I have to tell you that I have fallen in love with the place my step-daughter lives… and some of the material items with which she has almost accidentally decorated her home. Above you see the loveliness that may be found on her front porch. Sometimes materialism gets a bad rap. Material items reflect our […]
I Am Here – #BlogHer14
I have arrived! Well, sort of. I am here at the 10th annual BlogHer Conference. And I think I am connected. Wired. Tuned in and ready for most things. There are important people here who know me. Grace Hwang Lynch said, “Hi Nancy!” I couldn’t remember her name I was so floored that she knew my name. […]
A Good Busy: #BlogHer14 & Niagara Falls Prep
There are still at least a hundred items on my BlogHer prep list of which I will get to about 15 of them. But that is okay because all I really need to do is get to my flight to the Bay Area and everything else will take care of itself.
Mothers and Soul-Eating Child Abuse
Warning: triggers, child abuse, child rape, incest This morning, Thursday, July 16, 2014, I was doing my favorite morning thing: not talking and just sipping coffee and perusing news and posts from friends. I was quietly slipping into daily life and the busy day ahead that included posting one of the pre-conference posts post I […]
My Annual BlogHer Logistics Post – #BlogHer14
As I have said before, “Prepare now so you can seem effortlessly organized later.” The secret to success seems to lie in being organized enough to take advantage of what the moment offers. At a conference, such as BlogHer, this means knowing where everything is. No, not knowing where all the junk you brought and […]
Synchronicity Behind Life by the Cup
Several weeks ago I read a book review by Helene Cohen Bludman on her Books is Wonderful blog. I responded to the post by saying that Life by the Cup would be such a perfect read for me and that I wanted to read it and that I was going to “win” the giveaway she […]