Category Archives: Day to Day

Web Producer/Farm Wife

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Marisa

I woke up late and under-motivated today. Instead of charging through my work day resistance (I picture myself as football player, jumping through a paper banner and out onto the field) and leaping into the shower, I found myself wandering … Continue reading →

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April Round-Up

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Marisa

Goodness. I’ve managed to ignore this site for more than a month now. Some might think that that would be good enough reason to close up shop, but I just can’t fathom doing that. This blog was where so much … Continue reading →

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Moving Things Forward

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Marisa

These days, when it comes to keeping my life in order, my slogan is “moving things forward.” What that means is that I try to choose and accomplish a handful of little things every day, in the hopes that eventually … Continue reading →

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Briefly

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Marisa

I’m on a 6:18 p.m. flight to Portland today which means I’ll be leaving straight from work (this also means that I can print out boarding passes on a dependable office printer, as opposed to rousing my asthmatic home unit). … Continue reading →

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Mothballs

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Marisa

Grades 5 through 9, my family lived in a house in the West Slope neighborhood of Portland (just off Canyon Drive, for those of you keeping track). It was a quite little pocket of suburbia, bordered on all sides by … Continue reading →

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quick, quick

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Marisa

I’ve waited until the last moments of this Thursday to post here. I’ve got so much I’d like to write – about being a helper to a woman who fell at the corner of 18th and Walnut last night, making … Continue reading →

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My Kitchen, This Morning

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Marisa

In the midst of making french toast, prior to updating my veggie list, with a stalk of Brussels sprouts in the background.

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NaBloPoMo – Unofficially

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Marisa

You may have noticed that there’s been more activity on this blog in the last few days than in the whole previous month. That’s because it’s NaBloPoMo, the month during which people all across the world commit to post on … Continue reading →

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Clean Laundry Mountain

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Marisa

In my family, my mother is the chief laundry officer. She takes the movement of clothing from clean to dirty to clean and folded once more very seriously. Tee-shirts get folded so that they stack precisely and fit most efficiently … Continue reading →

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End of July check-in

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Marisa

Wow. What happened to July? I am positively gobsmacked by the speed with which time is passing. I realize I should be used to it now, life has been accelerating ever since I graduated from college, but I still can’t … Continue reading →

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