Tag: a writers life

  • My Life is a Meme

  • 82 degrees

    82 degrees

    I was sitting on a yoga mat in a studio during a sound bath when I first noticed it. The air wasn’t cold, or hot, it was like it was the same temperature as my skin, so I couldn’t even feel it surrounding me and it felt good. As the outdoors started heating up this…

  • Just Getting Started

    Just Getting Started

    Here’s an update on a plant from this post here. I’ve literally been watching it bloom! It took all summer, but now she’s in bloom and you know what the best part is? She’s just getting started… Have a peaceful weekend my lovelies! Much love, Barb 🧡

  • Friday Funday

    Friday Funday

    I asked Google Home Mini to set a timer for 10 minutes and it did. Exiting the room I said, “Hey Google…You’re the best!” Google replied, “That’s so funny, I was just thinking the same thing about you!” Walking through the breezeway, I busted out laughing, but by the time I reached the kitchen I…

  • One More Day

    One More Day

    On Saturday mornings I sit in the most magical women’s meeting via Zoom. This group of women gather from all over the world, and each are in their own stage of sobriety, but we all have one commonality. To stay sober one more day. I’ve learned to have pen and paper nearby during these meetings.…

  • Friday Funday

  • The Community Magician

    The Community Magician

    I don’t recall the precise date, but it was earlier this year, maybe March when God thumped me on the head and said, “Hey Barb! Why don’t you use your technology skills in the real world, like, right outside your front door?!” I didn’t like that idea because it meant stepping out of my cozy…

  • My Life is a Meme

  • An Amazing Human

    An Amazing Human

    I don’t write about my daughter in great detail and won’t tell her this is publishing because she’ll cry, but I’d rather apologize later than ask permission. She’s always had a love for ‘the brand’. When we used to go shopping together, I’d show her a garment being considered for purchase and she’d slide her…

  • Sober

    Sober

    No more 9am haircut appointments. Stumbling into the salon, I trust my hairdresser to do what’s best to my hair, but he said something about ‘short’. I’ve been letting it grow out for months, but today we’re back to short! 😂 Sobriety has been on my heart and mind all year. When Covid hit, all…

  • My Life is a Meme

  • I See Red

    I See Red

    In 2020, the outdoor bench came into the yard and it’s at the top of the list of ‘best purchases’ made while living here. It soothes my soul seeing it sitting by the firepit while looking out a window and sitting on it became a landmark of sorts to Marco Polo friends. This wasn’t a…

  • Bloom in Silence

    Bloom in Silence

    The Crepe Myrtle was here when we moved in. It was planted, but not nurtured, so it didn’t know the power it held. I learned when and how to cut it back so it could rest off season. Each year it grew and bloomed a little bit longer than the last, but this year it…

  • Becoming

    Becoming

    I don’t bounce out of bed every morning with a smile on my face, but that’s the goal. As a matter of fact, not bouncing is my first clue. If I choose to lay in bed and let my mind start running wild, that’s a road straight downhill, so it’s best to get my feet…

  • My Life is a Meme