You know what’s awesome about making grand pronouncements about re-dedicating yourself to something, like I did in this post, then totally not following through? You get to feel like a double-douchebag since no one was holding you to anything before you made the grand pronouncement but you set up the expectation that you would deliver something [...]
I keep waiting for that perfect opportunity – you know the one, when your kid is in bed and your household chores are done and the pressing things that need to be done and will distract you until they are done are finished, and you can sit down and do something relaxing but are still [...]
When one has a blog that is open to the entire internet, one sometimes has occasion to pause at the idea of writing about certain topics. There are things and events and people that I studiously and intently avoid writing about, because I value the placement of my head atop my neck. And there are other things I [...]
I’ve been writing half-posts all week, and inevitably they fizzle out because I can’t really find a point to them. It’s been pretty much business as usual around here, with the marked addition of a head cold that has left me feeling like I have a large foreign object permanently lodged behind my nose. I’m [...]
It’s official: today is “Delurker Day 2010.” Who made it official? I have no idea. But someone came up with the idea, and someone else designed this nifty drawing, so I totally stole it: I know some people read this blog (Mwahahahahaha, I can see blog stats, ha!), and a few even leave comments. I read blogs for months before I [...]
Originally I was going to write an amusing little tribute to my daughter’s fast-growing vocabulary, but then I realized that it’s November 17th. In the United States November is the March of Dimes’ Prematurity Awareness Month, and bloggers all over the place are posting pieces today in honour of the “Fight for Preemies.” You can’t chuck a stick on [...]
So here it is – the new (and improved?) Mind Your Knitting. I think I managed not to lose anything, since a switch of layout is actually pretty idiot-proof. I’d love to know what you think. Do you like this incarnation? Did you prefer the old one? Is this one easier to read? I’ve updated [...]
You’ll likely see some changes around here over the next few days, and not all of them will be permanent. I’d like to change the layout a bit, update my Library page, links/blogroll (so if you have any suggestions for inclusion, please let me know), and add some stuff to the new “Junk Drawer” page. I’ll [...]
I’ve tried to write my “About” page over and over, and keep getting stuck on what I want to say, with the result that it has been as lame as a two-legged dog for months now. What, exactly, is this page for? Should I be trying try to define what my blog is ABOUT (what [...]
