When I first sat down to write this entry, I was going to write about how I didn’t make any resolutions for 2010. And then I remembered that I did set some goals over on my needlework blog, Reflections in the Pond. So, I went to take a look, and lo and behold, I did have a list of what could be considered resolutions. My clearly stated intent for 2010 was to simplify. Did that happen? Uh, nope. I did donate a lot of things to charity. Every time we emptied out a box of Baby Man’s diapers, I would…
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With less than three weeks left in 2010, I feel like looking back and what I’ve accomplished and thinking about what I’d still like to do. 2010 started out pretty poorly, really. Baby Man threw up all over himself and me on our way to a family get together. That kicked off a year of terrible car sickness. Baby Man will throw up after travelling less than three blocks. We’ve tried several things and have had a couple of successful (short) trips, but Baby Man is not happy in cars at all. Unfortunately, his car sickness also extends to the…
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When I first discovered the Tarot it seemed like a mysterious tool just waiting to have its secrets unlocked by me, a slightly nerdy young teenage girl with a passion for video games. Truly, I knew that the secrets of the Ancient Egyptians were locked in those cards just waiting for me. Never mind, of course, that my first deck was the Aquarian Tarot, a psychedelic mix of art deco style and the 1970s, with nary a Pharaoh in sight. Back then, somewhere around 18 years ago(!), Tarot decks and books were still relatively rare. I struggled along with Eden…
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I mentioned back in August that I had signed up for a meditation class. I’m about a month and a half into the class now, and while I’m still not meditating every day, I am really benefiting from the meditation I am doing. Sitting for meditation is very difficult for me. My daily to-do list, which is full of things that are only marginally important, runs through my head whenever I try to sit. So, I tell myself that I will do the vacuuming, or write that email, or take care of that project for work, or do just a few…