A few more items (completed) to add to the list: 9. disassemble faded, crumbling wedding bouquet. Compost most of it. Take dried lotus pods and arrange them in vase on dresser. LOVE IT. 10. clear planting beds in backyard of weeds/ivy 11. wash Snoopy and clothes (mine from childhood) –…
19 til 41… Not giving up yet
Haven’t managed to do any of the tasks I had mentioned in my last post for a potential 41 till 41 countdown. The first days of kindergarten and life in general have proved to be just about all I can manage in the last couple of weeks. There has been…
41 til 41… Another year older
Well, I’m a day late in getting started, but have decided to do another countdown this year. I debated whether to try this again for 41 so I took a look through my post of all of the things I did in the 40 to 40 countdown last year. Most…
Note to self: You will never reach your potential
There is a fair amount of self-help out there detailing how one can do it all, be it all, live the life you have imagined (and so on, etc). I respectfully disagree. You and I will never reach our potential. What potential exactly do you have in mind? Your potential when…
Jane Goodall’s advice—how to raise curious children
In full disclosure, I’m not sure whether or not Jane Goodall has ever explicitly provided parenting advice. However, her remarks during a recent talk at a high school here in Alexandria suggest that she feels she was well parented and that that had something to do with what she was…
Upcycle
Today — on a whim — I decided to try my hand at fundraising for a cause I believe in. So I set up a fundraising page for Upcycle Creative Reuse Center (based in Alexandria), posted it on Facebook, sent emails to a large number of my contacts and we’ll…
A somewhat incoherent letter to the universe, and Leigh
Hi there. Me again. It’s been a while. Once you’ve stopped doing something on a semi-regular or scheduled basis and that gap in time starts to grow, it feels like you have to do something great if you want to start again. Make some huge commitment or declaration. It starts…
The Jenaissance Turns 1!
Somehow the universe sent me a message tonight to check the date of the first blog post of the Jenaissance and–what do you know–TODAY is one year exactly from the birth of this blog. I, of course, feel this needs to be marked by at least a tiny little short…
40 + 1 (part 2): The final list
So here’s what I accomplished in my 40 till 40 countdown, I’ll try to put them in order of accomplishment so you can see the ones I crammed in at the very end! post mom opera on blog buy a probiotic call Sarah finish contract sign up for a class…
40 + 1 (part 1): The last day of my thirties
Well, I made it here to the other side. Here’s what I’d like to share: the last day of my thirties, the final 40 till 40 list, thoughts on the fifth decade. I’ll start with the last day of my thirties. I woke up, went for a walk outside and felt…