Monthly Archives: December 2008

Monday morning oatmeal

One of my favorite things about winter is that it dulls my need for variety in breakfast food and  I am happy to eat oatmeal every single morning.  Warm, filling, and oh-so-customizable.  On any given day, I may add apple, … Continue reading

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Snow Day

When the phone rang at 6am this morning, Diene leaped out of bed so quickly that in my half-asleep state, I thought it was already 7:30 and that we’d overslept in our normal routine.  Then I hear him pick up … Continue reading

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Those Foxy People

So many times while I was working for someone else, I would be out on my lunch break and see all these people doing lots of things that I would rather be doing: running, shopping, biking, hanging at coffee shops … Continue reading

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A few things that have made my week a great one:

The art on the December page of my 2008 calendar.  I am relishing the the last one of the year. Niominka Bi – a Seerer reggae group – and their resurrected CD in our stereo Recipes for vegan baked goods … Continue reading

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Hoy es jueves el 4 de diciembre, 2008.

This morning was my first day volunteering in a kindergarten class at the elementary school in my neighborhood.  I enjoyed my experience tutoring last year in Sun Prairie so much that I thought I’d do it this year in Madison.  … Continue reading

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Night Owlette

I am grateful that I can choose to work at any time of the day or night.  There’s just something so conducive to productivity about 2am for me.  Of course, I am also grateful that I can take daytime naps, … Continue reading

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