The Beauty Always There
Autumn alights on my kitchen table as neighborhood children unload this gift of leaves. We configure the apparatus: one leaf, a white sheet of paper,
October 15, 2010
Live With Flair
(my daily blog)
Can I Tuck You In?
Last night, a dear friend of mine agrees to visit my children around bedtime to read stories and “tuck them in.” It’s so whimsical and
October 14, 2010
Things That Can Wait
My sister texts me this morning to tell me to go to the gym. I tell her I have too much to do. Later, I
October 13, 2010
The Bored Student Speaks!
My I-Really-Just-Don’t-Care student hands me some of his writing to read. He’s typed eight single-spaced pages. I didn’t assign him this project. He wrote something
October 12, 2010
Your Adventure
Hot Air Balloon I glance at the morning sky and spy a hot air balloon drifting across the valley. This part of the country displays
October 11, 2010
No Ordinary Day
This morning in the shower, I thought of the verb, “exfoliate,” which means to remove a dead layer of skin, to shed the scales. Exfoliation
October 10, 2010
The Fence Around Your Life
I’m driving with a friend who flew all the way from the West Coast to see me for the weekend. This friend knows how to
October 9, 2010
The Effect of Small Choices (and Celebrating 200 Days of Living with Flair)
On the 200th day of living with flair, I notice my one little finger joint has been hurting me for over a week. In fact,
October 8, 2010
Try This at Home
I’m standing in the freezing cold, tapping my foot and sighing. Backpacks by the door. Finally, both daughters emerge from school. As I herd them
October 7, 2010
How to Enter a Room with Flair
I walk into a room and wonder who’s going to talk to me. Inevitably, I spiral into a self-conscious moment. I’m waiting for my daughters
October 6, 2010