Archive for March, 2007
Friday, March 30th, 2007
“Spring”
It’s pollen season, also known as Spring, which lasts approximately 10 days here in Georgia. I would call it summer, except for the light green dust settling on all outdoor surfaces.
So we are enjoying summer treats, like popcicles. It turns out that Noah prefers vegetables.
Noah also gives new meaning to the term “popcicle toes.”
3 Comments » - Posted in The Real Live Boy by Liza
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Cloth Diapering and Goals
I have been thinking recently about goals and dreams and plans and missions and all of that, in various contexts, Then I stumbled upon this meme on a personal finance website: List 101 things you want to do in the next 1001 days.
Here’s the idea: Everyone needs goals. Our lives are more successful, more […]
4 Comments » - Posted in Training and Development, The Real Live Boy, Opinion by Liza
Monday, March 26th, 2007
You Know You’re In The South When…
You know you are in The South when you call to make your annual NPR pledge and the man taking your call, after taking your name, asks if you prefer “Miss” or “Mrs.”
I can’t remember my last moment of feminist shock, in a day to day interaction. I thought that whole marital status title business […]
8 Comments » - Posted in Current Affairs, Opinion by Liza
Sunday, March 25th, 2007
Anne Lamott and Other Adventures
Yesterday night, Anne Lamott came and spoke at our church. It was co-sponsored by our local feminist bookstore. (I love that about our church.)
Lamott is, right now, my favorite writer. We read her book Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s First Year when I was pregnant. Right now, I’m inhaling her book on writing, […]
6 Comments » - Posted in Personal by Liza
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
Spring. Money Mindfulness Update. Taxation without Representation.
The last few days have been spectacularly beautiful. All of the flowering trees have burst into bloom.
I love this time of year, but it makes me sad at the same time.
Whenever I see a flower or tree I don’t know, or a dogwood or tulip tree, I think of my Gran’mama. I also think about […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Personal, Money by Liza
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
I Registered.
The lovely people at the Woodhull Institute added a 1-day version of Katie Orenstein’s Opinion Writing class on Sunday June 10, and I am taking it.
I can’t tell you how excited I am about this, although I think I tried when I first mentioned it.
Here’s the deal: The class is $300 per person if you […]
4 Comments » - Posted in Opinion, Writing by Liza
Sunday, March 18th, 2007
Weekend Updates
First, Nina of Queercents and one of the Personal Finance editors at Blogher, posted an interview called “Ten Money Questions” with me. Nina is doing a series of these interviews, and they’re pretty interesting — go check them out!
I am so ready for Noah to go back to school tomorrow. It has been a LONG […]
