Frivolous Reads: The Housemaid
I love reading. I’m my primary source of relaxation–my TV, or gardening, or knitting. But, for the last few years, I have mostly read books for the library, book club, and books that earned critical recognition. I lost the habit of reading for fun. There are many reasons for this, which deserve a post of…
An Ever-Growing Stack of Books
The 2023 summer edition of The William Morris Project is off and running. Time to declutter the books!
Five-Star Books
I never give a book five stars, but when I read one that combines all my literary loves–environmental fiction, philosophical horror, and just plain weirdness–I have to gush. A five-star book impresses me with an original plot or set of characters, includes a social commentary that makes me think, disgusts/surprises me at least once, and…
Lists, Failures, and Mentors
I wrote about my countdown list for the end of the year three days before my 50th birthday. Shortly after that, I felt the signs of a flare brewing that crescendoed around December 18th. I spent the rest of the year in bed, on the sofa, or in the hospital for a quick diagnostic procedure.…
The Countdown List
I don’t know how I ended up here, writing after so long. One minute I was applying museum wax to the bottom corners of a picture frame, mentally cataloging all the small projects I wanted to finish, and then the next minute, I was grabbing my laptop, and putting my list down in writing for…
Deep Drawer Organization
I planned to include how I handled deep drawer organization in the bathroom in my post about makeup organization for tiny bathrooms, but I decided to separate the two and keep things organized. As with all my organization solutions, my goal was to find something simple, lasting, and frugal. This post is about how I…
