As I contemplate the past couple of months (detailed in my previous blog post), I see that I need to revisit some of my assumptions about time. Specifically my time. I am a single woman with a relatively demanding job and a lot of the responsibility for the care of an elderly, pretty-much-housebound, parent. I […]
Challenges, Cats, and Coming Home
March 23, 2014 by
So, I haven’t been here for a while. The last couple of months have been extremely challenging for me on many different levels. I was sick for the entire month of January (literally). I fell trying to shovel my elderly mother out of her house and was laid up with a badly sprained ankle and […]
An Ode To My New Roof
September 24, 2013 by
Oh, my ducklings, it’s has been such a hectic couple of weeks here at the Palatial Horvath Estate! Many things hit all at once, but a goodly portion of my time has been consumed by the choosing of a contractor for, figuring out how to pay for, and surviving the installation of, my new roof. […]
Always Something In The Box
September 5, 2013 by
There’s an exercise that Patricia Ryan Madson describes in her wonderful book, Improv Wisdom. (Ms. Madson taught improvisational theater at Stanford to standing-room only classes for twenty years.) Here’s the exercise: Imagine a box with a lid. Hold the box in your hand. Now open it. What’s inside? It might be a frog, a silk […]
Byron For Tuesday
September 3, 2013 by
The problem with having a snazzy holiday like Labor Day on a Monday is that all week long I forget what day it is. So I completely forgot today was Tuesday and didn’t prepare a blog post. Oh the horrors! But never fear – Lord Byron is leaping to my rescue. He’s like that. […]
Hands In The Dirt
August 27, 2013 by
Gentle readers, I promise you that I tried to plod through the drama of the past two weeks. I did. I DID! But then…I got swept up in the whirlwind and found myself trapped under my house and my ruby slippers were stolen by this chick carrying a dog in a picnic basket… Okay. Maybe […]
