Flamingo fledglings It has been so long since we’ve updated this blog that the babies we were writing about grew into fully-realized human beings who can read and write on their own. I’ve created accounts for them here at flamingobox, and they’ve already started posting. Some of their content
quote Body movin' We need body-rockin', not perfection Let me get some action from the back section [https://genius.com/1562420/Beastie-boys-body-movin/Let-me-get-some-action-from-the-back-section]
Busy I avoid using the word 'busy', but sometimes, it's inevitable. Usually, busy is a way to describe priorities. Someone may say something like, "I wish I could volunteer more, but I'm just so busy!" But that same person may spend hours per
Progress I had another one of those days where I was in my own way. But I kept at it, and I made some progress.
Lack If I can impart a sense of self-life to my kids, I'll consider my job as a parent complete. I want to be good. I want to feel like I matter. I try to do more good than harm for people in my life; I rarely feel like
Good I am good... ...At my job, where I do well - and when I don't feel like I'm doing well, it's because I'm learning to do better. ...In my home, which is beginning to flourish ...With my family; amazing children, and a
Home We were talking a few weeks ago, and it came up that, somehow, our house doesn't feel like "home" in the same ways that our 1 bedroom condo felt like home. The reason for this isn't clear - we moved here 2 years ago,
It's a family thing My dad was here today. It's been 11 months since he's been in town, and I'm grateful that he gets to spend time with my kids and with our family.
Beautiful It's been a rough day. A rough week... Month? Year?? I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and for the most part it's just a matter of staying strong. I wanted to write some more about staying strong and focusing on positive
Getting out We run a small business together while raising a young family. Literally a Mom & Pop operation. Our business is in an industry that encourages - almost requires - spending your off hours on contributions and community. back in the day, I was pretty happy with giving up most of
Mama yogi I try not to make a big deal out of it, because I'm afraid to jinx it: with only one or two exceptions, I've managed to do yoga every day of 2017. That's actually a big deal for me; someone who doesn't
daily "Upright" is enough I've had a lot coming at me from many directions lately. I've felt anxious. It's been hard to keep moving. I have an especially difficult time with interacting with people when I feel I owe them something. The funny thing is that feeling anxious
Rebuilt In September of 2007, I took my last solo trip. I went to DrupalCon Barcelona, and then spent nine days on my own, staying at hostels and wandering the streets of Barcelona. When the battery on my point-and-shoot died, I did the most logical thing: I walked into a Spanish
daily Meta Ten Today is the 10th anniversary of the day we met! Tens are a big deal to us: we married on 10/10/10, and do our best to celebrate the 10th of every month - or at least acknowledge it. Today is the first of our milestone 10s. No fanfare,
travel The family I wanted It's been awhile since I posted. I'm not going to apologize for that. We've been through some big changes, and I've been through even bigger changes as I work to find myself. I bristle at phrases like "finding myself." I&
daily I can do it I am emotional, exhausted, and proud of myself. Still fighting the lingering threat of a cold, I pulled off one of my most physically demanding days -- and I did it in style. I didn't get much sleep. I was up late reconnecting with an old friend, and
daily Crashed Today was a bit of a letdown, but it led to some downtime that I needed anyway. I planned on going to Crashed Ice [http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/01/24/crashed-ice] with a local photography meetup group. I've been looking forward to this for awhile. But
daily Sound of silver Sound of silver talk to me Makes you want to feel like a teenager Until you remember the feelings of A real life emotional teenager Then you think again — James Jeremiah Murphy / LCD Sound System
daily Inspired What can I say that hasn't already been said? My day, in reverse chronological order: * Writing this here post * Making a delicious apple crisp * Eating a delicious pot pie * Ice skating with our girl Our girl is amazing: And her dad is amazing: Because it wasn't
daily Tired So I'm thinking of some way I can come up with a post today. Nothing too meta. Something that maintains my goal of doing something creative or reflective. But I'm coming up short. Today looked a little something like this: * I burned a lot of mental
daily Slightly less noise Today, I tried an experiment: I closed my email client. I strive for Inbox Zero. If a message is actionable, I try act on it or set it up as actionable in a task tracker. If it's not actionable, I archive it or hit the delete key. I
daily Every day, give yourself a present That's all I have for today. There's warm apple crisp with my name on it.
