Productive Weekend
I got a lot done this weekend. The kids were with their dad, so I ran errands and cleaned house. Friday night, I cleaned and mopped the kitchen. Then I watched Funny Girl. I was up until 3 a.m.! Saturday, I got up late (at 8) and ran a bunch of errands before meeting a […]
Pleasant Weekend
I like coming out of a weekend feeling that I accomplished some things and still had time to relax. I didn’t do just a whole lot of relaxing this weekend, but I accomplished a whole lot of things, and still played a little online Scrabble. I’ve already listed my accomplishments of Friday and Saturday. Sunday […]
A Profitable Day
I did so much today! I got up at 6:30 and went for a walk — about 20 minutes, and approximately 1 mile. Haven’t done that in years. Then I put in the path lights that I bought the other day. I filled the dozen or so birdfeeders in the back yard, planted some herbs, […]
How I Did on my 2004 New Year’s Resolutions
I made these resolutions last December as I started thinking about the new year. As the year has only a few weeks remaining, it’s time to look at how I did and where I want to go next year. Today: How I Did. 10. I will complete all my gift shopping for next year by March first, taking […]
Thinking About All That I Do….
One of my readers who uses my blog seeds to good advantage asked in a comment on one of the daily seeds if I ever got around to reading the plantings that were inspired by one or more of the seeds I offered. As I responded to the query, I was struck by how very […]
Virtue vs. Vice
The Seven Cardinal Virtues 1. Courage 2. Purity 3. Humility 4. Honesty 5. Diligence 6. Charity 7. Fidelity The Seven Deadly Sins 1. Vanity (Pride) 2. Envy 3. Gluttony 4. Lust 5. Wrath (Anger) 6. Avarice (Greed, Covetousness) 7. Sloth So what? Well, I find that most good literature pits virtue against vice. If you […]