Using My Powers For Good

I have often mentioned that I’m a tech geek. I am self-taught and frequently get myself enmeshed in problems beyond my skill. I spend WAY too much time trying to make something (my WordPress website) work. But I also am mysteriously good at fixing things. My husband will hand me his laptop when something is […]

In praise of contentment

My manifesto says, “Do What You Love, Love What You Do, and Stop Doing What You Hate.” What I love to do is putter. And futz. Give me a life of puttering and futzing and I’m deliriously contented. Merriam Webster defines putter as “to move or act idly; to work at random.” Futz is a […]

A Midsummer Night’s Dream Life

We spent the afternoon rehearsing in the hot sun. We had hoped there would be time for a quick swim before the guests arrived but we ran long. I desperately wanted to cool off and headed for the pool but turned around instantly as soon as I saw the people gathering– no public appearances in […]

It seemed like a good idea

Ever get the feeling that you’re being pulled along into a more adventurous life than you’d intended? That you somehow make choices that seem out of character? Or maybe it’s that I pretend I’m helpless against these “external” forces. That seems more likely than the fact that I would choose to do this on my […]

The Case For Going Small

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]Settling has a bad reputation– it implies you’ve given up, chickened out, coulda shoulda woulda had more but took less. There’s another way to look at it. For those of us who are not highly motivated by achievement […]