Staying home - B's blog

World poetry day - The Lotus Eaters

2011-03-20T12:14:00.000-07:00

To honor World Poetry Day, I have to write about Lord Tennyson's poemThe Lotus Eaters. This poem has shaped much of my life in a wonderful way! I first learned about the poem in one of the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The book listed part of the poem. I don't remember how old I was; maybe nine. The poem intrigued me, and after two visits to the bookstore (I would roam the

And so it begins...

2011-01-23T07:43:00.000-08:00

I have been considering euthanasia for this blog. Ever since Google took over blogger.com, I have had a hard time with the layout, the pictures, and using the HTML. I have ditched several postings because I just have given up on tinkering with the site. The funny thing is, I seem to be the only person who is having these issues. Even my new blog, Writing Fantasy, is working fine. So I figured it

Time for some shameless self-promotion

2010-07-30T12:09:00.000-07:00

So there is good news, and bad news. The good news: September (book launch time) is almost here. The bad news: I don't think I will see my book in print by September. I suppose delays are common but it is still disappointing. There is still a good possibility that the book will be released as an e-book this fall, so I am still holding out hope. In any case, the time has come to start pitching my

Home from vacation, and an online story

2010-06-05T13:03:00.000-07:00

After a few days back home, I believe I have finally recuperated from our trip to the Turks & Caicos Islands. My sister had her wedding there, so we made it part of our long overdue family vacation. Turks & Caicos has to be the Caribbean’s best kept secret. The residents are very nice and friendly, and the beaches are heavenly. It is hard not to fall in love with such a

A trip to the bookstore!

2010-04-21T20:15:00.000-07:00

My hubby’s birthday was yesterday. He took the day off, I baked him a cake, and we spent the day at home not doing much of anything as he tried to decide what to do for his special day. That evening we went out for sushi, and he finally decided what he wanted to do for his special evening. So we left the restaurant and drove over to the bookstore. Yay! Now, aside from a quick trip to Barnes

Writing in places I have never written before

2010-04-16T12:05:00.000-07:00

The typos you may see in this post were left there deliberately. I am on my patio steps tapping away on my touch screen keyboard on my almost 2 week old iPad. There are hundreds of reviews on this little (or should I say not that little) gadget, so I am not going to write a mini essay on the pros and cons of the iPad. I have found some cool things, and some not-so-cool things about it. however

Gadget Girl Fails!

2010-01-26T06:13:00.000-08:00

As you can probably deduce from my last post, even after weeks of tinkering I still cannot get my apps to post exactly the way I want them to. But I do not blame the apps. I am under the delusion that I can immediately grasp any new technology and master it by simply playing around with it for a few days. Hello! McFly!!That may have been true ten years ago when my brain was young and fit and didn

And two months later, I finally post a status update. Yay!

2010-01-25T20:18:00.001-08:00

Gadget Girl!

2009-12-01T06:08:00.000-08:00

Well, there goes my bi-weekly blogging goal! I have been procrastinating, sort of, because I am trying to arrange it so that I can blog and post directly from my iTouch. I am on my computer, so I have not quite reached that goal. But there are a few apps I think are promising. My favorite so far is Glue. It allows you to post on different sites, and you can ad as many feeds as you want. I would

A nice drive, disposable plates and a cup o' Joe

2009-10-18T15:47:00.000-07:00

I knew that there would be things that I would miss once I stopped working. I was not sure how much it would bother me, but I expected some things to bother me more than others. There are things I miss, but they are not what I had expected them to be.I miss the adult interaction with my co-workers. But I do not miss it as much as I feared. Facebook is wonderful for keeping in touch with friends

A dark, sad time

2009-10-04T20:12:00.000-07:00

I haven’t been looking forward to writing about my dad, but I realize it is important to do so for this blog. Even though he was very sick for a long time, he had overcome so many close calls and setbacks that it was still a shock when he finally did pass. My father loved life and did not want to die, even though he was frail and in constant pain. He was a fighter, too, so the way he left us

Three weeks notice

2009-09-27T11:47:00.000-07:00

When I decided to resign, I thought the hard part was over. I discussed it with my husband, who was behind me all the way. I spoke with my bosses, which was a bit tough. There was no epiphany, no celestial sign or straw that broke the camel’s back. Simply put, I was in a situation where I had to decide what would be best for my family, and follow through on what I felt had to be done. It is

Me at home- seven months later

2009-09-21T07:38:00.000-07:00

Although it has been just over seven months since I resigned from my job, I have yet to get into a set routine. I am not sure why, whether it is the chaos of caring for two small kids, or all the changes that have happened this year, or if I just try to avoid routines, but I figure if I have not settled into a daily pattern by now, I never will. So, I will stop waiting for the right time to