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October 2014 - Mind, Body & Scroll

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Top Ten Things I Learned From My Massive Life-Changing Clearout. Sunday, October 26, 2014. Now that my clear out is officially done, I wanted to share some of the things I learned. We finally "exchanged" on our house Monday, so will be moving into our new home in less than a month. I cannot believe that I actually finished this before moving, but wonders never cease. 6 Music used to be a big part of my life. It's kind of fallen by the wayside, so this was particularly informative. 4 Buying anything - par...

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Being A Tourist In Your Own Town (And Country) - Mind, Body & Scroll

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Being A Tourist In Your Own Town (And Country). Saturday, May 30, 2015. My parents recently stayed with us for slightly under three weeks. I'll just let that sink in. In all seriousness, it was a fun and busy visit. They saw our new house, walked around our neighborhood, ate in our local pizza place, our curry house and shared pints with us in our favorite Irish pub (although the music, sadly, wasn't as good as usual). The Most Fun You Can Have With Your Clothes On. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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May 2015 - Mind, Body & Scroll

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Being A Tourist In Your Own Town (And Country). Saturday, May 30, 2015. My parents recently stayed with us for slightly under three weeks. I'll just let that sink in. In all seriousness, it was a fun and busy visit. They saw our new house, walked around our neighborhood, ate in our local pizza place, our curry house and shared pints with us in our favorite Irish pub (although the music, sadly, wasn't as good as usual). The Most Fun You Can Have With Your Clothes On. Enjoying, Not Excelling. Competition&#...

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April 2015 - Mind, Body & Scroll

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Saturday, April 25, 2015. We've started to have some really nice spring days in London. On a recent Saturday I needed to get from Clapham Junction home to Streatham and decided to take the 319 bus Eastward. I sat on the top deck and looked out the window the whole time. On that Saturday I was happy to look out the window and let the mix of sunshine and people enjoying it reflect back onto me. I was buzzed with the warmth of the day and the energy of the city. I will gladly sit in my friend's garden in th...

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July 2015 - Mind, Body & Scroll

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Edit, Edit, Edit. Saturday, July 4, 2015. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So when it comes to photo albums, I guess this means we should be fairly brutal with the edits. I've talked before about my tendency to take (and keep) a lot of photos. When I lived in New York it seemed like I took photos of every night out I ever had. Long before Facebook meant doing this was normal. Me, in a cocktail bar, in New York. Many years ago. Making a physical album of that experience. Mind and Body Blogs.

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Enjoying, Not Excelling - Mind, Body & Scroll

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Enjoying, Not Excelling. Saturday, May 9, 2015. Recently I've been completely taken with Sky Arts' Portrait Artist of the Year. Competition. I love nothing more than watching an artist hard at work from the comfort of my own sofa. After a long day of writing and staring at speadsheets, I can't get enough of observing how they put the image together. Hobbies can be a great thing - but I am starting to wonder if my typical approach to them is healthy at all. Because I think I mostly like the idea. Mind and...

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August 2014 - Mind, Body & Scroll

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014. I envy the youth of today. Because they will never be confronted with six shoe boxes of childhood letters. I kid you not: in the boxes that my Mom shipped over from my childhood home, there was the most enormous collection of letters, cards and postcards (but mostly letters). From friends who moved away, friends who went to camp and even a German pen-pal named Karoline, who I never met. Karoline, are you out there somewhere? Did you listen to the Spin Doctors yet? I am thinking:...

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November 2014 - Mind, Body & Scroll

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Sunday, November 9, 2014. We will be "completing" on our house next Friday and moving in. When I talk to friends and family back home about this process I say things like: "I think this might be the same thing as a closing? Sometimes this really starts to feel scary. Perhaps this has to do with the fact that I am adding "house" to my list of permanent British connections - a list that so far includes passport and husband. And all my worldly belongings are now in this country after the enormous box. But o...

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The Whole Story - Mind, Body & Scroll

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So what happened to me? How did I end up in chronic pain? It's a long story. So, make a cup of tea and pull up a comfortable chair. I had had twinges of pain before. In my early twenties I would occasionally get some aching in my palms or my neck would feel stiff. But it always went away without too much drama. I would attribute it to a stressful time or adjust my keyboard a bit, but it was never a real worry. This, however, turned out to be a costly disaster. He and his assistant treated me intermit...

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January 2015 - Mind, Body & Scroll

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Vomiting: The Great Leveler. Saturday, January 31, 2015. A few weeks ago I was struck down with the stomach flu. Yes, that kind. The one where you find religion: "Please God, I'll do anything to stop throwing up, anything. Or - more likely - just bad luck. And what is it about puking stories? And then he threw up all over the kitchen floor. Ah, that would have been "throw up", not "grow up". There's something positively leveling about puking. It reminds us that we're 100% human, and that everyone - i...