Tag: blogging
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Blogger Recognition Award
I’m delighted to announce that I was nominated for the Blogger Recognition Award by Fiona, from Like as the Waves: A Mental Health Blog. The Blogger Recognition Award is given to bloggers by bloggers. This award is peer recognition for bloggers, and their amazing work. Rules for the Blogger Recognition Award:…
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Sunshine Blogger Award Vol. 2
I was nominated for a second Sunshine Blogger Award by Tiffany; from the Love Always, Tiffany blog! The Sunshine Blogger Award is an award given to bloggers, by bloggers. It’s peer recognition for bloggers that inspire positivity, joy, and creativity within the blogging community. Basically, it’s an award given to…
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Sunshine Blogger Award Vol. 1
I’m absolutely delighted to announce that I was nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award by Anja Burcak; The Calculating Mind Blogger. The Sunshine Blogger Award is an award given to bloggers, by bloggers. It’s peer recognition for bloggers that inspire positivity, joy, and creativity within the blogging community. Basically, it’s an…
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A Silver Dollar for Gregg Allman
If you venture inside my dad’s house you’ll quickly realize that he loves the Allman Brothers. Actually, when I was knee high to a bullfrog I remember drawing mock-Allman Brothers album covers for my dad to hang in his motorcycle building… and to this day those doodles still hang above…
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Batman Birthday Party!
NA NA NA NA Batman! So, I’m a 29-year-old child. What caused this? Have I spent too much time under a red star, maybe I was around too much chlorophyll as a child, or perhaps I inhaled some heavy water vapor along the way — If you know DC Comics…
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I didn’t want to get married, but then I climbed.
“Raise your hand if you plan to never get married.” On a Monday morning my college sociology professor walked into the classroom and started his lecture with that statement. Out of thirty students in the class only two raised their hand—I was one of them. “19-year-old me” put her hand…
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The Thing Unbroken
You can break a promise. Break a bone. Break a record. You can even breakdance. But there is one thing you can’t break, and that’s my spirit. We have cardiovascular, neurological, pulmonary, and renal functions that keep us alive. However, there is one thing unaccounted for in most medical books—the…
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The Ephemeral Moment that Created the Perfect Photo
Everyone has that “perfect wedding photo”. The one they put on the ‘thank you’ card, post on Facebook, and use as their profile picture for a year after the wedding. This blog is not about “that photo”… It is about the ephemeral instant that makes the perfect photo happen. My…
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Symmetry is a Teeter-Totter of Love
Today, the daily prompt asked “what does symmetry mean to you?”… and my marriage was the first thing that came to mind. Webster can give you the textbook definition of the term “symmetry”… and no offense to Mr. Webster, but I’m going to venture onto a different path. My husband…
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Symmetrical Violation
Photo Prompt: Symmetry This week, share an image of symmetry. Void of precise terms of display or reason. A parking spot disruption conundrum. Would you notice this asymmetrical accident? Would you pause for a second to admire the irony? I did. It’s the little things.
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Caffeinated Aroma and a Hand to Hold
A hot cup of coffee. A loving husband… Are there many things better? I don’t believe so. The smell of caffeinated aroma. The feel of a loving hand holding yours. Marriage is the greatest of all adventures… and coffee is the best way to start every adventure. Daily Prompt: I…
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The Simplicity of the Chinese Mud Pie
A busy Beijing street. Fruit tents, newspapers, grills, and traffic… Then there is an ally, with a boy, making mud pies. Simple, fun, not a worry in the world. Just a fun Sunday.
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The Scale of a Chinese Pagoda
The first time I visited the Summer Palace in China I took a series of photos of the Yu Quan Hill and the Yu Feng Pagoda then wrote a blog about it. During fall of the following year I returned to the Summer Palace and picked up where I left…
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Serenity in Solitude
Is there serenity in solitude? Some would say so. Others fear there is not. Perhaps we should ask a rest stop rocking chair on a cold and rainy January day. There are normally happy families climbing on buses to whitewater raft, young couples playing mini-golf, and college kids eating at…
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A Chinese Palace of Summer
A serene oasis amidst the bustle of a thriving Beijing metropolis. The calm center of the city. A Palace of Summer that is serene year-round. At the Palace a person doesn’t think of the chaotic downtown streets, the assiduous taxis, or sky scrapers that are obstructed through the smog. Serenity…
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Yellow Paint and a First Dance
A married couple’s first dance always gets a spot in the memory book. Most newlyweds have their first dance in front of an ice sculpture, wedding cake, or a beautifully decorated master table. A romantic setting for a perfect moment in time. My husband and I went in a different…