Well, I still haven’t done my paperwork – no muse visited this afternoon – but I have written my little heart out this evening and I’m happy about that. I have just concluded my “Writing as a Way of Healing” class and I spent this evening doing some healing writing of my own. While I…
Category: Los Angeles
That Elusive Paperwork Muse
I am looking at a pile of papers in stacks on the table around me. This is unusual because I tend to keep my workspace tidy –too much clutter usually makes me jittery – but I am forcing myself to take note of this paperwork that demands my attention. I have bills to pay, calls…
Yes to the film “The Spectacular Now”
Today I saw the movie “The Spectacular Now,” and though it is billed as a comedy, it is actually more serious than that label would suggest. It is a coming-of-age film about a boy who is moving quickly from high school “party boy” to teen alcoholic, and whose life changes over a few short months…
“Tis a Gift to Be Simple”
This was an organizational day, where I tackled projects that required attention to detail. I love these kinds of days because I not only get loose ends tied up, but I also feel a certain level of calmness as I methodically deal with paying bills or editing work or creating lesson plans for online classes….
A Luna Visit plus a Text from Liz
Today we went out to Sarah and Gregorio’s to visit. Here is Grandpa with Luna. Here is Luna playing in her bouncy toy: We had a happy visit and even got to see Gregorio who arrived home early from work. That was an extra treat. Sarah made us all lunch and we sat and chatted,…
Food, Spirits and a No to “The Conjuring”
Yesterday, I cooked chicken enchiladas and hot buttered rice for lunch followed by homemade chocolate cupcakes with a honey-sweetened peach compote for dessert. Yum. Everything was delicious, and, best of all, the cupcakes and peach sauce were fat-free. (I wish I could say the same for the enchiladas and the rice, but cheese and butter…
Break a Leg, Liz and Ron
Tomorrow is the first of three days of the California bar exam that daughter Liz and her boyfriend, Ron, have been studying for since the day after their graduation from law school on May 12th. These two, along with their classmates in the accelerated 2 year SCALE program at Southwestern Law School, have been basically…
Lost in Website Builder Land
I have been determined to build a website today. I have failed so far. There are many choices of free website builders, but, unfortunately, they include information that is beyond my level of computer literacy. Alas, I am hog-tied, at least for tonight. I keep thinking that if I create a website where I can…
5 Star Non-fat Chocolate Cupcake Recipe
Today, I modified a recipe that daughter Liz shared with me where you substitute 15 ounces of canned pumpkin puree for all the wet ingredients required in an 18.25 oz. chocolate cake mix to produce either delicious low-fat cupcakes or cookies. The only problem is that Ray and I don’t eat refined sugar so we…
Faulty Dryers and Surviving Those Early Married Years
We just spent the day at Sarah’s new apartment, helping her to connect her new washer and dryer. Well, her OLD washer and dryer that she purchased from Craig’s List . The washer is working great; the dryer not so much. A piercing squeak arose once the dryer drum was filled with wet clothes and…
20 Minutes a Day 