Live With Flair

(my daily blog)

In this part of the country, it storms at the same time every day. It’s the strangest and most beautiful thing. You learn to stay

July 12, 2011

I discovered this quote at the public library yesterday. It’s from the Museum Guide from Hayden Plantetarium inside a novel by Lorrie Moore. I read

July 11, 2011

A friend arrives at my apartment with a gift for me. It’s a huge bouquet of sunflowers. I place them in a plastic cup

July 7, 2011

I know the thing that makes me the worst version of myself. Lack of sleep. Simple. It’s so hard to believe the truth, to stay

July 5, 2011

I’ll just begin by telling you a certain child in my family vomits seven times last night. This is the other child (not the one

July 4, 2011

Today marks the 4th day of staying in a small apartment in a new city all day long whilst caring for a child who has

July 3, 2011

The storms in Colorado dazzle us! Midday, I feel the heaviness in the air. Storm Clouds Brewing The sky darkens, and as I look up

July 1, 2011

Tree Leaking Sap I think about sap today. I’m standing outside the apartment, waiting for my fitness friend to accompany me to the gym. I

June 29, 2011

This morning, my new friend walks me to the gym (it takes us 25 minutes). Then, she pushes the elliptical machine time so that we

June 27, 2011

We hike in the dry heat. I notice this: The cactus finds a way to bloom in this parched land. Cactus Blooming Yellow I’ve never

June 26, 2011