Archive for category Reflection
mercy.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Life, Reflection on January 19, 2014
mer·cy noun \ˈmər-sē\ : kind or forgiving treatment of someone who could be treated harshly : kindness or help given to people who are in a very bad or desperate situation : a good or lucky fact or situation (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mercy) sometimes the things that happen in and around my life catch me completely off guard. i […]
reaction.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Family Life, Homeschooling, Reflection, unschooling on January 15, 2014
this morning, as we puttered around the kitchen over breakfast and baby and dog interruptions and simmering stir fry, Bryson commented, “it feels like Saturday.” he sat finishing up his chocolate chip pancakes and laughing about how sore his abs were from the pull-ups and push-ups he did on Monday (out of his norm, but […]
nuts.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Family Life, Kids, Life, Reflection on January 14, 2014
so what do you do, say, when people think you’re nuts? i’m throwing this question out there because…i don’t have a good answer for it. my immediate response to adversity, especially when i feel attacked, is to go on the defensive. i quote. i reference. i rack my brain. i organize my arguments while i […]
conversation.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Family Life, Homeschooling, Kids, Life, Reflection, unschooling on January 13, 2014
some interesting things happen when you open yourself up to (mostly) uninterrupted time with your kids. time when you’re not nagging them to finish science or hounding them about the math assignment they’ve been putting off, or scolding them for not completing their chores when it’s 8:30 and time to sit down for class. all […]
quandary.
Posted by malindar in Homeschooling, Kids, Life, Reflection on January 9, 2014
so, dear readers, i find myself in the midst of something of a dilemma. a quandary, if you will. i have several strategies for dealing with dilemmas and quandaries. some of them make lots of sense, are thoughtful and intelligent…involve seeking out wisdom. some of them are more…rock, paper, scissors-like. my primary method of dealing […]
decision.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Life, Reflection on January 1, 2014
i did it. i figured it out. well, i should probably say, “i read it someplace and stole it.” that would be more true. because apparently everyone else was blogging about not having new years resolutions yesterday too. go figure. i’ve read a bunch of them now. (they’re generally all better than mine. grammatically, technically…and […]
fail.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Reflection on December 17, 2013
have you noticed that it’s already the 17th of December, friends? that’s the 5th day of Christmas, for those of you keeping track. which means i only have seven left. the photo challenge, obviously, was poorly planned, and not even REMOTELY executed. because that’s how i roll with commitments other than “get through the month […]
level.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Hypothyroid, Reflection, Weight Loss on October 11, 2013
TSH: 2.6 yep. well within the normal range. even if i got completely grouchy and decided that i wanted to make sure it was on the low end of normal. it totally is. so. now what? yeah. that’s a really good question. because now, things should be functioning properly. theoretically. as long as there’s nothing wrong with […]
tribute
Posted by malindar in Family Life, Reflection, Song on October 4, 2013
I was asked on Sunday if I could sing for my grandfather’s funeral this week. After blinking and swallowing hard (and fighting back the urge to say “are you freaking kidding me? seriously??”), I told my dad I just couldn’t do it. I knew I would be too emotional, and I’ve done the lose-all-composure-and-melt-into-a-puddle-of-tears-on-stage-in-the-middle-of-a-very-meaningful-song thing […]
i forget.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Life, Reflection on September 30, 2013
it is a difficult week. it’s only Monday. it’s not that i have too much to do, or that i’m pulled in too many directions, which is so often the case in my life. but not today. it’s just that my mind is so full. so very full. i hold this baby in my arms […]
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