaborating on a Do-it-Yourself children’s book and blog o’ friendship. The back and forth project documents their creative process but also gives you and me the opportunity to tackle our own long-distance craft projects with siblings, lovers, friends. Check it out…
My darling photog buddy Sarah Bork Hamilton has launched a really funky image blog called Borklife (one woman’s noble attempt to keep it all in perspective). Don’t you love it?
And while we’re in the mood for looking at lushness, let’s go to another snap-happy friend’s site: Katie O’Brien has quite the eye, don’t you think?
The brilliant Bernadette Noll (teacher, writer, mama of four) blogs at Just a Minute, and in some circles her Words of Wisdom have become so adored that they’re being called B-WOWs.
Bernadette’s also started co-blogging with pre- and perinatal parenting guru Carrie Contey. Good things to come over there, I’m pretty sure…
Friend of friend Joanna Fried is the mind behind Yogadenada — a really swell little blog about all things yogic (from yoga videos to yoga breathing) and another friend of friend Nithiwadee Sanitchat (aka Jam) has launched a delicious Thai cooking blog with exquisite little pictures and recipes.
Mmmm-mmm.
OK, so that’s a good day’s work, don’tcha think?
way to embrace it Liz
Because sometimes we have no choice. Over here today we went from four of a kind home sick in bed to a straight flush – I’m the old maid I suppose and I’d like to keep it that way. Don’t know why the card analogies, but there they are.
Thanks for the blog-nod too. When all else fails, go blogging! I think it’s my favorite new hobby and word too.
Good luck and don’t forget to open all the windows a crack to let that sick air out.
Re: way to embrace it Liz
We don’t need to crack windows. That’s the thing about remodeling. Ha!
Stay well over there, Bern…
So many great blogs there – I must bookmark the yoga and Thai cooking and the Esme and Ruby blogs at the very least.
I know! We live in a world rich with creative thinkers…
I might try some thai dumplings this weekend. I’ll let you know…
Me Too!
I have had one of those nothing days as well – and without anything to blame it on.
I have been through the home renovation thing though. Almost a decade ago we added 500 square feet to a house we USED to own. My oldest was 3 and my youngest, 4 months old. When it was finally completed, my youngest was 10 months old. He learned to crawl around 6 months old – you do the math.
I think my lowest moment had to be when the drywall guy started giving me orders… and I obeyed! I still don’t know why except I REALLY wanted this work to go fast! I wanted my house back. My poor baby CONSTANTLY crawled through the thick layer of dust toward the electrical cords and viscuine (sp?).
I DID survive. You will too. Remember… it will all be material someday!
Amy Hanek
http://www.houseonthegladehill.blogspot.com
Re: Me Too!
I’m thinking it might just be material NOW!
(Feeling grateful I don’t have toddlers…)
Honored!
Thanks for the link, I’m honored to be included with all you talented women! Katie O
Re: Honored!
Thank YOU for blogging, Katie!