Embrace The Suck

"Take a walk with Mother Nature. It will nurture your mind, body and soul." Anthony Douglas Williams Merry ME Adventure Girl While I haven't been writing as I thought I would, I have kept up (mostly) with my daily walks. I've gone out bundled up against the Florida cold (nothing like Bostonian cold, but still chilly) with a hoodie and gloves. In the last few days, it's been warm enough to shed even a lightweight jacket.  Walking around the neighborhood has gotten boring, so I tried something different today. Sweetie and I went to the Jacksonville Arboretum. I'll be honest, until recently I didn't even know Jacksonville had an arboretum. I read last night about a few nearby places with nice trail walks. Woodsy places where you can walk with a child or dog and imagine you are no longer in the city. The Arboretum was #1 on the list so I decided to go with it. My intention was to get up early (who am I kidding?) and hit the trail. When Sweetie c...

"It always seems impossible until it's done." Nelson Mandela I have three drafts started and waiting for completion. I got sidetracked by a 750 piece jigsaw puzzle. It took me a week, but I finished last night at 3am. When I opened the box and saw all the pieces I seriously questioned my sanity. I thought the pieces were going to be bigger. 750 one inch pieces all dumped on a table can be a rather daunting project. When I was a kid mom used to do puzzles. She also knitted elaborate patterned sweaters and crocheted blankets that would make anyone but the stout of heart shy away.  Maybe there is a connection with being a mother and not being afraid of large, seemingly insurmountable, tasks. Like when your toddler throws up all over his/her bed and there you are in the middle of the night, comforting said child, bathing said child, stripping said child's bed of soggy and stinky linens, remaking the bed and lugging all the dirty sheets and blankets to the la...