defining the circles that make me whole
can’t lay off the food analogiesPosted by Alli on September 15, 2009
So last month I compared life to cake. And then yesterday on the family blog I talked about how sometimes in life it is ok to have desert first. Apparently I have a thing for food analogies. And it gets worse because today I was thinking about the things in my life that aren’t desert- [...]
Burning and blessingsPosted by Alli on September 3, 2009
It started with a smell. I was in the kitchen and had just turned on the dishwasher. When Damon commented on the smell, I turned off the dishwasher. The smell wasn’t coming from the kitchen. A quick look outside showed us smoke coming from the North. And soon afterwards we were walking towards it and [...]
IRL :: In Real LifePosted by Alli on August 20, 2009
I don’t care how long you have been developing a life online. It doesn’t matter how many twitter followers or RSS subscribers you have. And if your neighbors are your friends on facebook, it is nice but it just isn’t the same. Because it really feels great when there is time when you interact with [...]
Life is like cake (not chocolate)Posted by Alli on August 18, 2009
For some reason my mind has been mulling over the idea of balance. When I was working there was often talk somewhere about work/ personal balance. It usually drifted to the ho-hum saying of “you can have it all!” and really I struggled because I never felt balanced. Recently I stumbled on a post indicating [...]
What I learned from Blogher ’09Posted by Alli on August 13, 2009
A few weekends ago, the corner of the blogosphere where I have set up camp was a flurry of activity based on one topic: Blogher09. It is a conference for bloggers, mostly women (but men can go too!), put together by the community over at Blogher.com. Blog posts pre-conference centered on nervousness, wardrobe decision, and [...]
Happy Birthday Moma :: Top Ten TuesdayPosted by Alli on August 11, 2009
Today is my mom’s 60th birthday. I feel badly that I can’t be there to help her celebrate this momentous occasion (momentous because it is a birthday that ends in 0) or bake her a cake. But she would say we shouldn’t eat the cake, so never mind. Instead, I give you my Top Ten [...]
Let Me Entertain You :: Julie & JuliaPosted by Alli on August 6, 2009
Earlier this summer Damon emailed me a link to a movie trailer. It was for, Julie and Julia, a movie based on the book of the same name. He thought, since I was a blogger, I would know about it. Truth was, I had no idea about the blog or the book, let alone the [...]
Double Up :: Adventures in Freezer CookingPosted by Alli on August 2, 2009
The Moms Group I’m involved with usually has a theme during the summer months. This year we settled on “cooking.” Topics varied from quick cooking, preparing summer veggies, and our pantry staples. We had some great discussions and fellowship this summer, making our time together to be pretty memorable. I guess because of the weekly [...]
When did I become a night person?Posted by Alli on July 28, 2009
Last week was an exhausting exercise in routine… we got up every morning and were out of the house by 8:30. By the end of the week I was thrilled to not have that pressure on me every morning. And for the last two days, I’ve managed to remain in my PJs until after noon. [...]
There and back againPosted by Alli on July 13, 2009
When we left Chattanooga on the 26th, I had no intention of taking a break from the internet. But when we arrived at my in-law’s lake house, the internet connection was either on its own vacation or doing an excellent imitation of a sloth. There was hope it would return, but after the third day [...]
