Tag: creative writing
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“Heatwave Fighting” kale straight from our garden…
Embracing the garden-to-table life with my better half! Yesterdays lunch featured my “heatwave fighting” kale straight from our garden—both classic and dino varieties. Can’t wait to share how I used this harvest of kale for our lunch below . #GardenToTable #HomegrownGoodness“ I used all the veggies and fruit we had left over from the week.…
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Mindful Multitasking: Balancing Work, Research, and Housekeeping with Pomodoro Technique
I am becoming more mindful of my daily work, research, and house cleaning habits. I mentioned this in one of my latest blog post ….And I don’t wait for inspiration Below is my 2-hour Pomodoro video (25 min productivity x 5 min rest) session with a lofi playlist to help with focus. We will use…
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From Garden to Table: My Weekend Walk and Garden Meal
10:00 am Journal I’m writing this at about 10 am; I just finished my early morning walk. It’s the weekend, so I woke up later than usual. While walking this am, I tried to be more mindful of what my body craved and what it needed to be fueled and recover well. As the end…
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….And I don’t wait for inspiration
I’m taking a short break after my daily walk to romanticize my Saturday chores, when all I really want to do is play in my garden and write. This quote by Maya Angelou serves as a reminder that tidying will enhance my writing and meditation sessions this week. “I make writing as much a part…
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….”and all of us are beautiful”
Today Im sharing a quote by Maya Angelou for my fellow gardeners (video and text below) “As I gaze at my garden and regard the varying colors the Creator has made for us, red, yellow, blue, white, pink, purple, etc…, I also think of the many colors the Creator has made of us, black, beige,…
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a swollen pungent-tasting edible root 11/18/2022
I totally remember when I took these photos! At that time, I had a dream of having a home filled with various root vegetables that I grew myself. A few weeks before taking these pictures of my radishes, I celebrated my garden’s first harvest on my birthday by capturing a photo and writing a blog…
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but…it turned out well.
One of my biggest regrets is throwing away most of my journals from college before moving to New York in 2010. I discovered a few old journals and notes from around that time on my computer this week. It’s so interesting to read how confident, absolutely wrong, dream-filled, afraid, and courageous I was in my…
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I admit, they were indeed more beautiful than me.
Hello! I hope you are well. This week, I have a 10-minute podcast and a transcription of the podcast available for those who prefer reading my weekly blog post. Disclaimer: The transcript is not a polished piece of writing, but rather a transcription of a podcast. As I continue to improve my editing process, I…
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And that’s ok…
The year is passing by quickly, I’m thankful I slowed down enough to summarize February before March ends. What did I read in February? I read a book by Esmeralda Santiago and I am hoping to read more of her work. She has a few books that tell the story of her life, and I…
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Let me schooch on over
Yesterday, I was on the train reading a book when a stranger sat beside me. I moved over slightly, hoping to offer them a seat. As I slowly looked up from my book and forced myself out of the daze of the paragraph I was reading, my eyes counted several open seats on the train.…