How about I just write things in no particular order and as they come to me, OK? OK. -1- I’m reading C.S. Lewis’ Surprised by Joy on a recommendation from a friend (or Three Dogs North coughcoughcough). I’m trying to be a student of joy this year. The book is kind of autobiographical, and rightContinueContinue reading “Seven Quick Takes–IT’S 11:45 ON FRIDAY”
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Uggggh
Whyyyyyy are my sticky-posts not sticking to the top and all of those other, old posts sticking there instead, internet?!?!?!?! I can’t figure this out because I’m one hundred years old and exhausted. Internet, fix thyself.
10 Childhood throwbacks
“It is impossible to give thanks and simultaneously feel fear.” -Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts I was going to write a post with 50 things I’m grateful for, but that devolved into me talking about childhood memories. This is probably due to two things: (1) I went to a one year old’s birthday party onContinueContinue reading “10 Childhood throwbacks”
Franklin da pig
Every day I come home from work and this little weasel jumps on his platform and starts squealing at me. I like to think that he’s telling me about his day and asking me about mine. So, I open his cage and pat his back and say, “Thank you, Franklin, for greeting me so nicelyContinueContinue reading “Franklin da pig”
What I Wore Wednesday
Can I just have a second to talk about grey? People say that black is the best color to wear, and they say it’s the most versatile and the best and all that jazz. I beg to differ. Because you’re not supposed to wear black with brown. Or blue. Or navy. (As if I followContinueContinue reading “What I Wore Wednesday”
NEW INSTRUMENTAL LOVE
THE IMPORTANT THING ABOUT TODAY IS THAT I (FINALLY) BOUGHT A MANDOLIN. I said to myself, “NELL. Look, I know it costs money to buy a new instrument. But, you get to decide what your life looks like. And do you want more music in it or not?” And I also said to myself (asContinueContinue reading “NEW INSTRUMENTAL LOVE”
And the Good News is this…
I have a darling friend, Chester (name changed), who goes to my church. He’s an older man, dark-skinned and missing teeth. If you didn’t know any better, you might think that he was homeless. But, he’s not homeless. He just walks with a bit of a shuffle, wears a scraggly beard, and sometimes smells likeContinueContinue reading “And the Good News is this…”
And then I wrote a fiery email…
You all know that I endorse the podcast Three Dogs North like what. Well. I was listening to this one yesterday, and I was prompted to write a fiery email. So fiery. If you want, listen to the podcast. If you don’t want to listen: basically, in that episode, they talk a lot about thisContinueContinue reading “And then I wrote a fiery email…”
OUTDATED SKILLS
This is kind of irrelevant/ kind of relevant to the story at hand, here, but, once when I was in middle school, since my dad is an engineer he signed me up for SCIENCE COMPETITIONS instead of ballet/ tap/ jazz like most normal, suburban girls. The thing about the science competition I was a partContinueContinue reading “OUTDATED SKILLS”
2016 Resolutions
1. I want to use up most if not all of my gift cards. They hang heavy over my head otherwise. I don’t use them because gifts make me uncomfortable. GET OVER YOURSELF, NELL. USE THEM. So, yeah…anyone want to go out to dinner? 😀 2. Bird watch. At least once. Sign up for myContinueContinue reading “2016 Resolutions”
Seashell Nell 